Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-09-08

Der and we're snugly ensconced In bed
when Jack, in the course OF quiet conver.
salion with his wife, unwitungly alluded tc
b favorite subject, but casually speaking OF
himself as being q democrat
What |" exclaimed she, turning sharply
and suddenly towards him, care you dem
ocrat 7" s '," Ir .ur.- '.I7s 1a 30
"Yes, my dearp replied Jack delighted
with the idea of having patient listener to
his long restrained oratory.1 "Yes my dear,
1 am democrat, attached to the principles
Of the great progressive party a regular
out and outer, double dyed and twisted in
the wool"
Just touble and twist yourself out Of
this bed then" interrupted his wife II am
a wbig, am, and will never sleep with any
man protesting the abomiuable doctrines
you do" Is -a.. att a % ..r t..p
Jack was spcechless from absolute amaze
meut That the very wife of bis bosom
should prove a traitor was horrible--she
must be jesttng. He remonstrated-in vain
tried persuasion-"twas useess--eutreaty
was no go. She was in sober earnest,
and the ouly Alternative left him was q
prompt renuuciation of his heresy, or n
separate bed in another room. Jack did
not hesitate. To a6jnre the great aud es-
tablished doctrines of his party, TO renouuce
his allegiance to that faith that had beeoue
indentlied with his very being, to the mere
whlm aud caprice of a woman was utterly
redculouS and absurd, and he threw himself
from the bed aud prepared 10 quit the
| room ii7'77Tl 4'- 81 a-S -.
AS he was leaving the door his wife
screamed out to him, ''Isay my dear, when
you reeant your heresy and repent errors,
just knock at my door, aud perhaps wi /
let you in, ,-.-aI ,.e.-...s..a,
The door was violently slammed, and Jacl
proceeded wrathfully in quest OF another
apartment.
A sense of insulted dignity, and firm
conviction that he was Dartyrin the "right
course" strengthened his pride aud be re.
solved to hold out suntil be forced his wife
into a capitnlalion. r1 aE .l a. -fa ,
In the morning she ametohim as if nothing
had happened, but whenever Jack veBtured
to allude to the rupture on the night pre-
vious, there was a laughing deviP' in her
eye, which bespoke her power, and extin-
guished hope. A second time he called
upon his pride to support him in the strug-
gle which he now found was getting des-
perate. -i f.. l....4I } I'd. 2
The second day was a repetition of the
frSt-no allusionwas made to the forbidden
subject on either side. There was look
of quiet happeness and cheerfulness about
his wife, that puzzled Jack sorely, and he
felt that all idea Of forceiOg her into a sur
render must be abandoned.
A third night he was alone with his
thoughts. His reflections were more seri-
Gus aud composed than OH the night previous
What they were of course were known to
himself but they seemed to result ia some
thing decided, for about midnight three dis
tinct rapS were made at his wfe's door.
No answer, and The signal was repeated IN
IL louder tone still all was silent aud
third time the door hDk with violent attacks
from the outside @
"Who'S there n cried the voice of his
wife, as if just aroused from deep sleep.
"lt's me, my dear, and perhaps a lit le
the best whig you ever did see u .1l
The revolution in his opinion was radical
and permanent. He removed to aaother
county, became popular, offered himself as
Republican canditatetor the Legislature,
was elected, and for several sessions repre-
sented his adopted county as firm aud
decided republican, Spirit of tie West.