Year: 1859

tie too short at one end, and somewhat thread


bare-in fact, it failed to do the work. II


looked as if the sceptre had departed from Ju-


dah-but time and circumstances will settle


this dispute. 1t has been thought that If a


streak Of lightning, or some other untoward


circumstance, should cut off the line of the


Blathcrskite's, an earthquake would sink the


State. Having traced this great man from the


little end of nobody to the candidate for the
next Presidency, We will leave him in his great
ness until the day after tho Charleston Conven-
tion has adjourned, when we will preach one
patent sermon on the magnitude of political in
gratitude.


| To dispose of our characters systematically,
we must return to Frank Baker in the feons
cell at New Castle. Weary months have passed
over and he has found no friend TO relieve him
| from his confinement. Those who associated
with him know him no more; that confiding
wife, who stood by him in adversely, still stood
| by him, but her feeble efforts to extricate him
! from prison were unavailing-she had not the
gold. Things remained in this situation until
| Frank gave upall hope of gaining his liberty.
One day his wife came to him all radiant with
smiles she had fonnd aperson who was willing
to do something towards liberating her hus-
band. 1t was politician, to he sure, who had
offered to procure work for Frank but not one
| of those mean, contcmptible men, who seek
| Office for tho sake of mcre to be got out of it.
| He was not long in procuring tho much needed
situation, and informing Helen that he thought
that everything would work right in the future,
he privately visited several of his friends and
a contribution was taken up for the relief of
the duped mechanic. Helen bore the glad til
dings to the prison and the unfortunate man
was released, and the first thing he did after he
| arrived in Wilmington was to sign the tenn
perancc pledge, and forswcar politics. Since
that time prosperity has smiled upon him; two
years ago he removed to another State andpro-
cured employment in n very large machine
shop, where he has conducted himself in
manner that has been credit to himself and
the firm resolution he took to renounce politics
altogether. His wife is happy andis the mother
of two fine boys, who she is instructing to de-
spise politics as she does viper. Frank never
talks of his misfortune without heaying sigh,
while slight grating of the teeth is percepti-
BILE, and slight scowl may be seen upon his
brow.


The name of Mr.. Blatherskite is contraband
on his premises, and he thinks that il ho is
nominated for President, he will have to split
his ticket for once.


Helen loves her native State, but it has been
the scene of so much misfortune to her that
she is willing to forego the pleasure of dwelling
in it to returning to city where the cold hand
of charity was so slow in snatching from the
lowest depths of humility, her penitent but de-
serted husband. The little family circle of
Frank Baker is happy onci he no longer
leaves his coniiding and loving wife to spend
his evenings among cold and hcartless men,
who would not turn around on their heels to
sayoa n sinking man-though that man was their
boon companion.


The tall gentleman, who has figured so ex-
tcnsively through this true story, still goes on
his way rejoicing; that he has improved one
| iota since he first scduced Frank Baker from
his quiet and happy home to enter the banditt
known rs politicians, is II matter unknown to
the author. 1t is one thing certain that his
political influence is considerably on the wane
and that there have been too many such cases
as the one we have just related, to raise up in
Judgment against him to ever stand again even
at the head of the politicians, That the DEM
ocratic party has considerably degenerated is
living history before our eyes at this hour
Once we knew it pure and undefed-honora-
BILE men bore the banner of principles high in
the air without taint or stain now the vam-
pire kennels in the nest of the dove, and that
flag which once looked so beautiful and fair,
needs to be secured and cleansed. Frank Ba-
ker says when he cast his first vote, the Cap
itol Mt Washington was filled with gentlemen
and statesmen, now IL is den of thieves.


That Mr.. Tight-Fist became plant tool for
Mr.. Blatherskte, the living record of Delaware
will show to-day that he was caressedb bythose
who wanted to use him, and was then spurned
as worthless cur, after he had obeyed their
mandate, none will contradict. In the noble
mind there is some difficulty to sow the seed Of
sycophancy and make them germinate. 1t is
the low-born cur that everybody gives kick
and still he chuckles. If there is one animal
on this earth that should be more despised
than another, il is the brute on two legs, with
the face of the Divinity stamped upon him, who
bows the supple hinges of the knee to power for
the sake of putting gold in his purse. The hon
orable thief will place a pistol to your head
and demand your money or your life /; the syco-
phant will lick the feet that kicks him and
frown on those that hate and despise him.
Having disposed of the principal characters
| in this true story-though purely work of
6cton-we make our bow to the public and
thank those who have travelled with us through
the recital of the things that look more like
truth than fiction. Many may apply our i'm
aginative characters to living specimens-if
they do, we shall feel highly hattered for paint
ing character so life-lke-but, if such is the
case all we have to say is that we have en-
deayored to delineate the character of the poll


tician as he is, not as he would desire to be.
To the ladies, who have been boring us for


three or four weeks to give them something of
a more sentimental character, we will say, that
| in the future our first page will be devoted to


them exclusiyely-no more politics on the first
page. What we will write next remains to be


seen for we never commence story until the
| typos are ready to set it up.


| If there Is any merit in our productions, IL