"What, of such a degraded race as you say the English
are, of such a mean-spirited, sneaking nation?"

"Well, they warn't always so," he replied. "I will say
that, for I have no prejudice. By natur, there is sunthin'
noble and manly in a Britisher, and always was, till this
cussed Spy System got into fashion. They tell me it was
the Liberals first brought it into vogue. How that is.
I don't know; but I shouldn't wonder if it was them, for
I know this, if a feller talks _very_ liberal in politics,
put him into office, and see what a tyrant he'll make.
If he talks very liberal in religion, it's because he
hante got none at all. If he talks very liberal to the
poor, talk is all the poor will ever get out of him. If
he talks liberal about corn law, it tante to feed the
hungry, but to lower wages, and so on in every thing a
most. None is so liberal as those as hante got nothin'.
The most liberal feller I know on is "Old Scratch himself."
If ever the liberals come in, they should make him Prime
Minister. He is very liberal in religion and would jine
them in excludin' the Bible from common schools I know.
He is very liberal about the criminal code, for he can't
bear to see criminals punished. He is very liberal in
politics, for he don't approbate restraint, and likes to
let every critter 'go to the devil' his own way. Oh, he
should be Head Spy and Prime Minister that feller.

"But without jokin' tho', if I was Queen, the fust time
any o' my ministers came to me to report what the spies