Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-03-06
A Second Letter from RIynnks.
BRows's HOTEL, WASHINGTON, I
March I'd, 1861.


the case. On the contrary, 1 was elevated
to the fourth story as coOlly as If had been
man of no distinction whatever; and then,
as if TO add insult to injury, was thrown in
to a room with three Black Republicans from
Indiana, who are here in pursuit of as many
postoffices By the exercise of that christian
forbearance which has distinguished me
through life, could have borne the humilia-
tion of fourth story room, from which l
never attempted to descend without finding
myself either in the dining room or the back
lot; but to be required to herd with three
Black Republicans IN pursuit of as many
postoffices, was one more feather than the
camel could possibly bear. His back gave
way, and having taken an affectionate leave
of the WMLARDs, l came to Browns.
As was about to leave Willard's, hap
pened to see the carriage of Senator SEWARD
standing at the door, the distinguished higher
lawyer being closeted up stairs with Mr.. LIN
coin. a coup Fazt is sometimes not less ne
cessary in private life than i'll politics. l de-
termined to try one. "Mr. SEwARD'S car
rage" said i, in tone which instantly sat
that was one of Mr.. SEwARD's friends, with
full authority to command his turnout.
Here, SIR" said he, and instantly leaped
from the box and stood with his hat off, and
his hand upon the door. 80 Browns" said
/ authoritatively, at the same time entering
the vehicle. The next moment l was rolling
down Pennsylvania Avenue, and in three
minutes the carriage pulled up in front
of Browns. Return to Wizards" said
/, tossing a handful of quarters to the
fontman and coachman. l entered
Browns, the proprietor welcoming me
at the door as the friend of Mr.. SEWARD,
just as intended he should. L handed him
a card, at the same time observing in a mys-
terious whisper, .-eatre noas-secret mission
strictly incog." He bowed profoundly. Il
understand, my Lord" said he, ''and fully
appreciate your Lordship's confidence" and
in ten minutes had the best room in the |
house In fact a suit of rooms was placed at
my command. but that of course declined, |
principally, indeed may say wholly, from |
pecuniary considerations. The open sesame |
which had secured me this distinction was |
the simple inscription
MARQUIS DE BLYNNKS, |
London"
which had scrubbed upon the card L handed |
the proprietor. Your English nobleman is
expected by these hotel keepers to spend |
from fifty to hundred dollars day with |
them for champagne, London porter and
cigars. 1 am not entirely destitute of funds,
for 1 borrowed literally when 1 came on
here but at the above figures my wine-bill
for eight and forty hours would leave me
scarcely change enough to pay my way to
the depot, to say nothing about my railroad
fare to Nashville and other expenses, which
/ am conscious that no ingenuity of mine will
enable me to dodge. therefore determined
to lose no time in giving the proprietor to
understand that / was an exception to the
rule-that I was a British nobleman who
looked not upon the wine when it is red
ThisI accomplished by sending down to know
If he had such thing about the house as
prayer book and file of an ably conducted
temperance newspaper.
NV prospects for the Nashville Post Office
were never better, and are hourly growing
brighter. may say that nothing remains to
be done but to ell blank commission with
my name and place it in my hands. l had
a brief interview with Mr.. LINCOLN yesterday.
Owing to his whiskers did not recognize
him at FIRST, and owing to my whiskers he
did not recognize me at all-at least, not un-
til | told him who 1 was. ''Blynnks,
Blynnks,'' said he musingly, surely have
heard that name before. Can 1t be that
you are the gentleman with whom l
once went down the Mississippi as
far as Natchez on fatboat?" 'Great hea-
vensi" cried l, rising hurriedly and taking
him affectionateiy by the hand, sis it posi-
BILE that l have at last found the long Ia
mented friend of my earlier manhood-the
generous A5e Lincoln of my youthful recol
lections-who but for mere accident would
have shared with me the most perilous adj
venture of my life" In my voice were
blended emotion and surprise. / then pro-
ceeded to relate to Mr.. Lincoln, as believe
Irelated to you in my last, or ought TO have
done, the particulars of the fiatboat affair."
how, when ABE went up town for a fresh
supply of provisions, lay down in the boat
and fell asleep, how slept for several hours
and woke to find that the boat had broken
from it moorings at the Natchez landing, and
had foated many miles down the river; how
Just as had determined to land and walk
back to the city to relieve his anxiety about
me and the boat, steamer suddenly came
round the bend under full Roadway and
struck the fiatboat amid ships, sinking her
instantly; how the steamer passed over me,
one of the paddIe-wheels very nearly carry
ing away the top of my head; how chung
to hen-coop and foated al night down the
river, and finally got to shore and wandered
for fourteen days in the sWamps of Louisiana.
subsisting upon principally what could get,
and how was at last picked up in the last
agony of starvation by benevolent planter,
who Hospitality entertained me under his
own roof until had sufficiently recovered
to return homes
At this recital Mr.. LINCOLN was affected
almost to tears, and my appointment as Post
master at Nashville was distinctly visible in
his eyes
But I must close. If you publish this,
please suppress the copies of the paper in
tended for this Office, and believe me
Your Friend and future Postmaster
BLYSNKs.
.Nr Bynnks evidently foTgeis that he stated in his
20 get small kex filed with whisky 10 make some
medicine TO prevent an attack Of the yellow fsveri
ia while he vas sfooIlng with the rope" By which
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