Tory Johnson, and Radical Joe
Howe, used to come this way lectioneerin, and set the whole country by
the ears; what folk neither of 'em winned over to his party they were
sure to get drunk; and poor folks were so fascinated with politics
there was no getting a stroke of work done for a month after. Joe
Howe, see ye I was a perfect Jones on politics--was what them that
know most about politics called a champion of free suffrage; and, what
was more nor all, worked himself up from the use of a printer's stick
to holding a stick of stronger cast over the whole province, not even
excepting our own country. In fact, he kicked Sir Rupert George out of
the Colonial Office only for himself to be kicked in. Well, Joe said
if I'd put in the strong talk, and lectioneer for him and the
radicals, he'd make me Squire when he got in the _place_--and he kept
his word, you see. Joe once see'd me try a case, and he was so taken
with it, there was no describin' his feelins. I take it you'd think
natur had done her part for me in knowin' so much 'bout law, if ye'd
see me put a case through.
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