The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1864-06-08
Howard, His Style as a Writer.

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"of the Tines" from Fort Lafayette. The
letter is an excellent imitation of the style
in which the great "Dead Beat +" his fanci.
| lul nom de guerre, was want TO tickle the lit.
erary palates Of the readers OF the Eagle:
CELL Sail, SECOND TIER,
FoRT LAFAYETTE, May "a.
DEAR EAGLE: In the language of the
magnificent" Vestyali, ~ am here,n
! .Eink shall stay here, at least till get
tout.
Perhaps you was surprised at my sudden
departure. So wasI.
But Lreceived pressing invitation from
! General Dix 10 come down here which
didn't feel at liberty 10 decline, so didn't.
Bob Murray brought the invitation. Bob
Murray is United States marshal, and he
marshelIed me the way should go SO
thought ii best to 60 it.
Bob is a nice man bu, wouldn't re-
commend you 10 cultivate his acquain-
tance.
You may have heard OF Fort Lafayette, it
is great resort OF friends of the admnis-
traiion--over the left.
| THE LOCATION
of Fort LafaJ cite is in the water between
the Atlantic ocean and West Point.
1t is good site for marine residence /;
but have'ni seen any marines here. il is
inaccessible on all sides, except the inside.
lis out accessibility is what mos, object
20.
TIE WAY you GET IN
is curious, and may interest your readers
who haven't been here. You can't go BY
railroad, or steamboat, or horse and bu ggy.
The entrance is effected in highly military
manner, invented, I believe, by General
| Dix, Or Of some other man.
You go to Fort Hamilton,
Which isiusi over the way.
! A 1850 pound shell with The inside out
is provided tor the purpose. You get in the
shell. 1t is then put in 2;40 inch mortar
aud rammed down On barrel of powder.
The mortar is touched of and up you go.
You keep going up abou, fifty miles. You
then come down and land right in the mid
die OF For; Lafayette.
The arIileryarlist has attained great pre-
cision in the range, and you light exactly
in the centre OF hollow square of military
/ people drawn up to receive you.
THe SENSATION
as the she'll goss up is peculiar.
When you have reached an altitude Of
forty>nine miles, eight iurIOngs, the view is
magnificent.
You have birds eye view of Bath
Coney island and New Jersey.
i made sketch OF IL.
I'll send II 10 you.
Perhaps you think This is a strange way
of getting into the fort, but it isn't circum
stance TO
THE WAY OF GETTING OUT,
which haven't discovered YET. When
do I'll lei you know
The people who keep the Tort are of the
military persuasion, il is their torie. They
mostly wear guns or swords, and do every
thing iE military way, which is not civil
way, though they have been very civil 10
me.
The for is substantial building, there
i
/ people would rather break out than break
into it.
AS hotel il is mol equal 10 the Mansion
House, though the terms are more Ieasona-
bic. They don't chafge any board. The
only charge military people are given TO is
TO charge bayonets.
The bill of fare is wholesome, bat lacks
variety. There is
TOO MUCH PORK.
The bill of fare, however, is varied.
| We have pork and crackers for breakfast
Crackers and pork for dinner, and
Pork Nth crackers for tea.
| think We shall have change next
week, as the commandant has sent an
| order TO New York tor barrel Of pork.
When you write TO me inc lose bunch o.
radishes in the letter.
THE SOCIETY
| Of the fort is select. They are mostly peo-
/ pie of Southern complexion, who have
been recommended here for the benefit oil
their health. They don't generally see it.
There is no female society here.
| Nor no Union Leagues.
! Nor no Philharmonic concerts.
J Otherwise it's pleasant.
! The view is enchanting. Lovely watei
scapes spread before the vision on every
aide. As said before, The situation is MAJ
rine-nIi1a marine, and gives me- the blue:
as gaze upon it.
| There is no posi-ofics in the fort, anC
correspondence is limited Perhaps you'c
! like to know how | sent this letter. A pig
con few into tlfe fort to-day aud attached
The letter to Install. II you get Ii il vii
tell the tale Of its delivery.
/ Tho pigeon is carrier-pi geen, and 20,
may get him situation as lener-caIris
under Postmaster Lincoln.
i Somebody may inquire
/ WY cAME HERE.