New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-08-09
The yEny she Turned Him.

The most bigoted and unreasonable party manswe
met with was Jack D.. now q prosperous and in
fuential attorney in S. county, in this State.
At the time Of which we are writing, he was red
hot Democrat and his chief pleasure seemed to con-
sist in making the factas notorious possible to the
whole world. His friends and acqqaintanees who
knew him well, and whom he had often victimized,
with one consent pronounced Jack q bore, and his
politics nuisance but with a stranger the thing
was essentially different. Seized by the button at
the moment of introduction, Jack would astonisfn
him by rapid rehearsal OF the articles Of has potit-
cal creed-and branch out into interminable rhap
soy the manifest destiny Of the great Democratic
party.
One unucky day Jack met, at the house Of a inu-
tua friend ayoung lady of great personal beauty and
Accomplishments attracted by her Ioreiness, and
captiyated by her intelligence he became assiduous
in his attentions, forgot for while his principles,
and without enquiring what might be the political
preference of his e ylove,' imprudenty proposed,
was accepted and they we're married.
The wedding was over, the guests had departed,
the happy pair had retired to their chamber, and
were snugly ensconsced in bed, when Jack, in the
course of q quiet conversation with his wife, unwit
tingly alluded to his fayorite subject by casually
speaking of himself as q Democrat.
What!n said She turning sharply and suddenly
upon him, 6 are you Democrat ts'ss
g Yes, madam" replied Jack, delighted with the
idea of having patient listener to his long restrained
oratory q / am a Democrat, real, Jefersonian
Democrat, attached to the principles Of the great
Democratic party; regular ontrand donter, double
dyed and twisted in. wool. =
= Just double and twist yourself out Of this bed
then" interrupted his wife. II am Wing, and
will never sleepwitha any man protesting the abomi-
nabIe doctrines you doR a}!3
Jack was speechless from absolute amazement.
That the very wife Of his bosom should prove trai
tor was horrible--she must be jestng. He remon-
strated-in vain tried persuasio twas useless
entreaty-twas no go She was in sober earnest, and
the only alternative left him was prompt renuneia
ton of his heresy, or bed in another room. Jack
did not hesitate.
10 give up the great and established doctrines Of
his party, to renounce his allegiance to that faith
which had become Unidentified with his very being, to
be ruled by the mere whim and caprice OF a woman,
was utterly ridiculous and absurd, and be threw
himself from the bed and prepared to quit the room,
AS he was leaving the door. she called to him,
saw my dear, when you recant your heresy, and re-
pent your past error just knock at my door, and per-
haps will let you in.
The door was violently slammed to, and Jack pro-
| ceded wrathfully in quest of another apartment
A sense Of insulted dignity, and firm conviction
that he was martyr in the right cause strengthened
his pride and he resolved to mold OUT tt ne forced
IN The morning she met him as if nothing had hap
pened but whenever Jack ventured to allnde to the
rapture of the night previous, there was Laughing
dey in her eye that bespoke consciousness OF her
power and extinguished hope.
second night he repaired to his lonely couch,
and second day was repetition Of the frst-no al
fusion was made to the forbidden subject on either
| side There was q look of quiet happiness and
cserfulness about his wife that puzzled Jack sorely,
and he felt that all idea of forcing her into surren
| der must be abandoned. a.1S.s
third night he was alone with his thoughts. His
reflections were more serious and composed than on
the night previous. What they were of course was
only known to himself but they seemed to result in
something decided for about midnight three distinct
raps were made at his Wife's door. No answer s.
The signal was repeated in louder tone; still all
was silent: and the third time the door shook with
| the violent attack from the outside. ss:sst..
who's there . cried his wife, just aroused from
o deep Sleep
Is me, my dear; and perhaps q little the best
Wing ynn ever saw
The revolution in his opinions was radical and per
mauent. He removed to another county, became
popular, offered himself as candidate on the Wing
ticket for the Legislature and was elected. and for
several sessions renresented his adopted county as
firm and decided Wing, although not SO noisy and
disputatious as before.