Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1854-08-09

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'Ycou don t say so 2 echoes the citizen of
Nutmeg.
yes, sir; we have to be cautious.
'Eh, yes, abstractly responds the Nut
meyer.
Cant speak out 10 everybody
So
Eyes sir; now know you're good egg
'Aiggsf
Good egg--sound to the corn
sSaound would mt wonder, never ailin'
but once in my hall life then | had the
darndest scrathin time you ever did see, !
reckon. Ever had the itch, squirrel
Never, thank you.
'Ah, not at all, squire, yeou are quite well
come, as uncle Nat. said when he shot the In
GIN
We'll, sir, now | Il give you in whisper
an idea of what up, and if you love your
country =
'Me
'The land of the free and the home of the
brave
sGrea-a-t Forth of July pitch in the big
ticks, squire =
Sour own dear natiUe land
'That's the ginger 60 it, squire says
Nutmeg.
We'll, sir, now you just follow ME over to
the hotel, so now take chair Here we
are now Ill give you the secret. You see
this is grand secret society
sEh, yes.
And the greatest secrecy is TO- Now, rise
hold up both hands high above your head, So,
now swear
Swear cant dew i, squire-it's agn my
religion
Are you an American 2
cam II l amt nothin' else by Bunker
Hill ?
/ will you stand by your country 2
eWill L? Yes, sir, till Grabrie. tootS his
horn
Then swear that you will stand by the
/ American eagle, the stars.and the stripes and.
never reveal the secrets.
Fourth of July and Bunker Hill : chimes
il the excited yankee.
'That's it good, good egg said the hui
morous man. Now, sir, you are one of US !;
you are Know Nothing.
'Ycou don't say so 7
Yes sir now we have some mysterious
signs and countersigns, by which you can
tell brother Of the society When you see
a man looking at you with his right eye shut
his hands in his pockets, and cigar
| should he be smoking) in the left side of
his mouth, you may know he's Know Moth
ing.
Eth, yes.
well, then, you 60 towards him and shut
your left eye. so; you bite the thumb ofyour
left hand il he bites
bites 2
Eyes, if he bites if he is really one Of EN-,
he viii say something in a grumbling tone
something like S@hat "a you mean 3 or do
YOU mean that Tor me ! Then he bites, you
see then you advance close, and say slowly:
air need in Gully.
Dutch, amt it 2 says yankee.
Well, no, not exactly It's our language.
Then he'll say 'wbat do you meant Mind
he II be very apt to say that once or twice
sure. You reply. ni5s'--don't forget, 'nibs,
stag his nibs Gully 2
'Nibs I? eh, yes
'Nibs Gully. how's nibs 7 You then APP
proach close up, shut the right eye, grasp his
hand, and put your left forefnger along side
of your nose, so. He'll then up and tell you
all about it.
Gle will? How many fellows in this town
have joined this society
ooh, hundreds nearly everybody you
meet is member; its raising the greatest
excitement imaginable Z
Beats Milleritcs | was one of them
Beats everything out, sir. Now, here's
the oath you swear by this emblem (ele-
waiting boot jack.l
What, a boot jack ?
Eyes, it looks like jack, butt it ANT, it
blind, mystery we swear by this. You
put your forefnger on your nose, shut one
eye, and swear never to reveal these our Sc
crets, so help your independence day Now
tonight, there viii be a crowd near the de-
pot, about dark when the crowd moves you
follow, thay viii take you to the secret