THE NOMINATION DAY.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 211, 14 March 1873, Page 6

THE NOMINATION DAY.

A Cheonicle op Mount Ida (By the Vagrant.)

And it came to pass in those days when the behests of men were conveyed on the electric flash —when railways traversed the land, a,nd the snort of the iron horse awoke the echoes of primeval silence—when works of stupendous magnitude were being carried out on theGroldfield—that the people of the Mountain City communed amongst themselves, and resolved to elect a Mayor and Councillors to rule over them. So the people gathered themselves together to choose from amongst them a suitable person to occupy the high and honorable seat of Mayor of the Mountain City ; and behold the opinions of the people were many and divers, and they were divided among themselves; Then said the G-lennites, the Horswellites, the Inderites, and those of the tribes who followed them, " Let us elect for our Mayor Tobias the Aged, who has dwelt long with us, and who traffics, his wine and water for gold—who mourns with us in our grief, and who joys with us in our joy." But the Brookeites and Bremnerites held opinions opposite to those of the G-lennites and Horswellites and the Inderites, and they agreed to exalt Wilhelmus, the dealer in pins, postage stamps, and a numerosity of wares used by the people of the Mountain City. When the men of the City saw what they had done, they were mightily pleased, and they shouted with a great shout, " Long live the Aged Tobias ;" " Long live Wilhelmus." Now it came to pass that the day of nomination a,rrived, and great excitement prevailed in the minds of the people. The men of the City came forth from the East Ward, and from the West Ward, and from the South Ward, unto the rf all of Wirgmanus, the Chief of the Magistrates, who smiled upon the people kindly, and spake softly unto them, saying, " Listen unto what Brassi the scribe has got to say. unto you." And the people rejoicef the exceeding condescension of Wirgmanus, who was beloved among .t&em. Then Brassi the scribe, who smelt sweetly of the waters of Lavender and Cologne, and., aj so of Florida, of the tribe stood before the people, aftu he smiled an exceedingly melting smile upon the men of the City,

for lie expected much of them, and he cried with a loud and tremulous voice that the names of Tobias the Aged, and "Wilhelmus the Dealer, the chosen of the people, had that dav been placed in his hands, and he smiled again upon the people, and they seemed mightiiy pleased with the ways of Brass:, of the tribe of Loaferi. Then the men of the City cried with a loud voice, unto Wilhelmus the Dealer, and Tobias the Aged, to stand before them and to speak unto them. And Wilhelmus uncovered hims elt and stood before them, and spake unto them, saying, " Listen unto me, oh ye men of the City of the Mountain. My words shall be few, for my heart is full of joy, and exceeding'" gladness dwells within me. High and exalted is the honor you intend conferring upon me, and I am unworthy to receive it. My appearance is insignificant, and there is but little within me; but that little will be devoted to your good, so that the day of prosperity may soon come, and the miners, as of old, sing, for very joy." And the saying of Wilhelmus pleased the Brookeites und the Bremnerites, and they clapped their hands and made a noise witli their feet, for their hearts were exceeding glad. And Tobias the Aged next stood up before the men of the City, and spake unto them, saying, " The snows of many winters have whitened my beard, chilled my faculties, and made the firm step to totter, but, nevertheless, oh ye men of the Mountain City, ye are wise in that ye have chosen me. Have I not played with the feelings of some among you, and disregarded the interests of others, to the injury of my name and business ? Have not my ways and yours ever been at variance, and your hand always lifted against mine, when the welfare of the City was concerned ? And was it not I who suifered ? I have lived for this coveted distinction, oh ye people, and I desire no higher honor ! Hospital for the sick and maimed have I established, and water —pure water —to drink have I. provided you; your mails are., delivered at your doors, and the electric current flashes your desires to the ends of the earth, through my exertions. Uoads have been cut to your City, and,works of great magnitude are now being constructed for the prosperity thereof. Have I not done all these things, yea, and many more, for the good of the City ? Answer me, oh ye people, by giving me my.reward, and exalt me accordingly-" . - And some of the people murmured amongsktheniselves at .the inilated sayings of Tobias, Aged, and they believed them not,; .but the G-lennites and the Hors.wellites and the Inderites saw truth, in. them, and they shouted with a great shout, " Long live Tobias the Aged, the chosen of the people."