Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-09-01
From the New York Spirit of the Times.
Howl happened to turn Democrat.

~ Is uoi every thaH, MF. Oplrltt tnnt Can
give good reason for his political pred>
lections, however the majority may be
>ameng the masses in proclaiming their ad-
.hssence 10 one or the other pari4-. Some
are Democrats, as some are Wings, be-
cause of association, or accident, or fancy;
but few, very few, as party politics suffi-
cently prove, because of rational and in
teiligent adherence to prime iple. The
moral Of our sketch illustrates this fact.
"You ask how BECAME a Democrat
said sleek, well clad ex-oficial to gap.
ing crowd, sand, now that Pm out Of office,
IN tell you, its only for joke. In 1540,
in Virginia, was bank man. thought
banks made money plenty, and as that
was what | desired, couldn't see the
sense of opposing them. Ny folks were
all Democrats; but as was for banks,
they all said l was aWhig-and SO ranks
ed myself. Just before the election, hap
pened 10 go on visit to the country, and
when there, having nothing better to do,
went coon.hunting. l@captured a fine, fat,
rank old fellow and brought him home
| knew he was not fit to eat at that season,
but concluded, notwithstanding, to have
some fun in my own way.
rrs'A rrived at home, | threw the coon down
on the doorway, and remarked TO the lady
of the house that Id be glad to have it
cooked for dinner"
"What!'' said she; "that coon for din
ner?"
YES" I replied; 81 am very fond OF
coon, and eat ii all seasons.''
81 had no expectation Of finding my
Joke carried into practical effect. only
expected to give the girls an opportunity TO
talk little concerning my strange appetite
for coons in the summer season; but TO my
horror and dismay, when dinner was served,
my coon was placed directly before me =
There was but one way for me to preserve
my credit for truthfulness, and that was to
eat heartily Of the rankest meat that COW
ers the skeleton of any four footed tribe
Several ladies were at the table; and was
forced by politeness to ask them to pariake
of my coon.
''Will you have some coon?'' said | 10
the nearest one.
"No, sir; only eat coon in the winter
season." was the reply.
"Will yois have piece?"
'.No, sir; nevsr eat COON"
Having :ried all the Indies, and finding
them of the same mind, | was forced 10 al.
tack the varmint myself. selected the
bestpiece. but it was like whitleather, and
rank-God bless melt was nearly MS
rank as a polscat; yet was forced to eat
1t was cooked for me AT my request, and ]
could rot avoid eating some of il.
or all the dinners | ever sat down TO,
this one will stick the fastest and remain
longest in vivid remembrance in my mem-
ory. had liked to have choked. knew
the animals habits, and | magnifed this
old fellow into the Solomon Of his tribe. |
foncied him ranker than any of his kind.
The thought of eating coon in summer time,
and the remark it would create, came over
me, and at every swallow could feel the
perspiration oozing out of me as though
was placed over q steam-balh. The girls
evidently enjoyed my misery, as their side.
glances and smothered giggling indicated.
At length much to my relief, dinner was
over, and Imagination, worked upon my
stomach, soon relieved it of its unpleasant
load.
When | again met the ladies, | was in a