The Southern star. (Panola, Miss.) 1856-1856, 1856-03-15
A NIGHT WITH THE KNOW
NOTHIN GS.
Or Unolo Jake's Expegie nee
BIZ HIS NEPHEW.
NOTHIN Gs.
BIZ HIS NEPnEw

LAdu ChANlV Cdhc AsOtlSClp Ma tllS y Stti II |
sleys attendin barbecues and speechi-
yipg every chance, and Ike The Phar-
see could give reason fol- the falththat
VS. ia A4m-he his alters been looked
up 10 as sort of oracle in perliucal
matters, and notes the histUry of tie 4
Uni ed States b, nks, md its ortul mig
uities. The tariff and its oppressors, the
distribution OF he publeek lands, and
all them measures the cd Wigs used
totry to TX on the people 50 harl.--,
In fact, Uncle J; Ike was dimocrat from
the top Of his head to the soul of his
DOT, and from one side all through to
the other. and Aunt Nancy, was just
as ;embunctious On the subject only
leetle mere so.
Now Mr. Eastman don't like to ex-
pose Uncle Jake, bu' the thing is 90
6 cd, I'll have to tell You al bout ii
Last summer thar cum into our set
tlemtn a nice young man, sent out, as
lu' derst; nd, from your place to make
No no hingS, but he didn't LET US III no
what he cum for at fust. Howsome
ever, he linked in quite a lot on EN-
principally wings, an larnt sum un en-
inter ded tryin their hands on Uncle
Jake. Thinks |, old fell rs, you'll be
brrkln up the rong tree sartin, but the
fust thing need he got Aold of the
old man, tre ted him, told him that the
dlnmicrais Was jnin on 'em-that
it warnt no whig trick, nor nuthin OF
that sort-that the people CT e'roame
was cummin here to use UP our guy
urnment to make preests Nv the BOYS.
and nuns Of all the gals--that all the
mother denominations would have to cave
IN an wear crosses an kiss the Pope's
big toe--that the no-nuthtngs were Cos
in 10 stop all these evil thipgs-goin 10
regenerate ahe land, an bring things,
back to the daya of Glneral JacksonS
that Gov. Johnston s folks war al fu~
I'm too an toe nail, an what with ont
thing and anothee, the fust thing Une'-
Ike Jake ne DIS. he WIS a reglar ringtal, 1
no-nuthipg. They dun The old man ed
mite, ard arter il was all over, he startno
home, an as be went along his mind
was full of misgivings, how could nc
face the cid omanl What would Genera
Jackson say il he was alive! how could
he meet his Old dimicratic friend again
and he suddenly recolected that Che
Union. (the old watchnan on the toWel
Of our PerliticaI Zion. as housed to cal
your p peri was opposed 10 il.
All those things begin 10 work If
Unkle Jake's mind; tell by the inc h
got home, he vas in powerful swivel
He found Aunt Nancy a sitting u
fur him, an Unkle Jakes he never va
ashane to meet her. @ tore.
"Well Jakes," "se S, what an Teari
has kept you out SO late tonight" 70
Unkle Jake was very reglar in his hat
its.
"Wy Nancy, been round-atter
ding meeiin to-qite. said he, quite. he
itatin like.
"Wh.t kind Nv ,neetin." ses sh
"Wy--a SOFT Nv peritical meetn,
ses he shiverin all over, for he W.
powerful Uneasy by this time.
swell, SEES she, ''if you've been tryi
to head these no -nuthings, amt got /
more to say, fur you couldn't be in be
ter bisiness, for learn, that sum
called themselves dinner ats hare fine
'em. l don't Ike EN- no how, Jake, f,
they don't cum out open an above bc
ard, but ar pokin round at nite in ale,
and dark places; but think thank tn
Lord you amt wun Of 'e1n, fur no
couldn't live with one 'en 10 save m
life" But what makes you look so, j
cobi are you siek2 bless my life if 70
kill on yo,v o,j bo,,