Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-10-20
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Il LII LLl-E L. z 81
"My lad, it's not an easy matter for stranger
to approach the emperor; and am afraid he will
take no notice Of your present. You had better.
keep it,
"I tell you that want to have talk with him
Iexpect I can tell him thing or two about Amer
ky. Iguess he'd like mighty well to hear about
our railroads, and our freeschools and what a big
swell our steamboats, cut; and when he hears how
we'll our people are getting on, may be it will put
him to doing some thing. The long and short
ont is, 1 shant be easy till get a talk with the
emperor; and should like to see his wife and
children. Iwant to see how such folks bring up
family" ..leg33 fa .rszlEsst ss ~
"Well since you are so determined upon it, I
will do what can for you; but you must expect
to be disappointed. Though it will be rather an
unusual proceeding, / would adviseyou to call on
the vice chancellor. and state your wishes; he
may possibly help you.'a e 1880
swell, that's all want of you. / will call
again and letyou know I get on" : ,.t ., -
In two or three days, he again appeared, and
said:
"Well, I've. seen the Emperor, and had talk
with him. He's real gentleman, can tell yon.
When I gave him the acorn, he said he should set
great store by it; that no character in ancient
or modern history he admired SO much as he did
Washington, he said he'd plant it in his palace
garden, with his own hand and he did it---for
see him with my own eyes. He wanted to ask
me SO much about our schools and railroads, and
fhor hat ba tod
again and see his wife, for he said she could speak
better English than he could. So / went yester-
day; she's fine knowing woman, ! tell you, and
his daughters are nice gals" -s.
"What did the Empress say to you."
"Oh she asked me sight ofquestions. Don't
you think she thought me servant in Ameriky
told her poor folks do their own work, but rich
folks had plenty of servants. "But then you don't
call 'em servants said she; you call 'em help"
guess ma'am you've been reading Mrs. Troll
lopez" said II we. have the book aboard our
ship" The Emperor clapped his hands,, and
laughed as if he'd kill himseE-yo'ur right said
he your right We sent on for an English copy,
and she's been reading in this very morning."
Then told him all / knew about our country,
and he was nightly pleased. He wanted to
know how long expected to stay in these parts.
| told him had sold all the notions had brought
over, and guessed should go back in the same
ship. bid em good bye all around and went
about my business. Ai'nt had a glorious tmes
expect you didn't calculate to see me such
rig!" 49,
No indeed did not my lad. You may well
mon thing for crowned heads to treat "a stranger
withso much distinction" s. 81 ss4sf s+lg
: A few days after he called again and said &c
guess shall stay spell longer, I'm treated SO
well. .T',other day a grand officer came to my
room and told me the Emperor had sent him to
show me all the curiosities; and dressed myself
and he took rae with him in mighty big carriage,
with four horses; and I've been to the theaterand
to the museum; and expect I've seen about all
there is to be seen in St. Petersburgh what do
you think of that Mr.. Dallasl''s = as,iH e4ss ,a
1t seemed so incredible that a poor ungainly lad
would be thus loaded with attentions, that the am
bassador scarcely knew what to think to say.
.Ina short time this strange visiter re-appeared.
swell, said he,t" made up my mind to 60
home; SOL went to the Emperor and bid him good
bye. n thought II couldn't no less, he'd been
SO ociyiE Says lis there anything else you'd
like to see before yon go back to Ameriky!" /
told hhnsL Lshonld like to geta peep at Moscow;
for I'd heard considerable about their setting fire
to the Kremlin, and ] read asdeal about General
Bonaparte, butit would cost a sight of money to
go there, and / wanted to carry my earnings to
my mother, So I bid him good by and come Off
Now what do you guess he did next morninga j
VOW he sent the same man in regimentals, Ito car
ry me to Moscow in one of his own carriages, and
bring me back again, when I've seen all l want
to see. And we are going sto-merrews;Mr. Dal-
las. What do you think now2'z sidi ~
.;And sure enough the next morning the Yankee
boy passed the Ambassadors house in splendid
coacho and four, waving his handkerchief, and
shouting isGood byel good byet'' 81, ts1'a
Mfr. Dallas afterwards learned from the EN-
peror that all the particulars related by this ad-
venturous youth were strictly true. He again
heard from him at Moscow, visited BY the public
officers, and treated with as much attention as is
usually bestowed on ambassadors. i.,s -1'4
The last tidinnigs Of him reported that he was
| travelling in Cfcassia, and writing Journal which
he intended to publish - = .,.,,, ~ 80. a.
Now, who but a Yankee could have done, all
| that! 8 b +. s.s..s...,. .,,,-sg .sszrs "
s1Yg 7- 77--7-7 ~ 7-----T- sss s5iqio
-, In, a town in Connecticut, q oafer was brought
;beforet the justice for being drunk in the street,
| the fine being one dollar for each ofencessaThe
fine was paid, and next day he was arragned again,
sNo you don't Judge said he, 81 know the law,
/ a dollar for each ofence-and this s'the same old