Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-05-31

AN ELEcTIoNEERrNG ANEcDoTE.

L AN ANECDOTE.
] "The fact is, gentlemen" said one OF
a party who were enjoying themselves
in a private room over glass of wine,
and talking politics, "ihere are mighty
| few who know how the State of Louis
lana was carried by the wings during the
last Presidential campaign"
"How was it!" asked the party.
i "Well, I'll tell you," said the speakr,
who had a sly twinkling Of humor in his
eye. "Dnring the campaign of '4S,
when the prominent advocates Of de-
mocracy and whiggery were canyassing
the State, one OF the distinguished men
OF each party met by appointment, at a
small village where the people were
nearly equally divided in politics. The
democrat spoke after The whig, and it
was the general opinion that the demo-
crat had carried the day.
"Afier he had concluded his speech,
the people were all about to disperse,
when a tall, raw-boned, ugly looking
customer got on the stand, and said,
i I"Gentlemen, afore you disperse, want
to say word or two in reply to that
last gentleman that last talked" AT
first the crowd commenced kissing and
hootrng, to put him down, but he was
not one of the kind to stay put.
ssFellow citizens" shouted the stran-
ger, in a stentorian voice, 81 will intro
duce myself to you as Kentuckian.-
[Shouta Of hurra for Kentucky.l They
say Rome was once saved by the cack-
ling of geese; but don't think the his
sim of any of you here will save Louis
iany, or elect old Zack!'' This speech
was received with rounds of applause
and shouts Of laughter. They perceived
at once that he was character, and they
became anxious to hear htm.
4 .Fellow, citizens" continued the Ken
tuckian, 81 want chance, if you will
tgive it TO me, to put the gentleman that
last talked about Gen. Cass, through a
course of sprouts" Laughter, and
cries of go on Here the stranger put
both hands in his pockets, and drew out
of one the Cleveland Plaindealer, and
out of the other the Nashville Union,
and with sort Of serio comico express
sion of countenance, said: "Fellow citi-
zens, you mustn't be down on me be-
cause my language is like sawed plank
in the rough. II is too late for me 10
commence plainin' my language, though
once had pretty smart sprinkle ol
larnin', but have always thought thai
when | was young collapsed a flue,
and a right smart chance of it leaked
out" He then read from the Plain.
dealer the most strenuous assurances TO
the democracy Of the north that General
Cass was Wilmot Proyiso man, and
from the Union assurances just as pos
live, that Gen. Cass was pro-slavery
man.
| "Now, | am not good at speaking
continued the Kentuckian, .but the Mich.
igan mans position puts me in mind ol
little circumstance which happened in
my neighborhood in Kentucky,so years
ago, which | must tell you. You all re-
member what perfect mania prevailed
some years ago on the subject of Dur.
ham calves, Berkshier pigs, South Down
sheep, &c. Well had a neighbor by
the name of Martin, who was an un.
common clever physician and an impor.
ter Of fine stock. One day the Doctor
stopped to get his horse shod at neighboI
Birds, the blacksmith, who lived aboa
two miles from the Doctors house. The
doctor commenced to talk about his
beautiful Berkshier pigs, and told the
blacksmith, in fit OF liberality, that he
would give him pig out of The mex
litter 'Su' had.
s'In the course Of two months, or such
matter, the doctor called at the shoF
and told neighbor Bird that 'Su' had had
+ a fine litter, and to send and get his pig
So Bird posts his man Bob off with his
wife's large willow basket. to get tile
pig. Between Birds and Marii.'s, San
Smith, who was great quiz, kept litlle
grocery, and seeing Bob coming pos
haste on his masters horse, old Tom
with the basket on his arm, he sang out
.halloo, Bob, where are you going in sucf
hurry this morning!' rs gwine t.
massa doctor Martins, to get mass;
Toms Buckshur pig what massa docto
promise massa Tom de las time he shoe
de hos,'-said the negro as he reignet
in his animal.
SWELL Bob, you must stop as yo,
!; come back, and let me see the pig
|, Dat will massa Sam; dat / will an,
; away he went al the top Of old Tom
; speed. In less than an hour Bob re
turned with the genuine swine. am
: alighting ut the grocery, he lifted tn
, cover off tae basket, and to the astonish
ment of the grocery man. who imagine,
5 a Berkshire to be something more thai
! a mere hog, exhibited very beautiful
specimen Of jet black pig. An ide
i struck sam Smith to play joke on BOZ
!, and knowing his propensity TO imbibe
; told him to go in the grocery and get
I dram. While Bob was gone, Sam Smit
: ran round the back of the house and GO
f a little black pup nigh about the sam
3 helt, and took the pig out and put tn
d pup in. When Bob came out an
/ mounted his nag, Sam Smith handle
, the basket, and off he went. On arris
Il ers 81. .H8s