The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1859-11-18
How Jack Became Il Demo.
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The most bigoted aud unreasonable par
ty man | ever met with, was Jack -
Jack was red hot abolitionst. and his
chief pleasure seemed in making the fact
as notorious as possible. His friends and
associates with one consent, pronounced
Jack bore and his politics a nuisance.
One day Jack met at the house of q
friend a young lady of great personal beau
ty and accomplishments. Attracted by
her loyeliness and captivated by her intel
ligence, he became assiduous in his atten-
tons, forgot for while his "principles," :"
and without iuquiring what might be the
political preference of his lady love, i'm
prudently proposed, was accepted, and they
were married.
The wedding was over, the guests had
departed and the happy pair had retired
to their chamber and were snugy enscon-
ced in bed, when Jack in the course of a
quiet conversation with his wife unwitting-
ly alluded to his favorite subject, by casu-
ally speaking of himself as Republican.
"What ~ exclaimed his wife, turning
sharply and suddenly towards him, "are
you a RepuJlican 2'
eyes" replied Jack, delighted with the
idea Of finding patient listener to hislong
unrestrained oratory. "Ies, madam,
am a Republican, rguar out and outer,
| double-dyed and twisted in the wool"
"Just double and ta0ist yourSef ont Of
this bed Mera,' interrupted his wife; Pm
a Democrat, am; | will never sleep with
a man protesting the abominable doctrines
you do"
Jack was speechless from amazement
That the very wife of his bosom should
prove a traitor, was horrible; she must
be testing. He demonstrated, but in vain;
tried persuasion, twas useless; entreaty,
twas no 90; she was in earnest and the
only alternative left him was a prompt re
nunciation Of his heresy or a sparate bed
in the other room.
Jack did not hesitate. To adjure the
established doctrines of his party, to sur
render those glorious principles which had
grown with his growth and strengthened
with his strength, to the mere whim and
caprice of woman, was ratlcuiGus and
absurd, and throwing himself from the bed,
he quit the apartment.
A sense of insulted dignity, and a firm
conviction that he was martyr to the
right cause, strengthened by his pride, re-
solved him to hold out till he forced his
wife into capituation.
In the morning she met him as if moth
ing had happened; but whenever Jack
ventured to allude to the night previous
there was laughing devil in her eye
which bespokefher power and extnguished
hope.
A second time lie repaired to his lonely
couch and second time he called on his
pride to support him in the struggle, which
he now found was getting desperate He
vented curses mot loud but Deep" OF
the waywardness and caprice of the sex il
general, and bis wife in particular, won
dered how long she would hold out, wheth
er she suffered as actually as he did, anC
tried to delude himself into the belief tha
she loved him too much to prolong the
estrangement, and would come to him il
the morning, perhaps that very night, and
sue tUr a reconciliation.
But then came the recollection of tha
infexible countenance, Of that unbendin!
will, and of flhat laughing and unpitvlus
eye, and he felt convinced that he Wa
hoping against hope; and despairingIy h
turned to the wall for oblivion from tn,
wretchedness of his thoughts. ....s--
The second dav was repetition Of tn,
first. No allusion was made to the sui hicc
on either side. There was a quiet happi
ness and chcerfulness about his wife tina
puzSled Jack sorely, and he felt that a.
idea of forcing her to a surrehder must bC
abandoned
The third night he was alone His re
Elections were vet more serious than the
previous nights-what they were, of course
was only known to himself, but they seem
ed to result in something decided; tol
about midnight three distinct raps wer'
, made at his wites door. No. The sig
nal was repeated in a louder tone, still al
was silent. A third time the door shool
with the violent attack.
Who's there!' criel the voice Of Lii
; wife, as if aroused from deep sleep.
"1 little tie best Democrat you eVe,
did see"
The revolution in his opinions was radi
cal and permanent. He removed TO an
other county and became popular, Offered
himself as a candidate on the Democratic
ticket for the Legislature, was elected, an(
for several sessions represented the county
as a firm and decided Democrat.