half past seven
Tomorrer is eleckshun day , so tonite the Republercans hav been havin a gran free strete exhybishun . I 'll be orful glad wen the eleckshun is over , ` cos the xcite-ment , & late hours , attendin the campane , is weerin out my nurves . Jimmy and I hav jest got in Mr. Diry , and I think paraders are wonderin wot struck em by this time . Bout half past seven , the torch lite perrsesshun got together , at Cooper institute , and began the march up town to Uniyun square were the liars was to hold forth . There was a norful lot in the persesshun , and sum of 'em had banners , with a pole cat eatin a rooster . I got indignunt , cos they was ntirely too fresh , so me & Jimmy run on ahed of em , and sprinkled the strete with torpedoes wot we bort a purpose . You 'd dide to seen em marchin rite on to 'em , singing out `` Down with Gilley and the wiskey suckin demmercrazey . ''