The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-06-03
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We take pleasure in laying before our
readers the following confidential com
municstion from Artemus Ward, by way
of retaliation for his scandalous eulogy OF
our Senior in these columna, during =
recent visit TO Washington aad Niagara.
Accompanying this miserable effusion
from wre,chea Ward are Two diagnns OF
his individual "wacks fgure:"-f Leaven.
worth !. Kansas, Conservative.
HPs York. Nay l6.
Mr. DEAR IvRAsf.-T reached the me
tropolis. safely and soundly, . few days
since, and | ain once more the gay and
giddy creature Of society. 9
| was very sorry, indeed. to find yoo
missing- rather, if you viii exesse the
feebieuess Of the joke-Mrs-ing, which is
. pleasant alIusion ~ your wifs bat You
we're excusable under the circumstances.
Nay you ever be happy. To ycur wife
| offer sympathies-1 may say sobs.-
Whether she has done rsmarkabie good
thing In taking you, is = matter which
time--the CREST regulator Of all things ex-
cept my habits. continue to bs quite ire
guiar--can only determine. Whet her
taxes--tbe Libby prison-and even death,
in it's most poignant form, with no Tssta-
mene in the house, or any clergymrn to
sing : fefyent prayer by the dying Q ueh
all these were not preferable
to Al, alliance with yourself, are matters
upon which I will refrain from spsakisgs
l send many regard. to your wife and
10 you ! say 10 the words Of she publish
ers OF Webs,er's Dictionary. "Ges the
best. .''ss's siT'- ~
AsgI write the clsng of battle 10 going
on within six hundred miles of the very
stieetI lire in-~hicb Is as near Abe
clang OF battle As | ever intend to get
l think Grant is going to Richmond. /
think Lee will take hin there.
- / was noblY treated in Leave worth by
your friends. who seemed to be the whole
population. Whenever | catch any Of
them here 4 shalftry and reciprocate, or
tear IN entrail. I MAS never more kiodly
received in all my travels, which was 90
n Duch On your account, that cau't tell
you how grateful I am 10 yon, nor how
much l want TO zee you. This para
graph. at least, is fationsi and earne st. =
God .hlssss them I'll. l..~.s.~.-~.-..s-s-~-----.
Many warm regards to Jennison, who
. one Of the best men / ever net, asd
his wife, Who y another, and his little
girl who sisgs - eas1tngly. And tie
same to Hoyt, to whom / am going 10
write, end TO whom / bscsusssesy siseerss
y attached. He told me il Vas likely hs, d
go.of somew here with some soldiers 10
upheA Oas starry Gag ssmsshers. Write
me i be, be vent and geod '.h inck g him ess,
for brilliant. Big hearted man.
/ think | shall 60 to Eagland on I
yesr's 1agsgemsnss dis sus1sns. jim
writing = book. l shall be 10 Waterford,
Oxford Co.,. Name, during Juue and yuIy,
lkhssgh my a5dssss iss psrmaDensly AIS
Broadway, Cartons, this city. Write
ne sure. aodd biess you.-sissys. ga
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$ An USalffs1lsp sMulsAxoE.-ff
eaers'is anythisg that mskes msu Tsel
Ike uttering an ossh, and very profane
one too, il isto 70 iht6 s theatre afF q kc,0n.
oest room whers the i4disS drS1 I vavd 3 9
10 Of cloth on ~ asSrD HSQae jkem !.
~ .albssstt eiasiI4 a6itiI5 hhi1aiu,
lag~hich no sensible woman should o..
gage. Il they think il sdds to their
ssaety, OF comnsade rssps4e il tbs essi.
hation Of gentlemen, tkcy make ! ggaua
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