The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-10-16

lou'tS Will bul ~ pa! lihShC VI W di at W "H'i
ngton. He was as regular in proceeding to {
MS Office as the progress Of the clock. He left
wo sons. who although beyond the middle
Of life are in no way distinguished except for
their prohiGacy.
From III" National Iu,clIjrrncrr.
LETTER FROM MAJ. JACK DOWNING,
DowNINGVILLE, STATE OF MAINE,
SATURDAY, September Is, 1852.
Nix GALES Il SEAToN MY dear old
friends, | wish had better news to write YOU.
I'm pcsky afraid (iincral Scott is comm" in.
And, artcr all. | don't know why should
feel 50 much afraid of it, especially on my
own account, for don't spose he's a very
bad man. But feel bad for Uncle Joshua.
Ills whole heart is bound up in the post Of
fee and if he should lose it, I'm afraid it
would almost be the death of him Hes had
it now more than twenty wears, and he's more
fond of it because il was given to him hv
dear old Gncral Jackson He loves it now
like one of his own family, and think it
would be the hardest one of the family for
him to part with unless It's Aunt kczah-
II he shoUld lose airy one OF EN-. that is Aunt
krziah or the post Office. know it would
break hi, heart. And that's what makes me
feel so bad at the turn things has took down
this way IN favor of Gincral Scott. If any
way could be contrivcd to keep Uncle Josh
ia in the post-ollicc. wouldn't care a snap
If GincraI scott did come in And guess
there's good deal of the same sort Of tcclin
amongst good many of the Democracy. III
Just @iv" YOU a sample of it.
There's Cousin SARGENT joel. he cam
, live without hurrahing for somebody as muci
a. two or three times dav He got in
habit of ii in old IIirkorv'S time. and ht
couldn't never leave it oft since Two o,
y three weeks ago 'nclc Joshua and was in
the barn. planning a little about getting ont
. the voters to the election. when all to once
we heard some one back of the barn hollcr
with all his might. "IIurrah for Gncral
scott" We both started and run round the
corner of the barn as fast as we could and
who should we see there but Cousin Sarrcn'
joel. standing on stump. swinging his ha
all alone. and hoicrin at the very top of hi
voice "IIurrah for Gincra Scott" Tncl,
Joshua looked as cross as thunder. and CouS
in joel colorcd little as soon As be see Ms
but he -wun@ his hat a9ain, and sung on
' once more. 'lIurrah for Gincral scott. and
- don't care who hears it,
''What's that You say :" said nclc Joshua
Il say. hurrah for Gncral Scott. and
dom care who hears IT," saws Cousin Joe
putting on his hat and jumping off the stumy
"Wc'l, this is a pretty piece of business.
said Uncle Joshua. ''Settinc such example
as this to the ncighhorS. There's many
word Spokcn in jest that's turned into arnc
-. before it's done with : and YOU ought to /
careful how Won set such hurrahs roin.
y, YOU once @ct EN- started there's no KNOWN
= whatll be the end ont.
y II doa't much care what'll be the cr
ont" said Cousin joel
why Joel, what do YOU mean :" said T.
- Gle Joshua; If YOU are going TO turn VII
say 50, and let Us put YOU ont of the syn
!, gogue at once, and bc done with it. wa
" PLAIN right up and down answer. are V,
, going for Gincral Pierce or not :"
Il spose shall" SAID Cousin joel.
" Then why in the name OF common sen
don't You hurrah for him :" SAT-! Uncle Jos
i, ua, ''and get up some enthusiamusv. Y
;, -, ought 10 be ashamed to throw your hurra
- away on 'tother side"
'' Now. lnclc Jo>hu, I'll tell You what
:" Is, sad Sargent joel, Strengthening him,,
)" up lest as he used to at the head of his 60
nv pany in Modification times. saws he, I'll +
'"' You What lis, 'nclc Joshua, I'm willing
vote for (iincral Pierce to help vou keep
post-otlicc. and mean to; but YOU need
:. " ask me to hurrah for him, for can't sta
'N' no such tom-ioolcry as that Eve tried
j Il and ii wont 20, no how. 1t makes me
- so much Ike d,gsing small potatoes and
'"' IN hill. But when | set right hungry f,
:" hurrah, give it to Gineral Scott, and | t
'' there's rcfrcshment and nourshment in II
something like real meat: it makes me
''N as 1t used to when we gin the lOudest h
- rahs for Gincral Jackson
wv Uncle Joshua turned away. looking rat
m down in the mouth, and saving. "he di,
- know what the world was coming to-"
'e'' Is near as can find out, there's ol
res many Democrats in this State. and ct
'''e places too, that's IN The same fix as Coz
''A7 Sargent Joel Downing; they've tried to
rah for Gineral Pierce, and can't. Owe
ui'e the ra>in of Squire Joncs's barn 'tothcr
en- artcr they all g"t through, Squire Jones,
is a great Democrat, called out, now le
'dli give three cheers for Gineral Pierce
{ IN quick as look they all swung their hats,
anu about three quarters OF 'em sung out as
'ect- as they could holler, "hurrah for Gin
all Cass." At that Squire Jones flew in a +
'"'' and told EN- they was traitors to the p5
'Nco and no true democrat would hYrrah for
- body but Gineral Pierce That touched
pos ,landpr Of m rest Of 'om and ahout tw