The Feliciana Democrat., 1855-10-27

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: So he take us to dc Vice President and
introduce us to him; and say, "Mr. King,
| have yer great satislactions of to see you
for fought you was dead" Den all de
company laf, and confuse me yer much !;
and one man say, | perceives brOdcr Baga-
tclle will make one splendid Kno,o Noting.
Den de Vice President swear me one
oder long oath, which | takes out of re-
spect to de Vice President, and because |
links all dc foreigner in dis countree is de
Mericaine citizen.
Den de Vice President sit down, and one
man set above him, whom da call de Presi-
dent; he knock on de board vid one leetil
mallet, and all stand up. | look at him
and know he is not Monsieur Pierce, for
| have see him two or three time. Den l
know de Vice President is not Mr.. King,
and | most drop down vid confusions and
notifications. n5a p 6 ~
Well dc President turn us over to de In
structor, and de instructor tell me great
many ting. He tell must put my hand
cross my mout so, and 60 up to de president
and when l retire, mus put it so gin, and
go up to dc Vice President. He teach me
dc word to get in de lodge, and two tree
sort Of password, and sign and creep, and
how to put de hand on de coat, and to draw
dc finger and tum cross dc eye, and to scrach
my frien's hand vid de forefnger, and to
drop de paper about, and to cry oh, oh, oh,
and lilo, hio, h-i-o, and great many ting
which | have not de capacite of to remem-
Der, when | am to use him. So beg him
to have dc kindness Of to repeat some ting
to help my reccollections. So say what
you call dat when you scratch dc hand and
hook de two finger togeder?"
lie say ''yon scratch de hand" to find out
when one man is Know-Noting, and if he
is den he will hook de finger.
"And what you call when you put de tum
and finger in dc eye?' Here de instructor
get angry, and will not tell me over any
more, "Parbleuw | thinks dis is de most
fantastical partee have ever see." Well
when he get over all dc sign, creep and to-
der ting, look for my frien, an he is gone
and | cannot see him any where. Den de
Instructor tell me must go back to de Pres
ident. say "Sair, | have yer much fatigue
! have not suppose it was such difficulte of
to get into de Know-Noting and l tink l
wisdraw. "He say you cant wisdraw wis.
out one regular dismission." Den get very
uneasy, for dis have dc appearance to me Of
yer great tyranicalness, and not Of dc Mcr-
icane liberte. Well he take me to dc Pres
ident and de President give ME one long
talk and den ! get into de kow-Noting.
Well what shall do? get in and cant
get out, stay dere sixteen day, and look
at de book to see who is all my partee, and
dare find my frien have join de Know-not
ing sixty-tree day before he come to me to
join! Den | feel yer great indignations, for
he cheat me in ebry ting, WE'LL when de
know-Noting meet, get up and move to
expel John Smit, because he is not one gen
tlemans to be in de select partce and be-
cause he cheat me all de time. Den de pres
ident say to me, "Broder Bagatelle, dis is a
society of broderly love, and you lay your
self liable to expulsion for such remark
bout a beloved broder. But we excuse you
as you is not well acquaint wis de rule of
de order. lfyour broder has commit one
fault, go and tell him his fault prvatelec." !"
| say, she know all his fault before he com
nit EN- for what den shall | tell him his
faultY II you please sair give me my dis
mission" Hesay, mot till after dc Mayors
election, broder Bagatelle: vou must STAY
and vote for brodcr Jones Fefore Won lea,e.p
! say, "bcgar shall not vote ior alu Ne
is de old dead Wing" He say, "yoI Mu,t
vote for him." and he read to me my oath,
and what all de Know-Noting will do to
me if | don't; and he frighten me very
much. Den / wish 10 diable have all de
Know-Noting in de worl. Well, Istay dere
four mont, and all de time | have to vote
for'de ole dead Wing. He will not let me
vote one time for dc Democrat. Begar, me
quit him any how, and me shall see what
he will do. RUSE BAGATELLE.