, 1860-04-10

Culc40o Marrh 10 1eeo
Tothe Editors Of the rsess and Tribune:
The following slips Sero cut from the Hert-
ford.hirs Ca1onies, a local paper Of some
standing In England, and were written BY
gentlemen whose acquaintance made herelast
summer. lie las s:nt them to me, asking if
think any newspaper in Chicago will dare to
publish them> Aquestion which you can answer
The adventure be relates in the first letter may
be true or not. lie never told me OF it. pre-
sumo lie waa little ashamed Of it. But all else
that he writes seous to be 7ery correct aud
just. Yours, truly, ". a. J.
An En:l1shman'a View OF Chicago
Fetty Courts.
20 wad sogs pows3,h s'nls .as g s!:us
tcoaesposecace Ct t's Hsrfot5l're (Ens> Chronicle
left Niagara for Chicago on the morning OF
the 26th July, and arrived in the great prarie
been most uncomfortable, as ! was equally tor
mented BY The heat aud the dust; [ WIS in
most pitiabIe condition, covered With dirt. bag
gard through want Of sleep and food, and in i'll
temper with myself and everybody else. On
arriving at the depot, called Tor hack, and
went with the drirer, as mr. custom always is,
to dnd my trunk. Ny re1ation vas at its
height when was reluctantly obliged to come
to the conclusion that 1t was not on the train,
though / had checked it myself, and seen it
put on board. l was shemore annoyed because
my travelling costume was in most shabby and
dilspilated condition. Unless had some de-
cent clothes should never dure to present my-
self at the table d'hote of any firstc'ass hotel,
aud to the minor sort, called tarerns, have an
unconaue1able aversion. On reflection, deter
mined to trust to the driver, though be was
yllaainous looking scamp, to drive me to some
second-rate house, where l could stay until
recovered my trunk, which knew could not be
wants, and, not without some mlsglTlngs, en-
trusted myself to his guidance. lie drore ms
through city and country, oTer planked, pared
and dusty roads, in fact, as far rs could judge
he drove me all over the city and about one
half the county. I supposed that, rs Chicago
was built in marsh, he was probably driving
me through the business part Of the citr away
dence part ofthe city, though had, too. atague
suspicion that he was swindting me most outra-
geously- At last be drew up IN front of three
story wooden bulldog. which he said was
good hotel, and alisbtcd. asked him how
much was my fare and the impudeGt rogue told
could muster, to reason Tim ont Of his evil inten
tions, but as was IN no mood for being trifed
with eoon began TO talk pretty loud, and grow
decidedly angry. offered him five dollars,
and asked him to hand me my satchel from the
hack, and We would call it square. But the
to blackgunrd me, and utterly refused to give
up my vaiise, except on the receipt Of ten dol
| lars. His impudeut language, and illusions to
| my shabby appearance left me no command Of
myself
.:iou miserable thief" cried, and seized him
| by the throat, when suddenly found myself
assailed in front and rear by kicks, cliffs. md
| blows, and the hacknan escaped from my
hands. had hardly cleared my self from this
crowd Of new and unexpected enemies, before
| dirty looking scamp. in shirt sleeves. tapped
me on the shoulder, seized rne BY the collnr, and
| shouted in my ear. - arrest ye; COON a!ang
paccatle to the Justhicc;" and without more
| up narrow flight ct stairs, into low.
dark, filthy apartment, half filed with
the most misc, able looking set Of villains
ever SAW ''Der beeple aeainsht berson
| unknown" we're tho first words that salutea
| my bewildered ears, lis dat der brisoners"
looked up, and took = surrey Of ths apartment
1t was about fifteen feet square, Across one
corner was placed pine table which bad for.
meriy been covered with cloth, Of which only
a few scattered r:ys were left. Behind the tn
bic we're two chairs. one Of which was occupied
By about two hundred and forty pounds Of hu.
uan being. His hair was cut close, his ears
we're enormously large, big eyes nearly white,
cash accidentally made with IN axe, he had no
neck nor beard and all Of bis skin that was visible
the dirt. was pink in color and course in tex
ture Ills clothing consisted Of shirt, ragged and
intended for white, pair Of lined pantaIoons,
one shoe, one boot and Il pipe. 1'y his side eat
thin, pale FACED boyi with sery "+tery eyes
eountenanee. The ren,ander of tie occupants
Of the room seemed to belong to the same rank
in society % the hackman, With whom l had
| just had the frRcas. On the table we're few
papers, two large books that looked Ike ledgers
] an iukstand, some broken peus, and six or seven
Irish aud Dutch 1oafers, whe looked at nc with
Il mixture Of curiosity and ferocity, while
they daneled their legs under the table,
in q Way that was anything but inspiriting.
"Guildy OF not gu,ldy," said that yoice which
had already once heard, and which now dis
covered came from the mass Of nesb in front oil
me; md which, furthermore, ! thonght was ad
so!ennty swear by tbs ever liring God 1lat der
| Testimony you give in dis Rase sllall be der
drudth der whole drudth and dothing but der
drudth SO elp you God whad you do aboud dis
Bladder sit" All this WAS rolled out without
stop or pause, and at the conclusion the fat n,au
turned towards the hackman whom had just
so nearly stran.led. lie related q story in
aud uftcr he had finished. screral others were
cslcL, hnd deposc1 that s1cn the pgisos scr-
| meaning me-had got out of the camplainant's
hack, and w.s asked for his fare, he presented
revolver at the complainant. md cooked it,
wtereupon complainant and the by.standers
seized him and lsad h:n. arrested. Now | was
quite certain from the GESTURES and language oI
those men, that theY referred to me, but the
story they told could have no relation to me, Of
| any one else that ever saw or knew. I WI,
| just beginning TO get it into nT confused brain
that this vas legal investigation, aud that
the voice before referred to was again heard :
This Gourd vines you vifty dollars and cost i
There was no installing this. It was addressed
to me- "What does this mean" said. 49, Who
are you, and by what authority are you Keep
ing me here? What's all this stuff about fifty
comerouse, eli! you." said the fat nun
"Heiu pc Justice Of dee Peuce; fine you
rifly dollars for shoot dis man nit der bis,o}.
You learn bin1eby You scrstcba soon. Ha la -
!. His horse larsh was echoed BY nil the dirty men
aud began to perceive that Was, as they say
in Amcrica, in devil Of "mcss," | didn't
know but thepintended to rob me outright.
| looked about the. room for some sympathy.
saw nothing but haggard, unshaven faces ant
b!oodshot eyes. grin of delight seemed liter
ally imprinted On the villainous coun1cnance OF
the hecku1an. while the justise, IS he called
himself, pulled away at his pipe looking at Inc
through the SNAKE out Of lis watery eyes-a
vacant sort Of stare, yet not entirely without au
expression Of cruelty aod triumph. | was really
distracted, and whut should hare done know
| not. unless had just then seen a policeman y
uniform in the doorway Now tlattcr mysel:
know policemen, aud ii they are anything,
they ure the protectors Of the oppressed and
the friends Of the stranger, when there is any
money to be nude. When therefore ! saw this
recognized symbol Of the majesty Of the law,
this stray specimen Of modern knights
errant, my taiuting heart revived.
knew that if there was any swindIing
going On be would project me from it. were Il
only 10 save the pieces for himself. slipped q
half eagle in1o his hand, and asked him if lie
couldnt contrive some way 10 aid NE lie in
| quircd il knew anybody here. Not SOUL
told him. when it suddenly flashed upon my
| mind that while travelling in Massachusetts, q
gentleman to whom / had letters before lefl
England, gave Tue Il noie to Sir Slingem, who
understood to hold some political office.
do any good. Wlat, Sam Slinsem = reclaimed
he. told hin, believed the gentlenan's name
| was Samuel, or ut least began with S, and asked
him il he thought it would 10 nc any good
Good:" echoed he, with un air Of surprise
lin settle your haste; where is tho lettrr?'
Uatortunasely it was in my trunk. No nut
ter" said he, you wait here aud of he went
at full speed. While waiting for him to return
and gu Ientcrhuoks for iear that my ''tip" had
bsen too extensive, occupied mr. self with put
ting questions to the justice concerning the
form OF trial. Of fexauininG witnesses. DC. / de