The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1852-10-28
Letter from Major Jack Downing.
DowNi>oyILLg SrArS Or MAiNg.
Saturday. Sent. IA 1870

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Mu CALr, ~ SrAtoN My dear
Did flienl.. wish had better news 10
write 10 y'". I'm p' sky afraid Cincr.
Al Scot, is coming 10. And. ar,ss all.
| don't know w.;y I eiruld feel 80
much afraid of il. especially an nv own
account. for ! doat s'l".- he. = very
had man. nn | i-.i ha for Uncle
Joshua. lli- whole 'srf IS ho',nd ur
in the post office. ani # i,r shnuld lo.e
=, I'm afraid il would nirus, te tho
'en'h ~ bin H.. had IL now more
han twenty v-nrs. and he. more ford
of it h-clusc !. was five o. him by dear
oil Giuora' Ia kson. r. ip,~r it snw
Tx" one a. h. nw1 family. sal I r'iink
il would br abrrl u r hardest nne ~ the
family '.r him - mart with. unless II.
Aunt Kes;ah. lfh., sl,null lose atv
ono Of '"m that i. A,u, X siah OF n.
pcs, .o'S,c- I know Il would break his
heart And ,ha''. what rpsk-s me- feel
sn had A. the turn 'hings his took Dc wn
this way IN favor Of Gir-ra, Scott. II
Any Way c,aid he contriy. d to keep
Uncle Joshua in tho pos, Office,
woul}n', care 4 snap IL Gineral Scot,
did come in. Ard goe. thares q
good deal OF tho same sort "f feelin
among.' good many Of the Democrn.
cy. III Just give you n sample Of IT,
There's Consin Sargest joel, he
can't live wi,hor, hurrahing for some.
, body as much a. two ar three times q
day. hr GO, in habit Of il IN old
! llirkory's time. and he couldn't neve.
leave it of since. Two or three weeks
sco Unc'" Joshua and ] WIS IN the
barn, planning liIii. nbou, gc..ia. on,
| the voters TO tho election, when all Il
once we heard somebody back Of thu
barn holier with all hi. night, 'Hnrrnt
for Gineral Scott = We boil, asripf
and run around the co,u-r nf ihc barr
ne ii,i y. w. could. and who atouii ",
see ,hcr. bat CNu'in Sargent Joel
.teoding o. y stamp. swinging Ia ln
All alor". aud h,'lrr,nc NJ the vety TO,
of li- vnirp 'liurr;h for Ginera. Scott
/! Uncle joshua Ioo.,cd as cross as ,hnr
der. aud Cousin joel colored little .,
soon :, u, zee ~. but he sSgny Il.
ha. again. ard .urg ont once more
'Hurrah for Scott. and don't car,
who hears H.
WHAT'S ,bn' you .ay7 said Upei'
Joshua.
Il say inrrah for Giyerai Scot. All,
! don'l care who hears IT, snys Cousi,
Joel, putting OF his ha. and jumping OF
the stamp.
'W"l'. Iii. IL a pretty piece oi bu.i
ne4e.' said Uncle Joshna setting sucI
examples ns this 10 the ne,gI.bors
There's mary word tp0se Ia jers
! iha,s farned into arDesi before III
done will. and you ought TO be carefa
! l.ew you set such hnriai,'a agoin 7
Won once ce, en- started there's n,
knowing wi,a,'il be the cad ont
4 don, much care what II te tho enc
ob'l. said Cousin ,!or!.
WHY .'o,l. whs, DO you mean 7 sai'
Uncle Joshua II you aro going 10 iurr
Wing say so, and let US put sou on
Of tie synagogus st once, and te doD'
with n. ] want plain right Up snt
io,,u an ser. are you going for Cinsg
Il Pierce. or 10; "
i ,pose ! shall sa,d Cousin Joei.
Then w!.y in llr name of e,mmn'
sense dc,,'' ton hurry for lin; sai'
/ Urele Jo.iua, 'aod Try 10 get Hp snm'
euthu,ism9sy. You oegir 10 he asiis
med to .i-nv yc,sr i1rrsl. "ssy o'
/ t'0k-r side.
! Now unrlc Josl,ns ] u tell 500 ~lh
'tis.' aid Sargent Joel sira,sldr'fini
/ Iin.elf up pct "a, be u.ed io al iis'
head - ihc company In So'bfes''af
'i,n~s. .sys he. IN III yon shat lis
/ Uncle ! ..i,s, I'm si'i,sg IN 'o'. f''i
| Ginersl PIER" 2" is-lp y"a s'rr 'h'
s',0i!ics. s1d moan 90: isu' '''
needn't Ak me 'n iGrrah for Ian. ts
ssn't ,;ard 80 zach 'om.f4lsry as that
i'se tired IL. and n wonj 90 M hn.
7, makes ,oe ftsi n pueh li.s dicsin.
small potatoes snd fee !" & hill. i;u
when I s.i right i'nng-' dev ,r'ra''.
! rive II ~ Cine-si s.'n''. ar' l Ans
rh~re rrf, esi,ro.,i A,'i rssr,-l,msn' q
a a.. snmfiaina lias real meat u nal .
me ssI az ua.d ia vlien 10 giA ia
To- 9su l.er,sLs sDr Cir rs' Israsnn.
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