The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1851-10-02
Danger of Electioneering,

luz rtCaYune reJoices IN the possession of
live Yankee as correspondent, who having
wandered as far as south Louisiana peddline
notions, has settled down somewhere ir,
Caddo county, or some other undiscovered
region OF the State, and there concluded 10
run for Congress. The following extract of
letter to the editor of the Picayune, de-
scribing one of his elooionseying tours, is a
specimen Of the luck he had in this delight
full business:
"Well put up with 6rst-rate good ma
tured teller thet met at billiard table.
went "A, AID wGs iniroducedto ms WE, a
fine ia, woman, who looked as though she
lived on laffiu, her face was so full of fun.
After while-after we had talked about
my gal, and about the garden, and about the
weather, and so on, in came three or four
children, latin, and skippin as merry as
crickeIs. There warnt no candle lit, but |
could see they were fine lookin fellers, and l
started for my saddle bags, in which had
put lot of sugar candy for the children, as
went along.
Come here said come here, you little
rouge, and tell me what your name is. The
Oldest then up TO me, and says he .:
MY name is Peter Smith, SIR
'And what's your name, sir said I.
Bob Smith, SIR
The next said his name was Bill Smith,
and the fourth said his name was Tommy
Smith. Well, gave them sugar candy, and
old Mrs. Smith was so :ickled :hat she laugh
ed all the time. MIR. Smith looked on, but
didn't say much.
why said !, Mrs. Smith wouldn't take
good deal for them four boys, if had 'em,
they're so beautiful and sprightly'
NO. says she latin, Il set good deal of
store by 'em, but we spoil 'em TOO much.'
'Oh no, says !, they're ra'al well behaved
children, and by gracious says 7, pretend
ing TO be startled by sudden idea of stri
king resemblance between them boys and
their father, and looked at MIR. Smith, Il
never did see nothin equal it, says /, 'your
eyes, mouth, forehead, perfect picture of
you, sir says |, tappin the oldest on the
pate. thought Mrs. Smith would have
died a laffin at that ; her arms fell down by
her side, and her head fell back, and she
shook the whole house latin.
'Do you think so, Col. Jones? says she.
and she looked toward Mr.. Smith, and
thought she would go off in fit
sYes,' says l, Il do really think so.'
'Ha, ha, ha-how-w ? says Mr.. Smith,
kinder half lafin, you are TOO hard on me
now, with your jokes
Il aint jokin at all, says I, 'they're hand
sum children, and they do look wonderfully
like YOU
Just then gal brought in light, and I'll
be darned if the little brats didn't turn out to
be mulatoes, every one Of 'em, and they
was curly as the blackest niggers.' Mr.. and
Mrs. Smith never had any children, and
they sort Of petted 'em as play things. /
never felt so streaked as did when | seen
how things stood. If hadn't kissed the
little nasty things, could got over it; but
kissen' on 'em showed that was in airnest,
(hough was soft soapln 'em all the time,)
and how to get out of the scrape didn't
know. Mrs. Smith laffed so hard when she
saw how was confused that she almost suf-
focated.-A little while afterwards there was
whole family of relations arrived from the
city, and turned the matter off; but next
morning could see Mr.. Smith didn't like
the remembrance of what said, and don't
believe he'll vote for me when election
comes on. I-expect Mrs. Smith kept the old
fellow under that joke for some time.