In 1842, he ridiculed a vain politician by the name of James Shields in a letter published in the local journal.

1842年，他在当地报纸上发表了一封信，里面嘲笑了一个名叫詹姆士·希尔兹的自负过高的政客。

Here you see is an old envelope with the dark red stamp of twenty years ago, but I have pencilled a few lines at the back; here is a sheet of manuscript, and here some cuttings from obscure local journals.

你看这里是一个旧信封，上面贴着二十年前的暗红色邮票，但我在背面用铅笔画了几行；这是一张手稿，这里是一些不起眼的当地期刊的剪报。