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Letter from Major Jack Downing.
DowNINGvILLE, STATE OF MAINE,
Sent 1S 1880

is coming in And. arter all, | don't
know why should be SO much afraid
of il, especially on my own account,
for | don't spose he's very bad ma n.
Bni / feel bad for Uncle Joshua. His
whole heart is bound up in the post
Office, and if be should lose it, Pm
afraid it would almost be the death OF
him He's had it now more than twenty
years, and he's more fond of il because
it was give 10 him by dear old Gineral
jackson. He loves il now like one Of
his own family, and think it would be
about the hardest one of the family for
him 10 part With, unless tits Aunt
keziah. If he should lose ary one of
EN-, that is Aunt Keziah or the post
Office, know it would break his heart.
And that's what makes me feel so bad
at the turn things has took down this
way in favor of Gineral Scott, If any
way could be contrived 10 keep Uncle
Joshua in the post Office, wouldn't
csrea snap If Gineral Scott did come
in And ! guess there's good deal of
the same sort of feeliu amongst a good
many of the democracy. III just give
you sample of it.
There's Cousin Sargent Joel, he>can't
live without hurrahing for somebody as
much as two or three times day. He
got in habit of if in old Hickory's4ime
and he couldn't never leave it off since.
Two or three weeks ago Uncle Joshua
and | was in the barn, planning little
about getting out the voters 10 the cleo
tlon. when all al once We heard some
body back of the barn hoIIer with all
his might Hurrah for Gineral Scott"
We both started and run around the
corner of the barn as fast as we could.
and who should we see there but Cousin
Sargent Joel, standing on d stump.
swinging his hat all alone, and holIer-
ing at the very top Of his voice, Hur-
rah for Gineral Scott" Uncle Joshua
looked as cross as thunder, aud Consin
Joel colored little as soon as he seen
US, but he swung his hat again. aud
sung out once more. "Hurrah for Cine
raj Scott, aud don't care who hears it.n
What's that you say? :" said Uncle
Joshua.
~ say hurratl for Gineral Scott. and
| don't care who hears it,n says Cousin
Joel, putting on his hat and Jumping off
the stump.
= Well, this is pretty piece of busi-
ness" said Uncle Joshua, setting such
examples as this to the neighbors.-
There's many word spoke in jees,
that's turned into arnest before it's done
with .sild you eueht 10 be careful how
ynu set such hurrahs agin. If you
once get 'em started there's no know
ing what'll be the end on'tn
II don't much care what'lI be the
snd ont" said Cousin Joel.
Why Joel, what do you mean 2"
said Uncle Joshua if you are going to
turn whig say so, and let US turn you
lat of the synagogue at once, and be
done with il. want plain right up
and down answer-aTe you going for
Ginerai Pierce or not! !''
8 L spose shaIi.o said Cousin Joel.
Then, why in the name of common
sense don't you hurrah for bin z" said |
Uncle Joshua '' and Try and gel up |
,oms enthusiamusy, You ought to be |
ishanied 10 throw your hurrahs away
IN 'tother side"
g Now, Uncle Joshua. I'll iell YOU
shat 'tis," said Sargent Joel. straight
ming himself up jest as he used 10 ut
he head of the company in nullifica-
ion times, says he, ''Pli tell you what
It's, Uncle Joshua, I'm willing 10 vote
or Gineral Pierce to help you keep the
,ost Office, and I mean to; but you
leedn't ask me to hurrah for him, for |
amt stand no such tom -fooiery as that.
We tried il. and it won't go, no how. It
makes me feel so much like digging
mall potatoes and few in hill But
vhen get right hungry for hurrah |
i've it to Gineral Scott, and | find
here's refreshment and nourishmentin
hat, something like feal meat; il makes
IS feel as it used to when we gin the
oudest hurrahs for Gineral Jackson"
Uncle Joshua turned away, looking
athsr down in the mouth, and saying,
he didn't know what the world was
oming TO-"
As near as can find out, there's
reat many democrats in this State,
nd other places TOO, that's in the same
! as Cousin Joel Downing; they've
ried TO hurrah for Gineral Pierce, and
amt Over TO the .raisin of Squire
ones's barn itether day, ar,er they all /;
nt through, Squire Jones, who is
real democrat, called out now let us
i've ihreescheers for Gineral Pierce.u ,
S quick as look they all swung their f,
ats, and abou, three quarters of 'em /
ing out as loud as they could holler. !
hnrrah for Gineral Cass.p At that q
lnire Jones few in rage, and told a
m they was traitors TO the party, and /
true democrat would hurrah for any
,dy but Gineral Pierce. That touched | y
. dander OF the rest of 'em. aud about 3
tenty swung their hats aud cried oal I'm
stills, s hurfah for Gineral Scott, . and y
bed Squire Jones if he liked that any
tier
These things has kept Uncle Joshua
" uneasy along back, and before our a
lie election, which come along last h
onday, he got quite nervous; aud he C
i 10 better yet. We'Ve been in el
he state 0f confederation all the 81
ak, trying To- fiad out how the elec- W