Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1863-06-17
A Specimen Brick from Boston.

The New Orleans Picayune's Parisian cor.
respondent is responsible for the following
/ We are laughing here over the bluuders o
4 the United States Consul at Barcelona He Is a
man from Boston, and the son of one of the
partners OF the publishing firm of Messrs. Lit
tie & Brown. Some time ago be ran down
to the wharyes Of Barcelona as fast as he could
go, to tell the shippers, his countrymen, that
a great aud decisive victory had been gained
over "the rebels, and he charged them upon
pain of treason, or at the least of being con-
sidered suspects to decorate their ships with
flags. Then off he secured through the city
to beg the loan Of a feld-piece and some pow
der to fire salvos in honor of the happy event.
All the ships were tric5ed outwith their gay
est bunting; rusty cannon had been discov-
cred and was believing near the shore; and
the consul returned to his Office, tired to death
and exhausted by excitement nevertheless,
before he was seated, he gave his clerk orders
to write cards to the Alcalde and other au-
thorities Of Barcelona, inviting them to dine
with him the next day, to honor the auspi-
cious event A number of shippers, had by
this time assembled at the Consular Office, to
gather particulars of the glorious victory. The
Cohsul read them the telegram from the Paris
newspapers, which he had received that morn
ing. place his commentaries upon the tel
egram in parenthesis: The last news from
America informs US of most wonderful VIC
tory won by the French evidently mistake,
the Federals are clearly meant over the Mex
leans (the rebels are certainly 1neant) Gen
eral Berthier (these foreigners arc always con-
founding cur names, they men Burnside has
completely routed the Mexicans wiz, the reb-
els) at the National Bridge. (The Natural
Bridge in Virginia is evidently meant, so we
may now look upon the rebellion as actually
ended. Burnside has driven the rebels from
Fredericksburg, pursued them in their fight
to the Yirginian mountains, overlook them at
the Natural Bridge, and inst took them to
pieces. He is doubtless in Richmond by this
time" The sharp eyes Of a down East skip
per grew larger and larger, as the Consul eX-
planned the telegram, and when the latter en-
ded his remarks, the skipper whined through
his nose, bringing his big hand upon his thigh
with great force, "Dam-na-tionl Pretty fools
you've made Of us-you have that. That'r
fight took place at the National Bridge in
Mexico, as certain as y'r name is Brown (or
Little) Good heavens, you don't say sol
Is there National Bridge in Mexico2 Real
ly 7" We'll, I'll be blowed If there amt,
and you have history Of our Mexican war.
can show you how we had a sort of a brush |
at that same National Bridge "Ohl good
heavensl You don't say sol Won't some
body go now and tell that cannon to stop fir
ing There it goes again! Oh, Lord run,
io-tell 'em to stop firing Clerk, stop wri-
ting them invitations to dinner Gentlemen.
think you'd better take down your bunting.
On these electric telegraphs and their blum
lering kilograms Ifyou want to see a man
blush crimson and run fast, just say National
Bridge before the United States Consul at
Barcelona