Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-11-09
MISCELLANEOUS.
A YANKEE In RUSSIA.

A YANKEE IN RUSSIA.
We copy the following from one OF hrs. en'!o
shelters TO Friend, now publishing IN the "a .
Standard.
The following is the substance Of story as told pJ
Mr. illas at public dinner gwen hm at fa'iau"
phia on his return from RUSSIA, IN 1888: rcd
Oae day a lad, apparently ab"u. Nineteen pres He
himself before our ambassador al ST. Piersbn,
was pure sp. cimen Of the genus Yankee av IN hi.
70 short Cor hrs bnny arms, trousers hona ,apnenny
knees, and hands playing with coppc,salf BY SAVING.
nails IN his pocket liz introduced n,h .,. Tants
II have jusi on, here to radfi hs emeeror.
not,ons and want 10 get sghba'
why 90 YOU WISH 70 .s ss all the way from Anne
o'ous " , 49," .arr..ierabr, and want to get al
riky respect MN COZ" III, nv own hands"
him, to give it to hun =. no snsvsrrd 81, is such
MI D','as ~ lad, TO make crowned heads pre-.
eo""'on NM something handsome in return, that
sent expect. 81 Emperor will consider this only Yankee
,,,"t nnal have you brought;
.ip acorn. what under the sun induced you 10 bring
IN, emperor an acorn.
"Why, just before sailed, mother and went on TO
Washington 10 see about pension, and when We was
there thought we'd Just step over 10 Mount vernon
picked up tins there; and ,honsht 10 myself,
Id bring it to the emperor Thinks, says J, he must
have heard a considerable deal about our Gen Wash
ington, and expect he must admire our institutions
So you see I've brought II, and want 10 get al
him"
any lad, it's not easy matter for stranger TO
approach the emperor; and am afraid he will take no
notice of your present. You had better keep IT.
81 tell you that want 10 have talk with hun !
expeci can tell him u thing two about Amersy-
guess he d ke mighty well to hesr about our rail-
roads and free schools, and what big swell our
steamers cut. And when lac hears how well our people
are getting On, may be II Will put blm up 10 oong
something The lUr: aud short unt IS, -ha nj be ca
sy TIL get ia!a with The emperor; and should Ike
TO see his wife and children. ! want 10 see how such
folks bring up a family"
"Weli, s,r, since ynu are determined upon IT, l
will do what can Ter you; but you must expect 10
be- disappointed. Thou. h Il will be rather an unusual
proceeding, would advise you to call on the vice.
chancellor and your wishes; he may possibly as
sst you.
"W-ll, that's all want Of you. will call again,
and let you know how | gt, an
In two three days, liz again appeared and sad,
"Wrl!, I've The Emperor and had talk with hun
He's real gentleman. ] can tell you. When gave
him the acorp lie SAID he Should set great s"Ie ny ~
that no character ancient or m"drr': history he ad
inired much hc did our Hashngi"n he SAID NJ q
piantii in his palace garden with his own hand, and he
did rt-fnr see him with my own eyes lie wanted to
nsk me much about "CT schools and railroads, and
one thing oti,r that he invited me to come again
and spe wife. for he said she could speak better En-.
gllsh than he cnuld. ST. went again yesterday; and
she's q sne knowing woman, tell you; and his daugh
tiers are nice gals
"What did the Empress say toyou''
"Oh, she asked m- sight of questions. Don you
think, she thought We had no servants in Ameriky!
told her pnor folks dd their work. but rich folks
had plenty o servants But then y"u o"nt cat en'
servants, said she: call EN- help guess ina au',
YOU yr been reading Mira rrll"re SAID I've Ind thai
box aboard our ship The Emperor capped bis hands,
and laughed # he'd xii nell-'y"u re right, SIR,
said he YOU re siit 80 sent f.. all English cnpy
and she's been 'ead,ng ii this very morning Then !
told HIM all | knew ub III our country, and H. was
nightly pleased. he wanted 10 know how long TX
pcctrd stay in these parts. iod HIM had sold all
the notions brnugh, over, and guessed should {"
back in the ship hid 'em good BY oil round,
and went about my business. Amt lad glorious
time, expect you didn't calculate to see me run such
rig''
"So, indeed DID MOI, my lad. You may well con-
slider yourself lucky fur rs very uncommon thing
for crowned heads 10 treat stranger with 50 much DIS
iinc,nn"
few dnys alter he called again, and said 81 guess
shall stay src longer, I'm treated 50 well. Tothpr
day grand officer 10 my room, aud t"ld me the
Emperor had sent him In show all the curost,es
aud dressed myself aud lie took with him in a
mighty fine carr.age, with four herses and I've been
TO The theatre md 10 The mnsenm and expec, I've
ahnnt all there is To he IN ST. Petersburg
What d. you think of ihat Mr.. Dallas
], seemed incredible tina, poor, unganly lad,
should be thus loaded with attentions, that the ambas
sadnr scarcely knew what 10 think or say.
In short time, his strange visitor re-appeared.-
swell, SAID he, 81 have made mp my mind 10 e" home;
so went Ia thank the Emperor, and bld him gondbyc.
thought couldn't do M less, he d been so civil
says ne, s therp any th;n. else you IKE 10 set ne-
fore you back to Amcriky ;, | told him should like
10 get peep al Moscow for Id heard considerable
about their setting fir, the kreulin, and Id read
deal about Gen Bonapar,e In, It would cost sighto
money 10 go there and wanted to carr my earnings
to mother So | hid hnn gnnd bye, and of. Now
what do you guess he did, next morning: vow liz
sent the same an, IN reginentas, 10 carry ne 10 Mos
COW, in of his carriages, and bring me buck
again. when I've seen all | want 10 see Aud we are
going tomorrow morning, Mr.. Dallas. Wia, do you
think now"
And sure enough, the next morning the Yankee boy
passed the ambassadors house., splendid coach and
four, waving his handkerchief and shouting "Good-bye
goodb,e "
Mr. Dallas afterwards learned from the Emperor that
all The particulars resifd by tha adventurous youth
were strictly true. He oga,n hea.d from hun at Mos
cow visited by the public officers ::sa;'d with
much attention as is usually bestowed on amu:,>s ors
Inc last udngs Of linn reported ,lia, hs was travel
ling m Crcass'a, ard writing Journal which hc in
tended to publish.
Now, who bn,a Yankee could have done all that
CAUTION TO THE FAIR.