Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1849-02-17

Some years ago, | was one Of conyivial
party thai met at the principal hotel Ia CO.
hnbus, Ohio, the seat of government of
the Buckeye State.
1t was winter evening, when all without
was bleak and stormy, and all within were
III, the aud gay !; when song and story made
the circuit Of the festal board, filling up the
cltSliIS of life with nirth aud laughter.
We had met for the express purpose Of
making night OF it, and the pous intention
was duly and most religiously Carried out.
lhe Legislature was in session in that town,
aud not few of the worthy legislators
were present on this occasion.
One of the worthless | will name, as he
MT only took a big swath in the evenings
Entertainment, but he was a man more gen
orally known than even our worthy Presi-
dent, james K. Polk. That man was the
famous Captain Riley, whose narrative of
suffering and adventures is pretty generally
known all over the civilized world. Cap
tain Riley was a fiue, fat good hundred jO-
ker, who, at the period of my story, was the
representative of the Dayton District, and
lived near The little city when at home. -
Well, Captain II, had amused the company
with many of his far-iamed aud singular adj
ventures, which being mostly told before,
and read by millions of people that have
seen his book, will not attempt TO repeat
them.
Many were the stories and adventures
told by the company, when it came to the
turn of a well known gentleman who repre-
scented The Cincinnati District. As Mr.
is yet young among the living, and perhaps
not disposed to be the subject OF joke or
story, do not feel at liberty to give his
name. Mr.. was a slow believer ~
other mems adventures, and at the same
time much disposed to magnify himself into
a marvellous hero, whenever the opportuui-
IL offered. As Captain Riley wound up
one of his truthful though marvellous adj
ventures, Sir. coolly remarked that the
Captains story was all very well, but did
not begin Ia compare with an adventure that
he had, . once upon time" on the Ohio,
below the present city of Cincinnati.
LETS have it, Let's have it!" resoand-
ell from all hands.
Well, gentlemen" said the Senator,
clearing his voice for action, and knocking
the ashes from a segar =" Gentlemen, Pm
not in the habit (quiie notorious for IT'D OF
spinning yarns OF marvellous or fictitious
matters, and therefore it is scarcely necessa-
ry TO affirm upon the responsibility Of my
reputation, gentlemen, that, what I'm about
to tell you is the Gods truth, and-''
"Oh, never mind that, 60 OH, Dir. -
chiuled the party.
- Well, gentlemen, in IS ! came down
the Ohio river and settled at Losanti, now
called Cincinnati. 1t was al that time hnt
little settlement Of some twenty or thirty
log and frame cabins mud where now stands
the Broadway Hotel, aud blocks Of stores
and dwelling houses, was the cottage and
corn patch OF old Mr. -, a tailor, who,
by-the-by, bought that land for she making
Of coat. Well, put up my cabin with
the aid Of my neighbOrs, aud put in patch
of corn and potatoes, about where the Fly
Market now stands, and set about improving
nv lot, house, etc.
:" Occasionally took my rife, and started
off with my dog down the river, to look up
a Httle deer or bar meat, then very plenty
along the river. The blisiered red skins
we're lurking about and towering around
the settlement, aud every once and while
picked of some of our neighbours or stole
our cattle and horses. | hated the red dew
is. and made no bones Of peppering the
blasted sarpints whenever got sight Of them.
| In fact the red rascals had dread Of me,