Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-28

weighing several tons, out really tyHt
and fancy article. His head gear, con-
sisting of sombreTo suggestive OF mid
night stilletos, dark cloak, and one or
two guitars, made me feel as if
| were losing myself at night in the
ctreets Of Havana His voice is some
what gutered, but he is singer of the
first watering place-as you shall see by
and by
We took Broadway stage at Trinity
Church.
Our Log-book shows that we were the
only three insides. "a.
1t was the hour of namely,
sunset, ts. a's ..H.
The driver kept on thinking his little
bell. In fact he tinked it several times
between Trinity and ST. Pauls.
Pus wanted to know if somebody
wanted to get in and was singing for ad'
mission.
Fish suggested that our conveyance
was newly invented repeater, and was
only showing our rate OF speed. aH
The driver pulled up his team, and
putting not very prepossessing eye to
the little hole behind his seat, gruff'ly in
quired if the insides could furnish the
amount of thirty cents into his palm,
y
and if not they'd better git eouf and
tramp
This was an insult-so considered by
all hands We held a counsel of war
as to the propriety of thrashing the
driver. But the propriety of doing so,
under the circumstances, was a mixed
question. So suggested a compromise
by requesting the dsbursing agents to
hand the insuter three 10 cent postal
slips, usually denominated currency
at which he became modified if not agree
able. His horses became smarter, and
we soon reached the ST. Nicholas
We here alighted and called for cigars
which We lighted. uI M
Whereupon we met few more Mem
phis chaps (names not now distinctly re-
membered). r
They were all powerful fellows, how
ever.
They insisted on treating. 500
We reluctantly declined to refuse, be-
cause we considered it rude to be back
ward in coming forward
We then shook hands (aiectionately)
all round the bar room, ahd renewed our
journey, via University Plane Cars, to
Central.Park
Central Park is considerable tract OF
real estate.
1t was dark when We reached 5sth
street, but by the light of the young moon
which had gone down some hours
before we were enabled to discover that
everything was sadly changed since my
last visit to that place. ..N 'lleg
The shrub which the Prince of Wales
planted has grown to an immense size,
The Bridges which span all the drives
were dilapidated and unsafe.
The Lakes, perpetually fed from the
Crotou Reservoir, had dried up lPus re-
marked he was dry himself), and the
dead swans lay along the banks as
thick as geese" and twice as fat
The music had ceased at the Terrace,
and a chap with German silver shield
on his left breast, the size Of carving
dish, impertinently inquired what the
devil We were wanting at that hour OF
the night.
We scorned to answer the ruffian, and
being disguised al his incivility, turned
our steps down-town-ward.
Pus remarked on the way back that
the feller Cds drunk, and had lost his
! senses.
Fish added ryder TO the effect that 1t
would be well to 60 back and give him
in charge to the perlice. ufl
demonstrated. They we're moh6ed
We came back to the St Nicholas.
Nobody visible except baldheaded
clerk and dwarfy porter.
Clerk said he had no roomsto spare.
Porter said the morning stage had just
left for Pier No. 2, and that the Hudson
River down train would be in before the
depot could 60 out by Georgel asl
We concluded he was drunk, and i'm
mediately started for the Arson House,
where we procured room with four
beds and one chair in it. .l'eso1
Iassisted my friends to bed--they be-
ing strangers in New York, and not used
TO the usages of the AnsOu House; and
having satisfied myself that they slept
soundly and sveetly, rang the bell,
called in the imperious stage voice for
pen, ink and paper" and thus in the
quiet silence Of the early morn have re
corded the beginning Of our spree
1t is not over yet -I- ~
We renew it this evening at I pm.
My friends are evidently fatigued by
their long travel from the West over bad
roads, and leave them to finish their
natinal nsp--frst, however, leaving a