The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-08-04
EI<ya! Cousin Billy, Cousin Pat
and short Tom for Mr.. Clay.
From The RALEIGH Register.

80 so @>est 80 2 sS''''
Same splendid Parlour-Cousin Pat, Cous'
in Billy, and Short Tom discovered
seated.
Billy Well, my old down.easter, how
are you
Short Tom. Pretty well, thank 'ee.
Billy. Are YOU ready to shipwreck
the Wings on the cost of Democracy /
Can't YOU slip a Halieras in their way,
and give 'em real North. Eastern gale,
and drive 'em ashore
Tom. lnever simply blow a gale-the
Whiggery has all the Gdies-I storm it
outright or do nothing.
+ Pat. Well, should think so. You
have been Lo'ring so long, il is time you
had bred hurricane. You look like a
perfect Equinox.
Billy. don't discover the Likeness
explain.
Pat. As much light as darkness about
him, mentally and cutaneously.
Tom. Now, Mr.. Backwhcat, none Of
your witt car poke fun too.
Billy. Well Tom, give him poke.
Tom. did.
Billy. You did, didn't discover it
come, you must explain.
Tom. The Dutch call Buckwheat,
Hen rye.
Billy. Ilah, hah, bah IIurra for
Tom-he's made chicken ylctuals Of you
Cousin Pat.
Pat. You agricultural nuisance, you
needn't say any thing.
Tom. Colt Pat--I give it to you, and
you give it 10 him.
! Billy. And III give it to the Wings.
PAT You are just fit for such things,
you horse.ihistle, coru.nettle, jamestown
weed, Jerusalem oak, dog iennel-you
Cupiber and-you.
Billy Come Cousin Pat, YOU are car.
rying the joke too far.
Pat Only little chicken vic,ual
touch. Cousin Billy. We'll let's join forces,
and see if We can't express oil enough out
OF this old Cape Cod porpoise to supply my
old Quaker friend on Haw River with
leather grease awhile.
Tom. All gentlemen, the old porpoise
has doubled many cape-too many, to
be harpooned by two such land.lubpers.
He's oily enough, its true, but his oil amt
for such uses. The Democratic hide has
been SO badly pool'd, broke, lime bitten
and tanned, that it viii take all my oil 10
make thef appear even tolerable leather.
Pat. Well, suppose we drop this keen
encounter Of our wit, and speak Of things
of more sad import.
Tom. | wish you had said grdrs, in
stead Of sad.
Billy. He used the word right, Tom.
Tom. | am sorry 10 hear that fear
things didn't go to your liking in Orange
I've just come down to get the news
I've got my paper dressed out in its holy
day garments-a real Gala-day suit-ln
which expected to usher to the world the
enumeration of the overwhelming conster.
nation of Wing demoli,ioa, and the trium.
psant establishment and ascendancy of the
ever-g glorious Democratic, Republican prin.
ciples of Loco Focoism.
Billy. You can do Justice TO our sue.
cess, Tom, in shorter words, with less
sound and more meaning. We were not
detealed-you can say that-bu, you need.
nj tell EN-, there was no conflict, no reply
70 Cousin Pat, unless YOU say no Wing
dared to reply to bin. You may say, that
even the Governor did not hazard to reply,
but be sure not to let II be inferred from
any thing you do say, that the Governor
wasn't there. By these inuendoes, it will
be believed that the Democracy gained
great triumph in Orange.
Tom. UnIess il was so, DO no, like to
make the impression.
Billy. Why, what's the matter with
vou-you didn't use TO stick 10 such small
matters.
Tom. No, | did not, bat my views
have changed, and now desire, of all
things, TO