Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1864-02-29
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party maj ever met with Vas Jack-.
lack ssa,ied hot ab%olitionist, and
his che Gasure, seemed in making
the fsct q otorious as possible. His
friends smssociates with one consent,
prononnedack . bore, and his peli-
tics / suisse.
.Ones darack net at the house of a
friend . yog lady of great personal
beauty apd omplishments.. Attrac-
ted Up nor B%cliness, and captivated by
her intenigee he became assiduous in
his atfenfb forgot for awhile his
prinSh nd without enquiring
what in1ght the political preferences
of his Isdy /, i~pprudently proposed,
was acceptcaaG they were married.
The usda was over, the guests
had dep lid the happy pair had
retired B Cir chamber, and were :
snuglsenseoa in bed, when Jack in
the coursepf saiet conversation with
his wife, navtagIy alluded to his IA
yorite subjPt. casually speaking Of
himself as RelbIican.
What excined his wife, turning
sharply andEuanly towards him, are
you a ReRaFfaaF
Yes fed pck delighted with
the idea Of fadfn q patient listener
to his long restTaled or2tory. Yes,
madam, | am a reglar ont and outer,
double-dyed andtssted in the WOOL
Just double dtdtcsst yourself out
of tas bed then, ~fnerrupted his wife ;
I'm a Democrat, I'm | will never
sleep with . mar Messing the doc
trines you do I
, Jack wsf rathet speeches. from
, amazeneuE Tnat very wife Of his
! bosom should prove{ traitor, it wal
!, horrible, she must ,bdlsting. He re
monstrated, but in. vaL tried persua-
sion, twas 10 60; sho ras in earnest
and the only alternatiu left him wa
a prompt renunciatio1 of his heres
or a separate bed in tEk other room
Jack did not hesitat TO abjur
the established doctrines OF HE part,
to surrender Nose glori@s principle
: which had gAvn with III growth, an
strengthened with his strsngth, to til
, mere whim and caprice bf a womal
! was ridiculous end absurd, aud throw
iag himss.r 8 tae bed Aaass g,
A sense = Ted dignity, and
: firm convictic at be was martyr
d the right ca strengthened by h
: pride, resolve him to.hold out till |
: forced his wixSnto a cspitulation.
d In the moseng she nat him as
! nothing had A.Ppened but whenevt
Jack ventured b allude 70 the nigl
previous, ther@ was a Aughter-dev
in her eye, vliieh BESPOKE her pove
d and extinguished hope.
: A second inc he apaired to h
lonely couch, and a secad time Gale
= on his pride 10 suppot him in tn
u struggle, which he ofonnd was ge
ting desperate. Lie AVented curse
: not loud bnfNao ep. the waywarc
ness and caprAce Of sex in genera
and his wife IN patsllar, nondefe
how long &c vol hold out, AZ
a whether she saffealss accutel b
n did, and tree hail \ delude. ffr12e
I'd into the belief ths ae loved him to
OF huch to meloH De estrangemen,
and would Jo,aeb I'm IN the morn
We ing, perhaps ihkNgy night, and su
O. for a recousshA
Bot then ckhe recollection c
it that infexibIe tldenance, CT that uu
as bending sill. Fl4 of that laughin:
'st and northumberland he felt con.
ct WINGED that 4 gas hoping agains
rel hope ana $plrlngly he tlrned t
.e- the wall fcf zion from the wretch
he edness OF aishAghts.
be The seeosd E was a repetition o
the first custom was made t.
y, the .subjecth sher side. There wa
a quiet Ip#s and cheerfuhnes
sht about his IL 81 puzzled Jack sorel
ard he feEhAle idea Of forcing he
Eas to s~urreaI be abandoned
The lie t he was alone! Hi
.ng refectioHw ct more serious thal
On the pfFIdn lights; what they were
ate OF co%ur:dsE known to himself, bu
nd they se4ea esult in something de
le- cidcd lr i midnight, three dis.
md tinct RS made at his wife