The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-08-23
Asa nartI To The Queen Downgcr.

Asa HART To The Queen Dowagcr.
H0roiiaH Hglusss.-I have read,
with feelings of pleasure at least five
stories high, an account in the Herald
that you had arrived in New York.
That YOU are STOPPING at the Brcyoort
House That Miss Agnes Spursin is
with you. That you wear black silk.
That your party is composed of
Europeans and Canadians.
have a weakness, my august Poly
nesian, for black silk, because know
a sweet young female patriot ofAmcri
CO who wears that occasionally.
With a white spencer onto il.
The death OF your august husband,
Alexandra kNmehameha Nv, was "A
new thing to me, IL occurred in No
yember, 1868, while was at Johnson's
Island, playing cribbage with Col Mike
Woods, of the 10th Alabama, and
owing TO the fact that letters of the
kind your people would be likely to
write never came in there, | did not
hear of the sad eAent | am terribly
sorry poor Aleck has handed in his
checks. l knew him well, We used
TO go to school together in Chesterfield
distsict, S. c, He was good boy;
but then you know, august En-, that
his mama died when he was very
young, and that lac was raised on the
bottle. BE not disconsolate, your
highness, but remember what our ma.
tive poet says;
'Flesh is grass, and grass is hay;
We're here tomorrow and gonoto day"
The Herald men says you don't
wear jewelry, Tn glad of it, darling
EN-, forit shows you havn't yet made
the acquaintance of the Butler at
Lowell. Should you be so unfortu-
nate as to do so, trust your royal
highness viii keep your royal highncss-
IS left eye on your royal highness's
pocket book. b. has queer way of
looking at a thing when you think he
isn't looking that way.
History says that the late Alex
ander Kamehameha was succeeded by
his brother, Lot Kamehameha V. /
didn't know Lot. lie was too young
for me- hope Lot is well and that his
progeny may be lots.
That he may continue to rain.
The Herald man says you have black
hair and lustrous black eyes. You
have no idea, my dear En-. how ! love
black hair and lustrious eyes. know
a young female patriot Of America
who is similarly afflicted, and she is
amazing sweet. And she, like you,
speaks English huently. In fact she
was born o,and can't speak any other.
You have the advantage of her there,
my imperial Polynesian; but she is
happy in her ignorance.
There is rumor, my dark skinned
dowagcr. that you are going to Boston
before you 90 home to the society Of
Lot .. Let me beg of you not to do
it. There is prejudice there regard
ing color which nothing short Of curly
hair can subdue, and | wouldn't have
your imperial head tempered with
Avoid Boston-avod Sumner I'm.
like Roback's Bitters, he won't do you
good.
If you can spare the time, come
down to New Orleans. Lot Five won't
care We can entertain you Morse
will fix you up in style at the City
Hotel.
Wen show you the Bureau,my dark
eyed dowager and the Mechanic In
stitnte. And the Governor will give
you the freedom of the State, and my
mcle Johntee will give you the freedom
IF the city--in the room just back of
hat now occupied by the military.
And you can see Lafayette Square.
And a heap of things.
lfyou can come, send us telegram to
hat effect, Ifyou can't,my queen, why,
I is not because you are not invited.
should you 90 home soon, remember
nc in pleasing terms to Lot X No. 3,
md tell him | am happy. Kiss Miss
Agnes and Major Hopkins and the two
eN ants for me, and believe me, your
majesty,
Yours in the cool,
ASA HARTz.
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