The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-10-05
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and peaceful town OF KAst Nutmeg. by the
cry or s4sg1sa ~ Z 4 81
What's it all abOatg When did liey
GOMEZ How many are tley?' What
do they look likeH. did you see emf
Are they human critters?' Whit are
they going to dog.s s E-a.5 -
.WhoT sWhalf u
TIE KnOaO-lNofkiAgsS n -
Know-Nothings? saysa native.
know NothiRgs.' ~
Well, I'd give fo'penco TO know
continued the native, what in sin it's all a.
beout.'f eslia49 sss t-tseEss s1e
%, you hayn'tseen 'em, eh?' says a jol-
ily. round-yisaged, brigbt-eyed Individual
who with other strangers, and natives of
East Nutmeg, were gathered in a knot a.
bout the depot discussing the topic which
had in single night came, saw, and took
the town.
Seen whoT says the native. -
'The Know-Nothings.
Know-Nothings! Wal, l kinder calc'-
late ,hav, few .s
%, you are one of 'em, eh@ ~
n Look 6 here, squire, efyeou don't want
tcw be squattin cross-legged in yon heap
o'sand, l ealc, late yeou'd better not say my
education has been neglected in any sich a
way ,-ssv-s
Not at all; my dear friend; only pre-
dictcd that you were a-thatis, hang it
l mean, do you know what's outr
Yes; I'll tell yeou what's out, squire
Good; what is it?'
"A writ agin Josh Pruden for breakin'
the Sabbath all tew flinders, playing keards
in Deacon Dinkle's barn.
PshawP said the jolly man, don't mean
that sort of work; suppose you are like
the rest of these Know Nothings, too sly,
eh?--to be caught?'
Squire. don't yeo chaw?
Yes said the jolly man.
Hand us yeour tobacco, them
'Yes. don't chaw.'
Git eout! gettin' kinder sharp-set too
| calc'late. Now look here. squire, gin
tew expect yeour from York
i 'spect you are correctia yourremarks.
Wal, knew yeou was; can tell yeou
fellers mile off; yes, can, by Kingdom
Now, ] calc'late there's somethin' goin' on
that's a fact-all- fredest raow areound this
yer taown, this MOI min 'beout somethin'
a feller never hearn'
All, That's what was coming at. Now
they say you've got new inyention--a
new tangled society, party or sector some
thing that's bound to get Christendom in
an uproar; how is it? 7el.
Eh, yes; when they goin' to bcginit
squire? -e , /,
O.. yeou giteout, sly dog, aint YOU oneof
EN-? s. 70 , qe.t
What! them fellows that's goin' TO raise
sin and break things? -9
don't know; | only ask ,you-contin-
ued the squire; only ask for information,
you see.
Wal, paow, look a here. feller never
made much by dod-rotted ignorance in
this land ofuniversal liberty and gineral
edecation; anda feller hates tew come right
daown and confess he,don-t know nothing,
that's a fact; but, squire, I've got tew ac-
knowledge the corn, a-a-nd it's no use talk
in; but darn my buttons tew apple sass, eff
l wont. as poor fellow as be, gin jist ten
shillins d upwards tew know what's kinder
busted raound here. 1s
/ Would you?
Wouldn't /? By golly. squire, | guess
yeeur the critter kin jist tell us all abeout
iii? ~ ,. .s
Pm justine man that can. ~. ss.
| knew yeou bel Grea at kingdom,
let's hear allabeout it. as
His-s-h, said the humorous man, his s-h!
live. been sounding you.
Yeou don't say so? echoes the citizen Of
Nutmeg. ai
Yes, strive have to be cautious.
Eh, yes, abstrac!edly responds the Nut
meyer. ~ aeF ee ss5t-
Can't speak out to everybody.
So.
Yes, sir; now know you're goolegg.
Aiggs2 s
"a Good egg-sound to the coreP ..
'Saound2 wouldn't wonder, never ailin
but once in my hull life; then | had the
darndest scratchin' time yeou ever did see,
l reckon. Ever had the itch, squireY
Never, thank yon.' ,
%, not at all squire, you are quite well
come, as Uncle Nat said, when he shotthe
Ingin,' .@u ~ aa
well, sir, now I'll give you whisper,
an idea of whaSs up; and if you love your
country Jq .assa
'Me7' Al, sse @ hs.
The land of the free, and the home of
the brayep ID 51 .eN %
'Grea7a-t Fourth Of July! pitch in the big
licks, SQUIRE gt ssss
sOur own, dear natige landl p
That's the ginger! go it, squirrel says
Nutmeg, 81 a .s.. E.. ~
Well, sir; now you just follow me over
to the hotel, so; now take n chair Here
I'VE are; now I'll give you the secret. You
tsee this is agrand secret societya] sFaf
Eh, yes. +. gr !!
And the greatest secrecy is to be adhered
10. Now rise, hold up both hands, high
above your head, so; now swear
Swear? can't dew it. squire e-agm my
religion. a' --'5'.N
IS Are YOU an Kmerican7 % 9tf'ls1
4 Am i? aint nothin' else, by Bunker
FHilll i.'as 's2 saa9729,~
Will you stand byyour country
Will IL Yes, sir; till Gabriel toots his
thornl .ao3 v.p ss@ ff$, 1~sA@
H.. m Il al, ~ ,,c,, ,,,;ll, STAND I,rg the