Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1866-08-30
ASA HARTz AT HoME--No. Al.

JAcoUE O'DBsUSTz ESQ:
lNj Dear Rolcer-I am at home once more.
The glory of ten thousand gas lights join with
the MYRIAD stars which twinkle over the Crcs-
cent CITY. and the chorus is Welcome Home.
| am glad of it, have roamcd, nay bower,
since first wrote you of how Scott took the
oath. / have roasted in the tropics aud been
frozen at the extreme north end of an island
which in 1868 driitcd fromitS mooringsin Lake
Erie and ran against the North pole. | have
stood beside the chcrisheddying, aud when that
diving was dead, helped % raise one iaore mon
umcnt which would appeal t. Gods blue bend
in behalf of Justice right and truth. | have
heard the wall of the infant when rs murdered
mother was deaf to its appeal for bread.
have s.bummed in vain los many a "square
meal.n and have fallen asleep dreaming Of the
yiands at Moreans.
have seen things in muchness.
But am home again, and feel jolly on gen
eral principles.
/ sit in my room and gaze out on the beau-
tifu landscape. In front, flashing upon my
vision like the dewy diamond in the eye OF q
wcll-spanked baby, is Samuel f. Moore, CHI
ma, crockery and glassware Stretching to
my left in characters as large as were once tho
hopes of the Confedcracy, / see "Garthwaite.
Lewis & Stuart, wholesale and retail clothiers.
Away to the right looms up the Irresistible
Moody, who seems to defy some imaginary ven-
der of shirts up in the Fourth District. BE-
meath me run the one-mule teams OF themlghty
Slawson, whose tickets so for money all over
the city.
Yes. nv bower, I am at home; where tho
little Hartz used to be happy in the public
grounds of Prytania and Lafayette; where the
big Hartz used to display his forensic eloqucncc
at the bar-of Sans, on st. Charles street, at
ten cents case. Where Uncle Dayy Twiggs
was wont to swear at Quartermasters, and tho
bulletin boards teemed with naval victories a
chieved on Lake Ponchartrain, wherein the sar-
CIV New London was constantly sunk, rIddled
and blown up by Confederate missiles and Con-
federate powder Butthings have changed my,
bower. Somewhat.
NY uncle ]. ID. has nothing to say here now.
Successfully the Buffers, the Bankses, the Cam
bys and the Shcridans have had the ruling
voice, whilst Hood, Gardner, Buckner, Long
street, Wheeler, "0ld Blizzard, Thompson and
"sich,p have cottoned down at various corners
to dream in quiet of the glorious deeds OF tho
dead, sorrowful past. Selah!
But it is a world of change, my bower, tho
| feel in my heart of Hartz-when feel in my
DOcktl-tlitt tilc tHth ~ iioe eNseby N'N"'y
divided. We must not be dismaycd, though.
There is something for every man to do, and l
have resolved to hire a circular piano and
monkey and fulfil my destiny. People love
musc-in New Orleans--and shall cater TO
the popular taste.
Gizzard-foot and ebo-shn 60 on the rampage
here occasionally, and occasionally suffer forit.
The guardian angels of the Il. b. do not always
stretch the wings of their protective power o.
yer them and Sambo sometimes joins his ia
ther in quarter where hope you and |, my
bower, will-never rent apartments.
But am reconstructed, my bower-thor-
oughly so. Every morning awake at daylight
singing
"0h, say, can you see"
and / generally manage to see it. pray for
it to wave. Think there is no reasonable cause
to doubt it icW wave.
In case I should fail in my professional mu-
sical enterprise with the circular piano and
monkey, / beg you will secure for me posi-
ton as confidential clerk or private secretary
to some respectable boot-black in your neigh
borhood care nothing for salary. Money
is no object with me, for am fiat broke. Col
or is no objection, if the proprietor uses Pha-
Ions Curious.
Remember me in terms Of gentleness TO tho
young female patriot you board with.
Yours, at home,
Asa UAR1z.