The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-07-20
From The London Punch.
THE GREEK QUESTION.

From The London Punch.
THE GREEK QUESTION.
DISCUSSION BY THE BRITISH LION AND TIL
AMERICAN EAGLE.
american Eagle-[Meeting BIRTHS
Lionl-Good mornin - you, old fellcl
You're a lookin spry. And so you or
You feel proud Of yourself, don't you
Oh! in course you du. The thought tha
we've been a behavin brave, and noble
and g%innerus, is a pleasant one to chew
upon, ami il? Oh! you're a magnani
NOUS beast, you are, and have just beef
shown yourself such-that's a fact
There's none Of the cur in your natur
is thetcq Oh, no! Not the least mix.
tur in you of the coward and the bully
British LiOn-What the deuce do you
meant
american Eqgle-Oh, you've been
actin q fine part toward Greece, haiut
your goin to var with that great and
powerful nation, for little more but to
recover a debt for that sorter British
subject, sorter Portuguese, kinder Jew,
Don %aciico.
British Lion-Come, none Of your
chatting. The honor Of England de-
mands that the smallest wrong, offered
by whomsoever, to the humblest of her
Majesty's subjects, shall be redressed.
American EGgb-Now, you c%antin,
braggin, untruthsul old l~oafer, have you
got the face to tell me that ERE? When
] know, and you know, and yor know
that know, that let the worst injuries
be cone 10 any on 'em, BY them as you
think you can't afford to quarrel with,
and you'll pocket the afTront like dollars
and eat humble pie as fast as buffalo
hump.
British Lion-You are speaking in
joke Of course; but really | cannot allow
any such language. 1t won't do.
american Eagle--I in joker never
was more serious at a camp meetin,
tell you. You can't allow me to talk
SO! should like to know how you are
to hinder me, you blusterin old quadru-
ped. Won't do! It will do though, in
spite Of your teeth, as easy as I'd give
my old mare a boss ball.
British LiOn-Well, well-I shan't
let you put me in a passion.
american Eagle-No, | expect you
won't; or, if you do, you'll shut up your
ieelins in your. own buzzum tight.
You'll tie the valve down, you will, and
keep your steam in, and hope IL won't
! ust you. And now, as all your Queens
subjects is to have their part took agin
the world, how about that ERE n geer of
yourn, as was hauled out Of one Of your
merchant ships only because he was a
Niger. and for no other reason on airth.
by our free and independent citizens,
and locked in the common goal hilst
vessel stopped in port, accordin to
The iaw 10 such cases made and provided,
Charleston, South Carolina, United
British LiOn-D Diplomatic negotiations
are now in contemplation, with a view
. remove an anomaly which, | trust,
will not continue to exist much longer I
u the relations between Great Britain
the American Republican.
american Eags-And il your diplo-
matte negotiations fail, you'll send Ad-
niral Parker and a fleet to blockade
New York, won's you9 You'll seize all
he craft you can catch off Long Island,
i'll such time as we larn to respect the
persons Of your blessed niggers. But
wouldn't you have done All this long
lfore, if New York had been Athens and
3acidco the niger confined at Charles
ont Oh, you are an awful lion to the
you are; but there amt a lamb
to them that is lab to show
you the smallest fight!