The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-10-24
Artemus Ward sees Prince Napoleon.

Notwithstandin / haint writ much
for the papers of late, nobody needn't
fatter themselves that the undersined is
ded. On the contry, 81 still live,"
which words was spoken by Danyil
Webster, who was a able man. Even
the old-line wings of Boston will admit
that. Webster is ded now, howsever,
and his mantle has probly fallen into
the hands of sum dealer in I'd hand
close, who can't sell it. Leastways
nobody pears to be goin round wearin
it to any particular extent, now days.
The regiment to whom l was kurnal
fnerly concluded they was better adap-
ted as Home Cards, which accounts
for your not hearin of me, ear this,
when the baals is the thickest & where
the cannon doth roar. But as Amer
ican citizen shall never cease to ad-
mire the mastery advance our troops
made on Washington from Bull Run,
a short time ago. 1t was well dun. /
spoke to my wife bout it at the time.
My wife sed it was we'll dun.
1t havin there4 bin determined to
perfect Baldwinsville at all hassuds, &
as there was no apprehensions of any
immejit danger. | thought would go
orf onto pleasure tower According
ly l put on clean billed shirt and
started for Washinton. 1 went there
to see the Prints Napoleon, and not to
see the place, which | will here take
occasion to obsarve is about as unin-
tsrestin locality as there is this side
of j. Davis's futur home, if he ever
does die, and where / reckon they'll
make it so warm for him that he will
81 for his summer close. 1t is easy
enuff to see why man goes to the
poor house or the penitentiary. It's
because he cant help il. But why he
should voluntarily 60 and live in Wash
inton is entirely beyond my comprehen-
sion, and / cant say no fairer nor that.
put up to leadin hotel. l saw
the landlord and sed, "How dyer do
Square ?"
FIFTY cents, sir" was his reply.
"Sir?"
'Half dollar. We charge twenty.
five cents for looki,t at the landlord
and fifty cents for speakin to him. i
you want supper boy will show yor
to the dinin room for twenty We cents
Your room being in the tenth story, il
will cost you one dollar to be shown up
there ?"
"How much do you ak man fol
breathin in this eQuinomikal tarvun p
sed /.
"Ten cents breth," was bis reply.
Washinton hotels is very reasonably
in their charges. On. B.-This is sar-
kassum.)
l sent up my keered to the Prints
and was immejitly ushered before him
He received me very kindly and axed
me to sit down.
II have came to pay my respecks to
you, Mistur Napoleon, hopin see yor
hale and harty"
81 am quite WE'LL" he said. "AiI
you WELL"
"Sound as cuss ?" answered.
He seemed 10 be pleased with my
ways, and we entered into conversation
to Onct.
"How's Lewis ?" / axed. and he SEE
the Emperor was well. "Eugeny wa
likewise well, he sed. Then 1 axet
him was Lewis good provider? die
he cum home arly mites? did he per
foOm her bed room at onseasonabl'
hour with gin and tansy? Did he g
to s'the Lodge" on mites when ther
wasn't any Lodge? did he often har
to go down town TO meet friend
did he hav extensive acquaintanc
among poor young widers whose bus
bands was in Californy? to all o
which questions the Prints perlitely re
piled, giving me to understand that tn
! Emperor was hehavin well.
81 AK these questions, my royal duk
t and most noble highness and imperials
becaws I'm anxious to know how b