The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-06-20
Artemus Ward in Richmond.

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Immejutly on my rival here, pro-
ceeded TO the Spotswood House, and
calm to my assistant, young man
from our town, who writes good
runnin' hand, put my ortograph on
the Register, and handin' my umbrel-
Ia to bald-headed man behind the
counter, who ! s'posed was Mr.. Spots
wood, said;
'Spotsy, how does she rum
He called cullud person, and said
Show the gentleman TO the cow
yard, and Civ him cart number l.
Isn't Grant here? | said per
haps Ulysses wouldn't mind my turn.
in in with him.
DO you know the Gin'ral| in
quired Mr.. Spotswood
Well no, not 'zactly; but he'll re-
member me. His brother-in-law's
aunt bought hey rye meal of my un-
Gle Levi all one winter. My uncle
Lewis rye meal was
Pooh pooh 7 said Spotsy, don't
bother me, and he shuv'd my umbrel-
la onto the floor.
Obsarvin' to him not to be so keer-
less with that wepin, ] accompanied
the African to my lodgin's.
My brother | sed, air you aware
that you have bin 'mancipated? Do
you realize how glorious it is to be
free? Tell me, my dear brother, does
it not seem like some dreams, or do
you realise the great fact in all its liv-
in and holy magnitood 2
He sed he would take some gin.
l was show'd to the cow.yard, and
laid down under one. mule cart. The
hotel was orful crowded, and / was
sorry | hadn't gone to the Libby Pris-
on. Tho Ishould hav' slept com'fble
enuff if the bed.clothes hadn't been
pulled off me during the night, by
scoundrel who cum and hitched mule
to the cart and druv it off. | thus lost
my coverin', and my throat feels a lit
tie husky this morning.
Gin'ral Halleck offers me the hos
pitality of the city givin' me choice
Of hospitals.
He has also very kindly placed at
my disposal smallpox amboolance.
There is rally great deal of Union
sentiment in this city. l see it on
ev'ry hand.
met man to-day am not at
liberty to tell bis name, but he is old
an inhooentooial citizen of Richmond,
and SEE he, Why! we've been fight
in agin the old Flag? Lor' bless me,
how sing'lar !! He then borrer'd FIVE
dollars of me and bust into a food Of
tears.
Sed another Ia man Of standin' and
formerly bitter rebuel.) Let us
at once stop this effooshun OF blud |!
The old Flag is good enuff for me.
Sir he added, you air from the
North Have you doughnut or a
piece Of custard pie bout you"
] told him no, but / knew a man
from Vermont who had just organized
sort of restaurant where he could 90
and make a very comfortable break
fast on New England rum and cheese.
He borrowed fifty cents of me, and
askin' me to send him VIM. Lloyd
Garrison's ambrotype as soon as ] got
home, he walked off.
Said another, There's bin a tre-
menduous Union feelin' here from the
fust. But we was kept down by a
rain Of terror. Have you a daguer-
retype of Wendell Phillips about your
person ? and will you lend me four
dollars for few days till we are once
more happy and united people ?
JEFF. Davis is not poplar here. She
is regarded as Southern sympatizer.
a. yit I'm told he was kind to his
Parents. She ran away from EN-
many years ago, and has never been.
back. This was shown 'em a good
deal of consideration when we refeck
what his conduck has been. Her cap.
tur in female apparel confooses me 10
regard to bis sex, & you see | speak
Of him as her as frekent as other
wise, g. / guess he feels so hisself.
Robert Lee is regarded as a noble
feller.
He was opposed 10 the war at ius,,
and draw'd his sword very reluctant.
In fact, be wouldn't hav draw'd his
sword at all, only be had large stock
Of military clothes on hand. which be
didn't want to waste. He seq the col
ored man is right, and he will at once
70 10 New York and open a Sabbath
school for negro minstrels.
The surrender Of X. Lee, j. Johns
ton and others leaves the Confederi.
Army in a ru,her shattered state.
That army now consists Of Kirby
Smith, four mules and Bass drum,
and is moyin' 'Apidly io'Fds Texis.
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