New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-23
THE DOESTICK LETTERS.
vr-sr COMPLETE COLLECTION.
>r~s.al Views OF Men and Things.
HUMOROUS ASPECTS OF AMERICAN LIFE.


rA,cugh the kipdDes, Of L. A. Wales, Esq,
The proprietor Of The Detroit Adrsrt''er, We have
been put in possession Of complete collection Of
the letters Of Mr. Uoesticks, the ilu'trious and
amusing correspondent. Of that journal TIE a.
tentiOn which these productions have strseha
among the lovers Of humor, and the frequent DE-
nand for copies Of them induces us 70 tag then
before the pubic in this manner. The opinions
@, critics usy vary az 10 the degree Of literary
merit whicb they po,,es'' but the great mss'of
readers ,eem to be Unanimous in laughing at their
Wit sDd originality.
I-DoKsrTCKs Oy BENDER
DyaE EDroR: have been TO Niagara, you know
-Eiaesrs Fallz-big roeks, water, foam, Table
Rock Inoisn curiOsitits squaVs, occassisDs suited
snakes rapids wolves, Chiffon House, suspsn.ion
bridge place where the weteT swift, tue ladies
faint scream and get the paint washed of their facesi
whore tie aIsto-ra,ic Indian ladies' tit the dirt aud
make lit bags; whore all the inhabitants swindle
streneoTs where the cars 90 In hurry, the walters
are in pudeut and al the small boys sFear.
When csne in sight Of the suspension bridge,
was wildly impressed with the idea tina; il was
" some bridge; in fact, corsderabe curiosity,
and = " considerable bridge Took glsss OF peer
and walked up to tbe F4lf; another glss. Of beer
and waik cd under the Falls wanted another gas; Of
beer, but coucnt get r. walk ed away IRON ine ~
wet through, mad, Triumphant, vic'oriou', h1mpug
bumbuR, Sir all humbug except The oabblsDe-s ~
everything, which j., mDst ceriarty and the Gu.
pioity Of every body. which - daOoilcal ,Sct ana
The Inoisns and niggeis everywhere, which Il a.
tsbic truth
Apotbsr glass Of beer-'tw wa forthcoming nrns-
dis,eIy-slso another, al Of which dr4ok t1en
proceeded to drink glass Of beer vent over 20 'le
Stsies, where procured a glass Of beer-went up
stairs for which 1 paid 4 sixpeDcei over 70 ODat
Islend for which obrrsed twenty five cents hired
aguiee, 10 whom paid half a doisr-sneezsd four
times az nine cents a sueeze-went mp on the tower
for a quarter # dollar, and looked ~ The FAILS
did NJ feel sublime sny tried 10, bat confni TOOK
some beer and tried again but failed-orank glass
Of beer and began 20 feel bster-tbouyh the waters
were sent for ard were on a journey to the -
thought the place below one -eA of b.erTAs GO
ing 10 Jump down ard get sOme guide held me; s>nt
him over to the hotel 10 get glass Of beer while
tried 10 write some pOetry-resut a. follows
Oh thou ispray 10 eye awful, small lobster IN
one thoe sublime both feet wet m-ster-piece Of
UImmeDy, what a lie the Almighty terrible gnd ma
jestic art thou in thy Tremendous nght-awfui 'oruD
10 behold (cTaDp in my right shoulder gis antIc
huge and NICE Oh, thou that tumblest down and
Iieth up again IN misty majesty 10 heayen-thoo glo
rious parent Of a thousand rainbOws-what Il huge,
grand full terrible tremendous b6Diie, old swInd-
ling bumbug you are; what are you doing there, yon
Tspids you-yo XII Ow you ve tumbled over item and
can get up again 10 save your puny e1htencei you
make gre at fuss, don't you.
Man came back with tue beer. drank il to the last
drop AID wished there had been gallon more
walked out on rock TO the edge OF the fall woman
Oh the shore very much fngheneo-I told her not TO
get excited il fell over, a. would step right up
sesin-it would not be much of fall snyhow-got
glass Of beer Of man, another Of a woman, aaf
another Of tive small boys WITH pa-ffteen minutes
elapsed, when ymchssed some more OF an Indian
woman and imbibed il through straw; II wasn't
good-bad get glass Of beer TO take the taste ont
Of my mouth legs began to taDgie up. effects Of the
spray in my eye, got hungry and wanted something
10 eat-weDt into an eatiLg house, called for plate
Of beans, when the plate brought the waiter In his
band took it hung up my beef aud beans on nail,
eat my hat paid dollar 10 Niger, and sided out on
the step walk boue BIT bog of glass OF cog with
small beer and neck on his tail, with collar With
spot on the epd-felt funny, sick-got some soda
water in tin cup, drank the cup and placed the sods
on the counter and paid for the money full OF pocket
very bad headache rubbed il against the l-n p-post
and then siumptd along; statiOn-hOuse came along
and sad If / didn't go straight be take me to the
waiohman-tIied 10 Oblige tho sta,ion-house, very
civil stationbouse, yery-met q baby With an lnsh
of the way; che wouldn walk on the sidewalk, but
insisted on going both aides Of the street al once;
tried 10 walk between her; consequence collision, aw-
full knocked out the wheeLaroVs nose, broke the
Irish woman all pieces, baby loose, court house
handy took to the constable, jury sat me, ADD
the jail said the magistrate must take TO the
stable; Objected the dungeon put me into the dark
sst constable in the city; got out aud here am pre-.
pared 10 stick to my original opinon-NIdgdra, uHus
in~bsR non crc,isVs tad,gnus ddns'ralcoRt.
O PHiLANDER DoESTlCKs. r. B.