Washington telegraph., 1854-08-09
lFor The Tdegrdph.I
HoT SPRINGS. Arkansas.
July 3lst. 1854


July ais, 1854.
Mr.. ETTER :-Imagine TO vo,rso,e
unfortunate wight with stump Of lead ,en
eil, sheet Of pseudo paper, aud the temno
rary good will Of the writer. with ewes r.
fine phrensy rolling in the act of ind;,;n.
his grievances. and you viii realize tbe c,re
worn individual who addresses YOU. Ill
one of tiat class of beings denomina,e5
tourist" In a weak moment, | conceiraJ
the desperate determination Of visiting tb;s
haven Of fashionable retreat (Hot Spripr.1
! have carried my determination into effeo.,
and ! am here-pity me know VII.
crowd Is: 1 am familiar with elbowipo ,,S
fertile in expedients- | am a much endr-
ing, patient, and tractable animal. Belize
these things. and you viii the more pass;or
ately pity me. --
have been in this horrible bot placo
few Gays; my name is on the book If III
hotel. whore all the curious-to-know ston
As the house was crowded on nv arrival
had to- be retailed into branch establish.
ment, garrisoned by a legion of others os
the curious-to-know | 10 not mind slaor
ing In large commodious room, and tbere.
Gore will make no unkind illusions TO beipy
''cabined, caibbed, confined" The morn.
ing Of NV arrival | made my vay n III
breakfast ball, having in my possession an
all-engrossing appetite; visions of de
lectable dejenner fitted through nv enrap-
tured Uranium the morning air was braeing
ana my digestive apparatus in admirable or.
der for | was never troubled with dyspep-
sia, and manufacture my own pepsin on the
premises.
I reached the doorway-Heavens. what
a crowd. Eastern Western, Northern and
Southern men. in one huge homogeneous
mass with indications Of horribly healthy
appetites. struggling as if for very life to
pass the hopeful threshold Their ewes
glared savagcly at me-fhey looked on me
A. an nterloper-another sharer IF their
frugal meals-and not without a cause
found. for MANY Of the unfortunate beings
seemed to he On the verge Of starvation ac-
tuallv raving with an Indian intensity for
the wherewith to appease their appetites-
AT length I obtained seat, and eager with
anticipation prepared for an onslaught |
made a feeble effort to secure the remains
of = lobster. hut ere | could do 20. a fierce
looking Louisianian had seized the dish.
and. from the look he gave me. he would
have stood fffv-years' lawsuit. or fought
a duel with revolvcrs, rather than relinquish-
ed a clam. The time occupied in this cpl
so6e was sufficient to clear the table of er-
cry "ve=tige Of creation saving the hun
cry side ornaments In vain | besOught
the dincy sons Of Africa to take pity on
me. Every dish l. either emptied or en-
gagged a cup Of coffee. and few scraps of
lighr-bread completed my repast. and left
hopeful and hungry Every meal and ev-
ery dav. has seen 4 repetition of the same
horrible tragedy. and the well dressed gam
blers are miserably peri>hing Of hunger and
at q r-eHt discount. There j. not tomato
on the premises. and onions are at a pre-
MUM. II is impossible TO hold ont much
longer Already begin To view nv calf
skin boots with a gastronomic eve; there
are a few voung ladies in the place, and the
way the bnarders eve them j. naming 10
mother Something fearful must happen.
| intend 70 take rife with me to-day. and
viii shoot any man that inferposes himself
between me and dish. | have resolved
on achieving supper. and will do it or die.
And nntil YOU hear from me again, beliere
that al sorts of miserable eniovments are
falling to the lot of yours truly.
FUDGE.