Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-06-05
A .BIarsted. Britisher r in America.


The author of the 'The New Gospel of
Peacen has tried his hand at another sort of
burlesque. 1t is a travesty of some late
English books of travel, setting forth with
great particularly the adventures OF Sir
Lyon Bouse, Bart, in America during the
civil war. utssa -. .a
Sir Lyon arrived in New York on the
25th OF November, 1861, and as soon as he
landed, he saw amob. 1t was just as he had
expected. The mob was fierce and clam
orous; the men wearing brass badges
|lhe gns , of a secret association" Es-
Gaping from the hackmen. Sir Lyon rode up
Broadway, but his coach was turned into
= side street by the march of a>column OF
troops. -s7-. - frt.-
II asked him what was the occasion of
this parade. The rattle of the coach pre-
vented me from hearing all of his reply. l
could only distinguish, 'twinty- fifth-av-
vaccyation - British army - sillybrate.'
But this was enough. Was there ever such
an extraordinary people as this to cele-
brate, by q military parade, the day on
which they were compelled to evacuate
their own city by the British army p go
Here is another neat shit :" -
AFTER / had been driven rtdistance
up the, Broadway, my. coachman turned
round and said, We're comm to the Park,
yer honor This was interesting informa-s
ton. j had prudently taken my rifle,
loaded, though in its leather case, into the
coach for self-defence if should meet with
highwaymen, or encounter the mobs which
roam, the streets here; and on receiving
this intimation took out the weapon, hop
least buffalo, as we drove past. Imagine
my disgust at finding that what is
called the Park" here, is small triangular
space containing some public building, and
now some temporary barracks. This is an
other example of the untrustworthiness of
this people. In q park, and especially in
the park, of course one expects to find
specimens Of the wild game peculiar to the
country in which oneis travelling; but here
tits filled with citizens, soldiers and pub
lie buildings; and, although the former are
certainly fair game, yet until the resources
OF the pen are exhausted upon them, it is
hardly fair to use the rife. = aE-5JOi7.
=s"When my cabman deposited me attn
hotel, demonstrated with him upon the
deception to which he had been party.
He replied, sOhl is 1t the shootin' yer
afther? Well, then, yer honor'll be mainin
the Cinthral Park that's out o. town. That's
three miles long, am quite wildlike. 9
Maybe ye'll get shot at. buffalo there
At the same time he winked Tremendously
at the porter who took my luggage, and
who grinned back in most disrespectful
manner. i ices ~ 20 -iii ~
Il notice this as specimen of the dis
gustingly free and easy manners of the
lower orders in this country. also here
denounce them once for all as the most de-
ceitful of human creatures. For, on my
going to the Central Park, rifle in hand,
was turned back by a policeman, whom
did not exactly wish to shoot, and told that
no guns were allowed to pass the gates
This fellow had also the impudence to
laugh in the most disgusting manner. ]
also here most solemnly protest that have
not seen either bear or buffalo since my
arrival at New York. So utterly may one
find ones reasonable expectations disap.
pointed In this execrable country