New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-13
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TIE GRKAr AMERICAN TRloEpfAS.-A Writer IN
TIE Detroit Adsers,ser who signs his name o. fhusn
dea Doe.,cks writes from this City an account OF
visit 10 one of our thea,ers, where he saw great
American tragedan named Helltispht. whom be de-
&C lies a. follows:
IL must confess that awed BY the terrinc, yer
serene majesty Of bis appearance. Nher Jaw toe
tragic coofshy expression of bis eyes lives surpsedi
When obsery ed the ie,ibty of his cspaeou- mouth,
opening and shutting Ike dying mudsscker, WAS
amaxed When ny eye turned 10 his fingers. which
worked an cuched il feeling fr coppers IN fsfk
closet WAS wonder stricken: but wnen my attention
va, called 10 the magnitude of bis legs was fairly
electrified with admiration and could not foroeD ask
ing Bull Dpgge II those calves were capable OF loco
notion The sdnliring audi. nee who had kicked up
.rerfect youre earthquake when be came on. only
ceased WHEEL be squared himsef pat out his arm and
prt pared 10 speak That voice lie Gods tha; voice
IL went through gra6stiOns that human voice never
before stien pied initiating by turns tue horn OF the
Cir, Hall G.hriel the shriek of the locomotive, the
soft and gentle tones OF a forty horse power steam
saw mill the loving accents OF the SCISSOR grinders
wheel the smOrous tones of the charcoal -aao the
rumble of the omnibus the cry OF the drlyer apper-
tsinirg tbereo-rsins from the eniranciug notes OF
the nfurated house dog the terrific cry OF the oys
ter vender. Several times curing the piece VAS
much sffected-when be wound bis arms round hls
wife stuck hs head her shoulder. and kissed tue
back OF her peck-wben be made grand exit, With
tbr, stap Us a hop & run aud two lorg strstdles-
when be talked grand about the thunder. and shook
fist al the msn in the es-when ne klllei the SOL
6i,rs in the council roou shouted for them to come
one ard all ana then run away fer fear they would
where be swore az the man who did not give hiln
his cue-wh.n he kI eli down and said grace over his
dead boy, aud then got up and stuck hl- wife with the
buicherknife but IN part of the Shole iece WAS
so pressed with his pathetic power his Transcend
ent gepus as when he laid bis hand solemnly upoo
HE stomach and said, 'Whaa bore q cannot lie.
lDampbool asked in a whisper if Oih-o's occupation
was goI e. And az the tafh s,ene, when he WAS snot
Ivas again touched 10 the heart; fret he ~aobied
about Ike top heavy liberty.pole in high w'nd,
then he stuck out leg and wigged II, after ne
manner of a galyanc bul-frog then sat down on the
floor opened his eye and looked around; then crap
pled an Indian 90 one side clutched soldier on tue
other sirug ged 10 bis feet, staggered ABOUT Ike
drunk Dut, hman made rush forward, then leap
site ways sitter ed out Ike frozen pig collapsed
Ike wet dish-coth exerted himself til biz iaee was
the color of al UNDERGONE bees;eak, then sunk oacS
into the AIMS of the Indians, whispered to let him
down easy rolled up the whites OF his eyes settled
himself 10 die concluded to have parting curse at
the surrounding people took long swear, laid down
ard q noise in bis thros; like ca tuets, couple OF
vigorous kicks, and feeble grunt, gave up the
ghost