Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-01-24

ehanse ia ihe Departments, hesi, ar7
Am 10 eoa,.lg, misc as good as chopped
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PrSsfisg. No. yet, Sit, not cShc,ly yet
What said 10 tie Boston Delsgadoa vas;
"Gcat!smeR, j, niut no tiuse 10 swap
horscs Whea we are crossing q torrent.
I Sc. ef B'gs,--llsw grand that image !
4 No Sheik os the sw.f. uonaies Of tee
/ Eastern deserts ever lei fall iner meta
pbor than that 'crv,
Pse,iiaG Hear me through, sir, II you
please. says I, at ain, 40 time 10 swap
horses when We are said,e-bags in
a Iorfent, bat carry sack at my saddle.
bow, aad mao called Simon shall ses il
sO0a as ever We ,jach the shallow.
See. Of Far-Ode Of your girths is
loose, Mr. Linco!n AMI the other looks as
il j, Was going 10 slip.
PrcJiisHt-NeyeF mind my gtrths, sir,
look 10 your oWa. You may think yopg-
self very tight ia your saddle, Nr. Gamer
on, but your horse will stab his toe against
public virtue, yet, and pitch you over his
bead.
Sfe. Of STATE The vailSipation Of Abra-
ham the Prophetl
Prelileat In the Book from whish you
profess 10 quote. sir, there is no prophet
Of that name. Had yol been editor ofa
New Iosk Christian joarntl, lir, Seward
your want Of familiarity with The Scrip
lures might have been less a matter o! sur-
prise bat, as was saying TO NJ Came
ron, public virtue may trip him up yet.
You appear to have an all.fred large crowd
Of particular friends, Mr. Cameron; but,
like the Friend with many Hairs in the lI-
bic, you may come out at the small end Of
the horn yet.
Sec. Of Sisi.--lt was The Hare with many
Frieads that did it, sir, il you remember
and not the other man.
presdsaG- --Woh no! old horse | do not
want to split hairs with you, Mr. Seward,
and, besides, was addressing my remarks
to the Secretary Of War. II is abou; time
that you pulled up, or simmcrel Gown Mr.
Cameron. Wo ho! old horse
SEC. Of War.-Your horse appears to
give you trouble, sir. Suppose you ex-
change him for mine.
Prest4rNL-Not II know it, sir. My
horse carries Cesar aud the dcsunic5 Of q
mighty Republic: yours carries -
Sec. Of Whom? whittier?
PrcA,lsRA--A Minister TO Rooshy. lam
resolved what to do, Simon: will seud
you to St. Petersburg, where you may serve
nobly tho cause Of your country at the
Court OF the KeEEGr Examples must be
made oncc in while, else may the public
virtue OF Boston bile over, burryins us be-
meath its eruptiyo Goals ike another POM
paucum ani HerculCi.
Sec. Of lrdr.-Let Pennsylvania weep :!
Is this sentence Of eternal exile for her
favorile son?
Preutlsnt-A moral Sibesry for that
mau, sir. Aud get the place has lis recon-
mendations, Mr.. Cameron. Thefcisngooi
odor there, sir-0dor. Remember wha!
the poet says:
asiberlan olor, from tho 'plky shoro---'
etseticrer
Sec. Of Stalt.--MiliOn, by 'hunderl--
slightly altered to ft. How everlasting
smart!
Prs,iasaL-That ia my business, sir
Wo hol old horse! They transact conser-
sation in French. understand at the Court
Of the Kezzar. You arc some on French,
gncss, Mr.. Cameron. | know a little
French myself and have been to Terre
fEaute ia Indiany, which means high
ground, Won know, Nr. Cameron, and that
/, what 1 tslt myself called upon to take
with you
See. Of Wm.-I have no French, Mr..
lincoln.
PresiasnL-Bill Seward will teach il to
you in no time. The New York cores
poalent Of the London Herald says,
sweetly: "Mr. Seward comprcheuis the
general meaning of French words"
See. cf Siais.--This bridge appears terri
bis loug | wish we were we'll across it.
See. or IVdr.-It is Bridge Of Sighs for
me.
PrendmL--Yes, sir, that is about the
size OF il. wca!d counsel you to send in
your resignation, Ht once. think itwould
DC graceful aud manly act II you were to
send it in by mail on roller.
Sec. Of War.-HAng this long bridge =
here goes to galloP the rest of it i
PrfidsHt.-wo ho old horse