Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1866-10-18
krtemus Ward in Europe.
His Letter 40 the London Punch.

You'll be glad to learn that Eve made
good impression onto the mind of tht
lan'iord of the Green Lion tavern. HC
made Il speech about me last night. Risir
IN the bar he spoke as folers, there being
over twenty individuals present: q This
/ North American has been an inmate oi
my 'ouse over two weeks, yit he hasn't
made no attempt TO scalp any member o!
my family. He hasn't broke no cups or
sussers, or furnitur Of any kind. Heas,
! hear. ! find can trust him with lifted
candles. He eats his whites with knife
and fork. People of this kind should be
encurridged. I purpose is 'ealth." Loud
/ 'plawsl.
! What could do but modestly get up
and express a fervent hope that the AT
/ lantic cable would bind the two countries
! sill mere closer together? The lan'lord
+ said my speech was full OF originality, but
/ his idee was Tie old stage coach was more
I safer, and he iho't the people would ind
doris that opinyin in doc time.
I'm gettin on cXceedin well in London
| see now, however, that l made mis-
take in orderin my close fore | left home.
The trooth Is the taller in our little village
owed me for pig, and | didn't see any
other way Of geitin my pay. Ten years
ago these close would, no doubt, have been
iash'n'ble, and perhaps they would be
ekaly similar ten years hens But now
they're differently. The taller said he
know'd they was all right, because he had
a brother in Wales who kept him informed
about London fashins reg'lar. This was
inlamus falsehood. But as the balud
(Which L heard a gen'l'Dan in a new SCOT
of black close and white kid gloves sing
t'other nighL) Never don't let us dispise
a man because he wears a ragcid coat
| don't know as we do, by the way, tho
we centrally get out of his waypretty
rapid: prob'ly on account OF the pity
which tears our bosoms for his unhappy
condition.
This last remark is a sirkastic and
witherin thrust at them blotid peple who
live in gilded saloons. I shot I'd explain
my meaning of my remarks. ] know one
man-and he's a man of varid 'complish-
ments-who often reads my articles over
20 times afore he can make anything of
en- ut all. Our school masters to home
says it is pecooIerarity of geneyus. My
wife says it is pecoclorarity of Internal
nonsense. She's a exceedin practical wo-
man. love her muchly, however, and
humor her little ways. It's reckHs falls
hood that she henpicks me, and the young
man in our naborhood who said to me one
evenin, as l was mistening my diafram
with a gentle cocktail at the village tavurn
who said to me in these very langwidge,
% Go home, old man, onless you desires
to have another teapot throwd at you by
3. j." probly regrets havin said so, l
said, Betsy Jane is my wife's front
name, gentle yooth, and permits no per-
son TO alood TO her as y. J. outside of the
family circle, of which I am it principally
myself Your other observations | scorn
and disgust, and [ must polish you off,
He was able-b bodied young man, and
rcmoovin his coat, he inquired if | wanted
to be ground to powder. said, 'sYes:
If there was a powdergrindist handy, !
nothin wnuid ford me greater pleasure" "
when he struck me painful blow into |
my right eye, causn me TO make a rapid |
retreat into the fire place. l hadn't no |
ldee that the enemy was so well organized. |
But | rallied and went for him in raw |
Thea vigris style for my time of life His !
parunis lived near by, and | will simply
state Is minits had only elapst after the |
first act. when he was carried home on n
shutter. His mama met the sollum pro-
cession at the door, and after keerfnly
lookin her orfsprings DER, she said. "My
son, see how it is distinctually. You've
been foolin round a Threshin NIasheen.
You went in at the place where they put
the grain in, cum out with the straw. and
you got up into the thingmajig, and let
the horses tired on you, didn't you, my
son = The pen of no livin Orthur could
discribe that disfor,init young mans sitty-
walton more clearer. But | was sorry
FOR him, and | went and nussed him till
ne got well. His reg'lar original father
being absent to the war, / told him I'd be
father TO him myself He smil: sicklv
'mile, and said had already been wuss
han two fathers TO him.
/ will here observe that fitin orter be
Illus avoided, except in extreme cases
Nv principle is, if man smites me on
he righ: cheek, I'll turn my left to him.
rob bly, but if he insinootes that nv
wasn't all right, III punch
is head. But fightin is mis'ab!e bisness.
en'rally speakin, and when any enterpri- j
in countrymen of mine Gums over here to {
coop up Briton in the prize ring. I'm ]