Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-05-09
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Letter from A. w ard, Jr.
Observation-Disclosures RoosnIN AMERIKA,l
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be dooly thankful therefor, wich no dowt
they is. There's bin a overmuchness ov
writers slingin' noomers ink for the publick
Press which knows nearly as little as the un-
dersined.
That's so, you bet. But let il pass
circumstances over whoom have nary
control urges me to Bust out once more by
partikler request for one mite only.
An l Busteth out accordingly, to-viz =
You will obsarvc that l air in our new
foun-and, wich korst us seven million dol
lars q millions) an no sents.
air Rooshin Amerikin pro tenn, so to
speak.
When Seward, whose front name is Bill,
fer short-an whoom | larn is becumin a
bogus Bill wot don't parss redily among Re-
publikans-I say when William becum in
habitcd with the idee that it wood be kap-
title goak to lavish Uncle Sans loose change
onto an ice country, wich sum don't think
q nice country--he immejitly sought a pus-
sen wot he Good rely onto, to go forth an
sec ef he had bot a Pig in Poke, as Shake
spere sez. In fact he askt me to go forth.
An went forthest.
An its a hunky ole country fer Walrusses,
an Pole-her Bares, an Big linens, an Esqm-
what all-ems, an other Liven wild Beests
ov Pray You bet high it is
Tho / must admit that these place has
sum Morril advantages over Washinton wich
Ileft.
There's no Salisbury here fer the He'd
centers ov Temprants Societies to Pint at as
a thrilln result ov partakin ov the flown
Bole, wich contanes intoxicated Bevridgc
an wich shockin spektakil causes the youth
ov Washington to retracc their downward
Kareer, an sine the Pledge, by Shores
wich is good thing fer Temprants Societie.
after all.
Tho 1 wouldn't be dreadful example tt
be pinted at. Not eny
The inhabitants are as innosent as new
born babes onto the subject ov Gift Enter
prises. Though l speckt sum enterprisil
Yanks will get up Gift Art Association er'
many risins and settins ov the Son, Il oflel
the Ice Burgs an Grizzly Bars as an indoos
ment to Buy tickets. shoodn't wonder.
& they don't own humble individoo
here, who has filled every offs in the gift o.
the peepil, from town Mare up to President
who goes swinein aroun the sircle MAXI
Ia .Specklid Donky ov hisself genrilly. Tn
koN .cshin AmeriSins have been trooly fol
toonate in '"eihese respect, an they know
tharselves, no dowt.t alars who ca
promise for the future win it aliI,...'s be a
thus it has bin?
Ecko ansers-s Not much il WON'T"
The Inhabitants ov these Country are prin-
cipally Esquimose & Esquimosesses-bo
mail and femail The femails air not han
some. They's not so lovely as the Washin-
ton Bellies Skurcely.
don't banker fe.f4ny cv EN- to kiss me
fer me mother-or fer Mr.. Boggle's Sary
Ann, either. Not cny kiss ef you please,
Miss Esquimoses.
The femails air altogether out ov thare
reclSonin in regard to the New York an Paris
fashuns-oxcept the waterfall An how
ever they did know the Chignon was the
style in the U. S. (not United VIC Stand.
cant tell.
hev met seyril Massychoosits peepil here.
They ar ali johnson men. When arskt
them why they hev left thare "Nativ Land
Sweet Land oy Liberty as the Poit warbles,
they reply with one voice, as it were
ave ar not goin to remain in place
where our deercst Boon is wrestid from us y
| larn that the Deerest Boon aiorsed is
Whisky, an the stringent Licker Lors ov
Bosting an vicinity has caused these in
teusely dcmocratck pussons TO Flee from
her. Here they cxpecl to drink ole Rye
with impoonity-or with eny other man who
offers to treat en-. M
I've bin among the Rooshin Amerakins
considerable sense my arrival, but haven't
foun' single one who claims to be the or
thor ov that Boo,ful Song, entitled Crock
me to Sleep, Mother" wherein Mr.. Time is
pathetically arskt to turn back T. make him
Cor her cheild agin. sed hadn't found
single one-no, nor married one either
This speaks well for the Rooshin Amerakins
They don't want TO show orf in borrowed
ploomage. And I'm sorry to see mcnny ov
my own peepil claimin the honor ov those
Poim aforenamed, an wish sum ov thare
mothers would rock EN- to sleep, an thus
quiet 'em for Il breef period, tho must
request Father Time not TO make EN- cheild
o,r;,, tl,,,- mt fn,,1igt, ont,H
had short conversation with intell-
gent Eskimo cant spell those name right
twice in one timc) an | will jot down seyril
ov our coniab.
Mr.. Esquimo," ses |, ''air you aware
that you belong to the Gratest Country the
sun ever intends TO shine onto ?
Ses he, "Okootooky- y-alingooka- -nucksvom-
ikum tyitSankarooki.
"Im glad to hear it, ses |, graspin the
hand ov the -brownd individooal, whom
months ago, wood hey bin elected from Q
Philada street car.
sit does me much proud 10 know that
you entertain those sensible views. Do yor
think, continued-''do you think J. Da-
| Wis ought W Hc Icltdsttl, VI SubOi lC
the egstrcme penalty the Law nflicks:"
| g GluckamucSa tohoo ogoto-spilliwinl
um," SEES he.
And ! think so too. allus thort so, il
fact.
And here allow me to obsarve that \. John
son shood weigh well an ponder these word
ov this intelligent Eskimosc afore he con
cluds to hang j. Davis or let him go Scotcl
Free.
l resoomed-" Air you in favor ov III,
Presidents plan ov Reconstruction
"Nobithunder y he hastily exclaimed.
But will not tire your reedcrs with an.
more ov our conversation, as ii may no
prove as interestin to them as it did to me.
All the newly arriv United Statians hay
swelled jors, motifs. arskt why this VIII
as it is, an sez one
"Jes you try to rronouns sum ov tn
names they hev here, an see If you won
crack your jors an have EN- swelled."
wont imbark into the pronounsin biz
ness