Litchfield enquirer., 1833-12-26

Washington City, Dec, Is, 1883.
[lN rrpE FoR LAST WEEK.


Mr.. Adams-I understand that since the publication
in your paper the week before last ofhe dreadful ac-
cidept which befe the spee,aces Of Gen. Jackson ms
described by Major Downing, tho Presiden. has pro.
cured another pair--and that the Major has given
l city full description Of them. Not having yet seen
the account you will confer favor on at least one Of
your paying readers by publishing il ia your next,
CornaoaH. Dec. II, 1883. H..
We had Intended to publish ia last week, bot the
Presidents Message occupied much space that we
had not room enough for the Majors account Of the
magical spectacIes. Mere il 10 ia foil;
WASHINGTON, 80 Nov. 1888.
To my old friend Mr.. Dwight Ofthe New.York Dali
y Advertiser who prints none but my rale genowne
The last letter wr. 10 youtel,' Won abou the hun,
We hnd after the Gineras specks and when We found
they eli stonpd bits in his Boot. The Gin.
eral and al us have been in trouble ever since about
H. for they was given to him by Mr.. Van Ruren, the
very day Mr.. Van Buren, came 10 jine him at Wash.
ngion as Secretary of State, and he ted the Ginera
never 10 let noody handle thea, are epecks bot him
SELF and that when they got out order. to !ei
no body mend EN- but himself. And do you know 90
particular was the GineraI, that when Mr. Van Buren,
was absent, have known him send them Apecks
clean To England fnr Mr. Van Buren, TO FIX en- for him
that sometimes woud git Of order, and when that
was tho case, you couldn't no more threw than
you could threw Mr.. Van Buren, himself. A soon
then as we found e gil broke to bits. as elld you
10 my asl letter, the Gineral was n the greatest rou
le ever see; and he wrote right of TO Mr. Van Btu
rem about il, and sent the letter by express clear
Albany where Mr.. Van Buren, wasi and until that ex-
press got back agn, the Gneral could do n0hn with
business. He was bad of owl IN the shine.
So 10 rights the expressgoi back. and brought letter
from MI. Van Buren,. aud new pair Of specks-jusi
like the old ones tafore they was broken-there want
He pu, en- on, and he looked No natural agin in EN-
rs ever. sAhan says he, Major, these the specks
after ALL lis strange, says he ! cant see things
any bodys. we'll can with these for they are
jest like the pair broke ;-and lhen he read Mr. Van
Burens letter. See here now, Major,' Gays the Gin-
eral, 'how kind il 10 in Mr. Van Buren, TO caution me,
agi0 and agin. touch the screws; md do you
know, gays the Ginerai, that since have had
Mr. Wan Burea with me, tina, Whenever como to
to appin,, o, what to do with the Bank, or any thing
that required sharp lOokn iUto-he wod always FIRST
examine my specks, and take EN- of 10 the window,
10 corner with light, and see tilat all was right,
and try himself, and ihen bring EN- back 10 me,
for be says, land he 10 KNOWN cruf) that unless
can see well into every thing. best see noihin.'
kinder nalioa t.en jest began :: gel 10 my head
.GineraI, would like now peskily 10 examine thea,
specks for if Mr.. Van Buren, has got patent Coz
land seeia he u Vice President and don need ONE
think Of giiiin one myself WELL says the Gineral.
II like relase you noihin: but Mr. Van Barren
made me promise never 10 et nobody examine int0
EN-; aud especially you; or,' says he, Major do you
know that Mr.. Vas Burea has notion you know q
good deal ab0at cOnirvanres, and that Il IL the
Of Your people Down East and il might be he intends
to g paenl himself for these very specks; aud fso,
he oaght 10 have ia for he says they jest mach
his iRreHsiOR, your letters yOuEn.' WE'LL, says
|, ne matter Bat got kink in me 10 exsmine
ihem specks; and couldnt sleep, nor eat, nor
drink, till l goi hold on So one night. when
and the GiDeral had been Fcadias over the Message
and Il all Nnisl'd and complete. he pot his name
a.; 'and R0w, says he, Major, do y0u attend 10
the sinn ONT, sad git shout 100 copies oDt 20 send
Folks who are distant, they gil s0un
and lle afor0 the Oppositi0n SDks can send il en-.
press, (afer il 10 deliyerd Congress) and 10 he
xent 10 bed; for he was eny most beat out. Now
thiaks for a try nc them specks! for was ali the
while ihinkjn on en- and the public work roulda't Ego
ON yssthoui eul. Aod 30 snO0k'd can Oui and capsd
EN- o1--ihe Gneral all the while snoriR like north
weser A. soon ~ took up the Message, and look ID
nj IT, couldD'i make head nor tail oa't. II seem'd
10 me is for oil abe world like oflhem sh0w box.
es-ali the letters and figures was gcin rOnad aad
round, and look'd Oh the while like some Of them
crouds We see last Summer the grand tosDer throw
IN M hais and cyyn huzza fDr she GiReral, and a,
jor DoWning, and Mr. Van Buren, and then, agin,
there was great glare. and ID seem'd jst if the
Ginerai was 10 abe middle onf and Mr.. Van BnEea,
aad Mayor Barry, and Amos Kiadle. and raft more
IL olks all seend be ssndia rOsRd. 6reing OF
rockets they woald squirt up over the Gneral, and
burst and ten showered doWn stars tiis olks tell
on ioher eight when the stars did III eii caperinl.
and jst as ihey would came nigh the Gneral. these
stars would get together and burst aeiBi and thep you