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for the fox was so exhausted AMI weak thst h.
let Lis tail 60. All the gallant hunters rode up
and, surrounding the ex-Attorney General, blew
their in horns while coGgratulating him upol
securing the brush.
After this there was more lunch more no
t0iiy, and then all mounted and went off il
search Of another fox. There was no fox 20 ht
found, because Suit had only bought one iIt
said that if he had known that fool Yankee wal
going 20 put sn eul TO the sport in that wsy h-
would have had another fox, SO as 10 have a res
good, long hunt The party returned 10 Wash
iugton in safety about three O'Clock In the morn
ing. blowing their horns snd singing popular
ballad The most conspicuous among them wss
+ cx-Auorney General Ioar with the fox's brush
pinned TO his coat tail
The President and Mr.. Sumner
The Boston H-ar.mra ant Reflector is no,
a political rlrer When i di.cusses public
questions It commonly does SO from a higher
standpoint than Fsrty or persona. coasidera-
tons Its last number contains an article on
the imbrosuo at Washington, which we copy
below q. length as tie Lest reply to NJ. sam
ner's speech hat we have sesn in print. II
tells some truths about Mr. Summers position
ami distortion Of facts, which De other Massa-
caasetts ps9er. so far as we are aware, has been
willing TO lag ie.ore the public We commend
the article e. the careful reras,l Of cur realers.
We have -c,cael another stage IN the Grant
Sumner war. When Ir. Samncr was INV ST. s..
A. we think. ami SIS was generally believed. ~
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with tde protection oi h'mir;c5 during The ne
E1tiaii1n- newly instituted Tor annexation. ON
these po,u's tle pla-' nceicl uo special en-
l-htenmen', aui u9 nes lac' has been furnished
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Co eXag-'rite iae simple fl.'- with which lc
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Department. ot the ships which have teen IN
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ot the negotiations with l"uluicA, AMI leaves
the impression Tbs; they constitute fleet per-
Mauenty ene7m1sss'nr tAe island as " twelve
mighty ships ~ war, te.eaguring the whole
island ali l'-ciug the land win their guns
Now what viii our readers think when We assure
them t1st one ~ those ships was. during AZ the
last summer and autumn. on tie Canadian fish
ing grounds, AMI hSs nor since been within i've
hundred miles 9i san Domingo that two oi
them are nov ana nave been ior months
connected with The sApeAaan engaged IN
seeking r"lie iar eAual across ioe lsthmus
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sh'p-f ards. ana mat duilns the Wno'e period oi
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tine, within striking 81 Instance oi ine island ihe
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