Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-09-12
THE FRrNcHMAN AND THE z. Ms.

wrinkle" from the hardest and longest phiz, even of
a Know Nothing:
A GREAT LOSS TO KNow-NoTHINGs.
MONSIEUR ENQUIRE Put me down of to wisdraW
from de Know-Noting. He have treat me WIS yer
much dssatisfactions Me shall tell you. You kno"
when de Wing send me de lot of Wing princlpIl Tor
nv countrymen--de leeti cider barrel and log caon'
and de raccoon-I have much satistactlons OF de
Wing and join his partee. Well, IND INN one
yer strange partee. | cannot understand him. tie
run here and he run dare; he will be please at not
ing he quarrel vid ebry body and eory ting ne
take side vd de abolition and he quarrei wa ae ao
clifton he take side vid de Mexican against ms own
countree but when de Mericane get de gold coun-
tree begar he de frs man to de dlggIn lie seem
to have yer much versatilite One half de time
cannot tell if am de Wing some toder ting. 50,
as tell you, one time quit de wing ana JON oe
Democrat Well, | understand HIM yer well.
always find him one ting-one ting at de Mort and
de same at de Sout Bmeby Monsieur Pierce and
General Scott run for de President, and thinks
will vote one time for General Scott vid de hlg be-
cause he be one yer grand General. Ph-e-e-e.w!
when de vote come out all de Wing vote vld de
Democrat and leave me dare by myself, yd yer
great embarrassments and notifications wen, L
say de Wing is all join de Democrat now, ana we
shall have great sociabilte and traternte, and no
more quarrel between de grand parties. wen,
Monsieur Pierce is make President; and all dem ole
Wing fall out vid him right way, fore he DO any
ting to fall out vd IT'S most astonishing peoples.
When was Wing, have one frien who is
yer partial to me; but when join de Democrat ne
turn cold to me-he polite, but have not de socia-
bilites have been use to. Well, one day last year,
sieur, how do you ?" and he shake my hand vid
yer much affections. "Ha," say, "is you come
over to de Democratic "Oh no, no, no." he say
81 quit all de ole partee," (and he curse dem Vld
much contemps) Den he say, If join any par
tee, b'lieve shall join de new partee." Ha," l
saw "what is dat new partee?" He say, " don't
know noting bout him; but da say ne is yer grand
national partee. which all de Wing and Democrats
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equalite and fraternite. No electoneer in him, no
stump speak, all quiet" "Ra" say, I" dat is one
grand partee. What you call himy' He say
some call him Hnooc-N0ting and some call hlln
Sum-" "Begar," l say, g sorry of to have
such for grand partee. shall suppose
by his dat he is one 1oOI neeger" ''Oh, pooh,
pooh" he say, and he look leetil red, aud eetl
fret. Den he tell me da call him hnop Aoting, be
cause he will talk and quarrel bout do politic
and because he act like he Knoao-Noting bout de
matter. And he tell me Sam mean de United St0tes
of to show dat de partee comprehend de whole ma
ton, Well, say, dis is yer good explanations.-
Noting if you will l will" well" say, {" he
got any Eaccoon and cider barrel and !og:cabn in
him - He say mo dat is de whig prine l and
and you join him. "Ah, but" he say, "da tell
cannot join dat way; he is very select, and
only take in gentlemens OF de frs lespectabifte -
All" say, !" dat is yer fine; how den shall we
get into him ~ He say da have meetins to take in
de members, and if you will go vid me tonight
will go vd you and see if da will take in WE'LL
he come at 8 o'clock, and he take down
street, and up oder, and into dark alley and
come to che big house, vid all de door shut, and he
say tap, tap de door; and one man say tap, tap,
inside; den he say tap and toder say tap and open
de door, and stand dare vd big sword in he
hand. sly my frien dis is not de know-Noting
house, it is de barrack. De say, if you wish to
join de Know Noting dis is de place. My frlen he
does talk, so l talk: say, Yes sair, wish
to join him." De man say, as you twenty-one
year of age?"
say, Yes sair."
He say, "Was you born of Protestant parent?"
l say, I" When was born did not knoao noting."
" Ah he say, "you is de yer man for de ORDER
you was born kn0to noting. don't tink it is nee
essair to ask you any more question"
Den he hand me de book and he swear me dat
will tell what see in de house.
Well, swear, for l can see noting.
Den de man leave us and go into one oder room;
and when he gone, my frien say, "Lagatelle, don't
you say any ting and he will forget to me-"
We'll de man come back and forgit him huff.
He take us in one room. where is de grand assem-
blage, vid de flag and de book, and one man sitting
up bove de rest, whom da call de orthy Vice
President. was very happy too see de Vice Pres
ident, for thought he dead
So he take US to de Vice President and introduce
us to him; and I say, Mr. King, | have great
satisfactions of to you, for fought you
dead" Den all de company latf, and confuse me
much and one man say, perceves broder
Bagatee will make splendid KnoaO- Nothing.
Den dc vice PRESIDENT swear ME one oder long
oath, which takes out of respect to lie Vice Presi-
dent, and because thinks all dc foreigner in dis
ccuntree is de Aiericane citizen.
Den de Vice President sit down. and one man set
above him, whom da call de President; he knock
on de board vid leetil mallet and all stand up.
look at him, and know he is not Monsieur Pierce,
for have see him two tree time Den know de
Vice President is not Mr. King, and l most drop
down vd confusions and notifications.
Well de President turn to de Instructor,
and de Instructor he tell great many ting. He
tell must put my hand cross my mout so-and go
up to de President And when retire, must put
1t SO gl.-ard go up to Vice President He teach
me de word to get in de lodge, and two tree 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 scratch my rien's hand via de
toretinger, and to drop de paper about and to cry
on, oh oh, and hio, hio bio, and great many ting
which have not de capacite Of to remember, when
L am to use him.-So beg him to have de kind
ness Of to repeat some ting, to help my recolecons
So say, p" what you call dat when you scratch de
hand and hook de two finger togeder ?"
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 eyer" Here de Instructor get angry,
and will not tell me any "Parbleu!'
1 tinks "dis is de most fantastcal partee have
ever see" Well when he get all de sign, and
creep and toder ting, look for my frien an he is
gone, and cannot see him any where. Den de In
structor tell me must go back to de President. 1
saw " Sair, l have yer much fatigue, have not
uppose it wassuch dculte of to get into de Know