The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-04-04
1t(isetllaueons.
From the Oregon Democrat
An Aboriginal Production.

We have received a literary composition
from On Indian young man no has for some
time past been student at the Jefferson In
stitute, situated in Morton county. The
christian name of the Indian is William Sut.
ton. He is famIiarly known es "HSmilton
Campbel's Indian"-thot gentleman having
employed him as servant in bis house for
some yetrs.
The composition was written by the In
dim boy ss school exercise. 1t is curl
osity in its way, and is certainly not devoid
Of point or interest. We are assured that i.
is wholly original:
e. OUR COUNTRY.
Composition by WilIism Sutton, Student ct
Jefferson Institute, in ], fferson, Marion
County, Oregon, December. 1859.
There js not the least shadow OF q doubt
about the ms,ter, thSt ours is emphaticsIIy,
undeniabIy. positively, and comparatively a
glorious country. The annals of time fur
nish nothing to compare with il. All mod
ern nations sink into insignrficsn nee before
our country. 1t has longer rivers and more
OF them, and muddier and deeper they rus
faster, and 60 further, and make mere noise,
and rise higher end fall lower, and do more
damage than any body eIse's rivers. 1t has
more lakes. and they are bigger, and deeper,
and clearer than those Of any nation on the
face OF the earth. It has the most cotoracls,
aud they fall 'urther, and faster, aud harder
and roar louder, and look g'sDder than all
other catbracts. IL has more mountains al nd
higher ones, and more snow on them, and
they are harder to get up aud easier TO fell
down than any other mountains. 1t has
more gold, and il IL heoVier and brighter.
and worth more than the gold Of other coun-
tries Our rsi-cars sTe bigger, and run
faster, and pitch off the track oitener, and
kill more people than any other rail-cars.-
Our steamboats are longer and csrry bigger
lodds, and "bie their busters" oftener, and
the captains swear harder thsn in any Othe.
country. Our men are bigger and longer
and thicker, and can fight hsrder and faster,
and drink more whisky, chew more tobacco,
spit more and further, kick up their heels
higher, and do anything else mnre, aOd bet
ter, and o'teDer than men in all other coun
tries combined. Our lsdies are prettier.
dress finer. spend more money. break more
hearts, wear bigger hoops end shorter dress.
e., dip more snuff and kick up the devil gen
orally to q eredter extent then any other la'
dies. Our politicians can speak louder, lie
harder, mske gas faster, dodge quicker, turn
oftener, make more noise than anybody
else's politicians. Our children squall leud
er, grow faster, and get too big ior thei
trousers quicker than ell other children.
is . great country /; it 10 the corner stone o
nations It is the top Of the pile the hes,
man Of the hesp the last button ON tb,
cost /; the browning jewel in the diadem tn
capital OF the column |; the link in the chain
"the observed of all observers" It will ea
up all other nations faster than Phsraoh'
lean kline eat up the iat once. When oil
other Dations are numbered smoug the thing
that were, It will just be rejoicing in ii
strength. It will kick oil other nations ou
Of exis,ehce ;,it witllick them up ss The Gov
licks.h salt. !. It has now thi'ty-thEse States
and more eoning.'. It covers more tsrritor,
than I'll other nations ;snd, finally, \ hs
mers rain and mud than can befound in en-
6lksr part Of the habitable globe. Hurtsl
This proaigious constellation Of States
&c men that wob't prsise bio own ccun
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