Red Wing sentinel., 1859-12-24
HOW JACK DAVIS BECAME A Dem,
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The most bigoted and unreasonable
party man I ever met with was Jack
Davis. ....-. .t..... 4l. rs "
Z. Jack was red hot abolitionist, and
his chief pleasure seemed In making
the fact as notorious as possible. His
friends and associates, with one con-
sent, pronounced Jack bore and his
politics nuisance. -. ~. +, ...r.a,,I;.. !.
One day Jack met at the house Of a
friend, young lady Of great personal
beauty and accomplishments Attract,
ed by her loveliness, and captivatcd
by her intelligence, he became assidu-
ons in his attentions, forgot for while
his f" principles and without inqnir.
ing what might be the political prefer.
ence Of his lady love, imprudently pro.
posed, was accepted, and they were
married. u .r. q..t ,o @ag.:
The wedding Was over, the guests
had departed and the happy pair re.
tired to their chamber, and were snug
" ensconced in he'd when Jack, III the
course of quiet conversation with
his wife, unwittingly alluded to his IA
vorite subject, by casually speaking Of
himself Us, a republican. roc - o
what exclaimed his wife, turn
ing sharply and suddenly towards him,
s $ arc you a. Republican ?" q oI !
+ "Yes,'' replied Jack, delighted with
the ideo of finding a patient listener ia
his long .mrestraincd oratory. Yes,
madam, ] am Republican, regular
out. and outer, aouhle.dyed and twist
ed in the WOOL rna.;5 ,rrrr,s. y
I "Just doesble and tsoist yo'.rself o,et
j ,|cf this bed then" interrupted his wife;
|" I'm Democrat, I am; I will never
sleep with man protesting the abom.
inable doctrines you dov' - ...t7 y ~. FL.
Jack was spccchless with amaze.
|ment. That the very wife Of his bo.
som should prove traitor, was horri:
BILE; she must be jesting.. He remon.
strated, but in vain; tried persuasion,
,l'twas useles; entreaty, twas no 70 !;
Ishe wasin earnest, and the only alter.
native left him was a prompt renunci.
'tation Of his heresy or separate bed
lin the other room. =. = - ~.
Jack did. not hesitate To abiure
1.-THE established doctrines of his party,
10 surrender those, glorious principlee
which had grown with his growth and
strengthened with his strength, to the
J mere whim and caprice of a woman,
was ridiculous and absurd, and throw.
ling himself from the bed, he quit the
apartment ..,,.,. ..n.-, -,7,.s., al, .r...;,.
q A sense Of insnlted dignity and a
firm conviction that he was znartv,
to tie right cause, strengthened by III.
pride, resolved elm to hold ont till he
forced his wife into a capitulation. aaT
In the morning she met him as Il
nothing had happened; but when Jacl
lyentpred, to allude to the night previ
|ous, there was . lurking devil in he,
eyeuwhiohs bespoke her power and ex
|tinguished hope.a1 tse E,iG se.2asii
A sccend night he repaired to hi.
lonely couch and second time hi
called on his pride to support him ir
his struggle, which he now, found wa
|get,in9 desperate. qHs vented ourses
; anot loud but deep" on the waywartl
ness and caprice Of the sex in general
and his wife IN particular, wondered
! how long she would hold ont, whethesll
she suffered, as acutelyi as he did, a,,d
] tried hard to- delude himself into. In,
belief that she loved him to-, much r.