The six of us were playing around when Ruth brought out what she said was a book on magic,

of course I didn’t believe her. That just made her mad, bad mistake, Ruth told us that we didn’t have to believe but that she would blindfold one of us and let them select a spell. Well by drawing straws John was picked for this dubious honor.

Ruth took the selected page and studied it, looks like it says something about seeking the mascots for those who wish to be powerful? No I don’t know what it’s talking about, let me see if I can sound it out.

A flash of light, cymbals clash, the after affect of this left me silly,
I’m shaking my head, nothing looks right, A donkey, an elephant, a moose, a dove, an eagle, and ... a hair piece? How did they get into the room?

Jim spoke, I get it, political parties. Don’t you see it, the donkey and elephant, the Democrats and the Republicans.

And the moose I ask.

Theodore Roosevelt’s Bull Moose Party.

The eagle and dove?

The dove is easy, the Peace Party, the eagle would be either Federalist or constitutionalists Party.

OK what about the hair piece?

Didn’t Lincoln’s Republicans beat the Whigs?