The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-28


Meier" although must d, MIN the ere lit to con-
feBs that he afterwards came 10 me, tn an Ia
credible amount Of msgt animity, and informed me
that he was not entitled TO IL. He was very eccen.
trio board and arrived here just In time 70 learn
of his defeat a. candidate for Assembly; upon winch
intelligence he again most magrantmously asserted
that be would on no account have served, watch,
OF course as gentle0an, Was bound 20 believe.
He was very large man, with nose slt)gether
disproportioned to mis- size being mere like the
proboscis Of young tltp ant; within bouads it
was fully equal to Fix Of mine, (a!beii have not
very large ope but IL is not to be questioned on the
score Of respectablity) This large excrescsn' Q, U
wish could call il healthy one, but would not
be telling the truth II did, he used 20 irrigate
many times during the day, not seemingly With any
inteLtion Of extending the area Of It's freedom bat
rather, ss thought, with resigned hope Of re
ducipg its size and iofammatory tendencies. Deter
ibed 70 do him strict justice, waited patiently until
critical examinations, but could detect, am
sorry TO say, no diminution in either. On
the contrary, a. II conscious Of its msjesty,
the noe seemed to have deaed all efforts
towards the slightest degree Of con,iliation, and
seemed to be literally bursting from its letters.
i wss often highly amused on the passage, when
looking down upon him from my GROW rest, to hnd
that owing to his great dimensions. Tor, as he
termed It, the extreme SIN sllnes OF the berth,) he
was unable 70 stow his whole body in; that was
certainly entirely out Of the question and admitted
Of not the slightest dispute. But he seemed to be
thankful even TO get his legs In and to supply the
4 wants Of the carcsss part, he wonld ingenously
smugse several stools from the dining table every
night and upon them lay the slid part OF his body
minus the limbs then resigning himself into the
AIMS Of Morpheus, would shortly after:wake me in
great fright with his trombone snorings. It was on
these occasions that, starting from my sleep with
dread idea thst one Of the boilers had exploded,
would look down from the lofty SUNNI. on which
was perched, and behold that wondrous being, with
bis sce upturned and that nose, glazing at me not
unlike fiery meteor.
But / have been DEPRESSING, and must return (
Kingston. shall not soon forget the sensations
experienced on the first day Of my landing. 1t
seemed to me that had left country teeming
with prosperity, and been dropped In q place thst
had been visited with the plague for long period,
% deathly still were the streets, and 80 few the
people 70 be seen in them. pail Of gloom appear
Cd 70 have been thrown over the place, aud sssgna
tion was In the atmospnerc-the streets, unpsved
and fihy (there being no system Of sewerage 10
carry on the latter, the shabby and dapidssed ap.
pearance Of the houses, pitch darkness as night, mot
street lamp being visible, and not respectable
psgson 10 be seen-all these had upon my feelings,
", sn American, q most depressing effect
IA The suburbs the residences OF the better class
are very neat, and in many instances elegant There
~ no wnas of room, - In the crowded cities Of the
s
s. Tho houses are largo, commodious and sub
sfsntzany built--naoy OF them nth solid mahogany
doors and window easements, and sor. oundsd Ettu