Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-03-28
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"U0 You take tno faperf'
One OF our exchanges has good
story about man who never took a
paper. but depended upon his neigh
bors for the news. 1t is worth being
told over dozen times, so we repeat
il for the enjoyment Of our readers.
Exciting times. these said we
after running hasty glance over the
late foreign news.
"Eh?" said he. as if he didn't ex-
actly understand.
"About the war in the East. we
mean"
Hadn't heard Of it. What's it all
about? Well, them Down casters
a ways was a quarrelsome set Of
folks.
"Oh, it isn't they that are fight
ing. it's Turkey and Russia. and Eng
land and France have declared in fa-
vor Of Turkey. Napoleon has sent
out quite feet"
"Napoleonl Why l thought he
was dead long ago. The history says
So"
Eyes, but this is nephew Of his
Louis Napoleon, they call him He
is the Emperor Of the French.
"why. | thought Louis Philippe
was the Emperor.
"Ycs. so he was, bui he's dead
now"
"Well. that beats ALL"
at seems" we continued, afer a
pause, "that the Nebraska bill has
been disposed Of"
Hung, suppose you mean
Well, I'm glad OF il. Ho deserved
1t.
"what for?" esked we, puzzled.
"Why, anybody that'il keep doz-
en- wives deserves to be disposed Of; as
you call it,"
"What do you mean?"
"Why, isn't this Nebraska Bill the
same man I've heard tel Of that has
set up for a prophet somewhere. and
marrici don't know how many
wives?"
"oh. no; that's quite different
man. Brigham Young. who lives up
in Utah"
"Then. who is Nebraska Bill, any.
how?"
ut isn't man at all. lisa law
/ nronos,oy IN annul fhe Misaoufi Com.
promise"
"Oh," said Mr., sloy, In a puzzled
manner. "well. l reckon Danie
Webster had something to say about
that. He's n great man. Daniel
80 he was. Mr.. Slow. but he's MOI
living now
"Doadq Gracious, you don't say
so When did that happen?"
"About two years ago"
Two years ngol And | never
heard Of that. III have TO tell Polly
Of that BY The way. where's YOU
brotherY"
"llo's In Washington, We beart
from him half an hour ago. lie hat
jast arrived there al daylight thi'
morning."
"You dom. mean 10 say that LET
ter came from Washington half ar
houf7''
mo. Of course not. The new
came bp telegraph"
Telegraph"
Eyes, II doesn't take over u minute
TO come tha, way"
"IHow yer talkl Five hundrct
miles In n minuIel But you're jo
kIng?"
Joking, Mr.. Slow Assured,
not. I thought. ofcourpe. you uadeo
stood tho rapidly Of the telegraph"
"Then lie true7 Five hnndrc,
miles In q minute. Well. that beat
the Dutch. must tell Polly OF that.
"Mr. Slow, ! want 10 ask you
question"
"certaInly. as many M you like
"Do you faks The pepsrs7"
"No. don't but what makes yo'
lhInk Of lhat9"
II though. you don't, shoul'
think YOU would wIsh 10. In order 4
get tha news." Is
"oh. ! get tho news ~ quick ~
most folks. hear the people talking
about II. and learn IN that way"
"And yet you haven't heard ofih'
European war"
"Well. no. dldn't happen 10 hea
OF that"
"or about Louis NapoleonY"
"Why. no."
"Or the Nebraska bill. and th
death OF Danivl Webster?"
"0r the telegraph"
"No, but"
"No. That beats all. Five hun
dred miles In q minutel Won't
make Polly stareY"
And Mr.. Slow forthwith belied hi
name by walking rapidly home. fal
Of the intelligence which was to over
whelm Polly with surprise.
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