Litchfield enquirer., 1833-07-25
Letter from Major Downing.
Boston, June qs 1888.

Dear Uucie Josh-l suppose that you nave seen in the newspapers all that and the Gin ! erat haN been about since we started on r'ur tower; hut I must tell you Of our reception at Harvard College, n schOOla as much beyond our schools down tO Dow niagyillr. as am bigger that you be. We'll; yesterday morn ing saya the Gineral to me, Major Downing says fIe. Tn. as aping to see Cambridge Col lIl.ss 3has.s lla&s Pm glad 0f it. Gineral, sa y I Ibesides, they ssAbt tG make yonL. L.D. Fid. dle-sie- dee saysthe Gineral, as mad as a hen stuck ina frnce, what the deuce Is that? Why, I GiBernl. aays II it's Dneior. A Doctor. says the GineEai, anti he fetched his knuckles down upon the tabls with an, eternal wipe. make a doctor nf. use Ifihey dave to do It. they'd better swallow nntmegs than the pills I'll give em-Flicrack them with my pestIe--I've let blood af0re mws Why how you talk Gin eral says !. h's Doctor of Laws they want to make out 0fEDu. want to know says the Gineral, I Rk1er heard of s0clI crittrr. bIt it's no bad eeti6n--I guess know some thing about tilyi ars hnsiness ofdocto toriDr ia ws There's Clay iapd bili. tlaat'll never want a doctor no mot .-and the bank hill, T did M inc husiness:n less fhan no not,aas-quicks than ey- CT doctor GRshed sick ssnan yet; and Pm apt to thi0s itlwas that veto consarn that nut the College inIo notion of making me doc. tor. .@sA
 May be- Gsseral, says I, it's what You had to say about tlat are second article. You get out says thekiuATal, says he, least said ahSnf that's saNnestmended that are article YHiE Ejsss have spad ds sdhe of these very folks stand Sn- on nothi g sani pull hemp. However. Cine. rai. saysN. tht ti0Dg aud ahort ont is, thai the name Doctor Lave. as I've heard tell is \ 1 conpii.nent i|ai Collsg.s give to men of lst- ters. llke$iOqgh. saysthe 0inefal, says he. and nov ith3k pOi, guess that Silas Dins. ! moor setier cf qslae did ihe business-it,s inc ! pfstslest thint Fever writ. But Lord! Ma. lor Desyninglsays hs. ifshey give them are s ssonpiiR1entsto men ofisttrrs, you ought to pave aer. saeais--far you're writ more iet- ,eFs tUan tnFe are musquitaes in New Eng lana end ltuegs i1l just give s,,n.s on 'em l naugeS5o \. sifii ale one fvr you and one for as Wsll "a Ind yous Eo olR ws sa,. | anS ,As GssesssI Lihe sliasAaIra. aIr. .V.abarss. h. .E s9e n albP soon got u ihe College and '. N tSsy ssqcsk us up in the Chanel, and Pres. e <, NMncy made speech. and told US thai \ NJ M asar ae01t rtAdy to faint. he was so 1. !, ". .suas we'd c0ndsscended i0 come and fact ]! Major DoM nipg, says ].
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