J. DOWNING, Major,

 Downingville Militia, ad Brigade.

WAsaINaroN CIrr. sept. SO. 1as.
{"character_count": 1730, "word_count": 337, "ccnet_language_score": [0.9631999731063843], "ccnet_perplexity": [1775.4000244140625], "fasttext_language": ["en"]}
4 WASHINGTON CITr. Sept. so, 1888. Z0 the Editor cf the Porsland Conrisr Gscav dosva t east. n the Staie cf Maine. My dear friend: haven't you been in a ter fhie kind of n quicker ever since my last letter tU you. to know what the President was going 10 say about me and Daniel you havn't, | have. Inever felt SO uneasy for fortnight hard- ly in my life. lf went 10 he'd couldn't sleep and Ice got up aud walked she fuoy as much

 as half tha night alm0st every night sinee.- I've wished the Bank to Guinea more than Af. : " times. fur there's been such q huhbub here about the Bank this fortnight past, that | couldn't get mom~nt's chAOce to talk with Inc President about any thing else. We'd have cabinet meetings once h while to see about moving the dtposites. and Mr. Duane and Mir. Cass and Mr. McLanA would talk up to ihe President su about is, that he'd con. cinde to let 'ein alone and do nsthing about 1t and let Congress manage it jest as they'd a. mind to. And then we'd gO home and Mr KendIe would come in and talk the matter over and read some great long letters from Mr. Van BureD and get the President 60 con fused thai he would lose all patience most

 But Mr. Kendle is the master lsller to haul on that ever see he's equal to the tooti 7 achen And he talked and palavered with th, &Fesl8ent ill he finally brought him over. ans fhen i'lE President put his foot down and aaid he A&pNsites should he moved wi neither or no

 And Den the bOtheraiion was to sec who F8nl,lE move 'en. The President told Mr

 .|HF tO take Mr. Duane's place. and see !

 M 4nnscirnee would let him. Mr. Tanr, tfiEd t and found his conscience went eas, enesgh. SO Mr. Duane packed up and wen

 pune to Philadelphia. We weIe all dreadful