Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-12-16
Confession of an Abolitionist, or; The
Night After Marriage.

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st Louis editor, was Jack D, now
prosperous and influential attorney.
Jack was a red-hot abolitionist, and
his chief pleasure seemed in making the
fact as notorious as possible His friends
and associates with one consent, pronoun-
ced Jack bore, and his politics a nui-
sance, but with stranger the thing was
essentially different. Seized by the but
tons at the moment of introduction,
Jack would astonish him by rapid re-
hcarsal of the articles Of his political
creed, and branch out into an intermna-
BILE rhapsody on the manifest destiny Of
the great Niger Party.
Such was Jack D., at the time Of
our story, and acknowledged on every
side as firm and incorporating abo
litionist.
One day, Jack met at the house Of
some friend young lady Of great per-
sonal beauty and accomplishments. At
tracted by her loneliness, and captivated
by her intelligence he became assiduous
in his intentions, forgot for awhile his
principles" and without nquiring what
might be the politica! preferences of his
lady love, imprudently proposed, was
accepted, and they were married.
The wedding was over and all the
guests had departed, the happy pair had
retired to their chamber, and were snug
ly eusconced in bed, when Jack in the
course Of quiet conversation with his
wife, unwittingly alluded to his favorite
, subject, by casually speaking of himself
, as Republican.
"WhatY exclaimed his wife turning
sharply and suddenly towards him, ARE
you Republican ?"
eyes" replied Jack delighted with
the idea Of finding patient listener to
= bis long unrcstrained oratory. Yes"
madam, am Republican, attached to
the principles Of the progressive party.
regular out and outer, double-dyod
and twisted in the wool.
just double and twist yourself out
of this bed, then, interrupted his wife
Tin a Democrat, | am; ! will never
sleep with man protesting the abomi-
: nable doctrines you DO
Jack was speecblass from absolute
amazemcnt. That the very wife Of bis
bosom should prove traitor was horri-
bic; she must be jesting. lie remon-
strated, but in vain; ied persuaslou.
twas useless; entreaty, twas no 20;
she was in earnest, and the only alterna-
tive left him, was prompt remuneration
of his hcresy, or separate bed in anoth-
er room.
Jack did not hesitate. To abjure the
established doctrines Of his party-to re-
nounee allegiance to that, which had be-
come identified With his very being to
surrender those glorious principles which
had grown with his growth, and strength
ened With his strength, to the moro
whim and caprice Of woman, was ut
terly ridiculous and absurd and throw
ing himself from the bed, he quit tho
apartment. a sense Of insulted dignity,
and firm conviction that he was mar
tyr to the right cause, strengthened by
his PRIDE resolved him to bold out till
he forced his wife into capitulation
with him.
In the morning she met him as if
nothing had happened; but whenever
jack yentured TO alude to the night pre-
vious, there was laughing devil in her
eye which bespoke her power, and cx-
tinguishcd hope.
A second time he repaired to bis lone
" couch, and second time he called on
bis pride to support him in the struggle,
which he found was getting desperate.
He venturcd curses mot loud but deep"
on the waywardness and a caprice of tho
sex in general and his wife in particular,
wondered how long she would hold out,
whether she suffered as acutely as he did,
and tried hard to delulc himself into the
belief that she loved him too much to
prolong the cstrangemcnt, and would
come to him in the morning, perhaps
that very night, and sue for reconcile
alton.
But then came tho recollection Of that
inaexible countenance, Of that unbending
viii and Of that laughing and implying
eye, he felt convinced that he was hoping
against hope; and dospairingly he turn
ed against the wall for oblivion from the
wreschodness Of his thoughts.
The second day was o repetition Il
the first No allusion vas made to tho
subject on either side. There Tnsaqui.
ct happiness and cheerfu.ness about biz
wife that puzzled Jack sorely and he
folt that all idea Of forcing her 10 sur
render must be Abandoned
The third night 10 was alone His
reflections were yet more serious than
tho previous night what they we're Of
course was only known 10 himself, but
they seemed 10 result il something de-
cided, for about midnight three distinct
raps were made at bis wife's door.
No answer.
The signal was repeated in louder
tone and still all was silent.
A third time the door shook with tho
i violent attack.
Nv hos there p cried the voice OF
his wife, os If aroused from deep sleep.
"A little Of the best Democrat you
ever did see."
The revolution in his opinion was
radical and permanent. He removed
to another county aud became popular,
offered himself as candidate on tho
Democratic ticket for the Legislature.
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