The true Democrat., 1855-09-25


 huff He take us in one room, where is de grand assemblage, vid de flag and de book, and one man setting up bove de rest, whom da call de worthy vice president. I was very happy to see de vice president, for 1 fought he was dead.
 So he take us to de vice president and intro duce us to him; and say, "Mr King, I have yer great satisfactions of to see you for fought you was dead" Den all de company laff, and confuse me yer much and one man say, per- ceives broder Bagatelle will make one splendid k'aoa0 nothing.
 Den de vice president swear me one oder long oath, which takes out of respect to de vice president, and because I tinks all de fo- reigner in dis countree is de Americana citizen.
 Den de vice president sit down, and one man set above him. whom da call de president; he knock on de board vid one leetl mallet and all stand up. look at him, and I know he is not Monsieur Pierce, for I have see him two three time. Den know de vice president is not Mir. King and most drop down vid con- fusions and notifications
 Well de president turn us over to de instruc- tor, and de instructor he tell me great many ting. He tell must put my hand cross my mout so-and go up to de president And when l retire, mus put it so gin-and go up to vice president. He teach me de word to get in de lodge, and two tree sort of pass word, and sign and greep and how to put de hand on de.coat, and to draw de finger and tum cross de eye, and to scratch my frien's hand vid de fore finger, and to drop de paper about, and to cry oh, oh, oh, and hio, Mo, h-i-o, and great many ting which have not de capacite of to remember, when I am to use him. So beg him to have de kind ness of to repeat some ting, to help my recol lections. So say "what you call dat when you scratch de hand and hook de two finger to- geder? He say "you scratch de hand' to find out when one man is know nothing, and if he is, den he will hook de finger
 "And what you call when you put de tum and finger in de eye?' Here de instructor get angry, and will not tell me over any more.- Parbue." ] tinks, "dis is de most fantasti- cal partee 1 have ever see." We'll when he get over all de sign, and greep and toder ting, look for my frlen and he is gone, and cannot sec him any where. Den de instructor tell me 1 must go back to de president. l say, "Sair, l have yer much fatigue, 1 have not suppose it was such difticulte of to get into de know no- thing; and 1 tink will wisdraw' He say, "you can't wisdraw now, you have swear eter- nal fidete to de know nothing and you can't Wisdraw wisout one regular dismission." Den l get very uneasy, for dis have de appearance to me of yer great tyrannicalness and not ofde Mericane lberte.
 1 Well, he take me to de president, al de pre- sdent give me one long talk; and den 1 getin- to de know noting. Wel what shall do? get in and can't get out. stay dare sixteen day, and l look at de book to see who is all my partee, and dare l find my fren have join de know noting sixty-tree day before he came to me to join! Den feel yer great indignations for he cheat me in ebry tins. We'll, when de know noting meet, get up and move to expel Jo ohn SmIt, because he IS not one gentlemans tG be ln de select partee; and because he cheat me all de time. Den de president say to me broder Bagatclle, dis is a society of broderly love, and you lay yourself liable to expulsion ! for such remark bout beloved brcder. But we excuse you as you is not well acquaint wis de rule of de order. If your broder has con- init one fault, go and tell him his fault private | lee.'' l say, :" he know all his fault before he commit em; for what den shall l tell him his
 fault: If you please, sair, give me my dismiss slon." lie say, mot till after de mayors cleo ton, broder Bagatellt; you must stay and ! vote for broder Jones before you leave" 1 Isay, "begar 1 shall not vote for him: he i; de ole dead whig"
 But" he say, "vou must vote for him;' and he read to me my oath, and what all dt know noting will do to me if don't and he frighten me yer much. Den Iwish de diablt have all de know noting in de worl. We'll, stay dare four mont, and all de time have tC vote for de ole dead whig. He will not let mt vote one time for de democrat. Begar, me quit him any how; and me shall see what he will do RUSE BAGATELLE