The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-10-31


lackin from o'clock P. M, to a little after
midnight. And all be ever gambled was
by betting sour butter-milk, and he never
swore only by Hoky and by the nose of
Pope Gregory, tho he orient to of sworn at
all. Well, when i larnt all Ibis, l felt sorta
bad about treatin Jake and Kate so, but I
never let on, and tried to keep folks from
seeing it. Well the old woman and Lucy,
and Fanny, and Gincy, and Polly and Nina,
and Ned, and Sam, and all, was as mad as
| was at Jake and Kate, but they found out
as much as did, and We all quit talkin a.
bout it, but efwe did say any thing we let
onto think just as we did at first, because
avery one was ashamed TO be the first TO
say he had been wrong and was deceived.
Well we carried on this way till one day
Nose Ransom come and told us how Jake
and Kate was circumstanced, and the old
woman she busted right out a boohooin, and
my eye lashers began to bat slow and
squeeze a leetle water out at the corners,
and the gals they began TO SWIVEL, and the
boys they choked up and began to whistle
And the old woman she's a tender hearted
good old c%ritter, and she first said she nodo
they had been lying about Jake. and she
would go and see him and Kate, and she
dident care who node it and then the gals
said so, and then the boys said SO and then
[ said Sc. And we all told what we had
heard and confessed that we was deceived
by them lying raskals that was Jakes enemys.
And you never saw folks so relieved as we
was, and after that none of us was ashamed
10 take Jake's part any where.
Now know a power of men that's in the
same fix about Mr. Clay, as | was about
Jake. They did'ent know Mr.. Clay, and
they happend first to axe some lying raskals
about Mr.. Clay, that told them he was a
liar and a gambler and profane swearer and
a Sabbath breaker; and native American
and taking it all for truth they swore they
wouldn't vote for Mr.. Clay. And now they
have found out that these are all lies land
that when them scamps that told them are
called ON for proof they cant prove nothing0
E they jest stop talking and never let on, be-
cause they are ashamed to tell that they
f have been deceived and have done wrong in
e opposin Mr.. Clay. They're afraid if they
!. tell ii they'el be seered at and called turn
S coats and bully ragged. But ! know that if
they would come right out with it,it would
e be Jest as it was with the old woman aud the
gals and the boys and me. We was all
S afraid to own that our minds had changed,
e but when one owned IT boldly the rest fol-
lowed. And Jest SO it would be with these
ST men that has been. for Polk, but wants 10
vote for Clay. If they would Out with it
n boldly, a power of them same men that they
e are afraid would bullyrag them would come
II out TOO, and show that they are OF the same
e way of lhinkin. All that's wanted is the
start, and then one would come after anoth-
:, er, as fast as we did about Jake, and every
e teller would help 70 bring out some one else.
Thisis true patur.
/ hope all that's consumed will receive
S these fewlines in the right sperit, and in
wardly digest them for the good ofthem selves
and the country.
So no more at present, from yours, to
o ~sarve, GIDEON DUCKWORTH.
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