The Feliciana Democrat., 1855-11-03
Tks fdiians Democrat.
GREAT LOSS TO THE KNOW
NOTHINGS fr

1hR J0HOW1Ug CdpHd1 Jeu u eSp~r JsWs ".
of tie NEST humorous and popular ,cviters of
Of the country, ciA remoue "a ,orinkle" from
the hardest and longest phis, even Of a h"o'o
Nothing.
Monsieur Enquire Put me down Of to
wisdraw from de Know-Noting. he have
treat me wis yer much dissatisfactions.
Me soil tell you. You know when de Wing
send me de lot of 'Whig principil for my
countrymen-de leetil cider-barrel and log
cabin, and de raccoon-I have yer mush
satisfactions Of de whig, and join his par
tee. Well find him yer strange partee.
1 cannot understand him. He run here
and he run dare; he will be please at noting
he quarrel vid ebry body and ebry ting I;
he take side vid de abolition, and he quar-
rel vid de abolition; he take side vid dc
Mexican against his own countree; but
when de Moricaine get de gold countree,
begar he de frs man to run to de dlggin.
He seem to have yer much versatilite.
One half de time cannot tell if / am de
whig or some oder ting. So, as | tell you
one time Iquit de whig, and join de demo
crat. Well understand him yer well.
always find him one ting; one ting at de
Mort and de same at dc Sout. Bimeby
Monsieur Pierce and General Scott run for
de President, and | thinks will vote one
time for General Scott vid de Wing, be-
cause he be one YER grand General. :,
Phe.e.e-w! when de vote come out, all
de Whig vote vid de Democrat, and leave
me dare by myself, vid yer great embarras.-
ments and notifications. Well, | say de
Wing is all join de Democrat now and we
shall have great sociabilite and fraternite,
and no more quarrel between de grand par
tees. Well Monsieur Peirce is make Pres.
idcnt; and an dem ole Wing fall out vid
him right way, fore he do any Ting to fall
out vid! Tis most astonishing peoples.
When was one Wing, ! have one frien
who is yer partial to me; but when join
de Democrat he turn cold to me, he polite
but have not de sociabilities have been
use to. Well one day last year, meet him
in de street; and he say, "Why Monsieur,
how do you do 7" and he shake my hand
vid yer much affections. "Ha," say lis
you come over to de Democrat? "Oh no
no, no, no." lie say, Il quit all de ole partee.
land he curse dem vid much contemt.) Den
he say, "If shall join any partee, ! blieve
I shall join de new partee." "Ha," ! say,
what is dat new partee" He say,"l don't
know noting bout him but da say he is yer
grand national partec, which all de Wing,
and Democrat is joining. Da tell me It's
de partee of peace, of liberte, equalite and
fraternite. No elcctioneer in him, no stump
speak, all quiet" Hail." / say "dat is one
grand partee. What you call him?" He
say "some call him Kno,o-.Noting and some
call him SAN" Begar, say, Il yer sorry
of to have such name for one grand partee.
shall suppose by his name he is one fool
neeger." "Oh, pooh, pooh,,' he say, and he
look leetil red, and leetil fret. Den he
tell me da call him Know.Noting, because he
will not talk and quarrel bout de polite
and because he act like he Kno,o-Noting
bout de matter. And he tell me Sam mean
de United State Of to show dat de partee
comprehend de whole nation. Well, say
she got any raccoon and cider barrel in him!
He say mo, dat is de whig principel, and
de whig is dead" swell | say, "you tell
EN- and you join him." "Ah, but" he say
ida tell me we cannot join dat way he is
yer select, aud only take in gentlemens Of
dc frs respectabilitc. "-"ah', say dat is yer
fine how den shall we get into him?" He
say da have meetings to take in de mem
bers, and if you will go vid me tonight, ]
will 60 yid you and see if da will take US
in. Well, he come up at o'clock, and he
take me up one street and up one oder, anC
into and into one dark alley, and come tt
one big house, vid all de door shut, and hi
say tap, tap, tap, on de door. and one maj
say tap, tap, inside; den he say tap, and todel
say tap, and open de door, and stand der
wis one big sword in he hand. | say to m.
frien, dis is not de Nnow-Noting house, i
is de barrack, De man say if you wish t
join de know.notings dis is de place. M.
frien he does not talk, so l talk say
"Yes sair, we wish to join him." De maj
say, is you twenty-one year of age?"
I say, "Yes sairc."
He say "Was you born of protestant pa
rent?
l say, "when l was born did not kxo,
noting
"Ah," he say "you is de yer man for d
order, you was born kno,o noting. l don
tink it is neccessair to ask you any NOR
question"
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