The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-07-01

ear. Bat there was SO Eluch quarreline
among the drivers that this couldn't be
done. Every driver was proud oi his own
team, aud wonId stick to it and have 10th
ling to d. with t'olter. The Virginny del
egaton went out good m,ny times te
consider Of i: and make up their minds. ant
every time they came ia they marched
right up and took their stand by the Buch
! anan team. They stuck to that team
without fnching. for ihirty-three steady
pulls, and for the last ten or fifteen pulls
couldn't think Of nothing else but ''old VIr-
ginny, never tire" But there was good
many others stuck i, out full as long, and
some good deal longer than old VirginnY,
before thew gin up We tried few pals
with the Marcy team aud few with the
Butler team, but it was no 60. We be.
came satisfied there wasn't an Old fogy 10
the field who could ever reach the top oi
the hill. We begun to look round now to
see how Young America was getting along
The Douglas team was made up mostly
Of young steers; and it was pretty smar,
team, well trained, and pulled well.
But it wasn't equal to the Old Fogies
for heavy pull; il hadn't so much boue
and sinew and wind and bottom. How
, s,mcver, il made pretty good scratch oi
it, but kept gaining gradually up the hill;
80 we thought we would take hold md
give Young America boost, and see if We
couldn't get candidate that way. To tell
the truth, we began TO feel rather streaked
for fear we shouldn't get candidate at all
and felt willing to hitch On to most any
thing. But the best we could do with
Young America, we couldn't get only
: ,hout half way up the bill before the steers
begun TO back down again, and we see
twas no use, they couldn't come it. We'll.
there we was, all in a fix. We couldn't
see no other chance; we'd got 10 90 with
out President because we couldn't nom-
nate candidate. One Of the members
actually tainted away here, and all of us
! felt good deal wombecrop, aud down in
The mouth But .old Eirginnv never
lire;" aud when we was all hitehin on
round for the thirty fifth pull, old Vrginny
marched into the field with a bran new
team. Ever, BODY startled, and cried our,
Wha, team is that? What team is that p
And when they heard the answer, ''Frank
lin Pierce team, of New Hampshire" they
wouldn't hardly believe their own ears
Bat il was a fact, and Virginny drove that
new team one pull all alone. Then one
or two others hiicbed on with her and tried
eight or ten steady pulls. All Of us look
ed on and watched the working Of that new
team.
AT last folks begun to make up their
minds thu that was the team 10 pull and
straighten out the Democratic traces, and
with proper help it might be got over the
hill. Old North Carliner htched on, and
by-and bv there was general race all
: over the field to see who should hitch on
first. 1t didn't make no odds who. Old
/ Hunkers and Blrnburners, and Free-Sllor
and Abolition, and Union and Secession.
and State Rights, and Old Fogies and
Young America, all rln helteT-skeiter and
hi,ched 90 to the Pierce team. That team
tell We went up the bill like smoke
Some of the States run till they was al
4 most out of breath Tor fear they shouldn't /
hitch on before the team got to the top OF
The hill. Blu, they all made out to hook on,
and every Stale was "in at the DEATH and
ready TO iinc in the general hoo-rah.
After this we hadn't 70 more difficulty ;
everything went as regular rs clock work.
The master told us we had read and spel,
we'll, and we might all go out till four
O'clock So we went out and took little
Bit Of spree. and then come in and took
hold and worked together, jest like broth.
ers, and hauled Mr.. King right up to the
top ofthc bill in two pulls, aud made him
Vice President.
Then the committee brought in the new
platform, and we all danced on it. In the
crowd and confusion VIC couldn't sec what
i, was made on, but we was told il went
} agin the Bank, and agin the Tariff, and
aein Internal improvement, aud was n
first-raie platform; so we all jumped on
and said it couldn't be no better.
P. S.-l've telegrnphed to Gen. Pierce
: to save the Downingville Post Office for
you; so you may feel easy on tha, score.
remain your loving nephew,
MAJOR JACK DOWNING.
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