The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-08-21
TheFuture Of a Democrat.

If there is any better story going than the
following, we have not seen it. Even fold,
it is good, and is said to have been "got o
going" in this wise: The Trenton American,
sadly copperhead sheet, thinking of what
| it deserves inthe other world, has the grace
to admit that it will be "a darned tight
squeeze" for it's friends tilt should escape,
and narrateth the following:
Question to be debated at the nextmeet-
| ing of the Exclusives of the Loyal Leagues:
"Can man dying in the Democratic faith,
with all the prerequisites ola Christian, 60
to heaven ?" There are q. very. large number
of people who don't believe be can. The
debate will be an animated one, although,
like the handle of a jug, all on one side.
Who will take the affirmative?
Why, we will and sustain it by relating
Boston story, which is precisely in point.
There once lived in the not over classic
neighborhood Of Dock Square, an old fellow
who was called by the boys Gen. II -.
He kept "gih mill" and "grog shop and
was altogether what is known as hard
case. One morning he addressed crowd
of loungers thus:
"Bofs, had queer dream last night-a
most 'stornary dream-fact."
"Well, general, what was it? What did
you dream?'" ~ 3
"Wall, boys, I dreamed | died" RI. =.
mo did you? WE'LL" said all the. crowd
in breath, awhere did you 60 to?"
"Went to Heaven" 14 s'1'
30, come now, general, that is "a little
too much, you know-couldnt be, yon
know" r-a5 ~, sga{
"Fact, boys, for all that went to
Heaven" = !,
"But how did you get in, general?"
oval, that's the queer part oft, and LII
tell you how. You see, when got there
| made my way up to gate, and knocked
and asked what place that was, and some
body looked over the wall and asked me
what wanted, and said l wanted to. come
inside. Then he said he was ST. Peter
and that.was the gate Of Heaven, and tolc
him that was just where | wanted to get to
He asked me some questions, and was JUS
goin' to let me in, when, just my tarna
! luck, along come the devil, and he holleree
out to Peter that be longed to him, ant
} hadn't any business inside. OF course
: couldn't say nothing, but felt awful scary
Well, right away, Peter he come outside
and says he: Satan, what claim have yo'
got on that soul? Why said the devil
he is my man /; he's been selling rum ant
; shaking props down in Boston more thai
e twenty years i admit that said. Peter
$ but didn't he always sell good liquor
Il We'll, yes, I'm bound TO admit he did, SAT-
;. Satan. Did he ever cheat at prop shak
: ing {? Not that l can prove We'll, then
says the saint, you can have him On that
: | began to feel better boys, when the dew
u says he, But this fellow sold ruin o.
. Sundays, Peter looked sharp at me, an
' asked me if that was so. I daren't lie, S
I said, Yes, but l always paid the larges
!. subscription of any man in the parish to tn
d minister's salary! Well says Peter +
Satan, that alters the case again, you see
With that the devil got little riled, an
says he, Il can't bother here all day abou
hin-suppose we rattle for him. Agreed
says Peter and they threw me down an
sot on me, and Satan got the first throw
;, and he threw three SKIES! Oh, didn't ], fe'
myself a goner when felt him wriggle hi
y tail; for be thought and | knew that thre
: SKIES couldn't be beat, and says he, Pete
. I've got him. Hold on said he, I haven
y had my throw yet And he took the boz
:, and shook and shook, although / couldn
u see the use on it, and,,as I'm Twin sinn'
! vet, he threw two SKIES and a sepen III
y devil he jumped up quick, and, putting o
u saws he, 'Peter, it amt no sort of USE
"a you are going to come them miracles 9
: me you can have him! !. So, you see, boy
Il I did get in, but it miracles to- do it"
y That is what it takes, just a miracle.