Had Mended His Cistern

Ttie ty pical oíd backwoods Detnocratwho is still voting forAndrew Jackson was more than tqualled on Monday by a man who wa'ked up to the Fourth ward polls and asked fcr a ticket wilh which he could vote for "raisin1 th' guv'ner's salry." "I believe he had ought to git more pay," said the generously incliced voter s the polite inspector handed him a ballot. "I'm acquainted with the guvner." "O, you know him, do you?" 'Wall, I should ihink so. Ha's ben a hard woiker, and there ain't nuthiu' srunll 'baut him. He's a fine man. Why , I fixed up a oistern (or the guv'ner once't and when he wanted to know the prici1, I 8Md $2 Wel), what did the puv'ner do but hand me out $3 and he said it was dirt cheap at that." "Where did you ever mend a oistern for the governoi?" siid a by stander, lookiog at the Icquacious citizen curiously. 1 Wby, wbere do you suppost? Up here on State st. You know whiia Guv'uer Fcilch lives don't you? ' And the old einzen deposited his ballot in the firm faith that ex-Gov. Fclch's income was to be increased by his grateful recollection.