The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1852-10-06
Psan,hs Na,isza Iussllisrnaa.
Letter from Mdor Jack Downing.


ssiafiss. September II. ls5e.
Mr.. GALES e. sEsTsx: Ny dear old
friends. ! wish had belIer news IN
write 10 yau. I'm pesky afraid GineraI
Srnii is raning in. And. arIrr III. don't
know why should feel so murh afraid ol
q, especially on my own account. Cor
don't spose he's a srry had man. Bni I
lrel bad ior Unr.r gsshus. HIS Whale
heart is bound "p in The pasl-affice. and
IL he sho,ld lose u. I'm afraid il would
slmosl he the slrs,h of him. Hes had ~
now more Than twenty wears, and he's
mare fnnd nj u b-rause u was gsse "a him
by dear old Ginrrzi Jackson. lie lovrs
II now like enc ni his own family. and
shink il would he sbaui he hardest one nl
The family Tor him 10 part with. unless Ills
Aunt Keziah. If he should lose ary one
of 'rm. that is Aunt Krziah or the ST.
oflice. know il would break his heari.
And that's what makes me r el so bad al
The lnrn things has took down .his way
in fs'or Of t;ineral Sean. II any way
could be conirived 10 keep Usrle J,shus
IN The pos,-naire. ! wouldn'i care a snap
il Gineisl Scou did come in. And |
ruess llsFs's q good deal of she same sori
ni ieeiln aaongsi a g,,od manv nj The
Democracy. ~ just give you sample Of
u.
fhfre's Cousin Sargent J,rl. hr can'i
live wilhoni huIrahing Tor somebody as
much as Two or three times dsy. He
gol in habit of il in old llirknry's time.
and he couldn'i never leave ~ of since.
Two or three weeks ago Uncle Joshua ans!
! was in the barn, planning little about
getting ost ihe voters 10 The eleriion,
when all To nnre we heard somebody hack
of The barn hollcr with all his might
!. Hnrrah for Gineral Scott" We both
slaIlrd and run round the Garner of
the barn as fasl rs we coLld. sfal who
should We see there but Cousin Sar-
gent Joel, staining on stump, swing
ing his hat all alone. and hollering al the
top of his voice. e aIlurrAh Tor Ginersl
Scout" Uncle Joshua looked as cross as
thunder. and COUSIN Jnrl colored liile
as he see us, bui he swung his hal
again. aud sung out once more. . tlurrah
CIR Gineral Scnll, aud ! don't care who
hears it,"
What's that you sayt" said Uncle
Joshua.
~ say. hurrah for Gineral Scott, ant
tsIon'l care who hears H." says Cousin
Joel, putting On his ha. and jumping Of
the stump.
/" Well. This is pretty piece Of bust
ness" >ald Uncle Joshua. .selling surl
example as this 10 The neighbors. There
many word spoke in iresl that's MrIret
into arnesi before us done with; and yor
onghl To ne careful how you sci such hur
rah- aguin. Il yeu once gel EN- slarie,
there's no knowing wha;'ll be the enc
ont"
g. don't much care whai'll be the ent
ont" said Cousin Joel.
"Why. Joel. what do you meanr
said Uncle Joshua; {. il YOU are going Il
Turn Wing. say so. and lei us pun you ou
Of the synagogue a, once. and be done will
IL. 4 want plain right up and down an
swer, are you geing for Gineral Pierce o.
mo-,
Il spose [ SHALL" said Cousin toel.
aThen, = why. in The name Of common
sense. don't you hurrah for him!" sal,
Uncle Joshna, i" aud try and ge. up samt
enlhusiamusy. You ough, 10 be ashsm
ed 10 throw your hurrahs away on 'loIhe
side"
Nov. Uncle Joshua. I'll tell you wha
'iis," said Sargent Joel, strengthening lnni
self up 5es, as he used TO at The head o
! The company ia Modification times, say.
he. T. I'll tell YOU what Ills, Uncle Joshua
I'm willing To vote for Gineral Pierce I,
help you keep the post office. and meal
ID: bu, YOU needn't ask me- 10 hurrah 10
him. for | can, stand no such lnm-i"oler.
as that. I've tried il. and Il went go NJ
how. I, makes me leel so much like dig
ging small potatoes and few in ahll. Bn
when gel tight hungry for hnrrah,
give il To Hinera Scott. snti fnd there
refreshmenl and nourishment in thai
something like real meat; i makes ~
feel as il used to when we gin The loudes
hurrah for Gineral Jackson"
4 Uncle Joshua turned away. looking
down IN the mouth, anil saying, IN
didn't know wha, The world was comm
10
As near as can find out, there's gre;
many Democrats in this Stale. and mhe
places, TOO, ,ha,'s in the same tx as ei
SIN Sargen Joel Downing; ihcy'se irse'i
. hurah for Ginpral Pierce. aad can
: Over 10 the faisin Of Squire 5ansss bar
i, 'lolher day. arler they all goa throug'
Squire Jones, who is great i5emocra
: called oni. now. lei Us give three chez
for (;ineraI PIERCE" As quick as loo
they alt swung their hats. and about three
Quarters Of EN- sung ont as loud as me
could hoIler, " hnrrah for Gineral Cass.
: Al that Squire Jones few in rage an
J. told EN- they was traitors TO The party. az
!. no true Democrat woeld hurrah Tor an.