The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1847-08-10

/ was mp and dressed about the quickest
/ a went out, AMI fact. there was Il QuIrter
If a mile OF soldiers. all ready TO escort MS 10
The boat. Aud down we WENT through
whole streets full Of men and women. aud
bnys and gals of all sOris and sizes somt
running and crowdnC, and some hnllerins
and hurrahlng. and i'll n few minutes VIZ
we're IL board The Steamboat. and the bel
rnng. and The steamer putied, and nlf we went
IN il,e Sound towards Connecticut.
The President had lille room nil 10 him
self, ard lie made me 90 rite into il win.
him. aud sot down in an easy chair, and
nui his ieei npon another. anu says he. Ma
ior, Pm glad To get oui fine crowd again,
NE u like ii lew hours of resi- and COMO I oi.
this voyage, This being President. Major,
mighty hand work hui after all, like it,
l've had Il glorious time Off in New York
Every body was running alter me. and il
seems nv IEou9h | had seen everything. !
eel as ihongh1 had lived through me who'll
wear in these three days. and dom. believe
any body received more horrors in so short
space oiIime in ribs cnrnIry.'
Well says ]. Colonel. il seems to me n
pity you told The folks at Baltimore The 9th
er day That YOU should retire when This term
was up You might 90 Two terms. rs old
Hickory did, just us well Us not, you are 81
popular,
Al that he gave me a iuck in the ribs and Il
~lywink. and, says he. Major. don't you I'M
'lersrand that? Telling of 'em shouldn' I
stand another Term /, lrSt the right way 10
make 'em the more fierce In have me. Don't
YOU know Anthony said Cesar refused The
crown 'hrce times. Jest 80 as 10 be more sure
of having ir.placed on hishead? And lesi see
huw Santa Anna is woIk il now III Next
ca. When he gels pretty near run down. and
>hivering ia The wind and nothing 10 stand
upon. lie sends in his resignation, with long
pa'riolc speech about Shedding the last DROP
"i his blood for his country, aud all Thai, ana
lht. people refuse 20 receive his esiLnatlOrI.
aud cry nul long 1--WE Santa Anua' aud away
lie goes again and drums up another army oI
soldiers.
But, 10 tel The truth. Majur,' says he
when made Thai remark Ill Baltimore, had
some lii notion Of retiring. Our party War
30 cur M, things looked rather dark ahead.
and | 6,,d this Mexican war something ri /,
burher after ALL Taylor and ocoII Commit 50
MANY blunders. had really ilIen some no
Inn Of retiring when This term was up. But.
since noI along iu New York, things seem
10 LOOK III pN'pN'i
know am. shouldn't he surprised il the
Wings made 4 demonstration in my favor
yet They seemed very l"nd oil me in NV
York and so did every body. every body
you could mention: even The market woman
TOOK me by HE hand and called ne young
Hickory and gave me loIs ol fun. There.
10 you see thar ine APPLE on the table there?
ii, r lac. That was given me nj The Fulton
market. as we were going over 10 Brooklyr,
nn Saturday. Cut AWAY, Major mad hell
yourself 10 il ; lisa nice one. And here's !,
I,aper of most excellent tobacco s;ys he.
thar WIS presented 10 me al The same iinrc
You go Into the pineapple and III 20 into The
| 'nbacco and then we'll have a lIue more
talk about the war;
JEST as we got cleverly under way. ihrv
sung our aboard the boat for the passerccm
| To get ready for landing. So must cat NY
warm of here for The present. but likely as
ucI You'll hear from me again.
You old friend,
MAJOR JACK DOWNING.