The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1867-12-03

AN NLNAOt AO0OC1 4REfE 1COts
This letter was written on the backs
of the envelopes in various pilot houses
I make it rule to have no method ex-
cept the rule whenever I go travelling.
Did you ever hear Of the late Artemus
Ward 5 experiment in travelling without
method2 He left New York by night
boat Directly a man spoke to him say
ing, sGe West.sir?" ge a2a sio
Said Artemus, 81 suppose so" Then
said the man. .aAs I'm from the west,we'l Il
go drink. 2.eoT i..'i3 20 3hs12 ,a
'sDo you drink brandy?" said the man.
~ suppose SOP 'ssaid Charley.
"Where in the devil be you going,
said the man. ss ssI3 q 5Hspisia % :
sWells I'm going anywhere for a
month, jass as other people 4lsas ne! We
trave led with purpose till I'm. sick. A
purpose is worse than baggage. I'm
going on; that's allI know. ~ Rsf5 g
The man said he was in with Brown
till death. He had never, never done
anything apurpose. So, said he .'sup-
pose we GO to my state room and try a
hand at poker" 2 ie zega S
they played poker till daylight. He
had lost four or Eve hundred dollars. A
second man joined them at Albany. $50
you two be travelling by chance, as you
may say? Well, I'm with you to the
DEATH" They got off the boat and a
hack driver said; Where do you want
to go,gentlemen?' "Any where;go onp'
He drove to barroom with much alac-
rity. There they made SO great noise
that the proprietors cried '.where be you
going, men?' "Don't care?'' nThen
go oat!' They met police man on the
sidewalk e Where are you for bornd2'
"Any where?" "Then l'spose the sta.
tionhouse will suit" Charley Brown
was pulled up before the Judge the next
day:lhe gravely gave the name of Gerriti
Smith, and Gerritt was fined for drunk
eness. ''Where now?" cried the three
purposeless ones. They saw a sign
Utica train. "-and they went to Utica
There stage driver hailed them. "Whert
be you going2" "Any whsrel" So they
started for Trenton Falls. The thirt
day of lolling there they took pony
| ride up to the wilderness, permitting the
nags toselect their ownroute. Suddenly
| the original man produced a pistol. q 2
'tHand out your money!" he eriet
very steruly to Brown. 5Fs4 3 ssa5 bs
Brown complied with the greatest com
plaiceney. i4aN - le s aaai
'sWe brought you out here to rob you?'
said the second man. y iiess7stsa e.'
| .'Tben, said Brown, syou are duce,
lswindlersl We we're to travel without
method and you've had method al
laIong. / don't care a nonpareil whethe
/ you shoot me or not; but I WON'T hav
1.-THE travelling contract broken" "W
said, . cried the FIRST man, cold bloodedl
'Iathat we'd follow you to death. Your
mp to that pint purity close.p o.
81 object to nothing, said Brown; 6
Isaid would travel anywhere. Yo
lskunked mel Put up your ironsl we'l
Ispend this money together, any way. ~
] The two thieves laughed. ~ od'r
tcool enoughl" they said, what are you b
name and business?"
m Artcmus Wardl'' q - s.1' &
,ssDid you write the visit to the Sha
[kers?" iss.i = 80 90 9s5 = a''1
aYesi" = aas sa sA3 eA
.'wsil, Bill put up gour gun I though
this was Artemus Wardl Well spen
his money instead of his blood 80
But Charles Brown grew methodic,
on the homeward route! aud started ic
New York alone.
sa- The New York Evening Post (Rae
/ ical) makes the following confession as !.
: the legislative qualities of the last an
present Congress. 1t says: : :
II ( "As for reconstruction, it is not in
hopeful condition now as it was ye,
sEago, when the constitutional Amendmel
! Article XIV-was passed. Nearly a
that Congress has since done, has bee
!. needless, violent, uustatesmanlike-v
might almost say fanatlcal:" t s9