The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-10-21
Davenport Oct. 1852.
From the National lntelligencer
Letter from Major Jack Downing.
DowsiSGvILLE, STATE or MAINE,
SATURDAY.. September ID, 1882.

DowsiSGvILLE, STATE OF MAINE,
Saturday, September 10, 1885
Mn. GAINS A SEATuN: ~. dear old
friends, ] wish had letter news 10 wrlte
10 son. fm pesky afraid Ginerat seotl Il
{ ming III. Aud, arter ali, | don't know
,ht | should ieel az mach afraid Q. il, e.
peeially on my own account, for | don
pose he's very bud man. But | fee.
Dad FIR Uuele Jrshua. Ills whole heari Is
bound up IN the post Office, and il he sbaIit
use il, I'm afraid II would almost he the
death Of him. Hes had il nov mare than
twenty years. aud he's more fond oi il he
caese il vas give to him b. dear Old Giuer
j Jackson lie loves il now like one u
pis avn family. and | think il would be
bout the hardest one # the family Tor
him 10 part with, unless It's Aunt kez all
If lie should lose AIRY one Of 'em. shat Is
Aunt keziah, or the post office, know u
would break his heart And that's wha'
makes me feel So bad al the turn thlugs
has book daan this wat ia favor VI Gtber
= Scott II Hny waY cnuld lie centflyeG
l. keep Uarlc shua in the post oihce,
a.n'dn'I care y snap II Gineral Scott die
rrme in. And enrss there's a good deJf
fthe same sort oi lceiin' amongst a goad
many Of the DmJcracy. III just give
q,ua samp'e,oi il.
There. Cousin Sargent joel, he CAM
live without harrahug Tor somebody rs
much as two or three times a day. IL
%, in a habit Of i, il old Hlchory's time.
pd he cauldn't never leave it off since
Two or three weeks ago Uncle Joshua and
| vas in the barn, planning little about
getting oOt The voters 10 The election, when
all 10 once we beard somebody back Of the
b,rn hoIier with all his might. "llurrab
for Gioeral Scut' We both started and
ruu round tie corner ii tho barn as fast ~
we could. and who should we see there but
Cousin Sargent Joel, standing on a stump,
wing his hat aIl alone, aud hoilering 81
the iop of bis voice. .sIIurrah for Gnerai
Scott" Uncle Joshua looked as cross as
thander, and Cousin Joel co|ored lit,le as
non as he see us, bu, he swung bis hat
20 liz. aud sung out once more, "lIurral
'or Gineral Scott. and don't care VIII
hears IT,"
What that you say p said Uncle Josh
"a.
Il say, hnrrah for Gincra Scott. and
! n, care whp bears t,' saws Cousin J et
3llting Oh his hat and Jumping Of lh'
,tamp
..WelI. this is a pretty piece Of business,
Is id Uncle Joshua, "setliug snch example
tlo >
word spoke 10 jaest that's turned into arm
est before IFS done with; and YOU ought L
be careful how you set such hurrahs ago'n
If ,ou once get 'em started there's n
knouing wha''ll be the end ont"
81 d.. 4 care what'll be the end out, )
said cousin Joel.
.Whv, joel, what do YOU mean?' sai'
Uncle Joshua; "if you're going 10 turn
Wing. sa, So. and LEI us put son out Of tn
synagogue al once, aud be done with it,
| want a plain right mp aud down answer
are YOU going Tor Giueral Pierce or not y
81 spose SHALL" said cousin Joel.
"Thcn why in the name Of commal
sense don't >ou hurrah for him?' said un
Gle Joshua, land try aud get up some en
thusiamusy. You ought 10 be ashamed 7
throw your hurrahs away on iolher side. ="
snow Uncle Joshua, III tell You wha
his" said Sargent joel, Strengthening him
self up jest as he used to al the head OF th
company in Notification times, says h'
"l'll tell you wha, Ills, Uncle Joshua, II
willing 10 vote for Gineral Pierce to hel
you to keep the post office, and ! mean tf
Ibn YOU needn't ask me TO hurrab for hin
tor can't stand no such tom fooerv u
'lthat. I've tried it, and it won'igo uo hoy
II makes ne feel So much like diggin
small potatoes pod lew 10 hill. u,
when get right hungry ior hnrr,h,
give it to Ginoral Scott, and | tind there
refreshmen, and nourishment in that, som
thing like real meat; it makes ne feel
i, used To when We gin the loudest hnfral
: for Gineral jackson"
i Uncle Joshua turned away, IookIi
I, rather down in the mouth, aud saying, :"
. didn't know what the world was comi