Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1843-07-22
JOSIAH FISK, ESQ.

JOSLAU flSh, GSQ.
In consequence of great many very
anxious enquiries having been made about
this gentleman lately, we publish the fol-
lowing letter from friend, giving an ac-
count of some of his perigrinations within
the last few weeks. He has since been to
Jefferson City and returned to this place
last week; remained with us two or three
days, but where he is at this time the Lord
only knows.
VERSAILLES, July 18th, 1913.
"In the course of one revolving moon,
Chemist, States man, Fiddler and BufFoon"
Messrs. EpnoRs-l am no scrbbler for
newspapers; | possess neither the power nor in.
clination in common way: in short, nothing
but sheer Justice to citizen Of your county i'm
pels me TO add new and interesting leaf to the
history Of the times. To this there can be no
objection, as hold that a detail of the perigrina.
tons Of man, acuated by motives, views and
propensities, so ennobing to the human race, be-
longs to no one man or neighborhood but the
whole world should know "lrom whence he came
and whittier he goeth'
Ours is one or those quiet and peaceable little
Ear removed from the turbulence of the licentious
world, where, like the waves of the ocean beat.
ing SO calmly and placdy upon the beach, that
you would hardly recognize to day from to- NOR.
row. Consequently, anything novel or unique
will surely attract the gaze Of the wandering
rustics ranged around
On Monday the Sd day OF July, there was a
collection OF the people Of Morgan county in
Versailles, as there was then in agitation before
them "matters political" which threatened an
almost instantaneous disruption of the Demo.
cratic family; there was considerable buz in
the hive, amounting in hot haste and all that
dsagreeable confusion, an almost necessary con.
comitant Of primary meetings Of the people. But
Morgan county did not furnish all the 'big guns
which seemed to rend the very heavens them
selves upon that evenIul day, big with the
fate Of nations and empires. Already had the
battles Of the North Western Frontier been
fought over in Imagination; whole regiments and
battalons (by the grandiloquent syle of the
/ speakers lay extended before me- and the gray
mare of the gallant old Colonel appeared in
p respective before my bewildered gaze, when
saw upon the speakers stand one who in form
and statue might well have rvaIled the merry
and far.(amed hero Of "Peveril OF the Peak. "
wondered who it was and in my idle curiosity
anxiousy enquired here and there who it could
be. No one knew-snd yet undaunted by the
stranger crowd which environed him. he con-
nued to glide along in his Grafton, his words
falling like the dews Of heaven upon the parched
EARTH As he progressed, my curiosity was
heightened; what necromancy was it, that en-.
abled him TO stalk among US, sibyl Of the FL.
ture and herald of the past. All were amazed
at the eloquence and brilliant genius which had
been crammed into the insignificant lump oil
clay before them. As soon as the meeting ad.
iourned | was introduced to this Hercules in
miniature, as Major JOSIAH FISK, Of Fayet,e
Here commenced my establishment, found tina
: he had not only richly earned FOR himself th
proud appeIation Of "Clique killer, No. A." bu
in his little self was united all and every qualit,
of mind which would constitute him Napoleon
Of the turf, joined with that quick and versatil,
genius which has distinguished Sha(tesbury or
, Buckingham.
Scarcely had the mind of the Major time L
cool from the agitation Of party strife, before
) heard him addressing crowd OF Ladies and Gen
tlemen in the burning language Of eoquenc
in the glorious cause OF Temperance. In tht
South West he has certainly "won golden opin
n ions from all manner Of men, His genius is
! by no means confined; untrammeled and free
it roves with the rspidity Of lightning from one
pleasing object TO another. One moment w
n find him the able and interchangeable champion 0
the peoples rights, diving with all the impetuosity
! OF genius into the Vaccinations Of schemng 20!
= iticjans and bouncing upon them with tiger
J. spring at the next, the fearless defender of tht
!, cause Of reloTmation and lastly, by his happy
+. gallantry an Adons among the Ladies.
STRAP.