, 1860-12-22

He G1yes I1i& Opinion About Sullfaca'
t1ou, and illustrates 1t with Luctt
Example.

We prod .cc for the benefit Of the present
day aud generation, the following letter on
Modification, from the celebrated pen Of Major
Jlck Downing:
WAfntsGToH. jan. II, 1sra
To the editor Of the TbrtyanA touritr in the Mari
Drr.' Church Building, secvnd story, eastern e1ld
Fofs street: away down East in the state u
Maine.
Mr. KIDD AND DEAR OLD FnsESD The
Presidents message to Congress 1uakcs crack
In. work here. Mr. Calhoun shows his teeth
HE a. lion. Mr. McDatsie il cool Is cucuu-
beE, though tME say les gut terrible tcln-
restl lnside of lin, that lr Il lctuut before long
For my part think the Presidents lness se
il about right. was slttfn. with the Ircsl-
dent in the elst ruou, I.st night, chatting
about one thing aud another. auu the Pr.sl-
dent says he, Major Downing, have you read
my message that sent to Congress to-day ::
like to ilase you retd il and give n,c your opin-
ION upon it. So Lc handed 1t TO iue and l <ot
down and read I through.
And wien got through, now sHys Glner"
al, Ill tell yOu jcst what think Of this crc
business. When WAS II yuungstsr, eome Vi
III Duwninsyillc buys llacI 10 ~ tIuwu tu ST.
bagu ront every Si'riu::, anl hire ont month
or TWO rafliny logs acrss the roa!- And one
lime au1 cousin EPi,Hln,, aud Jucl, and Bill
Juhnsun. and two nr three more Of us ta.l each
u wlappny great To-. to carry across the pond-
It Wits rat!1rr n winIy &lay anl the waves Kept
tllr logs botJing ut aud Luwn pretty consider
ablc GII, 70 wca.rer'! to bring 'cn. along side
aud side and lash EN- together and drive: some
thoIe.pins III tue cuteTmu=t h:.s anu ruw 'cm
over together. VS. went alon, two ur three
misr> pretty we'll. But By III bv Hi johnson
br.Sau tn c"mpl4ln. lie w:ls always nh ut-
el-y lsaram s'afuut sust Of Il fellow. .tlways
th"u:ht yer,bsriy elsc f,a.l all c:selcE time
than he hid, and WHEN lc was boy, always
Used to bc nl.iainin. HAT the other bows la
more butter on their bread than Ii: had. Well,
Bill was rowing oil the lewaf. side. :li,. he be-
gun to fret ami said has silc went the hardest,
and lie wuuldnt I give us any rcarp till one Of
us chan.ed side, with t, Ill.
Well Bill hadn't ru~ eG hut i little ways on
THE windwara side briure l,t begun to fret
again. anu declared that side went lI,rdcr tl:ln
'tutlcr, au.l he wouldn't touch tu ruw On that
side auy longer. Nct1fta him he lusd bis choice
| :tid lle shouldn't keep chlnsin:s ~. But he
only frettcd the niu7' aud begun to Ecf u,ld.
At laat he declared II VIZ lidht rl,an.r will,
liM iu five minutes he'd cnt the .sai1,..s and
take his To-: and paddle nlr ;slout. And ttf,,Tc
We had hardly time fn turn rulsll1, ht declared
The tive minutes were our, anil III, t,slic:,ct and
cut tlc L.-hnS-s, and away Wvnt Bill an Ills
own lts tU'lIil:c AMI r,,ill,,.. ul,lt and ,Lluc-
lll:. likra monkey IL try t. keep I'll the upirs
ride. The rcst Of as~ scrls,hlt.l tna- we'll Its
wcc''all, and fastened! orr la:.> to.esu.r again.
tllut.h We ktad i tu1f match for it, the wind
blew 50 har.l Bill hadn't :.o1,': tut little
ways fnfure lis l.rs b.sun I" role 1nnrc and
more, aud by anu hy III lic wr1lt splash, head
aslst ear$. He came uI' putin. and blowing,
anu .nt hold OF the To-, and tried 10
climb ui' on tn it, but thu lnore lie tried tie
more tile l':, rolled; and tuIln:, it would be
:souc soose with l,i1sl pretty -u'n ii he Stayed
there, he he@un tu ciu, uu1 likr Il lu0n for lis
to come aud take Linn. We >k.st him Which
hldc liz would row il We would take his lu.
into the raft a:,aill. ., says Bill, III row un
elthrr side ur roih sides ii yuu want s.I- to, ii
you'll only c'ille and help iIc I,elorc sink.
But. said the President, hope you didn't
help the fA'li-A Fiscal uut till lc :nr pretty
.oud soaking He got soaked e1,,i:.h he!ure
We got hi,n. says I. fur Ag was jest ready to
sink Tor tue last time, AMI our l.- c:,,llc ,'csky
Hear getting scattered, and il they had, VT
shnull all .unc tu the hoti"ln together. And
n0w t;incral, ttls, j. jest what think if ynu
lrt Suuh Car.,llnI cut thu Elshin-s You'll STE
such lo:s-rolling i'll this country ~ you never
Sue yet. The uld tiiner,l started NJ and
marched acrs'rs t.u. Hour Ike i sny say. liz,
M.tjrr Downing, she -l!an't cut til. Ls-hin",
while my rcsl1ie II Al'!rcw JACKSON Tll SAT-
gent joel to have his company sleep us, their
ar'ns every night. t"l'f lin tLcy Should bc
ready NJ Il muu,c,It's Warming
wish yuu would jest give cousin Epl,raln
nj to Augusta j ju. to hhow why lc don't
write to lie ;:.1 let ILL.,: know how the Lc;is~
later i getting a!on%.
remai;l yUur living friend,
MAjuK JAtk nuwNISu.