Weekly Trinity journal., 1865-07-29
Artemus Ward in Riehnaond.

As we have published the letter of Olonzo
as his brother, and accused him of forgetting his
poor relations, We now give Artemus' version,
which forms the preface to epste dated at
Richmond, Va, May 1865:
! t9 oLoNzo WARD.
Afore comments this letter from the late rebil
capitol desire TO cimply say that have seen a
low and skurrius noat in the papers from GER
tain purson who sines hisself 0lonzo Ward, and
seq he is my herruther. He was onct my ber-
ruther- but do not recognize him now. To me
he is than ded took him from college
som l6 years ago. and gave him good situation
as the Bearded Woman in my show. How did
he repay me for this kindness? He basely I'M
dertuk lone day while in Backynalan mood on
rum & right in sight of the aujience in the tent }
to stand on his he'd. whareby he BETRAYED his
sex, on account of his boots-as did J. Davis
& his Beard fhlin' off his face, thus rooinin my
prospects, in that town. and likewise ncurrin
the serious displeasure of the Press. which sed
boldly was trffin' with the feein' of the in
teligcnt public. know no such man as Olonzo
Ward do not ever wish his rame brenthed in
my presents. do not recognize him. We have
been dvorct.
RICHMOND.
The old man finds himself once more in n sun
ny climb. cum here few days after the city
catterpillrrtuated NY nabors seemed surprised
and astonisht mt this DARN onto the part of a
man in my time of life, but our family WIS never
know d to quail in dangers stormy hour. My
father suter in the Revolootion War He
onct had a ntervoo with Gin raj La Faye'te to
lend him five dollars promising to pay him in
the Fall but LAZY said he couldn't it in
those bumps. LAZY French. and his knowl-
edge of our langwidge was little shaky.
Immediately on my arrival here, proceeded to
the Spot;swood House and calm to my assist
ants young man from our town, who writes Il
good runnin' hand, put my ortergraph on the
Register, and handin' my umbreller to bald
headed man behind the counter, who supposed
Spotswood. I scd. 'Spotsy. how does she
run 2 He called a culled person and sed Sho
the gen Imam to the COW yard. and give him cart
number L. Isn't Grant here? sed perhaps
Ulysses wouldn't mind nv turnn in with him.
Do you kno the Gin raj ? inI tired Mr.. Spotts-
wood. Wal, no, not zactly, but he'll remem-
her me- His brother n-law's Aunt bought her
rye meal of my Uncle Levi AL one winter. Ny
Uncle Lewis rye meal was
Poo, pooh = said Spotsy, don't bother me-
and he showed my umbrella onto the floor. Oh
servin' to him not to be so keerless with that
weepn, accompanied the African to my lodg-
ngs. My brother, | siid, air you aware that
you've been IN lncipated? Do realize how plo-
TiOuS IL Is ~ Dc Tree leu me. utdT DFoIHtT,
does it seem like some dream, or do YOU realize
the great fact in all its Twin and holy m gnitoo :?
He sed he would take some gin. was showed
to the COW yard and laid down under mule
cart. The hotel orful crowded and I was
sorry hadn t gone to the Libby prison. Tho
should have slept comfortable enough if the
bed clothes hadn't been pulled off me durn' the
night by scoundrell who cum and hitched a
mule to the cart and druv it off. lost my cuv-
erin. and my throat feels little husky this
mornin.
Gin raj IIallcck offers me the hosptalitv-of the
city, givin' me the choice of hospitals He has
also very kindly placed ut my disposal small
pOx ambooance.
UNION SENTIMENT.
There is rally great deal of Union sentiment
in this city see it on every hand. met a
man to-dly-I am not ut liberty to tell his name.
but he is an old and nfuensllal citizen of Rich
mond, and seq he, Why, we haze been fighting
agin the Old Flag Lor' bless me, how sing
lar : He then borrcred FIVE dollars of me and
burst into food of tears.
Sed another-a man of stanin'. and former
ly bitter rebue-' Let us at once stop this
ehooshun Of blood. The Old Flag is good
enuff for me, sir he added, you air from the
from the North /! Have you doughnut IL
piece of custard pie about you?' | told him no,
but knew man from Vermont who had just
organized a sort of restaurant where he could 90
and make a very comfortable breakfast on New
England Rum and cheese. He borrered fifty
cents from me, and askin me to send him Will
liam Lloyd Garrison's ambertype
got home walked off.
Sed another, there's been tremendous Union
feelin here from the fust. But we was kept
down by rain of terror. Have you a daguer-
rotvpe OF Wendell Phillips about your person
and will you lend me dollars for few DAYS.
till we are once more happy and united people +?
As am through, I'll say adoo, jentlc reader,
merely rem rkin' that the Star Spangled Blnner
is wavin' round loose agin, aud there don seem
to he anything the matter with the Goddess of
Liberty beyond slight cold.
ARTEMCs WARD.