Weekly North Carolina standard., 1858-01-06
For the Standard.
PlNEBUR MOCCASIN ON LEAK, Moray,
SYME & CO.

PINEBUR MOCCASIN ON LEAK, Moray,
SYME & CO.
MoccAs1Nv1LLE, N. c., Dec. %, 1867.
Nh. Printurs:
didn't think should ever laff agin as did the
night helped to run the Know Nuthns out of the
gravepit but when red Leaks letter announcn
myself candidit for Governor b'lieve laff.
ed harder than ever did afore in all my life. Thinks
/, "McRay's headed off, Syme check. mated, and
perfect sqush of all their plans is the conscience"
The more thought of it, and OF the re6icuus feel
ins that must cum over McRay, Syme & Co., the
LATED myself to sleep; and my wife ses woke her
or times durin' the night with busts of big boss
latter. l woke next mornin' laffin', and with my
sides they hurt dredfully and still couldn't
help the inclinashun to la: I was afeard it would
be the deth of me; and l begun to think about
graveyards cof6ns, preachin', doctors, hard times
and all sorts of serious subjects in order stop my
latter; but every now and then I'd think of Leak,
Of Moray, of Syme, or sum other foolish thing, in
the same connecshun that would make my sides
shake and axe like blazes. l ant got over it yit,
but I'm gttiE' used to it. tell you If I'd bin big
mountin' there'd bin yethquake and vulcano
vomtn 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 cussin and quarrelin'
like SO many mad cats. except Joe and Bill who
was McRay men, and that Leak had blocked
their game. Ned was tearin' mad, and ses he:
"Cuss that Internal Sim'-he pronounced the
name Sim---"I b'lieve he jest cum from Virginy
to ruinate the American party. Here he's bin and
sed We was "powerless" and must vote for a 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 coogued with McRay,
intendin' him to run for Governor McRay intend.
ed to too but he wanted 10 sorter paaver about
it and pretend he didn't want offs, so he called
for practical farmer" not thinkin he'd git SIGH
ready anser"-here Ned stopped mint, and then
ses he in a lower tone. but in sneerin way, I'm
darned If McRay and Syme ant bigger ansers than
Leak"
"What do you mean by that ?" sed jim.
Anser is latin word for goose" sed Ned, and he
smiled malshusy, and then looked fierce at Joe and
Bill, who hung their heds and didn't say much
They only occashunal!y CALCULATED "d-n!' in des-
pondin' kind of way. They was so cut thev couldn't
do any thing but swar, and they couldn't even do
that with their usual uncshun; and when Know
Nuthin' gifts so he can't swar with uncshun YOU
may know he's bad off. , .....--
g I'm blowed, Ned, eff don't think Jest like you
about that feller Sim," put in Jim Haskins. II
blieve he's nuthin' but a spyglass in the party"
"A spy, you mean" sed Ned, "a spy in the camp
and a locofoco at bottom"
That's it," sed Jim, "and he's nifty nigh all
bottom at that should think, from the way he gifts
things down." r- ....~ ,' .....-..
Here Joe and Bill growled .d-n !" agin, and
Ned sneeriny said: Yes, would d-n things
if was you, after havin' sense than to fol-
ler Sim after locofoco canddt 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." - -.s-..''....ir
"No We ant !" sed Joe sulkily: "It wasn't Leak
we wanted-he can't git no votes" .aF .. .
" You ongrateful wretch - ses Ned. "Ef 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
disgraced if you don't stick to him. OF course Nc
Ray can't run now. for he sed he didn't want no offs,
and called for sum one whose descrpshun Leak fills
adzacty. No dout McRay had it all fixed with Leak
aforehand; for how else could he have described
him so particularly? And why else would Leak
have bin in sch devil Of hurry to respond wri-
tin three letters one Sunday mornln afore he went
to Preachin', jest 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 as he could utterin'
very emphatic "d-n!" 81
ttHal hal" LATED Ned, that .d-n' cum a5
snsus pectofis."
What does that mean?" axed Jim. -.
means from the very mud sills of expectora.
| shun," sed Ned. - - .Is-l
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
halt hour at the holdin my sides till my suffer-
ins becum intolerable, and finally left them cussn,,