The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-02

"'Ah, yes understand. But, really ana not su.s
have the same comrots YOU would in the city, and II
you will take nv advice you will have at least part
whiskey
But you prefer brandy and one is as easy to carry
e spesllv now YOU must not consult my wishes; in
fact although admit slight preference for brandy
many persons prefer whiSkey Before you decide u
would be well to examine The matter ,horoaghyi ann
rs we arc the store you must make up your una
This Conversation had taken place aswewere walking
from the hotel TO an establishment that nad oeeh recon-
" 'Remember' continued Don. you must act for the
joint interest," and there arc several points wen worm
considering III the first place. whiskey - much cheaper
then 1t is probably than the branay you BUY here
If a bottle should be broken tho loss Is less
Certainly, IL you would DC equay content, should
How Oft must tell you not to consider me- and
am decidedly pleased at your change OF views Now
putting aside any supposed preference my part what
sstN,no OF whiskey 10 hrHe of brandy
"Ah' gasped Don, losing his breath at tho sudden
ness Of this response, have you gwen the matter sum
ccnt consideration You have not ascetaned the
price, and then turning to the clerk he asked How do
you sell your best wh.skeyp +"
Mr, McKeon-Then you had your preferences, .,.
Witnoas-He was for brandy generally l~ith empha-
eis) was for whskey uaaghter) ..ste-
"DoN PEDRO -. "a VERY PARTICULAR.
Witness continued to Reads -
Afer sroing about for Several hours we reached the
boat and found the OF liquor waiting for us and
proceeded TO select our staeroom This matter rose az
once TO a serious question IN Dons eyes resoi,ea
u.
He at once devoted his entire attention 70
after cabins with the st ward at his side, pointing out
defects here suggesting changes there popping "a ana
out of doors, describing his foreign eAIrrslces ana te
prime necessity OF comfortable quarters, turning down
the sheets peerng into cracks, Telling the pillows, cast
ing suspicious eve upon blankets. dissatisfied WIN an
and finally resolved 20 take one which could not be OK
amined al the time for want Of the Key, but which tho
steward who bad been n respectful and sympathetc
listener assured him had none Of tho defects he had
pointed ont -
Mr. ueKcon-Was that truep
Witness-0h that's exaggerated
Mr.. McKeon-Did he Inspect the roomsp
Witncss-He did inspect three or four OF them.
'.DoS Pedro" PaEFEEs WHITE SUGAR.
Witness reading
CAT supper that evening Don made formal protest
and COMPLAINT insisting that he would drink more
till he had white sugar, he entered at some length
into the characteristics and peculiaos Of sugar n is
various stages questioned the advantage Of using brown
sugar at all rtimaed that white the best, most
economical and least bulky; advised nc in future to
take other, and haaltf, having disposed oi every
ccnoeivfble case but his own, inquired Why, whenwe
had abundance o. both lie allowed the one la
preferred by which time had II oat and ready At his
Mr.. McKeon-was all that so
witncssNot exactly soi il is certain he liked white
sugar and insisted upon Ectting it
ne rs EorHRRRD ~ MOSQUITOES.
Mr. McKeon--Did you ever have any mosquitoes?
winess-0h yes; plenty OF them. Qieadingl
unier these crCGusi2 aces, our mode Of proceeding
was TO close the tent AID then With candle carefully
burn them after another TO do this successfully re-
auires nerve and skill the light must be approached
quickly enough 20 catch The nabe fellows and just far
enough not TO scorch The tcn the operation gave Don
decided pleasure especially as they are consumed with
loud pop. In ccsrse Of the proceeding he incidentally
romarked:-Iheir galieys burn why not their cities.
too :"
HIS Predictions FOR nam.
"Dons appetite had boon sharpened by opc, air and
exercise and he epaatcd u Length upon disappointed
hopes Of fried BAN, bfoed ham, ham omoois, ham
plain and ham aud eggs, and suggested many and
doubtless excellent dishes Of which haE, was 10 be the
principal part His advice was valuable, but somewhat
The Witness-I wish to explain this A dor had car
ried OF only ham. The 'Donn did not say al this.
u was intended, as Ariemus Ward would say, for
sgoak.
pIsscLviSG yIpws or THE cRrNoLiSRr soUAws.
Mr. McEeon-You foil in with some Indiansf
Witness-Ycs, at the mouth OF the AgawG-
'sWhie guides preparing supper Don pro-
ceedcd to explore the neghb0rhood and mado his way
TO the wgwans where he found more OF the same ia
peering furtively through tho chinl;s retired
INTO oosurity, ianorant,, probably, OF our high
6denco; the three faveriie wives OF the silly old
pretty, having fled into the bush before cameo had
touched land During our entire stay we bad moth ny
but dissolvng views Of female charmsloyeiness that
not arrayed in crinolinc-although Don devoted
every spare moment % persi stent visits v
Mr. hcKcon-How near were you encamped to the In
dansf
wtness--wc put up tents three -four or Ave hun
bred yards from the wiswams OF the Indians
W,nessWc did 70 r. Se irwas A. We APPROACHED
ono OF tho tents and were about 10 enter some pulled
down curtain; IL was joke between us that Il might
not see: thoy had gone back iato the bush, " they
there aud as 20 their being pretty doubt
about that with emphasis the Dom never won't BACK
"uSALLoyrD HAPPINESS"
Witness again reading
'Threo glorious weeks had come and gone since we
were last thcrethsec weeks OF unal0yed happiness,
three weeks Of iuvisoTaiing life and exercise worth
all the medicin.s In tho wor!d-three WI Ks Of
intelligent and sensible enjoym Mt In that time
impress ons had beer made and lessons tad been
learned never TO be forgotten; hcalth had bctn
acquired that wold last Tor years, JOY tasted that
would leave It's favor daring NE. Aud fare
well 10 the etauuch old BARGE farewell 20 our canvas
farewell 10 the deep forests, The sonbe plues the
waving Gins, TO the dancing streams aud the open
water farewell. 10 our faithful guides; farewell 20 the
graceful trout the elegant nsaagoose The ferce black
bass; long farewell TO Git he Gune, Big-sea Water,
the greatest Of the great lakes OF our great country'
The witness concluded reading the seicc ions and con-
tinued hts testimony
This period OF three weeks In August 1868, just
after tho riots; visited hir. strong Wayercy
aonay during his married l!e told me about his
Paris he always used 70 tel about bis Egyptian r;
he went up the Nile told me Of his experiences there;
never told OF the ladies there at Wnrorcy two
three weeks ago 20 visit Mr. Strong; we went eSno'
ing; shot about twenty crane; was In habit on visit
ing him at the time lrE Strong Was ut Wayorey.
THE oUnrosIrrgs N Nh. sTaoNG's ROOM 81
wAvERIEY.r
Went up 20 see his ourosltes among the paintings
was an old head picture hy Cropscy and ''Ccnci;'
there lot OF Egyptian oIdosliies In tic cabinet;
there WA digger aud very pretty little foot; do not
know that the later was from mummy; hHvc nlno
been al the Twcntyhrsi street hose; we went from
there 70 80 shootng have seen hrs Strong at Mr. Ste
vcns house; think Mr. strong was there; went 70
fsip in Nay, about the Goth rs the date as there u al
ways big run OF tlrc hyh that day Diagram pro.
duccd WitDs So pointed out rooms occupied by himself
Waverey also those occupied by Mr. and Ars Srongl
did not know of any dHcu';y Thu tiine lie called her
Mira. Strong I think | treated Mira Strong as his
wife at Islip; had no suspicious before won't there
THE CONFESSIONS AGAIN.
heard o. The confc soni AZ the time Of tho effort TO
obtain the children DO not think MIR Strong tod OF
them; think he may have told hs wl0 had con.
fcssed he never minated any thitg of she confession
during acquaintance down 10 Tie time Of tie habeas
corpus, no said 70 mo, ~ suppose you have tho
procecdingsr and then told me IN general terms that
bis wife wan guilty; did not mention Eiward, or any
that he wns examined ~ baltimore nc not say that
inenccd the proceedings for divorce; he tod of
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