The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-10-12
ArtcrsRus Ward i'm London.
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Mr.. PuscH: ~ dear Sr-ltis now some
two weeks since rather strange lookin'
man engaged 'partments in the Grecnlion.
He stated he was from the celebrated United
States, hut beyond this he said nothin'. He
seem'd to prefer sollytoodl III remained
mostly in his room, and whenever he did
show hisself he walked in moody and
morose manner in the gardin, with his head
bowed down and his arms foldid across his
breast. lie reminded me sumwhat of the
celebrated but unhappy Nr. Halter, in the
cheerful play of The Stranger. This man
puzzled me. I'd been puzzled afore several
times, but never so seyerally as now. Mine
lost Of the Greenlion said must interrigste
this strange bein' who claimed to be my
eountryman. He hasn't called for drop
of beer since he's been in this ere ouse,"
said the landlord. 81 look to you," he
added, "to clear up this dark, this orful
mistry.
l winged the landlords honest hand, and
told him TO consider the mistry cleared up.
gained axes to the misterus bein' 8 room,
and, by talkin' sweet to him for few min
its, found out who he was. Then, return
in to the landlord, who was nervisly passin'
up and down the bar, said
"Sweet Rolando dom tremble no more
I've torn the mask from me hawty strangers
face, dived into the recesses Of his Utmost
sole. Hes trans mejim"'
had been to the Beefanham theatre the
previs evenin', and prohly the Grammar
l saw affected me, because I'm not
In the habit of goin' on as per above. l
like the Beefanham theatre very much, in
deed, because there enthusiastic lover Of
the theatre like myself can unite the legiti-
mate drammer with fish, Thus, while your
enraptered soul drinks in the lorfty and no.
BILE sentences of the gifted artists, you can
eat billed mack'ril jest as comfor' bly, as in
your own house l fell constrained, how
ever, TO tell fond mother who sot imme.
City behind me, and who was accompanied
by a gin bottle ana young infant--I felt
constrained to tell that mother, when her
infant playfully mingled rayther oily
mack'ril with the little hair which is left on
my vene-'ble he'd, that | had bottle Of
scented hair oil nj home which on the
whole. tho't preferred to tina. which her
Offspring was greasin' me with. This riled
the excellent female, and she said, sGit
out on never was q infank yourself, |
suppose Oh, no GU was too good to be
intank, you was You slid into the world
already crowd didn't you, Git out.
"No, madam l replied, 81 too Yves once
infant. | was luvly child. Peple used
TO come in large end enthusiastic crowds
from all parts Of the country to see me,
was such an intel gent infant. The excite
ment was go inteus, in fack, that a extra ho-
tel was startid in the town to accommodate
The peple who thronged TO my cradle
Havin finished these troothful statemints,
smilt sweetly on the worthy female. She
said, ..Drat you, what do you come a-chaf-
hng me for 2" and the estymible woman was
really getting furis, when molly fled her by
praisin her Child and akin pardin for all |
had said. '.This little GAL" l observed,
'.this surprisingly luvly little GAL
when the mother said, "it's t'other sect is
he, sir, it's boy" WALL" l said, "then
this little boy, whose eye is like eagle
a-soaring proudly in the azure sky, will
some day be man, if he don't choke his
self 10 death in childhoods sunny hours
with smelt or bloater, or some other
dredful calamity. How sublime the thot,
my dear madame, that infant as you fondle
on your knee on this night may grow up
into a free and independent citizen, whose
vote will be worth from ten to fifteen
pounds, accordin as sutfrages may range at
that joyus perid ~
Lei Us now return, ientle reader, to the
landlord Of tie Greention, who we left in
the bar in state of anxiety and perspire.
Rubin his hot face with red Handkerchief,
he said, lis the strange bein American ~
!" He ia
GA gen'ral?'
"No.e
"a colonial?"
"No."
"a major"
"Not major"
"a captipg.'
" lie is not
"A leftenant?'
Not even that"
Then" said the landlord of the Green
lion, you ar deceived. He is no country.
man Of yours
"Why mott" l said
81 will tell you, sir, said the landlord,
"my son-in law is employed in bankin'
house where every American as comes to
these shores gees TO git his drafts casht,
and he says that moi one has arrived on
these shores during The last Is months as
wasn't gen'ral, colonel major, a captain.
or leftenant, This man, as said afore.
has deceived you! He's irnpostner"'
reeled into a chair. For a mint was
speechls. At length / mumered, "Alars
fear i is too troo. Even | was capting
of the home guards
ITO be sure" said the landlord; "you
oil do it over there"
Wall said, whatever nation this per-
son belongs TO, we may as well go and hear
MIN lecur this evenin. lie is one Of those
spirit iellars-he is trans meum, and
when he sings Aisself into trans state,
ne says the sperrits of departed great men
.alk through him. He says that to night
ses III en- hen' persons will speak through
him-among others, Cromwell"
'And this Mr. Cromwell-is he dead?o
said the landlord
told him that Oliver was no more.
Its .umbng," said the Ian lord: to
which replied we'd best 70 ana see, and
we went. We was late, on accounts Of the
landlords extensly aequaintans with the