Political orators in the West indulge iu some high-flown asservations in regard to their firmness of principle. The following is a moderate specimen : —" Build a worm fence around the winter's supply of summer weather; skim the clouds from the sky with a tea-spoon ; catch a thunder-cloud in a bladder ; break a hurricane to harness; ground-sluice an earthquake ; lasso an avalanche ; pin a napkin on the crater of an active volcano, —but never expect to see me false to my principles."
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Westport Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1167, 14 April 1874, Page 2
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80Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 Westport Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1167, 14 April 1874, Page 2
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