The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1854-03-10

And whispering ups tnat seenld 20 leacA
Each other 81 lheil rosy motion
What still their faTorits earn from each
Proud Of her boy tie mother showed him,
To mortal and immortal eye
But hid, because she Owed her dearer
The deeper, sweeteT, mystery.
Accept them both, OF hope for n2ither--
oh, lovelest youth, or maiden forlofn!
For Grief has come when Love is welcome,
And love will comfort those who mornl
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THE EMPEROR AND YANKEE.
The following amusing occurrence Isl quo
ted by Fredrica Bremen. in her late work
on America, as 'front.' the letters Of Mrs Child;
and gives a graphic illustration Of promi-
nent feature in American character. The
adventurous youth alluded to was the broth
rof the Hon. Charles Sumner, one Of the
present Senators ID Congress from Massa-
chusesis Instead however Of coming q
lhis country, as he siorg. intiraatss hepur-
sued his travels in The East, and was return
ing home in tie Inflated. brig Elizabeth,
with Margaret Fuller Orsoi. and with her
persisted with the wreck Of that vessel, off
The coast of Long Island The date Of the
following scenes was about $50, when the
Hon. George M Dallas, since Presi-
dent, was our Minister to the Court of Rus,
STA.
One day a lad, apparently about nine
teen. presented himself before our ambassa-
dor at ST. Petersburg. lie was a pure spe-
cimen Of the genus Yankec--wit sleeves
too shor. for his bony arms, trowsers half
way up to his knees. and hands playing
with pennies and tenpenny nails in his
pockets. He introduced himself By saying,
aI've just come out here to trade With a
few Yankee notions. and I want to get
sight Of the Emperor.
"Why do you wish to see him."
eve brought him present all the way.
from Ameriky. / respect him considerable,
and want to get at him with my own.
hands,
Mr. Dallas smiled as he answered, ..It
is such a common thing, my lad. % make
crowned heads a presents expecting ONE
thing handsome in return, that lam afraid
the Emperor will only consider this : 4 an
kee trick. What have you brought?
can acorn"
can acorn! What under the sun in-.
duced you to bring the Emperor Of Russia
an acorn?'
"Why, just before I sailed, mother and
/ went . Washington to sec about a pen
sion; and we was there, we thought we'd
Just step over d Mount Vernon. I picked
up this acorn there. and thought to my
self I'd bring it 10 the Emperor Think,
says i, he must have heard a considerable
deal about our General Washington. and |
expect be must admire our Institutions
So now YOU sec I've broughtsit, and / want
70 GET It him
Ny lad, it's not an easy matter for q
iSbtduSS1 ~ ft1 A-en sHS - Ots aAN =
en- afra d he will take nonotice Of your pres
ent. You had better Keep it,
81 tell you want 70 have a talk with
him. expect I can tell him thing OF
Two about America. / guess he'd like
mighty well to hear about our railroads,
and our free schools, and what big swell
our steamers cut And when be hears
how our people ard getting 81, maybe viii
put him UP to dong something. The long
and short 90 IS shan't be easy till get
. talk With The and should like
3 see lis wife md Children. want g see
how such felix's bring up Their children.
Wei Sir since you are determined ups
Oh it. viii do Wllat can FER goai bas you
nrsl e bs disapPoie 81 Though
ll hs rather 81 anasa proc
would a se you loe he Vice ehm
eeof, and state your my pQs
We'll Ell Wan ol you ll
sall again and g. you knoN how Sc o.: