Butte record., 1856-04-26
HlisteIlanrnns.
a Night with the Kneyv-NotIi-
fHgs,
UNCLE JAKE'S EXPERIENCE.
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UNCLE JAKE'S EXPERIENCE.
BY HIS NEPHEW.
Thar never was a better dimicrat
than Uncle Jake Rogers on the yearth,
alters attending barbecues and speech
flying every chance, and like the Par
son, could give a reason for the faith
that was in him-he has alters
been looked up to as a sort Of oracle in
perlitical matters, and noes the history
of the United States Bank and its or
ful iniquities, the tariff and its oppres-
sors. the distribution of the public
lands and all them measures tie old
wings used to try to fix on the people
SO hard. In fact, Uncle was a dimi-
erat from the top of his head to the sole
Of his feet, and from one side all thro-
to the other, and Aunt Nancy, his
wife, was just as rambunctious on the
subject as himself, only little more
SO.
Now, Mr.. Eastman, l don't like to
expose Uncle Jake, but the thing is SO
good, III have to tell you all about
it.
Last summer thar cum into our set
tlement nice young man sent out as |
larnt, from your place to make
No Nuthins, but he didn't let US
all no what he cum for at fust. How
someyer, he linked in quite lot on 'em
principally Wings, and | larnt that
sum on 'em intended tryin thar hands
on Uncle Jake. Thinks /, old fellers,
you'll be barkin' up the wrong tree,
sertin, but the fust thing | noed they
got hold of the old man, treated him,
told him that all the dimicrats was
jinin on 'em-that it wasn't no whig
trick, nor nuthin' Of that sort-that
the Pope of ''yoan' vaa cummin
here to use up our Government, to
make priests of the boys an nuns Of
all the gals-that all the other demo
limitations wpd have to cave in, and
wear crosses an kiss the Popes big toe
that the No Nuthins were goin to
stop all these evil things-goin' to
regenerate the land, and bring things
back to the days Of Gineral jackson;
that Governor Jackson's folks war all
fur 'em, tooth and toe nail, and what
with one thing and another, the fust
thing Uncle Jake noed he Was a reg
ular ringtailed No Nuthin. They dun
the old man at mite, and arter it was
all over, he started home, an as he
went along his mind was full of mis-
givings, how could be face the ole
oman! What would General Jack
son say if he was alive! How could he
meet his ole dimicratic friends agin!
and he suddenly recolleted that the
Union, (the old watcA,nan on the tower
Of our Perliticel Zion, as he used to
call your pape) was opposed to it
All these things begin to work in I'm
Gle Jake's mind, till by the time he
got home he was in powerful swiv-
It.
He found Aunt Nancy sitting up
for him, an Unkle Jake sez he never
was ashamed to meet her afore.
"WelI jake" SCI she, "what on
yearth has kept you out 50 late at
night!" for Unkle Jake was very reg
ular in his habits.
"Why Nancy, ben round-atten-
din a neetin to nite.'' ses be quite
hesitatin like.
''What kind Nv a meetin," ses she.
WA sort Of perlitical meet
in," shiyerin all over, fur he was pow
erful oneasy by this time.
"Well' ses she, ''if you've been
tryin to he'd these No Nuthins, I amt
got any more to say, for you couldn't
be in better business, fur | larn
that some as call themselves dimicrats
have jined 'em. | don't ike EN- no
how, Jake, fur they don't cum out open
and above board, but are pokin round
at mites IL alleys and dark places;
but thank the Lord you aint wun on
EN-, fur no | couldn't live with one
on EN- to save my life. But what
makes you look so, Jacob! are you
sick! Bless my life if You aint got
chill On you, and your hands as cold
as ice. What's the matter, Jake?'
''Nuthin much" says Unkle Jake,
81 don't feel very well to mite, ole o.
man, an I'll go to bed" 50 sayin he
slipt into bed, and the old woman ar
ter him.
Bimeby Unkle Jake, arter tossin
and rollin about, gifts to sleep, and
dremt that all his dimicratic friends
he used to be with so much would not
have nuthin to do with him, and that
he could't no longer vote his old tick
ct; for his old friends and his old prin-
] eiples, and he groaned il. spirit.
Aunt Nancy walked up skeered to
deth; an Unkle Jake had to out with
! tho whole thing. Aunt Nancy ;urnn-