Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-04-22
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Conversion of a Democrat.

ne most bIgOted and unreasonable party
man | ever met with, was Jack D-'noW
prosperous and influential attorney il
South----country in this State.
AT the hour of which | am writing, he
was a red-hot Democrat, and his chic
pleasure seemed TO consist in making the
tact as notorious as possible His friend.
and acqnantances' with one consent, pro
nounced Jack a bore, and his politics q
nuisance; but with stranger, the thing
was essentially different. Seized by the
button at the moment of introduction, Jack
would astonish him by rapid rehearsal Of
his political creed-branch out into interim
nable rhapsody of he manifest destiny of
the great progressive party-and, if the
victimwas unusually passive. wind up with
an eulogy on the great" did," as the
embodiment of his peculiar opinions, in
consequence the greatest man of age.
Such wa- Jack Dat the time OF our
story acknowledged on every side as firm
and lncorrnptlbe Democrat. But alas
One unIuckY day Jack met at the house
OF a friend, young lady of great personal
beauty and accomplishments Attracted
by her loneliness and captivated BY her in
teIllgence, he became a%sduous in his at
tentlons, forgot for a while his -" principles"
and without lnqulring what might be the
political preference of his lady love, impru-
IDENTIFY proposed, was accepted, and they
were married.
The wedding was over-the guests had
departed and the happy pair had retired
to their chamber, and were snugIy ensconsed
IN bed, when Jack ia the course of a quiet
conversation with his wife, unwttjnely aIIu-
ded to his favorte subject, by Casually
speaking OF himself as a Democrat
What" exclaimed she, turning sharply
ana suddenly towards him, are You a
Democrat. %
Yes, madam, replied Jack, delighted
WIN the idea of having patient listener to
his long restrained oratory. Yes, Madam.
am Democrat--a real hard money, free
trade Democrat-attached to the principles
OF the progressive party-a regular out.and-
outer; I'm double dyed and twisted in the
wool"
Just double and twist yourself out Of
this bed thet," interrupted his wife " Pm
Wing, | am | will never sleep with a
man protesting the abominable doctrines
that you dow
Jack was speeches. from absolute amaze.
ment. That the very wife of his bosom
should prove traitor, was horrible; she
must be testing. He remonstrated-in vain
lrled persuation-'twas useless entrcaty-'
twas no 60, She was in earnest. and the
only alternative left him was prompt re-
nunclatlon of his heresy, or a separate bed
IN another room. Jack did not hesitate,
10 adJure the established doctrines of his
Party-to renounce allegiance to that faith
that had become Unidentified with his very
belng-to snnder those glorious PRINCIPLES
which had grown with his Growth and
strengthened with his strength, to the mere
whlm and caprice of a woman, was utterly
ridiculous and absured, and he threw him.
self from the bed and quit the apartment.
A sense of insuIted dnlty, and the firm
conviction that he was a martyr to the ripht
cause, strengthened by bis pride, resolved
him to hold out until he forced his wife into
a capituation.
In The morning she met him as ifnothing
mad happened, bot whenever Jack ventured
TO allade to the night previous, there was
laughing devil ia her eye which bespoke
her power aud extingushed hope.
A second time he repaired to his lonely
couch, aud a second time he called pnon
his pride to support him in the strnpoe
winch W he no" found was getting desperate
tie vented curses " not loud but deep" on
the "aywardness and caprice of the sex in
general and OF his own wife in particular
and wondered how long she would hold
ont-wtether she suffered as acuteIv a. he
d'd' and tried hard to delude himself ,nto
Tue oellel that she loved him too much to
''o,o"g Inc enlargement, and would come
70 MN with mornlng-perhaps that yerv
N'Bh'' ana sue Tor reconciliation, Bnt then
come Inc recollection OF that inflexibIe conn.
dce-ofthat unbendng will, and of that
laughing and onpjtng eye-and he was
noplng agrInst hope and desnairinrlv bo
turned to the wall for oblivion from tho
wretchedness ofhis thoughts ''0
The second day was a repetition Of ,bu
hfsl--ho allusion was made to the forbidden
SUBJECT on ether side. There was looL
o! quiet happiness and cheerfuIness about
NJ "i'e' that puzzled Jack sorely, and he
let that all idea of forcing her into snr.
render must be abandoned S
"A third night he was alone! His rAAec,
tons were more serious than on the niob, /
previous. What they were, of course vas c
only known to himself; but they seemed to Z
result IN something, for about midnioht S
thfee distinct raps were made at his wife,s
doof' No answer-and the signal was re-
peated IN a louder tone still ali was silenr '
and third time the door shook with the e
violent attack from the outside, a i
who's there 2 cried the voice of his wife a
as II Just aroused from deep sleep
~ little the best Wing you ever did see!" '
ne revolution in his opinion was radical c
ana permanent. He removed to another e
opuar-offered himself u
IS candidate on the Wing ticket for the n
Leglsature-waS elected and for several u
SESSIONS represented his adopted country ~ o
ilrm and decided Whig.--St. Lovi, oo'
ler. '''"'S pa o.
The Wing papers are publishing the for. a
gong story with great gusto, and well thew !,
may tor 1t IS not only funny one, but b
makes out the best reason we ever heard p
5iVeh for conversion from democracy to C
'"sse'y' Ed. G.