Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1860-04-06
HOW JaCE-BECAME A DEMOCRAT.

his chief pleasure seemed IN making the I
lact as notorious as possible. His friend- :
and associates, with one consent, pro-
nounced Jack bore and nuisance.
Ooe day Jack met at The house of ii
friend young lady Of great personal
beauty and accomplishments. Attracted
by her Ioveliness, and eaptivated by her
intelligence, he became assiduous in his
attentions, and forgot for while
his principles" and without enquiring
what might De the political preference
of his lady-love, imprudently 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 we're snugly en-
sconced in bed, when Jack, in the COURSE
of a quiet conversation with his wife
unwittingly alluded to his favorite sub
ject, by casually speaking of himself as
a Republican
What ~ exclaimed his wife turning
sharply and suddenly towards him, ''are
yOu Republican," ?"
Yes,'' replied Jack, delighted with
the idea Of finding a patient listener To-
his long restrained oratory. Yes ma
dam. am a regular out and outer double
dyed and twisted in the wool"
"Just double and ta0iSt yourself out Of
this bed the,s,' interrupted his wife; I'm
Democrat, am; | will never sleep
with man protesting the doctrines you
do"
Jack was rather speechless from
amazement. That the wife of bis bosom
should prove traitor, was horrible; she
must be jesting. He demonstrated, but
in vain, tried persuasion, twas no 60 !;
she was in earnest and the only alterna-
tive left him was prompt remuneration
of his heresy or a separate bed in the
other room.
Jack did not hesitate. To abjure the
established doctrines of his party, to
surrender those glorious principles which
had grown with his growth and strength
ened with his strength to the mere whim
and caprice of women, was ridiculous
and absurd, and throwing himself from
the bed he quit the apartment.
A sense of insulted dignity and firm
conviction that he was martyr Of til
right cause, strengthened by his pride
3. resolved him to hold out till be forced
, his wife into a capitulation.
5 In the morning she met him as i
; nothing had happened; but wheneve
{ Jack ventured to allude to the nigh
d previous, there was laughter-imp ii
S in her eye, which bespoke her poSe
!, and extinguished hope.
l. A second time he repaired to hi
!, lonely couch, and a second time calle,
: on his pride TO support him in the strug
n gle, which he now found was gettin
n desperate. He ventured curses nc
d loud but Deep" on the waywardGess an
S caprice of the sex in general, and hi
n wife in particular, wondered how lon
n she would hold out, and whether sh
10 suffered as acutely as he did, and trie
ar hard to delude himself into the bell,
n that she loved him too much to prolon
lie the estrangement, and would come |
him in the morning, perhaps that veT
night, and sue Tor reconciliation.
But then came the recollection of tn
infrxble countenance, OF that unbendir
~ will, and of that laughing and unpityir
" eye, and he felt convinced that he WI
hoping against hope and despairing
Ut he turned TO the wall for oblivion fro
the wreichedness of his thoughts.
ID The second day was repetition of t
first. No allusion was made to Il
H. subject on either side. There was
e quiet happiness and eheeriulness abo
he his wife that puzzled Jack sorely, and
NE f-lt that all idea OF forcing her to st
render must be abandoned.
The third night he was alone! I
we reflections were yet more serious ia
the previous nights; what they VT
Of course, was only known to hims,
he but they seemed TO result in somethi
M decided for about midnight three d
tinct raps were made at bis wife's do
lie No answer. The signal was repeal
ih in louder tone still all was silent.
third time the door shook with a viol,
the attack.
20 "Rho's there 2" cried the voice Of
wife. a. II aroused from deep sleep
j "A haie he best Dsmoerat you essr
see"
The revolution in his opinions T,
- radical and permanent lie removed
i'ai another county, and became popu
offered himself a. a candidate on
; be Democratic ticket for the f.sssss.lkit