Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1838-02-17

off his breast, he said, Mr.. Slick. our tree
Of liberty was beautiful trec-a spen-
did tree-it was sight to look at; i
was well fenced and well protected, and
| it grew so stately and SO handsome, that
strangers came from all parts of the
globe To see it. They all allowed it was
the most splendid thing in the world -
Well, the mobs have broken in and torn
down their fences, and snapped off the
branches, and scattered the leaves all
about, and it looks no better than a gal
lows tree. ! am afeared, said he, and ]
tremble to think ont, but ] am feared our
ways will no longer be the ways ofpleas-
antness, nor our paths the paths Of peace.
am, indeed, | vow, Mr.. Slick. He look
ed so streaked, and so chop fallen, that ]
felt kindersorry for him; lactilly thought
he'd boo-hoo right out.
So, TO turn the conversation, says ],
Professor, what are great map is that |
seed you studyin over when | came
in! Says he, its map OF Nova SEQ
tia. That, says he, is valuable prov
ince, real clever province we han't
got the like on it, but its most plagily 10
our way. Well, says ], send for Sam
Patch, Chat are man was great diver,
said the Clockmaker, and the last dive he
took was over the Falls of Niagara, and
he was never heerd of agin till t'o,her
day, when Captain Enoch Wentworth.
of the Susy Ann Whaler, saw him in
the Sea. Why, says Captain Enoch to
him, why Sam, says he, how on ailth
came you here /! thought you was
drowned at The Canadian lines. Why,
says he, didn't get on airlh here at all.
but came slap right through il. Ia that
are Niagara dive, ! went SO everlasting
deep. ! lhought it was just as short to
Come up tother side. so out came in
these parts. If | don't take the shine off
the Sea Serpent, when ] get back To
Boston, thcnmy names not Sam Patch.)
Well, says |, Professor, send for Sam
Patch. the diver, and let him dive down.
and stick a torpedo in the bottom Of the
Province, and blow it up; or if that
wont do, send for some Of our gr a steam
tow-boats from our great eastern cities,
and tow il out to sea; you know there
is nothing our folks can't do, when they
once fairly take hold on thing in air
nest.
Well, that made him laugh; he SEEM
ed to forget the nutmegs, and says he,
that's a bright scheme, bul it won't do
we shall want the Province some day.
and | guess we'll buy it of King Viii
liam; they say he is over head and ears
in debt, and owes nine hundred millions
of pounds sterling well buy it as we
did Florida. In the mean time we want
canal from Bay Fundy to Bay Varte,
right through Cumberland neck, by Shit
tyack, for our fishing vessels to 60 to
Labradore. Iguess you must AK leave
first, said I. There's jist what was cy-
phering at, SAYS he, when you came in.
believe we wo ak them at all, but jist
fall to and do it its a road Of needcessi-
ty. | once heard Chief Justice Marshal
Of Baltimore, say, if the Peoples high
way is dangerous--a man may take the
fence down and pass through the fields,
as way of needcessity. And we shall
doit on that principle, as the way round
Isle Sable is dangerous. wonder the
Nova Scotians don't do it for their own
Said |. it wouldn't make {
a bad speculation that The critters
don't know no better, said he. Well,
said |, the ST. Johns folks, why don't
they? for they are prettyc cute chaps
them. @ ah'i
E They remind me, said the Professor,
Of Jim Billings. You knew Jim Billings
didn't you, Mr. Slickl Oh, yes, said |,
| knew him., 1t was he that made such
talk about shipping blankets TO the West
Indies. The same, says he. Well,
went to see him the other day at Mrs.
Lincaid's Boarding House., and says |, t
Billings. you have nice location here. !
A plaguy sight too nice, said he Marin $
l4ccaid makes such an etarnal tous about q
her carpets that have to go alung that $
everlasting long entry, and down both t
staircases to the street door, to spit; and I
i keeps all the gentlemen a runnin with !
heir mouths full, all day. / had real y
bout with New Yorker, this morning f
run to the street door, and afore9I seed j
my body coming, | let drive, and Ivow y
din'nt let the chap have it all over J
lis white waistcoat, Well. he makes a I
.rab at me, and shut the door right on il
lis wrist, and hooks the door chain tight v
ind leaves him there, and into Marin y
.ecaid's bcdroomlike shot, and hides q
,ehind. the ici1rfain 4 Well he roa arad 81