Weekly Trinity journal., 1860-09-29
TRINITY JOURNAL.
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fati Corn.

We grow "tail corn" in America The world
is beginning to find it ont Every year brings
the fact more and more to the preceptive and
digestive faculties of all civilized humanity
Like all great truths, il did not gain credit at
once. True, everybody sees it here with his own
eyes, but not so on the other side of the water.
The first accounts of the productiveness Of our
Western praries were read by our Buck 'ncbam-
shire farmers with about as much r"l.nect as the
fish stories of the sailor Sinba1 II took even
the highest dignitaries of tt.e land a long while
to get fairly up to ler. el with tie actual fact.
Even at this Cay there is an ear of corn in the
BRUSH museum which erJoys a very distin-
guished Consideration as 2. curiosity, 1t divides
attention, we do not sag equally, but certainly
fractionally, with the Nineveh bull and the great
kohnoor. 1t is :. perfect marvel to our good
cousin John Duii and yet it is not very extra
ordinary ear of corn after all 1t reached its
present distinction something in this wise.
IL. tie month of January, 1871, at certain
dinn<r party in London, at which Lord Johh
RIssell Lord Morpeth and many other dIstln-
puished men were present, the conversation
turned upon the Irish famine and the remark
was made by Lord John that he rejoced that so
GOOD A substitute for the native breadstuti had
beeu found as Indian corn. Turning to Mr..
Bates. the American partner in the house Of
Barring Brothers, bis lordship went on to say
Why. Bates, some Of the cObs have twelve OF
Mr.. Bates cody replied
ayes my lord, | have seen from twenty to
twenty-four rows on cob.
That is a rare Yankeeism," was the pleasant
retort of the Premier aud the whole company
shouted in approval.
The burst OF merriment over. Mr.. Bates bought
his peace by wager of a dinner for the company
all round that he could produce such an ear.
Done! !" exclaimed Lord John and the bet
was cnched.
The dinner passed off. Mr.. Bates returned
home, but not entirely at ease. lie had done n
strange thing for the first time in his life he
had made an engagement he was not absolutely
certain of his ability to fulfil. lie had misgiv-
ings that be had rashly pledged the bouor Of his
country. 1t had been long since he looked upon
an American crib and however patiently be
winnowed the cornucOpia of his memory, be
found that the cobs Of his early days had gone
glmmering through the lapse of time, among
the things that were, and were now so far of
that he couldn't count the rows. He was, as
Plautus would say, redaetus ad mpitas-in
Yankee parlanee, " hard up But fortune fa-
yors the brave. 1t happened that q friend OF
ours dropped in the next day at the counting
house of the Barings'. Mr. Bates, with brighten
ing face, hailed him, and made known bis
difficulty.
"You are SAFE" was the response "if | live
TO get home, you shall have even bigger ear
than you have promised"
Our friend G-soon returned, and ght-
way wrote to Messrs. Rogers d Reynolds, Of
Lafayette, Ind, telling the story, and begging
them, for the honor of the country, to come to
the rescue, and turn the tables on Lord John,
showing them what the Yankees could do
In the July following, Mr.. G-receved by
express form Lafayette a nicely arranged box,
containing six ears of horse-tooth corn, two OF
which had twenty nine rows, two tbirty-one, and
two thirty-two The box was forthwith ad
dressed to J. Bates, Esq, care of Mrssrs Barring
Brothers Co, shipped by the Black Ball Line
1t reached its destination, and Lord John Rus
sell (drst Lord Of the Treasury, third son OF the
late Duke of Bedford by the second daughter o.
George Yscount Torrington, and lineal descend
ant Of Lord William Russell, the martyr OF lber
ty) "dckaotrledged the c0ra'
The dinner was won Joshua Bates did net
prepetrate Yankeeism," and the British Mu-
scum holds the trophy. Fige LI RePa6iqle!