“Arrow,” in the Christian Endeavor World, reads this lesson to Christian voters:
“Well, I suppose it’s Alderman Smith to-day.”
“Alderman—nothing!”
“What? Do you mean to say Smith wasn’t elected?”
“Precisely. Lost it by forty-one votes.”
“Well, well, well! Why, I thought Smith was popular, such a nice, clean fellow; and smart, too.”
“He is popular.”
“And I thought his opponent was a scallawag.”
“He is. The rummies were all for him, and he celebrated his victory with a big free-for-all debauch. I guess our ward’ll be open enough now, all right.”
“But what was the matter? I suppose Smith lay back and took it easy.”