Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1849-08-04

where the emi9runt ship landed were the
especial object of attention 10 these
waichful ~funciionaries, and every full
grown emigran', as soon as he came
ashore, was whipped off in a jify, either
by the Wings, Free.SoilerS, or Demo-
Gratis up TO the long building in rear of
the City Hall, and there " naturalized "
into a free and independent American
citizen before he knew what he was
about. There were, Of course, always
plenty responsible Witnesses on hand,
ready TO swear that they had known the
candidate for citizenship sin the CRADLE
and could testify 10 his good moral char
acter. This was managed by taking
the noophyte into a back room, and, in
presence of the Witnesses, examining him
into n sort Of coffin on rockers provided
Cor the occasion, which admirably served
the purpose Of a cradle. After this cere.
mony was over the raw lrishman, who
didn't know q ballot from a five dollar
bill, Except that the later was 10 be put
in his pocket and the former into the
box became n regularly bapiised Ameri-
can c%itizen, perfectly capable Of deci-
ding whether the election ofGen. Taylor,
Mr.. Van Buren,, or Mr.. Cass would best
promote The Interests of The country and
the permanency and efficiency Of its
glorious institutions.
All this, as may be supposed, was first
rate fun for our friend Paudeen, who, aE-
ter his metamorphosis into an American
citizen, one day shortly after his arrival,
went home 10 his little cabin in Forty.
second Street perfacily elated with The
glorious prospects opened 10 him by his
emigration 10 America.
BE the howly spider, Kitty" ex-
claimed the newly chrislened freeman,
rushing in and catching the handsome
Kitty in his arms, ''but this is the coun-
try sure enough, and, no mistake about
it, me darling! Here am | but a fort
night in il and I'm already as big n nun
as the best of 'em, and III be the Presi-
dent himself, maybe, in a year or two /!
Whoopl Think Of that, Kiuy!"
Election day, which was not far off,
was awaited with intense anxiety by the
new-made voter, who, with his darling
Kitty and a few choice friends, (for an
lrishman will surround himself with bo-
som friends in n week anywhere,) used
TO make the little Smelling ring with their
merriment, as long as the FIVE dollars
lasted. Five dollars goes a great way
in whiskey buying and we venture 10
assert that no forty shillings ever went
further in this way, or purchased more
fun than the sum received by Paudeen
ORalferiy for his baptism present.
Election morning was bright and clear,
and Paudeen was rugged out in his Sun.
days best by the handsome Kitty, that
he might cut a respectable figure among
his fellow ''sovereigns.'' He was espe.
cially and finally instructed in his duties
by his two particular friends, Tim Brady
and Terry O'Toole. who had faithfully
stood by him from the first.
"Now Paddy, my boy" said Mr..
O'Toole, q respectable drayman who H.
we'd near by his new friend, and had Ia
ken a special interest in him, ",his is
the great day, and we have TO uphold
our national honor-remember that
Just hould on tight 10 this little slip Of
paper until you get 10 the place / tould
you of, and then slip it dacen,Iy and po-
litely into the box. After that, if there
is a row going on, you may take a hand
if you like, but no nonsense before"
"Divil fear me - answered the spruce
Paudcen; ''l'l do the thing gentaleIy.-I
! am 10 vote The riglir demmicratic
ticket straight out-an', by the same TO.
ken, here it is. That's plain enough,
any way"
So the three friends all went merrily
down town together, but separated when
they struck the Bowery-Brady and
O'Toole, who were active demagogues,
having innumerable duties 10 perform at
various polls, while Paudeen pointed his
nose stif1y in the direction of the Centre
Street precinct, holding his ballo, firmly
between his thumb aud finger.
lie had not reached the votinp.place.
however, when his attention was arrested
by a considerable crowd gathered in
front of one of the innumerable drink
lighthouses in those regions. AS he came
up he saw a good many Of his W coun.
trymen, by whom he was at once recog-
Missed, and he could scarcely refuse going
in and taking just one drink ..to the RIG.
lar dimmicralic ticket"
But Mr.. O'Rafferiy had unfortunately
made a fatal blunder in the outset of his
career as an American freeman, about 10
exercise his dearest and most inalienable
right, 1--WE believe that is the orthodox
Phraseology.) Had he been a ready
reader he would have seen posted on the
outside of the door, n label on which
was printed in large capitals, Friends
Of Martin IAN Buren, meet here" But
o confess The truth, MIR. O'Rafery's
early education, in this and some olher
similar respects, had been sadly neglect
ed; and he had taken no notice wha,ey-
er of the warning handful. or course