Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1863-09-18
ARTRMUS WARD TO THE PRINCE
' OF WALES.

. OF WALES.
FRIEND WALEs.-You remember me. I
saw you in Canady few years ago. re-
member you too. seldim forgit person.
hearn of your marriage to the Printcs
Alexandria, and ment ter writ you con-
goatoolatory letter at the time, but I've bin
bilden barn this summer, and hain't had
no time to write letters to folks. Excoose
me.
Numeris changes has tooken place since we
met in the body polite. The body polite,
in iack, is sick. sumtimcs think Il has got
biles, friend Wales.
In my country we'v got war, while your
country, in conjunktion with Cap'n Sens Of
the Alobdrmy, manetanes nootrol posi-.
ton.
Pm afraid can't write goaks when sci
about it.. Oh no, guess not aa
Yes, sir, we've got war, and the troo
Patrt has to make sacrifisses, you bet.
have alreddy given two cousins to the
war Il i stand reddy to sacrifiss my wife's
brother ruther'n not see the rcbclyin krusht
And If wuss Gums to wuss I'll shed eyery
drop of blud my able bodid relations has cot
to prcsekoot the war. l think sumbody or.
ter be prosekooted, and it may as well be the
war as any body else. When git goakin
fit on me it's no use to try ter stop me.
You hearn about the draft, friend Wales,
no doubt. 1t caused sum squirmin' but Il
was fairly conducted, | think, for it hit all
classes. It is troo that Wcndill Phillips who
is American citizen Of African scent, 'scap.
ed, but so did Vallandiggum, who is a Con.
servativ, and who was resunty sent South,
tho he would have been sent to the Dry
Tortoogus If Abe hadn't 'sposed for mint
that the Toltoogusses would keep him.
We hain't got any daily paper in our town
but we've got q female sewin circle, which
ansers the same purpuss; and we WASN'T
long in suspents as to who was drafted.
One young man who was drawd claimed
to de exempt because he was the only son OF
a widow'd who supported him. A few able.
bodied dead men was drafted, but whether
their heirs will have to pay hundred dol.
lars peace for 'em in question for Within
who pears to be thinkern' up this draft biz.
ness right smart. hope he makes good
wages.
think most Of the conscripts in this place
will 60. A few will go to Canady, stoppin'
on their way at Concord, N. H., where / un.
derstan' there is a Muslum Of Harts.
You see I'm sassy friend Wales, hittin' all
sides but no offense is ment. You know
! amt politician, and never was. vote
for Mr.. Union-thats The only candidate
I've got. claim, however, to have we'll
balanced mind ), though my idees of well.
balanced mind differs from the idees of a
partner once had. whose name was Billson.
Billson and | orjanized a strolin dramatic
company, & We played The Drunkard, or the
Falling Saved. with real drunkard. The
play didn't take particlarly, and says Billson
to me, Let's give 'em sum immoral dramy.
We had large troop onto our hands, con.
sistin' Of eight tragedians and bass drum.
but l says, No, Bllson; and then saws /
Billson, you hain't got well-bslanced mind.
Says he, Yes, have, old hoss fly (he was q
low cuss)-yes. have, have q mind, says
he, that balances in any direction that the
public rekires. That's wot call well bal.
anced mind. sold out and bid adoo to Bill.
son. He is now an outcast in the State OF
Vermont The miser'ble man once played
Hamlet. There wasn't any orchestry, and
wishin to expire to slow moosic, he died
playin' on a claironett himself, interspersed
with hartrendin' groans. and such is the
worldl Alars alars! how onthankful we
air to that Providence which kindly allows
us to live and borrow money, and fail and do
bizniss.
But to return to our subjeck, with our re-.
sunt crate triumps on the Mississippi, the
Father Of Waters (and them is waters no
Father need feel ashamed of-twig the Wit.
ikism p and the cheerin' look of things in
other places, | reckon we shan't want any
Muslum Of Harris. And What upon sirth do
the people Of Concord, N. H., want Mus.
hum Of Harts fors Hain't you 20 ths State
House now, q what more do you wanti
But all this is furrin to the purpuss Of this
note, arter all Ny objeck in now addressin'
you Is to give you some advice, friend Wales
about managin' your wife, bizniss I've had
over thirty years experience in.
You had good weddin,. The papers
hay good deal to say about !" vikins" !" IN
connection Herewith. Not knowinrs what
that cir and 20 frankly tells you, ny noble
lord dock Of the throne, can't zacfly say
whether We had 'em or not. We Vas 18th
very much 6ustrated But nsvsr inioye8
mysslf bst&st ia my life. rskfY