The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1866-09-13

ment excitement got the better Of the
young man, and plying eyes were turned
upon him In his precarous sltua-
ton. But after looking at his watch sew
cral times, he partially regancd his com
posture and repeated a stanza from Gov.
Oglesby's song of ''Old Seward, Old Doc
/ little" &c, and startled his hearers with
/ the announcement that the Philadelphia
Convo 1tion was composer of abolltlonistS,
copperheads and rebels. Here he became
weak in the knees the knocking to gcther
of Which rcuiiu,ied the audience Of the
''Koopester rappings." and ali looked
aghast. He, however extricated him Self
from the dilemma by referring again sever
al times to his watch End watching the
movements of the minute hand on the lial,
AID wishing it "God speed" He now ex-
haustcd the subject of taxation by asking.
when YOU 20 to the store to buy sugar
and coffee, do you want the money in your
pocket taxed? The people want par mon
cyl" RAIDS do YOU see the pint!
At this iuncture the speaker seems to
have been ertiely overcome IL his subs
ject frequent consultations of the repeater
in his vest pocket didn't seem to put in
operation the reporter under his nasal APP
pendage and finally becoming desperate
at the impatnce of the audience he thrust
his time keeper in his pocket and launched
forth on the foaming sea OF argument like
a ship without rudder; singing, squeel-
ing in the key of G sharp. Union men
had shipped arms to kill Union soldiers,
vest hey have done It, Here Paine pulled
his coat tail and Parks Immediately icrked
out his watch fob announced that he had
spoken 20 minutes and he would now in
troduce "Nr. Col. Sumner
"N.. Col Sumner" mounted the ross
trum and assuming an attitude calculated
to impress the audience with his dignity
and Importance, spoke III very loud tone
for upwards OF an hour, without
discussing as much as a common school
boy would dispose Of in five minutes
During the course of the meeting an
arrangement was disclosed whereby the
speakers were to speak but twenty minutes
each, but W.. Col. Sumner exhausted his
tine before he reached his subject and al
the efforts of his associates to choke him off
proved unavailins. The Col did not con
suit his watch as often as Parks, but tOok
upwards Of fifty breathing spells in saying
ladies and my fellow citizens All this
time Paine grew very impatient lnd Parks
looked daggers at Sumner, who was arro>
eating to himself 50 much valuable time.
After the first twenty minutes OF the colo
ncl'S speech. Paine looked ut his watch no
less than once every minute and snapped il
tvgcthcr with such force that it coald be
heard in every part o. the house, a. re
mindcr to the Col that he was exceeding
his time, bat to 10 purpose; the Col. had
enlisted for the night, aud VAS determined
70 serve ont his time OF enlistment. The
omly significant remark Of this speaker was
we have dcIugcd the land over, and we
have the power to dcuye the country
again in blood +" Finally the rcsolutc
Col. closed, and Parks jumped up and
said: 1T is getting la;c, aud you are all
getting asleep. Propose Nr. Paine wakes
you up. am going 10 run this meeting
aud time the speakers, aud when they have
spoken their time will pull their coat
tails The Col. was good, but yol all went
to sleep. Paine :" This was hlt at the
Col nat the audience did not appreciate
as he was the only ole of the trio whc
did not make consumatc ass of himself
Paine came forward, sung "nigger
song and explained what was the matter
with Hannah, but forgot 10 tell whether
Hannah was a reconstructed concubine
Of his or who she was. This man. a prom
incnt republican not long since toll the
writer. belonged to that extensive family
known as the damphool>," ana in five min
utcs he proved the tru;hiulnes' OF the re-
marx, consequently further comment would
be unustiiabIc. Raids give u another
such meeting. Tie democracy viii
agree to pay the expenses OF all sich.
The democrats will hold Il meeting II
he school house in Tippccanoc. on Satur
dav next. 5. Beals, Esq, and others will
speak.
/ wish TO ask Saturn what regiment he
was surgeon of. Bob TEA.