The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1856-03-12
Uncle Jake's Experience with the
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By his NERHEw.
Thar never was a better dimicrat than 5
Uncle Jake Rodgers ON the yearth, alters ]
Attendin' barbecues and speechifyins every
chance, and ike the Parson, could give ALL
reason for the faith that was in him-he
has alters been looked up to as sort of
oracle in perlitical matters, and noes the
history Of the United States Bank and F
its orful iniquities, the tariff and its ep-
: pressions, the distribution of the public
lands and alltEsem measures the old Wings
used to try to fix Oh the people so hard. II
In. saet Unkle Jake was a dimicrat from
the top of his head to the sole of his feet,
and from one side all through to the other,
aud Aunt Nancy, his wife, was just as
r-ambusctious on the subject as himself, !
s eonly q little more so.
Now, Mr.. Eastman, I don't like to ex-
pose Unkle Jake, but the thing is SO good
IIIhave to tell yeu oil about it !
last Summer thar cum into our %settle-
mcnt q nice young man, sent ont, as
larnt, from your place to make No Nuthins,
but he didn't let us all no what he cum
for at fust. Uowsomeyer, he linked in
a quite o lot ON 'em, principally wings, and
q dlnrnt that sam on sem intended tryin'
thar hands on Unkle Jake. Thinks FL
old fellers, you'll be barkin' mp the wrong
xAetree, serten, but the fust thing I noed they
'sgot hold of the old man, treated him, told
him that the dimicrats was all a jinin' on
,em-that it wasn't no wing trick, nor
nashia, of that sort-that the Pope Of
roam was = cummin' here to use up our
.GoYerument, to make priests of the boys
8 sn'snuns Of all the gals-that all the 9TH
sr denominations wud have to cave in, an
wear crosses, and kiss the Pope's big
toe-that the No Mullins ware goin' to
- stop all these evil things-goin' to regen-
81 erate the land, and bring things back to
che days Of Gineral Jackson-that Gen.
Jackson's folks war all fur lem, tooth an
toe hail, and what with one thing and
another, the fust thing Unkle Jake noed
he was q regular ringtaiied No Nuthin.
They dun tae old man at mite, and arter
il was all over, he started home, an as he
went along his mind was full of misgivins,
how could he face the ole 'oman? What
uud Gtneral jackson say il he was alive?
rs How could he meet his old dilnicratic
81 friends arin [? and he suddenly recollected
that the Union. 4ho old watchman on the
i Of our Perlitical Zion, as he used
Is cali your paperl was opposed to it.
-Al these things begin to work in Unkle
,tJake,s mind, till by the time he got nome
g he was in 4 powerful swivet.
r He found Aunt Nancy sitting mp for
- Nm.
NH 80 81 -. ~ No an vaarfh
ms vent Won out go late at night;;n for
assTI,tye Ists Was very regular in his habits.
WV Nancy. I've been round-attendin'
! meefin, to nite.n ses he. quite hesitatin
q lie
aWhat Kind NV d meetin p ses she.
wa sort Of parlitical meetin,"
shiverin' all over, fur he was powerful
oneasy by this time.
sWell.v SEES she, nif you've been tryin'
10 he'd these No Nuthins. / ANT got no
S more to say, fur you couldn't be in better
"a business. fur I lern that sum as call them
selves adimicrats have jined 'cm. I don't
ike ,cm no how, Jake, fur they don't cum
S.out omen and aboye board, but ar pokin
& ronnds at mite in alleys and dark places
I'M + thank the Lord you amt one of 'em
fnr Ino + couldn't live with one OF ZEN
3 tossaxe my live. But what makes you
Hook SO. Jacob? ere you sick2 Bless my
life If you amt got o chill on you ane
your hands as cold as ice. What's thu
matter, Jake ~
aNuthin much,n SEES Unkls Jake, "l
don't feel very well to mite, old 'oman, al
IN 20 to beds so sayin' be slipt into bed
and The old woman arter him.