Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1854-09-07
INITIATING AN OUTSIDER.
BY JACK HUMPHREYS.

were, early one morning aroused from the
duness usually pervading The pouS, pnm,
and peaceabls town of East Nutmeg, by the
cry Of
"What is it all about?" "When did they
come p" chow many are they ?" What do
they lo1k like % "Did you see 'em :" care
they human critters 7" "What are they going
to do ?"
"Who % "What?"
"The Know. Nothings''
"Know-NothingS :" says native.
"Know-Nothing,"
"Well, I'd give a fo'pence to know" con-
tinued the native, ''Hhat in sin s't all
about 2"
40, you have mt seen emf" says a Jolly,
round visaged, bright eyed individual who
with other strangers, and natives of East Nut
meg, were gathered in knot aboutthe depot,
discussing the topic which had in single night
came, saw and took the town, "Have'nt
) seen them I"
"Seen who 7" says native.
"rhe Know .Nothngs."
"Know- Nothlngs Wal, kinder carlate /
have few"
20, you are one Of 'em, eh %
"Look here, squire, if yeou don't want
to be squsttin 'cross-legged in yon heap O.
sand, callate you'd better moi say my ede-
cation has heen NEGLECTED in onv sicb way
ssNot a. ali INV i.ar cir, 7 onlv nredicted
| ,b,t % vou wsrs ~ that is hans III mean do
von @ iuow q hats ont ?" '''0'' ~
; aye S; I'll tell you what's out, squire"
E ,,a oUu; mn" n;n To.s prr1er nr h,sotir, Tho
sohhath al tew flinders, rIayiD, keards in
4 iao D.""on rStss. harm ~ f'"''"
;, .pShow D. said the io,lv man ..T don't mean
hot snr, of work sinnoce Won are like the
s. ma f ST,, ,ts.. MIN n CIV .bto he
. I, sU
y 'ousn, t1s,;,. 5o ,,, oh,v,,
III ~. - al ,h. ;nIIv ,oolino man
,,u.na ,sa ~a" vaonr om t iobaoo I ,h.n ;,
o ,,V - Io,,, 80,
/. ,.6;, ,,ri w sat,;u, Li,1o, shorn e., ,oo 7
o.,,a,s Now IooL q, ha,s ,o,,;re 7 c;n ,.u
Il oai 49,. ia,e. 80 go , NJ. vi -, D."
eApIo' y. vn,'r. oorront IN cor, ,e,,r,s -.
..WniI Inew veOu was con telI veonr fei.
off. %re% s,yss yuou m'I NV CIH r;rgdoy I Now
# eIS o,l.,a ,hsra,S sonosth;n, go;n' om hats
!. t,ot III GtsJnSt ronr oreo, nd tb,s ver toswn
or ,hr ,ns henrt a' ,ometh;ns Ia'I faIsr eve,
or h.nrr ",o >,
3 nea.a e.at ,,o,s mh,,I>w,. coming ., Now
is ,hea 80, von n ,ye oot new ,nyen,ion-a new.
in e"oy .ai .ooi.tv ~ new order nortv or sec
~ % sSotneth;nS tb,ps hound to get Cbristendou
!. os so",e,ns 'nas h oGta" ~ " s ''''e'''''
n orr vss nb.r thew oo;n, IN beg;n II
et ,ou;re y;
h. he sq"f5e q"m yn, 81 ant civ acg amt va, one
~ ~" % w" ''' O.
:" em %whot tb.m fellow, that's going 10 r.is
10 .;n ord b,e,k things ~
ne S", I anu dor,t Ut onlv .,t voun con,inu.
H. c'';,o "om ..i on,, asI for in formoton vo
|
mWalI. naow. look a,bere, a feler neve
th NADIA mncb he dod Totted ipnorance in this Ian
o. nF un;rsrSo, I;b.rtv and gineraI edication. an
he feiisr ba,ss 10 come r;Sht Jaown and a CON
TO c,.s ha donIt Lnow no,b;n thaps . fact. bnt
.o"ara Tve ont to acknowledge the corn. an,
80 no rsa tsILing hnt durn nv hnttons to nn
Mo cans Of wunt. as n or fellow as be
ke p; P;u ;;st Ion eb;llinDs and unworls to knoy
a sh syho%. j,S' t;nder ,;" hnssd raonnd hers,
.e, mWond you ?"
i'm .WouIJn't II By eolly, squire, | CUES
mt veonr the critter can list tell all about il 3.
n. I'd, .G,rn IN 81 % the man Thai cam
nd .G Ine,v vaor he Grea.o.t KINGDOM. let,
so hear ali about il p,
"'"i sttGs'b :" said the humorous man. .bi
e- D,o bsen nd;ng yon ,,
nd ..v.on i;on,t saw 81 W echoes tbe citizen
ife If Nutmeq
sveo s;r. ve have N he cautious."
no arr rI'' as om' - shs,rac,edIv ,esnonds tho Mi
IS. r.,ar "' ''''
nit ..Can,, snesk oui N ev.rvbndyn
a aSo - 'p0''
avs cir. now T know YOU'RE a good egg -.
L oi;1n.1,, 81, 'e'
i'm mGooS egp-sound 10 the core ~
nd "Soonnd won'd,nt wonder, never ailin br
orcs ;Ou IN rnS bulI iii life. Than had tbe earnde,
Scratch;n, time yeou ever did see, reckon.
,ot Ever had the ich, souire q,
"Man.r n". vi ,ha"t vn,W
,e, m0 moi ot nil souirb. Won are ou,te welcom
-, I1nci. Nat said when he shot the Jngin. },
..WcIi s;, now III Give Won in w6isne
onI ;des WHATS nm. and if Won love vol
he onrntrv4,, on ~
nj, "Me2n
n. .Tba land of tbe free. and The home of III
as, braue!" .-.
yer "Grea- at Fouith OF July pitch in big licl
of squire" .....
ed "Our own dear native land p
in "Thars the ginger go it, SQUIRE" sa!
ust Nutmeg.
not "Well, sir now you just foller me over
nd the hotell, 50; now take chair. Here we
TO now I'll give you secret. You see lhiS IS
10Y grand secret society,""
TO- "Eh, yes"
"And the greatest secrecy IS 70 oe auhere