Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1833-12-05

ing 70 yo0r columns, with some little mpatence, Or
letter from Major Downing which understood had
appeared in New-York Fpaper giving an account Of
Gen. JacksOn's "lost spectacles." II represent
ed to me as being exceedingly graphic and correct
representation. Will you have the goodness publish
IL in yO"r next pape,-~and by doing confer favor
on many Of your readers in these parts2 M.
COrnsOak, NOu 30, 1888.
AnsUer:-We had laid by the letter for future pub
location, Intending to make Of il we had
spare column. Here s nearly ihewhoe ofthe letter:
WAsHlNeToN, 18th Nov. 1888.
To my old friend Mr.. Dwight, of the New York
Daily Advertiser.
have always been telIin the Gneral, as you know
that 81 all troubles there none mff get round
as money troubles, and when such matters get in
snarI 4 was worse than tryin to siraitsn mea line
after dinner. l was always afraid that getin
many folks to handle the money and 10 be 6gern
| at the accounts. Ever since was a boy awayshad
notion that the fewer hands in cOuniR the better.
and the essy you handle money the better for the more
yon handle IL, some how the less it grows. And then
agn told the Gneral over and agin, don't Ieddle
with the Bank, says the money is safe enuf there
and Ons pocket! says Gi"er., is better than twenty
TOlher day when We came 10 that par, Of the mes
sage where we have to speak of money matters, we
sent for MIR. Taney our Secretary Of the Treasu
ry, TO bring in his accounts; he quite ready, for
he ant quick al siferin yet he will be rights
waited for him spell, and left place here and
| there in the message jest big enuf to put in flyers;
and last night the Gnerai sent agin, and aid he
have the counts, IS ready ready, and up
they enUf, and more than half cooked;
but the Gioeral waiRt1F nothin when he's in
hurry. Now, Rays he, Major, and see how they
stand with last year. And it. went, coHH,arin
all The amounts Of outlays, the Gnerai all the while
smok in and thinkin pretty hard, with his feet up
the mantle. fsered up the sums pretty quick, con-
sidering there was good many ecaited estimates
and when Igot 20 the end ont, now says l. Ginera
you know I teed you that we could git up and pui
dowo notification in 40 tme-we could turn out
cabinet and appoint other foiks-we could send minis
| ters abroad and let em come home they
pleased and send other folks in their places and give
all full pay too--we could mock the U. States Bank
and Squire BNdle all into spiInters-~we could let
folks 60 the Ingn lands in place and drive
off IN other places, and git up Ingin War-and app
point new officers here and there-anat have new
differs settle accounts-and let things go or in the
Post Office and Land Office pretty much 10 suit the
folks ihere-and instead Of having Bank for our
money, scatter il about among the banks Of our friends
All this could do, and have done, and have taken
the responsibility too, and the folks like the better
for il but, says when they come to what il all
cost sthere'li be trouble. now tell you, says 1. Why
Major, says the Ginera. what's the matter, ant the
Government economical, says he, do you expect TO
| make reforms without costing something? Can you
clear up swamps aud bitches and old stumps
without EXPENSE Yes, says /, Ginera that's all rue.
But plague ont, says lite ben gDin nigh up
years; aNd, says keeps costin more and more,
and are nearer helm swamp'd and siump'd than ev
er-here snys now jst look and see what the Gov
ernmeDt costs now, and what it cost when Mr.. Adj
ans was President; and that Amt the worst or {, says
our mony is here, there, and every where; aId
don't see how shall find il when want IT," As
soon as mentioned the amount Of the sums had fig
cred up the Ginera jumps up, and he did stomp about
spell, tell you-he SMASHED down his pipe and il
flew into more than forty pieces-says he Major, amt
you misaken-no, says l. there's no mistake about me
Gineral-let me see them accounts, says he and he
begun to feel for his secacles first in pocket and
then in another-for he had no less than pockets be-
sides his watch ob-and he couldnt find his specia-
cles-says he Major, have you my secacles; no,
says ], Ginera haint--where do you keep EN-, says
I?-Why, says he, used always TO keep EN- in this
side breast pocket, but have been pester'd lately
mus have chang'd pockets-that's bad, says I, Gin
eral, especially, says l. when wants anything in
hurry. Now, says /, only keep one pocket, and
got that notion, says |, from Squire Biddle for he
keeps moot every thing u one pocket and he can
teil in mint pretty much all abo", eoy Thing The
cts inside out, but spectacles-hy the eternal, says
he, Major, reckon them Epeciaces are some
where in one Of these pockets and III find em, says
he. i have TO take my shirt of, and al il he wen
and he of coat and jacket and don't know what all,
and all the while shakin TO f,d the speciaelrs-
by and by see hole in his pantaioons pocket, Im
track row, says Ginera here's loe ~ and sure
enuf, when he come TO take of his boots, there was
his hest gold rim specs, and all broke 20 finders-aad
II we hadn been iookin for EN-, and if hadn't seen
that hole you would say they had been
specs, for they were alljam'd 10 nothn. There
curious notion then jes. come into my head, and
stood stock st hoIdin the GneraIs paniaeons in one
mana ana uis rlgnt Oo0s upsOe-uoWn III tOtuer, MO
there hay the specs on tie aoor Tor what there left
em y and the Gineral stood look at with cry
most nolhin on him, and the Message and the Treasu
ry counts and my slate lay the table--ere want
word said for more than 10 mins-an awful time TO
stand SO.
So to rights the Gneral he spoke, and says he, Ma.
jor chat you lhinkin on-why, says 1. Ginerai,
hnkin. says f you had kept yeur spec,acles in
your side breast pocket, they would be your
Dow bui, says l. that ain, the worst oni I'm afeard,
says j. Gneral. we've got too many pockets for our
moDy, and when want il we shall all have to come
our shirts and boots before find 10.
The Ginegal go! as horniIy all nature at this and
says he, q Major, wish now you wa: only Calhoun,
or Biddle, or Clay, or M'Dnfry Don Pedro, or
Black Hawk. any one bot Major Downing--ior
feel if should like 10 give some ihrashing."
Why, Gays /. Ginera, you amt mad nor nothing he
you fur am too. says ]; and every time look at
The accounts, says feel if would like to get
hold Of some one--and stomped about a spell,
cussin and discussin things, till got cool jim
but il a considerable Of stosm, tell sou.
Your friend, J. DOWNING, Major,
Downingvilie Militia. I'd Brigade.
Editorial Courtssy.-We find ihe following laconic
correspondence 10 the Boston Evening Transcript:
The Boston ladies walk 10 the streets ith small
canes.--BGitinors VisitPr.
"That's % lie, olL Ferret.''--BostOR Transcript.
When G0Erick had control n Of the London
Theatres, Quin having quarreIled with him, and aDx