Red Wing sentinel., 1859-12-24
HOW JACK DAVIS BECAME A DEN.
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HOW JACK DAVIS BECAME A DEM
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The most bigoted and unreasonable
party man ever met with was Jack
Davis. a.a si. |
Jack was red hot abolitionist, and
his chief pleasure seemed in makingl
the fact as notorious as possible. His
friends and associates, with one con-
sent, pronounced Jack bore and his
politics nuisance. .... ..,....a..
One day Jack met at the house Of a
friend, a young lady Of great personal
beauty and accomplishments. Attract.
ed by her loveliness, and captivatcd
by her intelligence, he became assidu-
Gus in his attentions, forgot for a while
his "principlcs." and without inq,,ir-
ing what might be the political prefer.
ence of his lady love, imprudently pro.
posed, was accepted, and they were
married. .. ... r.., t.. .......i. ....
The wedding was over, the guests
had departed and the happy pair re-.
tired to their chamber, and were snug
y ensconced in bed when Jack, iii the
course of a quiet conversation with
his wife, unwittingly alluded to his IA
vorite subject, by casually speaking If
himself rs = republican. -,.e,, ) f"
"What''' exclaimed his wife, turn
| ing sharply and suddenly towards him,
6 are go" IT, Rep,tblicn" ~ - :
"Yes,'' replied Jack, delighted with
the ideo of finding patient listener to
his long unrestraincd oratory. eyes,
madam, am a Republican, regular
out.and outer, aouhle.dyed and twist
cd in the WOOL .a9, l. ,.,arat q
"Just dossbe and tsoist yo'.rsef oct
IF this bel then," interrupted his wife;
I'm Democrat, I am will never
sleep with man protesting the abom-
inable doctrines you do p ..-~, =. 80. .,-
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,
(twas useIes; entreaty, twas no 70 ;
she was in earnest, and the only alter
native left him was prompt renunci-
alton Of his heresy or q separate bed
in the other room. y. 81. ....'...:,.
Jack did not hesitate, To abiure
the established doctrines of his party,
10 surrender those, glorious principles
which had grown with his growth and
strengthened with his strength, to the
mere whim and caprice Of a woman,
was ridiculous and absurd, and throw
ling himself from the bed, he quit the
apartment. ..,.,.,., ..-...., al. t......
u A sense of insulted dignity and a
firm conviction that he was a martv,
to the right ca'tse, strengthened BY iiis
pride, resolved elm to hold out till he
forced his wife into a capitulation.
In the morning she met him as il
nothing had happened; but when Jack
ventpred to allude to the night previ
ous, there was a lurking devil in he,
eye which bespoke her power and ex
tinguiehed hope. ,2s BIZ 500 ~
A second night he repaired to hi.
lonely couch and second time ht
called on his pride to support him ii
his struggle, which he now. found wa,
getting desperate. lie vented curses
6 not loud but Deep" on the waywartl
mess and caprice Of the sex in general
and his wife in particular, wondered
! how long she would hold ont, whether
she suffered, as acutely as he did, and
tried hard 70 deludc himself into tht
belief that she loved him tot, much r.