The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1867-05-17
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The Russian PwrAass-How u seas done
Mr.. NasSy really ts Ofsinior Of he
SpeeuLation.' ...
r-..r WAsmssroE, April, IA, 1867.
It's done! Seward did Thin and mo
The American Eagle hez coz now to scream
with rcdoubled energy. Ef the Nashnel
bird WI. q angel ] shood remark to II,
..'Toon yoor harp anoo," bat Il amt, and ,
therefore. SIGH rekest wood be ridiculous.
This rapsody hca reference to the Rooshen
purchis. -.,
The idee originated in these massive 10.
telleck. When wus hero afore, the Blis,
all ov um, wuz crowdin the sainth John.
son for mishun Cowan wantid mishun
and 80 did DooIitle, and that day pretty
much oil Nv the delegates to Cleveland and
Pheladelphy .Convenshuns he'd bin there,
wan,in sum kind NV a place-wat, tina
wu.n't perikler Ono gentleman whose
nose (which trooly blossomed CT the lob
s,er) betokened long servis In The party,
urged that he wus delegate to both Con.
.venshr,ns. "Thank God !" sed Johnson.
"Wood that both them CONVERSIONS he'd
lin made up Nv the same men. ] wood
then hev bin bored for places only half ez
much es am" q.
wuz hclpin EN- ont In my weak way.
When the crowd wan,in places become too
CRATE for hoolnan endoorance, wood say
In mo,lit tone, "Let's 60 out and git
s,rthin;" and to wuns. fully bali wood OK
elaine, aThank you, don't keer Of do"
It wuz CRATE rcleef to Johnson, but wuz
pizen on me. With the most Nv EN-, the
anguish, anxiety, and solissiiood In the
gitiin nv ofSses and FREQ drinks wuI about
an eksl thing. The ofises tia wantid wuz
merely the meens to that pertikler end. and
% long az tha WIZ gittin the latter without
the trnhble Nv the former, tina wts con.
tent. A good oonstooshun and a cop.
per.lined stumick carried me throo this
tryin ordeel, ill ! came across Boston
applicant, who, in conscience Nv the per-
hibitory law, he'd bin for sum time on short
rashens, and wuz keen set Napoleon he'd
then me, bis Wellington, andI succumed.
The mans talent wuz wonderful. ~
sekrctary Soowarl wuz In trubble about
the Blair family pcriketly. He he'd did
his level best for EN-. He he'd appinied en-
to Collek,erships and funin inishuns, but
tho crooel SENT, which he'd M respect for
us, took delight in fastening Nv en- onto us
by perpetooally reiectin en-. Jest AFTER a
long seige by Montgomery and the old man,
1 sejes,id the purchis Nv the Rooshen Ter:
i,ory, to witch not only tina cood DO sent,
but thousand others wich we he'd OH o r
hands, and tho Sekretary wuz 20 pleased at
the idea that he wept like child. With
viggcr wonderful in ono 20 old, he set
about git,in testimonials OF to the valyoo
Nv the territory, to inAooence The SENT in
ratifyin the freely he wds agoin to make.
And he wrote to naval officer about il,
who answered moro promptly than ] ever
knowed a naval offiser to do, ez follers;
"l,'s trooly a splendid country. The
trade In the skins Nv whito bears kin be, IL
properly developed, made enormous. There
Ia seals there, and Walruses 90 tame that
tina cum up Nv Their own akkord to 30
ketclied. -, l.... ,..p ..r. ,,,
P. SIN case the purchase shood be
made. q naval stashen will be ,nessessay.
May hope that my long seryis on the
Floridy Coast would prove sufiishent 70.
con,nendn. for the command NV the
depot? May II hcv the honor to b"
&c. 40 ... |Hf b. O. .. 'f''Ia' :
A., A distinguished Perfessor wrote :.r;o,
1.-THE climates about the style Nv that
tina hev In w Warrington. The Gulf Stream
sweeps up tho coast, causing a decided
twist'in the isothermal line witch hez the
effect Nv making II ruther sultry than 9th:
erwise. Anywheres for six hundred miles
hack Nv the coast, strawberries grow In the
open air lrccommend strongly the Pur-
CHS. ..I,, .ali l,.' ,s.r...,..,l n,
P.S.-In case the purch,s Is made, ex.
plorin expedlsl,en win be nessessary. May
ihope that my sientiffik sttainments are
suffislIenily well known 10 700 to recon-