The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-12-04
THE BEARDED WOMAN, ETC.
As favori,e and popular poet once

There is society where none intrude-
There are a great many cases in
which, and under the exercise of the
circumstances Of which, We should be as
considerable and thoughtful as possible.
As for instance there is the impover-
isbei Empire of China; the miserable
autocracy Of Russia; the ''bloated ari-
s,ocracy" of the German States; and
the badly managed public matters OF
the American Uuion; and under an
Intelligent consideration of these facts
aud circumstances il might be well for
Us ell to look over the naked body of
Europe and see where, if anywhere.
there is place, which, in case of great
disturbance, vulnerable point might
be discovered. 1t seems to the popular
mind that because the {. Kearsage -
sunk the "AIabama" off the walls of
Cberbourg that the French navy is
weak aud easily captured; tha, because
the Deerhound ~ was a tender 10
Semmes' ship that the Government OF
Great Britain was pussillanimous and
culpable; and that because the Sheuan-
coah sunk a feet OF whale. ships in the
northwest ocean that an additional
cause was offered for the supremacy of
all American landsmen over ell the co
tsmporaries aud descendants of Christie
pher Columbus. But there must be a
mistake out somewhere. For, in the
FRS: place, Christopher Columbus was
no: a Spaniard; aud in the aext place
he was put in irons for discovering
Aueries. II is queer enough to con-
slider iha: after the cruise aud report of
Americas Vespucius who sailed along
the coast of New Brunswick and "frst
found them" sha. We should be so Keen
10 sing .tHail Columbia" in honor of
was the result of an accident TO his
compass and the consequence of his
CEeW bOu lev
get too much excited over the virtues |
Of Spain. She is as bad as "Margery |
aw'-and every boy and girl re |
members what she did. She 'soii her
led and lay in the straw" Thence
after, Mother Goose, who was very
sensible woman, called her "a nasty
slut" She was the unwashed and hon.
es, antirype Of Spain. That weed grown
country is endeavoring 10 assert itself
as one OF the great nations of the earth.
Late civilization says-'.Wash off the
isquar and lets see if the thing is gen
UiGe." We attempt this aud the re-
suit is that we come down to her false
teeth and the "Meen Fun" which covers
up her antiquated ghasiliness. Then
we say to ourselves, why is it necessary
TO be so polite in false and unmeaning
way &c such an old prostitute as Old
Spain And then we begin to ponder.
And the longer we think about the
matter the more it seems clear that we
that is to say-.he represented people
OF the United States, have done a very
silly and weak thing by keeping up an
appearance at the kitchen door of friendly
relations with Spain. For we have been
knocking at the neither gate-nowhere
else-just as all the nations of Europe
aud Caucasia have been, standing like
poor, hopeless, cheerful wretches, at the
back door, of the bamboo hu, of pig
burning China, asking to be le; in,
Through having known Mr.. Buriingame,
the jolly and melo dramatic valet who
stands griuning Al the door. Now ii
seems 10 US that this nonsense has last.
ed nearly long enough. 1t is time that
something was done-either that we
told the barren old thing to quit display
ing her cotton bosom and her glass eye
10 charm US, in an artificial way,i,
withal, or TO go down to where she be 8
longs smong the Town Poor" of the /
nations. I. is d;stss,eful thing to 4.
have an old pauper pull Jour beard and
kick your back after you have bought ,
him an osercOs, aad put q penny in I
his nasty hat. Uac.e Sam should take
that poor old thiae, Spain. and take care ,