The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-04-01
Correspondence.

Correspondent
Down IN SucKER,l
March 22,!. 1868.
Dear Times Dies the Cubas excite
IN MT extend to thu Marrow City, or are its
! hahi.ants so absorbed in money. getting
that they cannot admire a pretty ankle, q
well turned leg, Gn tights Of course,) or a
pretty face? While We are just beginning
t. feel the incipicnt wave of tn Cu'as ex
citcmcnt, in thc shape Of "Cubas Boots"
"Cubas B,lmorals. ""Cubas breeches,' Sc,
core,unner> Of the big inundation at hand,
Chicag, is ut tl,od tide. The great cnchan,
trcss presi,ies at McVickcrs; but success
ful iinitators in various streets and alleys,
'lraw g"od houses at reduced prices.
Chicas" men are afn ctcd with disease
not inaptly l, rmcd "CubaS on the train,"
aud facts will bear me out in the assertion
that there are not ten sane men in The city.
They read Cubas, talk Cuims, and dream ol
no,hing but Cubas The war is left to take
care Of itself; the ship causl is ignored, ant!
the river, so far as thci, noses will allow, is
forgotten.
Wishing to know the market value OF
furS, requested correspondent u send
tre II price current, ard received rose col.
ored critic ism of Cubas Though what pos.
sible connection there can be between them
leave othyrs TO dcterlnin'. Instead of a
receipt for money received a card photo
graph Of Cuhas in place Of an invoice OF
| Goldfish and nackerel, | received (by mis-
take, Of courSc,) a ticket Of admission to set
the divine Cubas.
Despairins of getting ineligible answers
to letters, and anxious for the safety Of va
rious rcmittances, | started far the city, &c
the great grief Of several female friends
who, previous to my departure kindly re-
qucs,.d our good old clergyman to publicly
read in my behalf the sublime prayer fol
those who go to sea-
Ny first call was upon commission
merchant, an old friend, posse ssing about
rs I..uch srntln, mt as mule, whose one
i,ica was strict attention to business.
found him seated in his oifice, the tablt
loaded with unopened letters. intcntly cx
amining photograph o. the great danseuse
To my inquiry "f"iiow are You, old boy ?
he mechanically extended his right hani
and =. piled, A splendid leg" Iirquirce
after mutual trici.h. a well known banker
"a magnitic, bust " sad he. What
has --- busted? Iru he'd out, for tn,
proceeds Of sun'l,y loads of hoop poles wa
supposed to be rrp">ing in his strong boxes
The bank was open as usual, but an un
wontcd Stiffness pervaded the establishment
ln>teadot the cea>cleSS rasping "fhuSy pens
the jingle Of specie, Or the click of the crisl
b,"k notes expedi,iou>ly manipulated
each clerk was engaged intcntly scannin:
th., by this time, veil known photograph
Of Cubas.
The secret was out Ny funds were saf
and my letters would be answered so sOos
IS The glamour or encnanument OF Cuoa
should cease
I shall not describe my visit to McVick
er's. You can imagine the tremendou
rush for places when state that Madiso'
street was blocked up for four miles. Sew
rn,evn persons were crushed to death. fiv
we're snifaca,ed, aud one lady tainted. Ma
generously refunded one half the Price re
crivcd ior their tickets to the bereavrd rel
tatiyes l occupied standing position
Inpon the back Of seat, with permission
irom the usher 70 sit down UPON bald
lhcadcd oh gentleman.
My IDEAS OF CubaS were best expressed
Iby vvriant jonathan. who, while upon
mief visit to his city Cousins attended
fashionable, full dress Qi'erally undress
party. Jonathan g,zed with open moutl
and eyes ut the array Of beauty unadorn
ed" and when his friend triumphant.
asked il Le sever saw anything like that
b. FORE" imnocen,ly answered, Mot since
was weaned.'
Wien returning reason enables Chicago
ans to transact business, | hope 10 visit tn
garden city again, and if aught transPire
to interest your =, r,aders, will make not
oft. Yours in Disgust,
| Doors