The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-10-22
The Yankees.

U The following amusing account Of our
experience. up to this time, in the contest for
superiority at the world'a exhibition, is from
the Boston Evening Transcript. II reminds
us of a wise remark, once made by Sam Slick,
to this effect: '.Ncver tell folks you can go
ahead on 'em, but do it,"
Yankee Skill on Land and Sea.-Thcre Is an
old French Proverb, that those laugh best who
laugh last. The truth of it is likely to be de-
monstrated in the intercourse oil the last six
months between "John Bull ard his repudiated
offspring, "Brother Jonathan" Because the
latter did not fill up the space with all sorts of
snowy contrivances and ornanens--wiih silks
and satins and splendid cloths-with costly ar
ticles Of furniture and articles mnsiering solely
to the luxurious tastes Of the opulent-our plain
Brother Jonathan, in his suit Of homespuh, was
laughed at, and pointed at, and jeered al till he
himself began to distrust his own merits, and to
think of getting back 10 his own folks, there to
own up to being beaten, hide his demolished
head, and lay low. g
But while Jonathan was sitting disconsolate
in the midst Of his straps" in the glass palace,
and wishing that he had nothing to do with his
father Bulls invitation to all the pations Of the
world to come and compl te with one another
in their fxns" and .notions,' Jonathan hap
pened to take newspaper and learned that one
| Of his Collins steamers had made /. paesnoe
beating the best Of Bulps line out and ont. =
Jonathan slapped his leg, and strok ed il IN and
| down. and his facc brightened M he read H..
| resolved IN .t.v Wills long., ;,., - 30. vh.,
might turn nm. His eve fsll an so,ne of the
machines in his Agriculture denortment Wb.f,.
the good" he grumbled to himself, ssof these
thundren, old things, if people dant know how
they II work. Now here's Nc Cormic's reaping
| can take INV ,f;d,v;, that have SER ,h;s
machine do ihe work of ton mon ;n = .,;ve.,,;n,e
IF the old man conld onlv see !, =, ;s, over hi.
! fields of rye. rather think he'd stare some -
He shall.see itt . III sf,m,,, hin, ~, So. t."
Brother Jonsthan n,t IN , new d;cLev hrn.b.
ed his hat and walked throngb Reren,.s P,rk
with his head considcrohl. higher sh,n h.. al
worn n the week hefors nr.n,,;nr ;,,.o ons
| of the club houses. with thar. .elsvn.,iv neul;.
gent air for which he Is noted H.. ,ook rn !.
French paper. and read an article from the ~ :
Of one Of the most d;s,;na,,;she.l of .o,sn,rar.-
nv critics. IN which 4 was ..loon.n,,,
that the first work n IN. h;oI.., j,n,-,,,sn, -
,rt in the exhibition MA. r. Caar S,ava ~,
| Hira m Power. ..One af nv h,,vsn, ~.I.;,,.J
| Jonathan. ,hrowiry down N. .ner .nd -, ;,
ino nm in a manne1 70 .bocL tbl1 .fn.;h;i;,;. =,
cosv old oen,lem,n and tue l;f. m,,.,ds..,,r
VIC s,tinsar
While Brother Jonathan w,. ,b,s recover;n, ,
from the denros.on nj s,,;r;,. 49, ,,,h;.h ,,s
had sos, Iabor;no =, ,,.. .cn,,,,snca,,a", ec ,hs
exhibition, he wsLe nm ono ,nnrn,na 70 lsarr
that another Of his .bovs, had rrLnos' =, h;,a.
/ self come over The ri, noud ga o".A.,,.
John Bull and all creation bes;ds, 20 !. .,;i;na :
/ match. plonk;p. nj. 45l nm IL.
! bepsng sompbod, to win 3 Inn,,,,.n 81, ,
i little nervon. A mi. NJ there v,. .n.,i;na
that Bull prided bims.,f nm. 4 w,s iha .,'n..r;o
qualities Of N. vncI,. O,h., f,is. n,;.ht mr.,
/ dnce be,ter n.;n,.r, ,nd ..,i,.o-. ~, NJ.
/ shin bu;Iders-nrver 81, will hs nr;ck;,. m.
old man bet,veen the ;o;nt. of ~. s,,nor al,
4 Jonath.n ,.to o,,..;, h;. ...h,., 49,, hi
afraid w..c,n,,.o !, H.. ,,;ld ..h.r,. -,
i -. nit, 20 ,bro,,, ,,v.u c..oI fr,u ,ho,..n.
4 dollors uo.svar ~. Iar /. \. e.. .nd l..
must face i, ont l;Le n.n Ic.,,,d ,;ve h;,,
a thr.,hiny for not lett;no me into h;. secret
but seeing as we .re here tooetIer ri dn m,