Litchfield enquirer., 1841-11-25
AYANKEE IN RnSSIA-

Child's "LetteTs 10 q Friend," now publish. ing in the A. s. Standard.
 The following is the substance of story as told by Mir. Dallas, at public dinner gv- en him at Philadelphia, on his return frcm Russia, in 1888: l..... s...
 One day lad, apparently about nineteen, presented himself before our ambassador at St. Petersburg. He was a pure specimen of the genus Yankee with sleeves too short for his bony arms, tr0wsers half way up to his knees, and hands playing with coppers and tenpenny nails in his pocket. He introduced himself, by saying, "I have just come out here to trade with a few Yankee notions, and l want to get sight fthe emperor"
 "Why do you wish to see hin,?"
 "I've brought him a present all the way from Ameriky. respect him considerable, and want to get at him, to give it to him with my own hands,"
 MT. Dallas smiled, as he answered, "It is such common thing, my lad, to make crowned heads a present, expecting some- thing handsome in return, that I'm afraid the emperor will consider this only Yankee trick. Wha. have you brought!"
 "An acorl." lya 5.r.~ t...,st q. "An acorn! what under the sun induced you to bring the emperor an acorn!" .f
 Why. just before sailed, mother and went on to Washington to see about pen. sion, and when we was there, we thought we'd just step over to Mount Vernon. picked up this acorn there and thought to myself I'd bring it to the emperor. Thinks, says ], he must have heard a considerable deal about our General Washington, and l expect he must admire our institutions. So now you see I've brought it, and want to get at him. !. My lad, it's not an easy matter for a c ra tO Nh h hn nd afraid he will take no notice of your present. You had better keep it."
 "Itell you that want to have talk with him. expect can tell him thing or two about Ameriky. l guess he'd like mighty well to hear about our rail roads and our free schools, and what big swell OUT steamers cut. And when he hears how we'll our peo- pie are getting on, mey be it will put him up to doing something. The long and short ont is, sha'nt be easy till ] get talk with the emperor; and should like to see his wife and children. want to see how such folks bring up family" G't ,l."
 "Well sir. since you are so determined up- on it, l will do what can for you; but you must expect to be disappointed. Though it will be rather an usual proceeding, would advise you to call on the vice. chancellor and state your wishes; he may possibly assist you" u'
 "Well, that's all want of you. will call again, and let you know how l. get on."
 In two or three days, he again appeared, and said, "Well, Eve seen the Emperor and had talk with him. He's a real gentleman, can tell you. When give him the acorn, he said he should set great store by it that no character in ancient or modern history he admired so much as he did our Washington; he said he'd plant it in his palace garden with his own hand; and he did it-for I.see him with my own eyes. He wanted to ask me so much about our schools nnd railroads, and ore thing or other, that he invited me to come again and see his wife for he said she could speak better English than he could. So knowing woman, ! tell you and his daugh- ters are nice gals" '' 7@
 '' What did the Empress say to yon?"
 ~ Oh. she asked me sight of qucstions.- Don't you think, she thought we had no ser vccts in Ameriky! I told her poor folks did their work, but rich folks had plenty O ser wants. But then you don't call 'em servants!' said she; you call 'em help.' Iguess ma'am, you've been reading Mrs. Trollop! said r. we had that hook aboard our ship. The Emperor clapped his hands, and laughed as if he'd kill himself-' you're right, sir said he. you're right. We sent for an English copy, and she's been reading it this very morning! Then told him alf knew about our country, and he was nightly pleased.- He wanted to know how long Iexpected to stay in these parts. told him had sold all the notions brought over. and Lguessed l should go back in the same ship. bid 'em good. bye all round, and went about my bu- siness. Aint had glorious time? expect you didn't calculate to sec me run such rig 2" .'.- ''- "No. indeed did not, my lad. You may we'll consider yourself lucky; for it's very uncommon thing for crowned heads to treat a stranger with so much distnction."'
 A few days after, he called again, and said "l guess shall stay spell longer, I'm treat ed so well. T'other day grand officer came to my room, and told me the Emperor had sent him to show me all the curiosities and dressed myself, and he took me with him in a mighty fine carriage, with four horses and Eve been 10 the theatre and to the museum; and expect Eve seen about all there is to be seen in St. Petersburg. What do you think of that, ME. Dallas!"
 It seemed so incredible that poor, ungain- ly lad, should be thus loaded with attentions, that the ambassador scarcely knew what to think or say.
 In a short time, his strange visitor re-ap- peared "WeIl. said he. "I have made up my mind to go home ; so went to thank the Emperor, and bid him good, bye. thought couldn't do no less, he'd been so civil. Says he, is there any thing else you'd like to see. before you go back to AmerikyT Itold him should like to get peep at Moscow; for I'd heard considerable about their setting fire to the Kremilin, and I'd read a deal about Gen. Bonaparte but it would cost sight O mon- ey to go there. and wanted to carry my earnings to mother. So bid him goodbye, and come of. Now what do you guess he did. next morning! I VOW he sent the same