The Feliciana Democrat., 1855-11-03

President for fought he was dead.
So he take us to de Vice President and
introduce us to him; and say "Mr. King,
I have yer great satisfactions Of to see you
for fought you was dead" Den alf de
laff, and confuse me yer much ;
Ind one man say, | perceives broder Baga-
telle will make one splendid Kno,c Noting.
Den de Vice President swear me one
oder long oath which l 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 oil stand up. / look at him
and know he is not Monsieur Pierce, for
have see him two or three time. Den
know de Vice President is not Mr.. King,
and most drop down vid confusions and
notifications.
Well de President turn us over to de In
structor, and de instructor tell me great
many ting. He tell I must put my hand
cross my mout so, and 60 up to de president
and when retire, mus put it SO gin, and
90 up to dc Vice President. He tench me
de 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
de finger and tum cross de eye, and to scrach
my frien's hand vid de forefnger, and to
drop de paper about, and to cry oh, oh, oh,
and hio, hio, h-i-o, and great many ting
which have not de capacite Of to remem-
ber, when I am to use him. So l beg him
to have de 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?"
He say "you 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 de eye?" Here de instructor
get angry, and will not tell me over any
more, "Parbleup l thinks dis is de most
fantastical partee have ever see" Well
when he get over all de sign, creep and to-
der ting, look for my frien, an he is gone
and l cannot see him any where. Den de
Instructor tell me Imust 60 back to de Pres
ident. l say "Sair, l have yer much fatigue
| have not suppose it was such difficulte of
to get into de Know-Noting and | tink |
wisdraw. "He say you cant wisdraw wis.
out one regular dismission." Den get very
uneasy, for dis have de appearance to me Of
yer great tyranicalness and not of de Mer.
icane liberte. Well hA take me to de Pres
ident and de President give me one long
talk and den get into de Kow-Noting.
Well what shall l do? l get in and cant
get out, stay dere sixteen day, and l 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, well, when dc
Know-Noting meet, get up and move to
|expel John Smit, because he is not one gen
tlemans to be in de select partee 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 beloved broder. But we excuse yor
as you is not well acquaint wis de rule O.
de order. If your broder has commit ont
fault, go and tell him his fault privatelee.
| say, she know all his fault before he com
nit EN- for what den shall | tell him hi
fault?' If you please sair give me my dis
mission" He say, mot till after de Mayors
election, broder Bagatelle; you must sta,
and vote for broder Jones before you leave.
Isay, "bcgar shall not vote for him h
is de old dead Wing" He say, "you mus
vote for himi.D and he read In ma NV oath
and what all de Know-Noting will do t.
me if l don't; and he frighten me yer.
much. Den l. wish le diable have all d
Noting in de worl. Well, stay der
four mont, and all de time ! have to vot
for de ole dead Wing. He will notlet m
vote one time for de Democrat. Begar, m
quit him any how, and me shall see wha
he will do. RUSE BAGATELLE.