Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-05-18
DOWNING CORRESPONDENCE.
The humor of the following genuine Downing
letter will eeiyc TO swcelen It's politics

PROM TuG DowslSd GAZETTE, MAYA
WAsuiaeroa CRY,
| Lnd Room, April %, 1895.
10 MAJOR JACK Dowmso, editor Of bc Downing
tozeuc, Portland, away down easl in the pine
timber State
| Dear Cousin Jack, in my last letter WIS an a..
nest N telling you how the Teller tried 10 pet INTO
The dncrals bed toom thai forgot to t,ll you how
spra'ni my ankle, after oil. Ahor we looked into
the stable, and see tho feller wns gone. we had n
little dispute about how he could get out Tbero
was only two ways that he could e ct oul one WIN,
a high window That The Glnerdl said be didn't thiule
there was man IN the county could limb up 10
and The other VIZ through Tho key.hole So No
called IN a number OF our folks ond lad try los
# any body could climb up TO IT, The Gne,al sa,d
he wouldn'tty, for his climbing days wefe mos,
over. 5 he told Mr.. Blair TO try, bui he COULDN'T
eo,up halfway. Then he told Mr.. Kendle to Try.
Well he went up lille higher than blair, but
couldn't gst null moro tbJn half way 10 the " in
dow
cllthcn, says he, Sargent Joel, yon mus, try.
Tor you are real springy chap, and If any body
can do IT, 1t sroms 10 me you cpn SO Sc abblcd 10
II and up went, clingng on like good fellcr |
u'scc ond tngged iii go, within abou, three feet
OF tho windew, and | couldn't hold on no logger.
30 down come thrash tho floor Il fell lnlo
spraint my ankle so bad But the Ginrrnl has rob.
bed II over SO much with opoddoc tina, IFS 20, mos,
well, so can begin 10 hobbc nbou, little with
sloit, and 20 up ind down stairs by holding on 10
the banisters.
Wei. after fell The Gincroi said there want but
one chance left ard tina, was Mr.. Van Buren,. II
he couldn't do II there wan, q man 10 lie found that
could. So he told Mr. Van Buren, to try. So ha
s'rp' OH his coat and pulled of his boots and hat
and spit in his hands and begun to climb And
by jngs, lac WA tie sckest climber that ever
dtd see You eonda't see how he held on, nor
what he Traced his feet against nor what he took
hold on with his hands nor nohu Blu. somehow
or o'hcr he worked along as still as mouse, and
kept gaming up hitch after hitchl he got up with
IN about Il foot OF The window, and we thoueh hi ho
was jest reudy to take hold Off when all at once
he slipt, and down he conc. Blu, Il didn', discom-
b borac him q hair. lie ,urntd RICH, round to The
Gtneral as calm moonshnc, ard says he, Cine.
raj, II wouldn't prove any thing il should get Up
to the window, and guess We may as well let 1t
alone.
Wen, well, snys the Gncrsl, then I'm WINGED
that The foer went out through the key hole that's
as clear MS prcachni he never got up 10 thu. " in.
dow in the world for there aint man in the cous-
try that can climb quail 10 Mr.. Van Bprcn Well.
says ], Glncrel, MOI 10 dispute your word about il.
but as for believing Mat the feler got out Though
the key hole don't btlIevc word oft. don't
believe any body can 90 through key-hoe hut q
witch, md guess witches arc ra,hcs scarce articles
now days.
But, says the Gincral, how can that be I am
sure I'm right Mr., Van Buren, couldn't climb up
to the window, and there's no body inihe country
that can climb equal 10 him. Saysl Gneral, not
as you knows oni there's folks 10 this country thar
can climb better than you think for did YOU ever
sec Judge White climb
At that the Gineral coorcd up Us red as rooster,
and turned on his heel AMI says he, shet up tho
stable, and let's 60 into breakfast
Your loving eonfin
SARGENT JOEL DOWNINc.
| Improvements in G,eeee.--An iron railway has
been contracted for by tho Greek government with
the banker Feraldi, to run from A hens to the Pr
reus = Shade Of rhsmis,oslcs, look down