The Feliciana Democrat., 1855-10-27
aCbe ttlitiana lltmotrat.
GREAT Loss TO THE KNOW
.uaf He8gg NOTHINGS

.1af d8Qa2 NOTHlNGS
The foilomiug ccpita jeu desprit, from ono
Of the most humorous and popma, icraers Of
of Ms country. ,ciA remove "a ,crinkie' from
the ka,d,a and longest phis, eren ofa Kno,c
Nothing.
Monsieur Enquire Put me down of to
wisdraw from de Know Noting. He have
treat me wis yer much dissatisfactions.
Ne sail tell you You know when de Whig
send me de lot of Whig principil for my
countrymen--dc leetil cider-barrcl and log
cabin. and dc raccoon---l have YER mush
satislaclions Of de whig, and join his par
tee We'll find him yer strange partee.
| cannot understand him. He run here
and he run dare; he will be please at noting
he quarrel yid cbry body and ebry ting !;
he take side vid de abolition, and he quar-
rel vid de abolition he take side vid de
Mexican against his own countree; but
when de Mcricainc get de gold countrec,
begar he de frs man to run to de diggin.
He seem to have yer much vcrsatlite.
One half de time ] cannot tell If l am dc
whig orsome oder ting. So, as tell you
one time quit do whg, and join de demo-
crat Well understand him YER well. l
always find him one ting one ting at dc
Mort and de same at dc Sout. Bimeby
Monsieur Pierce and General Scott run for
do President, and links will vote one
time for General Scott vid dc Wing, be.
cause lie be Que vcr grand General.
Phc.e-c-w! when de vote come out, all
10 Wing vote vid dc Democrat, and leave
me dare by myself. yid yer great embarras
ments and notifications. Well, say de
Whig is all join de Democrat now and we
shall have great sociabilitc and fraternite,
and no more quarrel between de grand par
tees. Well Monsieur Peirce is make Pres
idont; and an dem ole Wing fall out vid
him right way fore he do any Ting to fall
out vid, lis most astonishing peoples.
WhcnI was one Whig, have one frien
who is yer partial to me; but when join
dc Democrat he turn cold to me, he polite
but have not dc sociabilities have been
use to. Well one day last year, meet him
in dc. street; and he say, why Monsieur,
how do you do" and he shake my hand
yid vcr much affections. "Ha," say lis
you come over to de Democrat? "Oh no
no, no, no." he say, Il quit all de ole partee.
(lnd he curse dem vid much contemt.) Den
lie say.I"If | Shall join any partee, b'liese
| shall join de new partce." "lla," | say,
what is dat new partee?" He say, "lelont
know noting bout him but da say he i YER
grand national partcc, which all dc Wing,
and Democrat is joining. Da tell me it's
de partee of peace, of liberte, equaite and
fraternite. Noclcctoncer in him, no stump
speak, all quiet" "Hah," l say dat is one
grand partee. What you call him?" He
say some call him Kno,c-.Noting and some
call him SAM" Begar, say, Il yer sorry
OF TO have such name for one grand partce.
| shall suppose by his name he is one fool
neeg,r." "Oh, pooh, pooh,' he say, and he
look leetil red. and leetil fret. Den he
tell me da call him Knom.Noting, because he
WilShot talk and quarrel bout de polite !;
and because he act like he know-.Noting
bout de matter. And he tell me Sam mean
de United Stqte of to show dat de partcc
comprehend de whole natiu. Well, say
"he got any raccoon and cider barrel in him?
He say mo, dat is de whig principel, and
de whig is dead well | 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
de frs respectabilitc. "-"ah, | say dat is yer
fine; how den shall we gct into him. He
say da have meetings to take in de mem
bcrs and if you will go vd me tonight, ]
will 90 vid you and see if da viii take Us
in. We'll, he come up at s o'clock, and IN
take me up one street and up one oder, and
into and into one dark alley, and come to
one big house, vid all de door shut, and he
say tap tap, tap, on de door. and one man
say tap, tap, inside; den he say Tap, and toder
say tap, and open de door, and stand dere
wis one big sword in he hand. say to my
tren, dis is not de Nnow-Notng house, it
is de barrack, De man say If you wish to
join de know-notings dis is de place. My
frien he does not talk, so | talk | say,
"Yes, sair, we wish to join him." De man
say, is you twenty-one year of agc?"
say, "Yes saire."
He say "Was you born of protestant pa
rent?
| say, when L was born did not hnom
nOting.' 'H .iE
'"'Ah," he say "you is de yer man for de
order yOU WAS horn N L,,,o,, nofi,,r | don't