The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-02-06
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M. GAxg1rr:-A bonb shell cast among an
enemy while psacesbly engaged IN discussing
come Of the daintes OF liit, wouldn't have Caused
noss CONSERVATION than did your expose IN the
Gazette or last week. You could see members
Of The little squad who are sswont to coneresa'e"
ii the Court House, IN various part OF the town
taking their brother Democrats by the coat but
ton. leading them aside and whispering some
thing that appeared to be Of great Importance IN
thei, ears Another and another wonld JOIN with
them until a Wing happening to stop they all be-
came a. quiet Is church mouse The expose
was so faithful that i puzzled them sore now or
where 10 attack il. Sngly they could 40 nothing,
so 10 try collectively they assembled at the re''-
devious to talk il over by the light 81 The county
candles and coal.
Dictator, his honor, filled the Chair, and Z 'sy-
go-slow acted as scribe. Ills honor said tha' ne
was clearly Of opinion that every one present
knew the object for which he came there, there-
fore it was OF no Tor him 10 give any s,ats''es
Il was well known by every one who Knew the
fact that the mischief loving editor OF the Ga1e''e
had been publishing some things IN relation g
them which never could have reached his ears
had they not been revealed to them. Although
he never had had much Of an education, YET ne
knew some things as well as Others and what n
did know was, that a tEeacherous irie"a was
worse than hundred open enemies
Mr.. Hold. EN-. fast arose t. his feet, and alter
eiecting mouth full Of tobacco JUICE when ~
upon his honor's boot, said, that no doubt weigh
ed upon his mil d but that one Of their number
had turned traitor or else that rascslly Wing e'i'
tor had secret spies watching their actions and
reporting their words. What he bad published
was al pack Of lies anyhow. As for what was
said Of him that he knew to be false, that no nan
had tried harder than himself or done more to
save the county expense. He had expended al
the spigo, while he had saved At the bang- hole.
Mr.. Clocks dirty remarked that he didn't doubt
his neighbor had expended At the spgot, bu' 'ha'
he thought he generally saved at the sto'e Pi1t
hale. Whereupon Flold-em-iast sprung 10 h's
feet and there certainly would re been war IN
the camp had not Mr. All-for-pay caught him ~
the coat tail and jerked him down.
Dictator, his honor, called upon them TO Dc
peace.ble, they had . grave matter to discuss and
while fsrreting out conceded enemies il did moi
become them to become open enemies.
All-fcr-pay said that although having recently
been received into the Democratic pen and allow
ed very small teal, gentlemen could see that
from the quantity Of milk he obtained he was
qualified 10 take the bull by the horns. He had
been insul,eL upon all hands and he believed the
Gazette man was at the bottom Of the medal he
had heard Of
Clocks again interrupted by saying that he IN
derstood that some kind OF tcool (the reporter
could not hear distinctly was at the bottom OF
that medal.
AIl.for-pay sprung up and would certainly
nave been into Clocks wool had not Holden
fast held him fast.
Dictator, his honor, said that the discussion
had so far been prolific only Of bad feeling and
that he more they talked The farther they appear
ed TO be at arriving at a conclusion. He would
suggest 10 them that C,pper-head be commission
ed to reply to the Gazettc's falsehoods and mai!
them TO the counter.
Copper-head arose and said that il Mr. Dicta-
tor would furnish him with some statistics he
would agree 10 show up to the citizens how the
Gazette Office had been supported BY the county.
Dictator agreed.
Easy-go slow commenced 10 hem but before
he eoul.i get the machinery in his upper story TO
grinding, Clocks had delivered himself to the ef-
feet, that one Copper head was host within il
self, but they seldom had cent, enough to tell
friend from foe.
This declaration Of Clocks round up the eau.
Gus for this tinsc and after some more psavering
they separated. Something was said about again
meeting, ifthey do your faithful reporter will en-
deayor 10 be on hand Faithfully,
HlT'RM-AsIy.