Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-08-02
A KNOW yoT4IrG SKINNED.
TFnom the Western journal.


.mmOyt.t Tom, md once a u,cm'e. - o,
Democratic party is the present Know Notl "
candidate for Congress in the Ashland ~
tucky) district, il Opposition 10 lsnOs A. "a
.Ison, Esq, lhe Democratic nonInce. &c
S"cks ago, ne was unfOrtu st Ns 90
eouuter the young giant II w. Wpol ~,
If F;.yet.e. = Nich0lssyile, and & yay a I
gentleman took # hbe Doctors t'als VA :
cautI n 10 all backsliding sinner. fot (
WoOlley IS a CO. fidate fer attorney anc a,
and b I'd visited Niehols Sville for tb' lurI
IF addressing the people, when DR.. N Ia.
Hls liberalization 70 reply. and dit :,
withsta ndIns he VS. out vi place. Wool Y
maze lie op> ming speech, al Ma.-nall 1
lowed; bdt when the former oa,ne 70 close. 10
made the fur fly after the follos ..'g ma
uer. He said
at should be noted that in his frst sresct
ne ha5 not alluded TO the doctor, ar ENC"
the attack OF the latter was the I.-re in A
:ussble. Said Mr.. Woolley, The q tlemaa
says that, il | 1--we - his age, wal change
nv opinions oi. certain subjects. If L I've e.
niS age, and do as ne has do1e, I shall hange
ny opinions god rlany times. he also
claims 20 b, a sort of COUSIN. Docs TIE gcn-
tleman know whe nee his AuI,hil CONS, IL
not J., will lnfCrn, MIN: il comes throu "a one
John Pre- Ston, Mo was q ful! bloodeu Irish
man and tho gent msn ls nearer of kin -
he said Jonn tbaH L am, and hence he 1as
more Irish blood in his veins; and hence To-
day he has been pouring uOstreientieSs abuse
on his own blood relation"
The gentle, an, tnen, is my c,Husln, said Mr..
w Then turning 10 him, Mr.. W. sald :" I'D
certain questions to put To his cousin blllck-
RumOr has boen busy with cousin Ellie = > po-
!itical opinions. 10 it true that this Is the
same cousin Ellick who, as rumor says. was
warm, devoted, and rampant Wing up tO lo4Nr
Is this the same cousin Ellick wac, l.. lS4O,
professed to renOunce his Whiggery, and come
over to the Democratic party and embrace its
principles? Is this the same cousin kIlick
who, in 1874 declared in this court house
that, in his heart of hearts, be hated Mr.. Clay
and loved TO hate him l. this -ue same
cousin Elick who, in lS47, denounced the
Native American party and its principles de-
claring It to be a miserable faction, whose
principles were unfit for this county, hustile
TO the American institutions, and which had a
fit representative in the miserable Trsbue,
and do / now behold this same cousin FL
lick not only advocating the principles which
he then denounced, but in a form a thous-
and times more Objectionable and obGOxious,
Is this the same cousin Ellick who was a
democratic candidate for Congress in lo47, aud
for whom (then a boy) shouted whe. L was
raised upon the shoulders OF a brawny Irish
man, VINO bade me hurrah for my O. asin,
Ellick, what are you / must illcstra.e your
had a very choice t-nei oc pointer dogs and
having a litter of Bne pups he promised
seld one to his friend Jones, whn lived - e
four f-e miles distant. Sc one 81 nc
called mis- negro servant Jack and toll hiIa TO
take one of those pups, with his compliments
to Mr.. Jones. Jack put the pup IL a meal
bag and started off but on the way be stopped
at a little grocery by -he way sid TO g. a
drink. Laying down lis bag OuIsile. some
wags discovered what was in it, aLl, king
CUT the pup, they put pig In it, place. Jack
having got his drink, took up his bal sud
started on hisjourney. Haying arrived Mr.
Jones's house, he made known ~ thaJ gentle
man the object of his visit. Mr.. Jones Highly
delighted al ne present, took aold Of the bag.
anu emptving ont its Contents, out camC the
pig. Both parties expire ssed their astoIi a.
| lrent, AMI, 6naily, Mr.. Jones, little ind. =
naut tcld JACK tc -ake the pig back to p
master, and tell hin mat hc did 2ot waE' -
pigs.
On his return, Jack sgaiL stopped at the
grocery to gel another drink. The sane wags
took the pig out OF the hag ana retu.ned The
pup When Jack sot home Le told has mastes
what had happened. His master was IN TURF
indignant, ard asked Jack if he did not know
a pup from pig. Taking hold of tie bag he
turned it bottom side up, WHEN out fell thu
pup. Pointing his finger at the PUP and lo k
ing eternity at Jack. he asked: " D. Yea all
thaC pig, you rascal ?" JACK raised nis
hand in profound sstoni~hment ard exclain I:
=" For God sake massa ne be pa. OF pup ''.st
when he chooses Now, cousin EIlick, al
NJ. W, what ar" you-pig OF pup
Our intOrnIGnts, a couple of friy nds fr IA
JessamIne, say the courthouse was stand
when they left but they are certsin that yIs
shout that went up snOOk that edifce TO Is
fOundGti IN. This is what we call gett x
Ellick."