The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1860-06-28
Then all the Black Birds
Fell TO singing and sobbing,
Saving. Here is the end to our
Stealin' and Robin -

The CONTEST BETWEEN LINCOLN AND DOUGLAS
The editor of the Washington States, in an art
Gle on the celebrated political contest between
Douglas and Lincoln. IN Illinois, in 1853, says of
It:
The fact Is that the main contest between Mr..
Douglas and Mr Lincoln was in the central coun-
ties, where parties were nearly equally balanced,
and few votes gained from one side to the other
decided the result. In thsse counties it was, and
Mr. Lincoln's county Was one Of them. 1t had
been uniformly opposition for mote than twenty
years, until this contest when Mr.. Douglass car.
ried fhe county, and secured two members of the
Legislature by nearly five hundred majority. 1t
notorious that Douglas gains and Lncoln's losses
were in those very counties WHERE THEY HAD BOTH
LIVED, and had practiced law, and made speeches
for many years, and where they were both person
ally known to the people.
~ 1t is little remarkable that The last svlla-
bic of Abraham Lincol,s first ns1ne end the first
syllable of his last name, when put together, make
the of his associate on the ticket for Vice
President: Atra (Hamln) con. 1t is also a Gu
rious fact that the first syllable of Lincoln is the
last syllable of Hamlin.-[ State Journal.
1t is also curious fact that the last syllable
of Abraham Lincon's first name, and the first syl-
liable of Hamlns ditto, represent portion of
portion of swine. We trust this important fact
won't induce them to make hogs of themselves be-
cause they got the nomination for ornotting-1C Cairo
Gazette
And is it not true also that Ham is the name of
tbp
ten seen in the human race to preserve family
names, and the Republicans seem to follow the OLD
CUSTOM New Albany Ledger.
A Bmcnr, WITTY Boy.-We never read the
scene in Henry ", where FaIstaff and Prince
Henry change characters, without thinking of a
similar one, said to have occurred in an ancient
parsonage not great while ago. Rev. Mr.. Pegu-
lus was an excellent man, rather eccentric, and
somewhat economical Jonas, farmers bows
used sometimes to so with presents the parson-
age, sharp-cyed little fellow, but rather uncOuth
in iIis manners. One day he brought in Il leg of
mutton, laid it down without ceremony, and was
making off
i'll teach that boy lesson in good Manners
said Mr.. Regulus to his wife. He needs to have
the clown rubbed off lttle.'
Jonas, come back here a moment. Don't YOU
know, my fine fellow that YOU shouldn't come in
house in this way, without knocking, and with
your hat on Sit down in my arm chair Ina
gne yourself the minister, and I'll come in with
the mutton, and show you how boy ought to be-
have.
Jonas sits up gravcly in the arm chair, and Mr..
Regulus goes out with the leg of mutton.
Enter Mr.. Reguus in the character of Jonas.
He takes off his hat with low bow
My father sends his compliments to Mr. Reg
uus, and asks his pastor to accept token of his
regard
Jonas from the arm chair
Il thank you. Mrs. Rcgulus, just give that boy
a ninepence
The lesson was mutual Monthly Religious
Magazine.
SELF EVIDENTLY DRUNK.-Old Judge L., who
resides not very far about here is known as one
who never pays debt when it can be avoided. He
has plenty of money, however, and is jolly, roll
licking old chap. He gets pretty drunk occasion
ally, when, of course, some friends take care of
MN. NOT long ago he fell INTO the hands OF q. man
who held his note for of money, and as it
was last chance, the friend divcd into the old
Judges wallet, took out the amount, and put the
note where the money had been When the Judge
awokc 20 consciousness, AS was his wont he took out
his Wallet to count how much money he was out.
findlnG his purse almost empty he thundored-
" How did spend all my money ?'
" You paid off that note held" answered the
friend.
Well" m'ittered The Judge. quietly slowing
away his wallet, al must have been rery drunk -
u The girl who succeeds in winning the true
love OF true man, makes lucky hit, and is her
self lucky miss.
VI Manners require tone, as nothing is more
J vulgar than haste Hurry is for slaves