Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1838-09-13
Dor THE ENQUIRER.
TWO SAILORS IN LONDON.


John. Well, Harry, the big ships struck.
Harry. Ship struck big ship struck pray do ex.
plain yourself?
}. How ignorant you are. When you were here
before you were Dragging about the big ships having
90 much money that it divided it among the States
H. Well, well, John, il you will stop your noise
till we can purchase our cargo on Uncle Sans nc
count, I'll tell you something about it
J. You need not be so 'fraid, for Uncle Sans
credit is getting little better just now.
H. What do they say here in London about it?
]. 0 the hereditary aristOcrats grin and laugh TO
think the liberty ships struck
H. Struck they don't say it has struck it's coors
If they do, its tarnaon lie, and they had better
keep John Bulls ship in port one year at least, for
Uncle Sam is little crazy, and he will fight like VEN
geance.
J. Don't get angry Harry, they only say it has
struck the coral rocks ia
H. Well, that's true, for was in sight when it
struck the rocks and thought that all creation was
coming to pieces, and Uncle Sam turned pale as
death.
J. But did it 60 all to pieces
H. No, for Uncle Sam called the old sailors to him,
and said, tell me what can be done for the deposite
cable has parted, and we shall all 50 to the bottom
J. And what did they say 2 s, ....s NJ
Il. o they told him it was just what they expected
when he threw away the good old bank cable, and he
must bring up the constitution fgae and throw out
its graphing irons to the other end of the ship 80
that it would whea broadside on to the rocks and
60 all to pieces.
]. And did he take their advice7
H. Yes, he was glad to just then.
J. Well, Harry, it has made terrible noise all
over the world and hurt Uncle Sans credit deucedy
in some places jus. tell me how the pilot come to let
it strike the rocks?
H. Don't you remember that Uncle Sam and John
Bull had fracas at Newt Orleans, and one Of Uncle
Sans generals gaveone of Johns officers pealing
]. Yes, remember that Uncle Sam lost his great
chair just before that time. e=a
H. Well, Uncle Sam shouted so loud in honor Of
his general that it becrazd him so that he thought
that his general could do every thing and he put him
in pilot in the big ship
]. l remember that Uncle Sans first pilot was
George Washington, and he made chart and mark
ed out the track for the great national ship in
go that the pilots after him had no difficulty at ALL
II. You are right but Uncle Sans New-Orleans
P'Os ~ Wv BICuS tiuUScb PCAououCu
Uncle Sam to throw away the bank cable, and put
the ship on new track with deposit cable.
]. Did it run weldon the new track
H. No. it reeled to and fro like drunken man
and of the old sailors told him that his deposit
cable was rotten concern but the pilot head
strong fellow, and meant to rule Uncle SAM for he
well knew that il he had NOT been little crazy he
would not have put him in pilot.
]. What effect did the Keeling Of the ship have on
Uncle Sans folks
H. Some ofthem were thrown from one side to the
other and dashd all to pieces, and others were s:arv
ed out Of their employmens, but some are now pining
away with the consumption. 81 80
J. But did not Uncle Sam rally sometimes and act
rationale - .a. y
H. Yes, and then he would send an order to the
pilot to keep the vessel steady; but the pilot would
veto some. and the last he put in his pocket and
carried it off just to let Uncle Sam know that he was
not afraid to insult him.
]. But Uncle Sam has got good pilot now sup
pose7 .,.
H. This very same that steered the ship when
saw it strike the rocks and he promised Uncle Sam
that if he would put him in pilot that he would lessen
the expenses of the ship and break up the influence Of
the government patronage, that Uncle Sans folks
would act independent.
J. Did he fulfil his promise 7
H. No. after he and his friends got into Office they
appointed more officers and in some cities more than
doubled the expenses.
J. But have you got the ship off the rocks yet
H. No, the last pilo, told Uncle Sam that he must
get Treasury note cable, and then they would I'M
dergird the ship and take it of quicker.
J. Did they succeed
H. Not a. all, it was just like putting cobweb
under whale, and after it was used once it became
rotten.
J. But what did the pilot say after so much disap-
pointmentl
H. Ohe went to bowling and his friends raved
and tore off their clothes, believing and hallooing
down with the bank, rag paper factories, nothing but
specie specie gold dust! gold dust
J. But did they not remember that their Treasury
note cable was made ofrags2
H. Reflection and reasoning don't belong to Office
seekers; 60 ahead. hit or miss, is their motto
J. What was the next contrivance2
II. The pilot said he would follow the steps Of his
predecessor, and he would have specie cable. telling
Uncle Sans folks that they should have their pockets
full of specie, and made great many Of the simple
tons believe it. but they never got any thing better
than shnplasters.
j. Pray how did they expect to get the specie
H. o they made a machine called the SUBJ Treas
ury Bill but The proper name 10 Sub-despotsm or En-
trenching instrument ~
J. What kind Of looking instrument 10 IL?
Fl. OFT looks like horse rake, with teeth on both
sides one side 10 10 rake in the bank gold garden,
and the other is to rake Uncle Sam the head and
eyes. so as to keep him forever after in subsection TO
the pilot ar
j. But did he not know that the keepers OF the
bank gold garden would lock up The garden gates and
keep the internal instrument out 7
II. Can't have time TO reason ahead much lately,
having enough to do to ward ofpresent dangers.
]. And what did Uncle Sam say about the instru-
ment?
H. Uncle Sam had got almos. well, and began to
set nm straoht and Look the pilot full in the face saw.