Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-04-18
krom the Dubuque Times.
Another Letter from the New
y orlx Drummer.
VIRoQuA, March Is.

the sharpers who intest this western coun-
try, | first imagined, | possessed. Bill
Astor often used to tell me while we took
our shilling stew together, in Fulton Mar
ket, that | was too modest by half, and as
Astor Is worth twenty millions of dollars,
his opinion should be respected | know
| am a person Of parts, for | have a chart
Of my head in my trunk at N. T., taken by
@. 5. Fowler. | pd him an OK price to
give me a good l u be made me out a lit
tic Id OF old Dan Webster Of Dictionary
notority, and considerably above IL. Clay.
| forkcd over the SIS with pleasure. Fow
Ter j. a man Of discrimination. Natnrs IN
tented that | should make mark in the
world, and il my retiring disposition does
not keep me in the back ground, you will
see the day you will proudly say, you once
had the great L. Caddy for your Cores
pendent. last fall after the Election, Sew
ard and | played backgammon to see who
shouiS write the Presidents Inaugural Adj
dress. won, yet though have sent I'm
coin my address several times. have not
heard word from him That is more
owing perhaps, to tie uncertainty Of the
mails than anything else.
am not an oifice-seeker as any one can
see, who knows me and | dread being in
the Cabinet, consequently | have written
to old Abe week ago, to put Ed Bates in
as Ally Gen in my stead. Ed IS a good
felloS and has got large family to sup
port, IA children and further expectations,
besides that, ] am not wei enough posted
on international law fcr the present crisis,
q can hardly refrain from pdnning on cry
sis. Genius viii sometimes boil over III
spite of us.) -.aei 40
But an for2HoosS Ne sntion Which
was originally e., tlis Eli ~ when ! com
menced writing t. - j !. a miserable
incident occurred to As contemplate
y;liage few miles from here, which | do
not care to name. Although it was an
occurrence which reflects no particular glory
upon me, | am determined to give YOU a
faithful description Of my adventures il this
diabolieal country if it works my ruin.
arrived at q village on Saturday night
and took up my quarters in tlie tavern Of
the town, aud prepared to endure the next
forty-eght hours, until / could Get to a
more civilized latitude. Two or three fel-
lows dressed IN clothes Of last years fash
ion, came into the bar room as / was en-
joying my segar after tea, ID my usual
graceful Kramer and entered into converse
ton. One Of them displayed a shocking
state Of ignorance. Said hewas born there
had never been out Of sight IF town, could
not read nor post books, and positively had
never heard Of an invoice. | enlightened
him about the attractions of New York,
the immensely number Of houses, people
and days told them Of streets more
than mile il length and paved with stone
When I got 10 this statement the fellow
spoke up and said: stranger don't like
to call man a liar. but them are yank,,o sto-
ries Of yours wont 20 down in this crowd
There amt SO many folks in the whole
world, and You know it, there amt no
streets mile long with houses techin
each other all the way, and as to the afor-
said streets being covered all over solid
with stone, that's just impossible
afterwards learned that the fellow was
deceiving me. He used to Be a book-keep-
er in Water Street, and knew az much IF
New York as / did. However tried my
best to enIighten the crowd that had gath
Cd around me, on eastern matters to the
best of my ability. and fairly made them
stare with my description Of the Railroads,
Canals, Tclegraphs and Slipping. The
next clay was Sunday which 1 mostly spent
in boxing over New York Directory,
which | had brought with me for amtise-
ment.
In the afternoon one Of those fellows
asked me If / wished TO 20 to church, say
ING there was d lady in the house who
would ike company Nov you must
know fiofrf nv style Of writing, that | am
naturally gallant man. | forthwith ex
pressed a desire to be introduced to the fe-
made IN question. Within quarter Of an
hour was escorting laughing rosy
checked damsel. along. a secluded street, to
meeting. | was entertaining her in lively
converse, and relating "reminiscences Of the
Old Bowery Theatre, and Concert Saloons
AMI various other matters, when all Of
sudden she gfasped my arm and shfieked
envy husband II
Just then great brauny terrible fellow
rushed up to me and Selling me by the
throat. said. "Viilinl what are you doing
with my 81
| was so taken by surprise | fear | did
not show the nerve / ought to under such
circumstances. though 10 man dares to
charge me with cowardice.
Il haze not done anything wrong to her
sir" | replied.
Herenpoa be drew forth 81 immense
brass horse pistol, loaded to the very muz-
zle. know, for | could see the wad.
Wretch Y said lie IN tragic accents, ''in five
minutes your craven soul will be in eter-
nity.s
4sIy God, SIR cried |, "uhat viii Bales,
Bats Il Co, do for head man if yon &c
to doing that sort ofthiag. ! protest, my
dear Sir, | lid nos know your wife was
married woman. If you shoot ne, Iii cut
Your acquaintance, sir
.It's 4 lei YOU did know she was mar
RED. and ron were trying to effect your
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