Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-01-02
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PINEBUR MOCCAsIN ON LEAK, Moray.
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PINEBUR MOCCAsIN ON LEAK, Moray.
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MoccAsIsvnLz, N. G., Dec. %, 1861.
Mr.. Ptiaturs; es-.e-,,e,, -.a t3i-aw
didn't think should ever laff asin as did the
night helped to run the Know Nuthins out of the
gravelnit but when red Leaks letter anpouncin'
myself as candidit for Governor, b'lieye IlaF.
ed harder than ever did nfore in all my life Thinks
McRay's headed of, Syme check mated. and
perfect sqush of all their plans is the conscience"
The more thought of it. and Of the redicuus feel
more LATED. LATED clean to bed time, and then
LATED myself to sleep; and my wife ses woke her
or times durin the night with busts of big boss
latter. woke next mornin' latin, and with my
sides 50 sore they hurt dredfuy and still couldn't
help the inclinashun to af. I was afeard it would
be the deth Of me; and begun to think about
graveyards, collins, preachin', doctors, hard times
and all sorts of serious ubjects in order to stop nv
latter; but every now and then I'd think of Leak,
of Mckay, OF Syme, or sum other foolish thing, in
the same connecshun, that would make my sides
shake and axe like blazes. I ant got over it yit,
but I'm gittin' used to it. tell you if I'd bin big
mountin' there'd bin yethquake and vulcano
vomitin' latin gas all over the State
Next day went over to Ned Davolt's offs to see
what he had to say about the matter. and there
found Ned, Joe Smithers Jim Haskins, Bill Scoper
and or more and they was cussn' and quarrelin
alike so many mad cats except Joe. and Bill, who
seemed to feel mean jest like they looked for thew
was Mckay men, and saw that Leak had blocked
their game. Ned was tearin' mad, and ses he:
Cuss that internal Sim'-he pronounced the
name Sins---"I b'lieve he jest cum from Virginy
to runate the American party. Here he's bin and
sed we was "powerless" and must vote for loco
foco. Drot his Virginy impudence who axed him
to dictate to Americans? Now see what posishun
he's got us in He's bin and cologued with McRay,
intendn' him to run for Governor. McRav intend
cd To lint ho al
it and pretend he didn't want no offs, so he called
for practical farmer" not thinkin he'd git SIGH
ready anser"-here Ned stopped mint, and then
he, in a lower tone, but in a sneern' way, I'm
darned if McRay and Syme ant bigger ansers than
Leak
"What do you mean by that ?" sed JIM
"Amser is latin word for goose" sed Ned, ard he
smiled malishusly, and then looked fierce at Joe and
Bill, who hung their beds and didn't say much
They only occasionally calculated d-n!' in des-
pondn' kind of way. They cut they couldn't
do any thing but swar, and they couldn't even do
that with their usual uncshun; and when Know
Nuthin' gts so he can't swar with uncshun, you
may know he's bad off.
I'm bowed, Ned, eff don't think jest like You
about that seller Sim," put in Jim Haskins Il
'bhsye hes nuthin' but spyglass in the party"
"A spy, you mean" sed Ned, "a spy in the camp,
and a locofoco at bottom"
"Thats it." sed jim, "and he's nifty nigh all
bottom at that, should think, from the way he gifts
things down."
Here Joe and Bill growled "d-n!" agin, and
Ned sneerinly raid: " Yes, would "d-n things
if was you, after havin' than to fol-
Ter Sim after locofoco candidt for Governor Belch
out all your d-ns,' and git your conshences clear
if you can. But you're bound to vote for Leak
you know that don't you? You jned in the call for
practical farmer and now he's cum you're bound
to stick to him."
mo ant" sed Joe sukily. 1T wasn't Leak
we wanted-he can't git no votes"
I" You ongrateful wretch" ses Ned. Eff you've
got spark Of honor left you're bound to vote for
him. He's the very article you called for, and you're
dsgraced if you don't stick to him. OF course Nc
Ray can't run now, for he sed he didn't want ofis
and called for sum whose descripshun Leak fills
adzactly. No dout Moray had it all fixed with Leak
aforehand; for how else could he have described
him particularly? And why else would Leak
have bin in SIGH devil Of hurry to respond, wr-
tin three letters one Sunday mornln' afore he went
to preachin. jest as he got McRays letter ?
No dout Sim and McRay is both for Leak"
Here Joe Smithers dubbed up his fist, gritted his
teeth and hit the table hard he could utterin'
very emphatic "d-n!"
cha! ha!" LATED Ned, "that sd-n' cum alb
linus pectoris."
"What does that mean9" axed Jim.
at means from the very mud stills of expectora.
shun," sed Ned.
thought the interpretashun very good for Joe
looked like he was in arrest, and he hawked and
spit jest at that time ] stood and listened about
half hour at Them holdin' my sides till my suffer-
ms BEGUN intoerable, and finally left them cussin
quarrelin', swarm, and carryn' on at TREMENDOUS
rate. I would have stad and heard them out but
my sides aked too bad. I'll keep you posted up on
things about here l want to the Register, to
what it has to say about Leaks letter.
Yourn till deth,
PINEBUR MOCCASIN.
P. S. Sence writ the foregoin I've seed the Reg
lister, and do think Syme is nifty onkind, and Ned
Davolt swars he's treated Leak shamefully. He ses
he b'lieves Symc is as mean as Joe Smithers. Why
he gives Leak the mitten jest like giddy young
Aurt. It's plain Syme is after man. and not prin
ciple; for Leak is the very principle he described
Shorely Moray is for Leak He must be. How can
he help it, and be 'onest? He ought to write an
other letter right off and indorse Leak. 1t to
me he's obleeged to do it. Tell him l say so.
Sylne reminds me of old fable l read when
was boy about old man that went out to git turn
of wood, and it so hevy he throwed it down and
called on deth to cum and relieve him. Very onex-
pectedly to the old man, Deth stood afore him and
axed him what he wanted. The old man shivered
and shaked with fear, and sed he only wanted sum-
body to help him up with his load agin. So Syme
called for " distribushun Dimicrat," and Moray
jned him and sed "practical farmer" also. Jest
as prompt as Deth himself Leak stands afore Syme,
and axes what's wanted. Syme, shiverin' and trem-
distribushun log-yo back is nifty weak, Mr. Leak,
and you'd better run down behind me and Mckay
at the little eend of the pesky burden where there
will be less weight land (Aside) more waltz and you
can there jest push little and keep up devil of
hollerin' and hurrain, till you me and Moray
have got it all fixed in the right place. and then We'll
remember you. (Aside) You blasted old fool, and
how you got way"
But I'll close for the present P. M.
P. P. S S. guess my bubble postscript is about
the best thing I've DONE for inclosed send you $15
and the names of 10 subscribers, and among them
fsnAf of cd vuhO haS her
Disguised with his party. and blieve will be good
Dimcrat afore long, for he's got some 'onesty in him
yit. He swars he'll support a out-and out Dimicrat
next year for Governor, ruther than one of these