The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-01-18

another pull at the bottle, cleared his
throat by a few hens aud haws, in regular
oratorical style, with Josh for his audi
ence, who was paying all due attention,
commenced:
Beloved friends and fellow citizens, the
Union is in danger, we are fighting in the
cause of justice. it lies with US to remedy
the great social evil that has existed for
SO many years, and will exist, till the cit
liens of this glorious Republic rise up in
a body, armed with truth and honesty,
armed with justice, and the cause of the
right. and remedy it, &c. This as near
as l can recollect was the beginning of the
speech, the remainder of which was
in the same strain filled with bunkum as
political speeches generally are. When
re finished, our yankee friend was so pro-
fuse in mis- praise that the Judge could
scarcely contain himself. Josh again
prevailed upon the Judge to read it, after.
taking another horn, declaring that it was
enough to elect hull party.
This time when he had finished, our
friend was more profuse than ever, itwas
favor never to be forgotten. =.
Try the liker agin Judge, it's gud amt
it? know its askin tn much Judge,
but I'm darned if l don't want tu here it
agin.'
'All (hic) right, old fellow, I'll do any:
thing to please you. You know you'll
chic, hic,) vote for (hic) me and use your
(hic) 'fluencc for me, won't ver?'
The honorable worthy was getting
nightly pleased with his companion. We
can't tell whether the effect of the liquor,
which by the way, was pretty strong, or
from the, by no means. unpleasant society
of his friend, nevertheless it was so. He
willingly read again. and by the time he
was half way through he tumbled back on
the Yankees innumerable bundles and fell
asleep.
Yank then took the speech from his
now powerless grasp, drew forth his note
book, and took notes from all the import
ant points of the speech; whipped up his
sleepy looking horse, and drove quickly
into town, which, by this time they we're
quite near. AS soon as he reached the
hotel. Josh left the Judge in care of one of
the clerks, and drove off to different ho-
tel, put up his horse, put on his Sunday
, go to meetin's, and looked the gentleman
t to life! He had been in the bar, or sit
ting room, but short time before he found
t gentleman ready TO pump and be pump
t ed Josh was always of an inquisitlve
turn, nothing seemed to please him better
than to know as much of you as you knew
? of yourself After working his verba
< pump for some time he found it was JUS
as wise when he was througkas when ht
. began; so he determined to pay him of
>, at the first opportunity 1t offered at tht
t dinner table. The stranger sat directly
t opposite Josh, aud was eating away will
y all the devouring propensities of a gor
t mand, when. by some mishap, he cut the
e corner of his mouth. When. Josh seeing
it bawled over, Look a'hyer, you darnee
e skinny, hungry lookin' skeleton, yer; don
: cut that ar hole in yer countenance any
d bigger or we'll all starve' 1T dun M,
gud for month to think of the way sun
n of the fellers larfed, said our friend
|! Well evening came at last, and with i
o went Josh to the political meeting.
d The first speaker was called for, hi
k name was Simon Cheat-the people, or a
e least as my friend expressed bimself, Il
d it wasn't it want because it ortn't to be-
: Next was Judge R, our old friend
e but before he got up stranger rose ant
= requested permission TO address the meet
ling for few minutes. The Judge o
), course granted his place to the stranger
j. He was man of good and easy address
well dressed, aud apparently well educated
IS As sort prologue, he praised the peo
t pie, their party and their interests. ant
d spoke highly of the speaker that was t,
e follow him, who was, as the reader is al
!, ready aware, Judge R, and thel
y commenced:
n Friends and fellow citizens. the Uniol
y is in danger, we are fighting in the caus
e ofjustice, it lies with us to remedy tn
o great social evil that has existed for s.
many years, and will exist, till tie homes
e citizens of this glorious Republic rise u
a in body, armed with truth and honesty
armed with justice and the cause of righ
l. and remedy it, &c, keeping op cxactl
IL in the strain of Judge Rs speech ii
r? by the time he got through with the abov
,e lines, the Judge became, suddenly inter
It, esteG in the strange speaker, while wor
J. for word of the Judges speech come frol
his lips as if the Judge were speaking
ii himself.
" During the first few lines the Judg
IN remarked to himself, ',hat speech is
te good deal like mine, I'll have to chang
le. the first few lines of mine, it's too muc
ID like his But as The stranger proceede
ID the Judge became nervous; soon q littl
D more so, and thought, that's considerabl
" like mine.' After short intermission tt
Judge became more nervous than e.
or err, and asked himself what the ID
that as he heard the strange orator uttt
d, grand climax, which he had drawn u
be with great care and precision, and whic
he had the exquisite pleasure of hearin
dod I'D. oo,,IJ =,