The Way It Was Done In Massachusetts

The Salem Register relates the following : "Asa retired sea-captain was coming out of his house on Tuesday, to go to the voting place, a countryman offered to sell him a load of wood. ' Can't bother with buyiug to-day,' said the captain, 'I'm just going up to vote.' 'That's just the reason why I'm anxious to sell; I want to go home in season to vote.' ' Ah ! and how do you vote?' ' I go agin Ben. Butler, anyway.' ' Just piteh that wood over my lenco and hurry home. How much is it T The money was paid, and that's the way Lynnfieid happened to give over fifty votes for Thompson."