The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-05-14

Baltimore.
correspondence Of the HeraId.1
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BALTIMORE, May 10, 1915
important Beneuotent Preachings-P Parade of Tho ME-;
tary-Cdracoes Of a Horse-Late items.
DEAR BENNETT
This proving rainy day, and being thereby pre-
vented from pursuing my usual avocations. I know
not how | could better while away an hour than
by giving you some brief account of what is going
| on in'ths city goodyof monuments The perussl of
your excellent journal, on day like this, has beer
to me source Of great qualification, and has much
| tended to dispel the "blue devils" : to me
concomitant ever attendant upon dismal day-and
if can at all pretend to judge of the avidity with
which your paper is sought for here, by that which
experience, can you that there is not MANY
minutes suffered to elapse from the time of its first
arrival, to its being in the hands Of every one-cer
tain il is sought after here with the greatest
eagerness, and is read by all classes and conditions
of society.
This day, friend Bennett, has been set aside bv
the Calvert Beneficial Society, for their contempa-
ted celebration of the landing of our pilgrim forefa
theirs on the shores of St Marys at which place the
| anniversary was last year commemorated-apd
most unlucky day they have pitched upon-dark,
duh, dismal, and pouring rain, with no prospect of
| Its clearing of. Their intended procession this af-
| ternoon: Is, presume, of course knocked in the
| head This regret much on account of our citi-
zens, but more so on account of the president of the
| association, G. Soran, who with vanity so COM
| mon to young men of his age and condition, had SO
occasion he will learn, however, when he grows
older, that "there is many slip between the cup
and the lip" John G LIE Grand, Esq, our present
worthy Secretary of ate, is deliver an Grafton
| before the society this evening at 7 o'clock
A very amusing incident took place during the
parade of our military few days since, which,
could you have witnessed, friend Bennett, you
would have cracked your sides with laughing-the
very thought of IT almost throws your present cor
respondent into commissions. The circumstance
was this:-A gallant Colonel of one of our infantry
nfc horn odd L..
born to witch the world with noble horsemanship,''
was DESTROYS of obta ming well-trained horse and
at the same time snowy one, for the parade. He
managed to procure Just the thing from an eques.
| TRAN company now performing at our circus The
ANIMAL asthe Colonel rode him to the parade ground,
proved the beau ideal of horse" to the mind of
our hero. He was completely deliehted, and avail
ed himself of every opportunity of riding up and
down the line, for the purpose of showing him off.
Well, the regiment was at length formed, and about
starting, and far the Colonel got on swimmingly,
and was already congratulating himself on having
made so judlcious selection, when, all at once,
| the word "March' was given, and the band of the
regiment stk ing up, the horse, ever mindful of his
circus training, and totally forgetul of all military
discipline, well becoming regard tor the dig
| nifty of his distinguished rider, commenced his ac-
customed cadenced gallop round and round a circle
No effort of the Colonel's at the rein could make
him dlvsrge from the oft beaten track In vain
were the reins pulled-n vain The Colonel used every
means his ingenuity could devise-bu all to no pur-
pose-round and round was the unfortunate Colonel
carried, notens votcns, making his appearance for
the first time in the character of circus Eder, in
which he was eminenty successful The. amuse-
ment of the by.standers knew no bounds. "A space
was cleared around him, and it was only after
| the band of the regiment had got out of hearing
that the animal stopped his circuitous course. How
| the Colonel overlook his regiment, know not, but
| he was forced to dlsmount, greatly discomhued at
thus being made the laughing stock Of the hundreds
who witnessed this grand military and novel exhibit
| ton.
| Understand that the celebrated correspondence
| which has been in progress for some time, between
now in the hands OF our distinguished fellow ct-
| zen j. P. R, in preparation for the press. A
great literary treat is expected. When it appears,
| friend Bennett, you shall receive a copy. / must
now close, having doubtless wearied you, before
| this. In my next, will give you an idea OF some
very queer doings now going on in this city, and in
trCduce to your acquaintance some very distinguish
ed characters, who have never yet appeared on any
stage. Good by for the present
| JAMES