Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-03-12

in his Britannia Majesty's ship Paufa-
loon, and have the pleasure to be the
bearer Of q letter from my most graz
'cious sovereign, William the fourth,
by the grace Of God, King Of, Great
Britain, France and IrelsndJ and the
town Of Berwick upon Tweed, de-
fender Of the faith; written by his
own royal hand, directed to your ex-
cellency.
Sargent Joel, hand that gentleman
Ia cheer, and . pipe. ELL three glas-
ses. Ny best respscts to you, and
my compliments to-the King, says
the Jin'ral.-Here's hoping, says ],
you've had a pleasant wage. ! sPose
you dident speak the Two Pollies,
Captain Jumper, nor nothing didat
you3 Here the Jin'rAl spoke up, and
says he, I spose the King IS up a
tree about my not sending a minister
ito London; but you may tell him, if l
cant be allowed to send my own man,
I wont send nobodv-and ! know the
KING has got too much sense to be
mad about that.
Not At all, your excellency says
the officer; queen Adelaide was tick
to death with your last minister, and
she and her royal consort waits with
much patience your excellency's
pleasure in sending another equally
gallant. My GRAND is a special one
growing out Of the troubles between
the king Of the French and your ex-
cellency. Be pleased to break the
seal.
Well thinks I to myself, if that is
ent funny. haven't heard 80 much
politeness this many . day.-What
in the name of wonder will the jim
raj say to- the letter! He's detar-
mined to fight; that's sartain, King!
William nor all creation cant start
him from his ground, when his mind
is made up. If he don't fgtrt the|
French, he can lick the Indians.
There's the sixth warders, and ma-
jor Church, armed and equipped.
But then the Jinral wants them tol
fight at the charter election-he CAN'T
spare them.
BY this time the Jinral had finished
reading the letter, aud l watched his
pretty sharp. He sat
still abeutfve minutes, resting his
chin on his hand, his elbow on the
table, the letter folded up, and his
specks over his forehead. He grit
ted his teeth and looked red, and
then took out his handkerchief and.
wiped his face, and looked pale; and
turned all the colors Of a
down east rainbow; they don't know
how to make rainbows Of the right,
color here. If you want any thing,
done well you must 60 down east. }
Well, as l was sayin, in about S min
utes time by the watch, the jinral he
stuffed the letter in his breastpocket,
and says he, captain, king William is
a raal earthquake of a fellow, II l did
lick his brothers. troops. iii think
Of the matter, and let him know.
Come and take pot-luck with me to-
morrow. .-.
After the captain Of the pantaloon
had gone, the Jinral drew his cheer
up, put his fore finger on the side Of
his nose, gave me a wink, and says,
that fellow nor his master neither,
don't know Andrew Jackson. Hel
then up and told me all about 1T
how the king wanted to step in be-
tween him and Levy, and hush the
matter up; but says he, wasa't born
tomorrow. I'll make him eat humble-I
pie. ! can whip him as easy as can
smash this pipe. And my head didn't.
feel none the better for his suiting the
action to the word.
The next night we met agin, and
talked the T after over and over
the Jin'ral was obstropu-
louis, and then I'd cool him down.
Sometimes he would be good nature,
and smoke a steady stream. At last
l hit upon this scheme. Says ]. JIM
raj, it wont never do to send the
Pantaloon back without comm to the
pint. Well, says he, sargent, what
do you think I'd better do! I'll tell
you what I would do; says l, but you
can do as you like. NY plan Is this:
1t wont do for US republicans to be
outdone by the English in politeness.
You make believe you accept the
meditation, and tell the king he may
settle the matter with Levy as quick
as he pleases, provided he pays the
money. Yes, says the Jin'ral, you
may write him 30, and I'll sign it.
and add at the bottom in . postscript,I