I telled Ginneral Wilsin, from Massa-chew-sits, the other day, that he orter vote a gold meddle to the President in honer of the good noose, but Somnure wanted to insart the wilmut Proviso in the bill, and so I wouldn't hev nothin to du with it.
"Letters of Major Jack Downing, of the Downingville Militia"
Seba Smith
