The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1854-09-28
FROM Punch.
FROM Punch
rHp CAR AED HIS COUSIN JONATHAN.

FROM Punch.
The CAR AED his COUSIN JONATHAN.
ccvuu FROM THE RUSSIAN GENTLEMAN,
AN UNFINISHED DRAMA.
scrNv-St. Petersburgh. Il Room IL. the Pal
IRA The EMPEROR OF RUSSIA, the GRAND
DuKK CONSTANTINE, and DR.. THOMAS
CoTTmAN. seated. DIT the eLbotC Of each, ON
a ualochite tcble, sherry cobbLer, CoTT-
MAN smoking cigar, tottk his Reels eIe-
dated on the back Of a chair.
Emp. Yes Doctor, in this world there are
two forms
OF governments, and but two, possible,
Your own and ours. You, an ehhSht'heo
people,
Are capable of selErule; each OF you
A sovereign is, whose subjects are himself
Coffin. And niggers.
Emp. Yes; and nlggers' Du' cur
Russians,
Unripe for institutions such as yours,
AS vet do need master.
Cottm. expect
There inst the difference is tween you Ind We
Yourn is white niggers. Emperor, ourn y black
You owns mere slaves THAI we do.
Emp. E7an SO;
Coffin And you and we are near about as like,
As cowhide is to knout.
Emp. And both combined
Cottm viii fog creation
Grand d. And the BIZ Fishers.
Coffin. Grand Dakc, you're right | tell
you what, Grand Duke,
You talk exactly like regular Yanket1
Though in your silks you stand but f!vo feet
five,
You'd pass for enc on Broadway-thati u fac. !;
Nov EMPEROR hand us a cigar.
Eng. Try these. Passes eigar case J
They're Cubas; and although the queszon may
Appear superhuous-Do you smoke
Coffin. wei, yes,
Emperor, rather speculate do.
Emp. Well, Doctor, now's your time to take
YOUR Cuba;
You shall do 30 and |, in tho mean While,
VIII help myself to Turkey.
Cottm. Here's isht!,
Emp. Thanks, Doctor, for the caoaie you
To hold to Nicholas.
Grand d. Thoeo Britishers
Would Nicholas corruYs to nick name,
Whereby the miscreants do niscall py sire
Consume the bastard!
Coffin. Dastards, towards, ours
Rascals an ID scoundrols, loafers, 'possums, coops
Grand d. Nation CT hucksterS, pedlaFs
Emp ShopkeePers!
COttm. Tho mighty Russian Elgle, cosn-
pute,
At Cropstads and Sebastopol, right slick
Viii chaw the NANCY British Lion up.
Enter the GRAND DUCHESS MARIE
Wal, Emperor, wal, Grand Duke, l call thai
there
Tho finest gal in Europe.
Grand Ouch. Doctor, pray
How gro the patients! And have JFs pre-
ecribed q
This physic for Papa end CoNsTANTIE,f'
The Doctor his own medicine takes, | sns;
SO suppose it must be rather NICE
Coffin. Taste it, Grand Duchess :
[Ofers his glass and sraw She takes suck
Grand Ouch. Ga, how very good.
Returns glass an straw
Cottm PT keep that straw. III net r part
with it;
BARNUM would give me something t9r the
Which the Grand Duchess sucked her tibbIer
through,
But he shan't have it,
Grand Ouch. Go along with ou!
| will not stay and let you make me vail,
Farewell, you fattering Doctor. Ext.
Coffin. Wal, tiut flies,
The hour has como for me, likewise, to sy
The word Of parting, and absquatulate
So, about Sitka?
Emp Tell your Goveenmef :
That they shall have it cheap, at thci own
price;
PHI sell it loss, so that may
Tho Yankee thorn plant in tho British de-
Cottn,. Wal, good bye, Emperor, an( good
bye, Grand Duke
Your message will take to GENERAL 2 ERcE.
And may we strike bargain. You, eloan.
whilst,
VIII lick them cussed Britishers, hope:
Into tarnal and immortal smash
Whittle down all thoir greatness to a plat,
Scustle their island, 'nihilate JOHN BULt,
And of his ca.ewampoUs carcass leave
No more than an invisible grease spot Erit.
Emp. Farewell!
Grand ID. Alden, most rich American
Emp. There goes a gull of Anglo-Saxon
brood;
The dirty bird befouls his own old nest ;;
Would he bsfouied that only Ho, thorcl
Put tho windows up, and fetish a :uop CT
broom!
In what mess the wretch hes made the room
ISccne closes