The northern tribune. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1847-1855, 1848-02-08
Letter from Hornby.


letters of Ethon Spike to the Boston Chrome
type;
"As there's bin no Staying we don't hear
from Portland very often, an have rayther lost
the run of polyticks, the war, the vetoe, an
other matters of gineral interest. We've
heern there's terrible scrabble going on for
the shoes of governor Fairfield. AS near as l
can find out, Governor Dana wants 'em des-
pref bad. but there's so many others who
think their feet will just fit into them, that
he's but sorry chance. There was one Mis-
ter Moore who wouldn't take no for an an
swer, an raised such a rumpus that the Gov
ernor had to buy him off, by lettn him wear
the shoes day or two, on his solemn promise
thathe wouldn't ask for 'em again. But the
KNOWN ones don't bleve he'll stick to the
promise at all, an though the shoes are a good
many sizes too big for him, they think he'll
"break things afore he'll give EN- up. An
really don't see why he shouldn't hold on
now he's got into them, for though they're
not very good fit for him. they'd bea darned
site wus for Governor Dana or Dunlap, or half
the others that's tryin to get EN- away from
him.
As to the war, we've had no sartain ac-
counts lately. The last Argus we seed gin an
account how gineral piller fit the leprousy, all
after sanguinacious battle, in which uperds
of 5000 of the nasty Mexicum leprossies was
killed, and onv one of his men was hurt, he
entered the Horls of Montezumy, an hung
tkirty-six Mexican generals afore he eat, or
even sot down TO rest.
Afore we got this news all Horribly went in
for gineral Cusbin, but now we goes it quite
as strong for piller. I've talked the matter
over with our leadin' men, and we've cum to
the conclusion to ask you, mister Rite, to say,
to all that it may consarn, that Horribly has
nailed her flag to the mast! That-let the
rest of creation do as they please Horribly
goes, in one great, inderviderated, incompre-
more, amen Seeler for GINERAL GIDDYoN
PlLLER!! An we, Horribly, pledge ourselves
10 use all means, lawful or unlawful, to place
him in the preserdential cheer of these suvrin
and unmittigated United States of Ameriky.
Kurnel Peabody says there's bin similar
movement of the people at -, an at sew
eral other places in the State, an I've no doubt
that Gineral Piller will get into the White
house-quite as soon as governor Dana gets
into the Sinnit. It's an old sayin'-"As goes
Horribly SO goes the Caounty of Oxford. As
goes that Caounty SO goes the State. AS goes
the Star in the East SO goes all other States
as choose to follow her example," So you'll
see mister Rite, the gneral's chance is good,
an if you want to be on the poplar side. jine
in now--hyst the banner of the hero of Oher-
rybuskin, an let's go it with looseness for
piller an pillige. know you're rayther COM
mitted in favor of Gineral Cushin. butts no
use, he can't cum in-he has mt done enuf for
his country yet. He must kill some of them
are darned leprosys fust, an he's so precious
afeerd they'll kill him it'll be long time
afore he tries it. Why what has he done
since he went to Mexiko, ha? Fell into
ditch an broke his leg, praps you'llsa Wal,
sposin he did, replies, didn't Gineral piller
dig it fusts So one orfsets tother, an more
too, an leaves Cushin nothin' to put agin the
KILN and hangin'. ...r.
There's rewmer about town, that Gineral
Scott pisoned With an Taller, an that in con-
sekence mister Polk has suspended Sanity An
ner an re called him to Washington, an sent
Gallup on another mission to Chiny. Father
bleeves its true, an says he's seen 'twould
come to this for long time, OWN to the ac-
d; nc Tho Moy;oav, Koournce IN the WilfnOt