Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-04-06
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Aao,ktr Letter from The GeDrxsa M
jor.-A late nomber of th~ Sosfhesual ~
cctiany contains another letter Tftomshs
inimitAble Major Jones, one that will maks
or readers laugh neain " II hrs The SANS
effect upon them that II had ,,pos uss.-s
Those that recollect the circumstances hnt
Miss Mary Ssullious hung up lHg ~
on Christmas eve, end tina. thc hlajer u.
posted hiMsolfahercin ~ yChfislmas
present, must have anticipated, ,hatins d,sa
time Miss Mary became Mrs. M.j,ss Ieaesl
This was sems twelve months siNns tTka
Major INV writes - follows - ~ O. Pc.
gse ro rir rixEvrEIE, Feb. Oh, loA4:sg
"a Ma THoMPsoN- Deer S;r:--llowss
news! glorious news! 'Harrafor as!! e
sI. st the kettle 10 the trumpet spssk., - !,
The trumpet To the cannoneef without - w
The cannon 70 the heavens H. hssssss -
earthy" s. brig s9ias ssiised lsszss sre==
For Mdrts got a Edty!.! xsa Fsa u =
And smonstrous fine boy " thuten The
King Of Denmark, YOU know. wamesa u
set heaven and yearsh IN "a npeCa.s sjese
because his cxceilency was gwiSs lNssks
Q drink Of iicker-but IL ever q mu6s 6M
feeliike this world wasnt big es6skd ~
him to enjoy his hAppyasss 10, U s6tRhst
ought n on this importers 6ecasin.ftif
never ND SIGH feelings hssSse. sitWhs~a
was 'iec.ed sMnior Of Sthe Gsose;s Militia
| i6ultn good De .hofsprHs ssd 6rasiesas
hon, and when Ina rried Masys thOghR
iwasi the happvest man in Georges bHa
this hast business isas clap'd tle csiwsaz
over every hing that ever rAapa,ansdas
me inlall my born days u wo0ldes -
dor people. 10 get .Hsuch Aappys d ~ NJ
world than, am, now ,mind 4 tell 20. NJ
n, ! don't want 10 sbrag over oihss peppaN
aud | know IFS mod ma kim that s.eves1
,crow thinks lis own young onss ~ ~
est" bul III tell you whal'a = iet--rH;ap
y ono Of the most surpficpcss childrca
that ever, was seenin these paris. ltAint
but jest four days old ,thik evanin, AZ, IL
got plenty Of haze, On ~ head, and lhe
rrc.iyeN little feet and hands, with nks
aud fingers, oil jos, as natural - grown
peoples, and when i. opens i,s eyes Il
rolls email round the. room jesl like i,
know'd every thing that was gw.ne on.
Mother says she really does beliets the
chilc knowu her The first timc she tuck
II IN her arms, ana old Miss StaElionS sayiis
a,tshe's ufraid OF isit's TOO smart " li5e.
The gals = almost crazy sbdat II, and
SIGH another putin md hawlin abodt
II as they do keep! Odc wanna il, snd
.tother wants ~ and they WON'T gitstke
iittte tctier no chance % sleep f6F Udeih
At il, and show;n tito people. and talt1ia
TO il, and IT'S altth TINS sscome 10 IL Nuty
---,wee,est sitiie precious lmty--'uney "
iutle sugar caody, dumpsy diddls;r 1sd
every tune taksit they're I'll SCARED %
de,h for fsaroIiI hurt il Some way .biSaw
10 Jest A. ! 'spected, ihc inamin has hssn
more trouble than O. little, Il Ipicked4sdt
."Ilenry vCIayr for bic name lmorssoa
mouth . 70, but they all wanted to hsvea
say in il, and every one hada naue that
they liked the bes, Of any, Mother end
she never liked 10 have any Of her. 6smily
named after great political characters,
for she never know George Washing
ton or Thomas JeilersBn that was my
matter Of account in her life, exceptthe
first ones, and their names wouidnr Ueeh
no better than commons peoptcsS " their
characters wasn't. Old Mics 6taiii0AA
wanted 10 CALI him abraham Ssallions,
cause that was her husbands maine. aad
sister Carline wanted him- named Theo.
dore Adollus, cause thrv were her fasus-
i;c nuvei names, and sister kestah warned
ID name him Charles beverly, cause no
was one oiihc most in,erestinest charae-
,ers in The Children Of the Abby sot
wanted EN- al 10 Be satiseyed, bur Il ssens-
cd like Their was no tixen the bisness D
any body's hkin, until! alter they III xtalkod
down, tired abou. il, W Ill
agreed 10 leave tito Mary to decide. Poor
Mary didn't know what TO do, when they
All gathered round hor, bcggin her %
hard as they could. $500 Nm II @''s
Remember your poor old father ik0sS
ded and gone, child" Sid Old Minis sal.
.sUh.s don't call him ,Abcrham --that,s
such old time namr," sss the galls.=ssz
..rhcodors u ~ pretty ses sistarC Car.
line. A FL. - -
''s~Oh, that's such onAandishs Ffeaci
namc.'' ses all or 'sm. u r.itA ,,..sssa
.sBut Charles Beverly, ives such . eeoj
characterize ''rhe Children Of ths lbbsy;s
and sounds 50 mob y r ses sisyn K5sitk,
mo Chfislinn child ought "a ~ .n4fttea
= novel name, = ses old Miss ta.Iseas:
..sihey' Re al hes from eend y eeNd.
w ssGall him what you " aimiad ". d6a1y
ses Hmothefy ssfUr you're mis- m,thef. a6d
ought 10 please yoorseif." ~, us - 49,
Mary locked in my face with her pref.
" 'b.0e eyes, nod smiled 90 SWEET when
sister Cafsine isiJ the baby 10 her nrmS;
md hen she scd, IS she huggsd II y bSr
Hbo.om-- ~ lslas IN siafA at7nN fisslzTs!
! aToac b In tnuldsr, my twcet ftfiS
Henry CIay! Il saii BE- called Henry Cay
- II sail! neutrality-suspicious. title ring.
dove, 50 II ~; and itAsana6- Pr@hldrnt, too
when il gils d Snas, go u ssh ~ - Y !.
sslIus I'd fcv Cay r. seWl. s.Ilss -
ao'ssfiush h. hh;h.. Joseph, scs nsoskesS
"Aint you shamca 70 shock NARY ncxysi
ssnfn dssse4 ~ AiAAE hA w. asag
The fact WINS, n fslt - klkd ~
what 4 wns atpu,. hut L 11l{ IiJY q
end IN down " ina family - 10y
So aeis'sls HExAy CIaY j0NcB VT fEs~
/ I've Gtsf son n JSsepA en1 A14ry Ihje
scas b,rN - ~ ~ W Retr16yrS, en-