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NASBY.
The Russian Purci,aSe--HOwf ft was Done
Mr.. Nasby Really the Originator of the
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The Russian PurcI,ase-How it was Done
MIR. Nasby Really the Originator of the
Speculation. ss .
Washington, April IA, 1867.
It's done Seward did it-him and
me! The Amerikin eagle hez coz now
to SCREEN with redoubled energy. Efthe
Nashnel bird wuz a angel, shood remark
to il, Gloon your harp anoo,'' but it amt
and therefore, sich a rekest wood be ri
diculous. This rapsody hez reference ia
the Rooshen purchis. 1-
The idea originated in these massive
intelek. When l wuz here afore, the
Blairs, all NV en-, wuz a crowdin the
sainted johnson for a, mishun; Cowan
wantid mishun, and so did Doolittle,
and that day pretty much all nv tie dele
gates to the Cleveland and Philadelphy
conyenshens he'd bin there wantiny some
kind NV a place; wat, they wuzn't per-
tikeler. One gentleman whose nose ,(wich
trooly bloosmed ez the lobster,) betoken-
ed long service in the party, urged that
he he'd bin delegate to both Conven-
shens. 'sThapk. God," sed Johnson. Wood
that them Convenshuns he'd bin made up
Nv the same men. I-wood then hev bin
bored for places only half ez much ez /
hey. e. = ,zgl- , .-fEli
wuz helpin him out in my weak
way. When the crowd wantin places
became too great for human endoorance,
| wood say in modrit tone, "let's go out
and get suthin," and to wunst fully half
wood exclame, "'Thank1 700, don't kcer
if do. 1t wuz great reliefto John
son, but wuz pizen on me. With the
most NV EN-, the gettin NV offises and free
drinks wuz about an ekal thing. TIE
offises they wantid wuz merely the means
to that pertikeler end, and so long ez they
wuz gittin the latter without the trouble
NV the former, they wuz content. A good
constooshen and a copper lined stumick
carried me through this tryin sordeel, un-
til came across a Boston, applicant, who
in conscience NV the perhibitory law, he'd
been some time on short rashuns and wuz
keen set Napoleon he'd then met his
Wellington, and succumbed. The mans
talent wuz wonderful. s=s-sn sf Il .aii 5Ie.l Is
Secretary Seward wuz in trouble about
the Blair family, pertikerl y, He he'd did
his level best for em. He he'd appinted
EN- to Colekterships and furrin onishuns,
but the crooel SENT, wich he'd no respeck
for us, took delight in fastening Nv EN-
onto us by perpetooally rejectin it. Jest
after a long seige by Montgomery and
the old man, / sejestid the purchis NV the
Roosheh Territory, to wich not only they
could be sent, but a thousand NV Others
wich we he'd on our hands, and the Sex
retary wuz so pleased at the idea that he
wept like child. With a vigger won.
derful in one so old, he setl7about gittin
testimonials ez to the valyoo NV the ter
ritory, to infooence the Senit, in ratify-
ing the treaty he was goin to make. And
he wrote to naval officer about it, who
answered more promptly than ever
knowd naval officer to do ez follows
It's treoly a SPLENDID country. The
trade in the skins NV white bears kin be
eff properly developed, made enormous
There is seals there, and walruses SO tame
that they come up Of their own akord to
be ketehed. elog.us
sP. SIN case the purchis shood be
made, a naval stashen will be necessary.
May hope that nay long services on the
Floridy coast would prove sufficient re
commentator for the command NV the
depot? May L? - llagsm Q, S,a,t IN .,e
81 hev the honor to be" dc.
A distinguished Perfesser wrote:
'The climate is about the style NV that
they hev in Washington. The Gulf Stream
sweeps up the coast, causin decided
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