Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-04-10

man ever met with, was Jack D, now
prosperous and influential attorney in s.
county in this State.
At the hour of which am writing, he was
red-hot Democrat, and his chief pleasure seemed
to consist in making the fact as notorious IL
possible. His friends and acquantances, will
one consent, pronounced Jack a bore, and hi
politics a nuisance; hut with stranger tht
thing was essentially different Seized by th,
button at the moment OF introduction, Jacl
would astonish him by rapid rehearsal of The
articles Of lis political cgeed-branch out into
interminab'e rhapsody of the manifest destiny
of the great progressive party-and, if the vic
tim WAS unusually passive, wind up with al
euIogy on the great 81 did," as the embodiment
of his peculiar opinions, in consequence the
greatest man Of the age.
Such was Jack Dat the time of oul
story acknowledged on every side as a firm and
incorruptibIe Democrat. But alas.
One unluchy day Jack met at the house Of q
friend, a young lady Of great personal beauty
and accomplishments. Attracted by her love,
illness and captivated by her intelligence, he be.
came assiduous in his attentions, forgot for a
while his "principes," and without enquiring
what might be the political preferences of his
lady love, imprudentiy proposed, was accepted,
and they were married.
The wedding was oVer-the guests had de-
parted-and the happy pair had retired to their
chamber, and were snug'y ensconsed in bed,
| when Jack in thc course of Il quiet conversa-
ton with his wife unwttingly alluded TO his IA
vorte subject, by casually speaking of himself
as a Democrat. .....-
"What." exclaimed she, turning sharply and
suddenly towards him, care you Democrat
"Yes, madam replied Jack, delighted with
the idea of having patient listener to his long
. restrained oratory. 'Ies, Madam, am Dem
ocrat-a real hard money, free trade Democrat
attached to the principles of the retrogressiye
party-a regular out-and- outer; I'm doubled
dyed and twisted in the wool"
"Just double and twist yourself out of this
bed Them interrupted his wife; ''I'm Wing,
am; will never sleep with man protesting
the abominable doctrines that you do.'
| Jack was speechless from absolute amaze
ment. That the very wife ofhis bosom should
prove traitor, was horrible; she must be jes-
ting. He remonstrated-in vain; tried persua-
sion-'twas useless; entreated-twas no go
She was in earnest, and the only alternative
left him was prompt remuneration of his her.
esey, or separate bed in another room. Jack
did not hesitate. To adjure the established
doctrines of his party-to renounce allegiance
to that faith that had become identified with his
very being-to sunder those glorious princi-
pies which had grown with his growth and
strengthened with his strength, to the mere
whim and caprice of a woman, was utterly ridic-
ulous and absurd, and he threw himself from
the bed and quit the apartment.
A sense of insulted dignity, and the firm corr
viction that he was amartyr to the right cause,
strengthened by his pride, resolved him to hold
out until he forced his wife into Il capitulation
In the morning she met him as if fnothng had
happened, but whenever Jack yentured to alude
to the night previous, there was laughing
devil in her eye, which bespoke her power and
extinguished hope. .[.,
A second time he repaired to his lonely couch,
and second time he called upon his pride to
support him in the struggle, which he now
found was getting desperate. He vented cur
ses ''not loud but Deep" on the waywardness
and caprice of the sex in general, and Of his
own wife in particular--and wondered how
long she would hold out--whether she suffered
as acutely as he did, and tried hard to delude
himsefinto the belief that she loved him too
much to prolong the enlargement, and would
come to him with morning-perhaps that very
night, and sue for reconciliation But then
came the recollection of that inRexible coun-
tenance-of that unbendng will, and of that
laughing and Implying eye--and he felt con-
vinced that he was hoping against hope; and
despairingly he turned to the wall for oblivion
from the wretchedness of his thoughts. ~.
The second day was repition Of the first
no alusion was made to the forbidden subject
on either side. There was look ofquiet hap
piness and cheerfulness about his wife, that
puzzled Jack sorely, and he felt that all idea of
forcing her into surrender must be abandon
ed
A third night he was alone. His reflections
were more serious than on the night previous
What they were, of course was only known to
himself, but they seemed to result in something
decided, for about midnight three distinct raps
were made at his wife's door. No answer
and the signal was repeated in louder tone;-
still all was silent, and a third time the door
shook with the violent attack from the outside.
"Who's there?" cried the voice of his wife, as
if just aroused from deep sleep. ....-.
"A little the best Wing you euer did sect"
The revolution in his opinions was radical
and permanent. He removed to another coun-
ty--became popular Offered himself as can
didate on the Wing ticket for the Legislature
was elected, and for several sessions represent
ed his adopted county, as a firm and decided
Whig.-&. Louis Times.
DA bill has been introduced into Congress