The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-06-15
ARTEMUS WARD IN RICHMOND,
RIcHMoND. Va, May l3&GJ.
oLONZO WARD.

RICHMOND. Va, May lS&Gj.
oLoNZo WARD.
Afore ! comments ttiJ letter from
the late rebil capitol desire 10 cimpIy
say that ! hav seen low and skur.
rilous noat in the papers from a Ger
toin pprson who singes hisself O.onzo
Ward, 4 scz he is my berru,hor
did once have a berruther of that name
but l DO not recognise him. 10 me
he is wuss than ded took him
from collige sum lG ycrs age and gave
him q good situation as the Bearded
Woman in my show How did he re.
pay me for this kind- css? He bnseIy
undertook Zone day while in Il Back
nayhan mood an rum & right in site Of
the audience in the tent TO stand upon
his he'd, wharcby he betray'd his sex
on accounts Of lis boots &; bis Beard
iallin off his face, thus room NY pros
poets in that town, & likewise incurin
the scris dispicasurs Of tie Press
which scd boldly was trihin' with
Ithe fcelin's Of intelligent public. !
know no such man as O!orzo Ward -
do not ever wish his name breathed
in my presents. lido not rccugn;sc
him. perfectly disgust him.
RICn&oXD.
! The old man finds hisscl: once moro
in a Sunny climb. l cum here q few
days arter the catterpillertnlatcd.
Mi naburg scanned surprised 4 aston
isht at this DARN bravery onto TIT
part of man al my time Of life, bnt
our family was never know'd 10 qua!l
in dangers stormy hour.
Mi father was sutIcr in the Rcyo
lootion war. Ni father once had in.
tcrvoo with Gen'rGl La Fayettc.
! He asked La Fayctte To lend lin
five dollars promisin TO pay him il
the Fall; but LAZY said Inc "couldn
see it in those lamps Lafy wa
French, and his knowledge Of ouI
langwidgc was little shaky.
Immciutly on my rival here ! pre-
ccded 70 the Spottswood House, ant
calIin' TO my assistants q young MAJ
ftom our town who writ q good ran
nins hand, put my ortograph on the
Register, and haudin rny umbrella tc
u bald -hedcd mgn behind the counter
who l s'poscd was Mr.. Spottswood,
said, "Spotsy, how does she ruD?"
lie called cullud purson ant
said,
Show the gcn'lman TO the cowyard
and Civ him cart number l. " ....
"Isn't General Grant here?' ! said
perhaps Ulysiss wouldn't mind my
turnin in with him"
do you know the Gin raj o. inauir'
ed Mr. Spottswo0d.
"Wall, no, not 'zact'y; but he'll re
member me. His brothcr-in law ) ml'
bought her rye meal OF my uncle Lo
W all one winter. My uncle Levy
rye meal was
"Pooh, pooh!" said Spotsy. 'don'
bother me, and he shuv Il my umbreI
la onty the floor. Obsarvin TO hin
not to be too keerless with that wepin
| accompanied the African TO my lodg
ins. na ...-..-....
MY brothe )" scd, "air you aware
that you've been 'manciputed? DC
you realize how glorus it is to be free
Tell me, my dear brother, does it no
seem like some dreams, or do YOU re
alze the great fact in all its livin ant
holy magnitood ~
He sed he'd take some gin.
/ was show'd the cow-yard andlaj(
down under a one mule cart. Th'
hotel was orful crowded, and | WA
sorry l hadn gone to the Libby Pli'
on. Tho | should have slept com f
ble enutf if the bed-clothes hadn't bil
: pulled off me durln Il Q night, by
scoundrel who cum and hitchcd amul
: to the cart ard druv it of. thu
lost my cuvcrin and my throat feels
little husky this mornin.
, Gen'ral Ualleck offers ne the hoSpi
tality of the city, givn' me my choic
Of hospitals.
He has also VERY kindly placed a
/, my disposal a small poX ambooIance.
UNION SENTIMENT.
: There is 'raley great deal of Tn
ion sentiment in this city. / see it oi
every hand. ! met = map today
am not at liberty to tell his name, bu
, he is u old and inlooentooaI citizen {
Richmond and sez he, "Why! wey
bin fghtin agin the Old Flag! Lol
bless me, how sing'larp' lie the
borrer'd five dollars OF mo and bus
into food of tears.
Sed another "a man Of standin an
formerly a bitter rebueI.) "I4et us q
once stop this cffooshun OF Bud! III
Old Flag is good cnuif for ne. "Sir,
he added, you air from the North!-
Have you a doughnut Or piece {
custard pie about you"
] told him no, but I knew ma
! from Vermont who had just organize
{ a sort of restaurant, where he coul
30 and make very comfortable break
fast on New England rum and chees
He borrowed fifty cents OF me, an
. askin me to send him Wm. Lloy
Garrison's ambrotype rs soon as | &c
home, he walked of -.s...
Said another, "Thcrc's bin a tr,
mendous Union feelin' here from Il
= fust. But we was kept down by