Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-03-14
AN IDAHoAN IN NEW york.

Az 1pAH9Ar Y snT foRK.
j. B. Nunnally, late clerk for Madisas.S &
Cannady, Pioneer City. who left this Basin
last November for the East, writes back to
friend in Pioneer very ampsins ketch Of his
arrival in New York City, and from his letter
we ore permitted 70 copy the ollowiDg good
things: ~. s:;ss q
r. You may imagine how this city NJ New York
seemed to a,yerdant youth from The m0untains.
We steamed into the harb0r, and landed OF
pier No. Al, foot of Canal street. The Custom
House officers rushed aboard, my gvaliseI was
grabbed by one Of them, who went through it
like an old hand. sHeturncdo my old duds,
saw nothing worth, taking, and with q savage
glance handed the valise back, and told me to
"git ~ / got. There were only q few pas
sengers, and it was a bad day for the officers.
We were all passed through the gate into the
street. where the hotel runners and fellows
with long whips turned loose on us. Only
seventeen fell to my share. Of all the rakings,
crowdings, squeezings, jammings ever got,
that came the nearest to starting the cider.
That noble band of seventeen were .gl0ri0usly
reckless of their promises--like SO many Con-
gressmen--and would guarantee anything on
the moment. Honesty and ..the Gods truth"
were their strong suit So when | felt a
strange hand in my pants pocket, Il looked
at him and he looked at me-" lie winked--as
much as to say mary thing here" winked
mary thing" back to hun. [Note--But !
did have some hard tack pretty we'll down. ]
/ had never tried public speaking. but thought
there was the place to begin; that crowd IN
spred me. So lifted up my voice, aud
shouted "As-tor House," The seventeen
made rush, aud stood surrounded, tho hub
of that wheel of spokesman all, Says QUE
"Ator. Know the whole family Bill is rich;
paid 100000 taxes this year, Another said
old John Sake was dead and young Jake was,
too but the family would be glad TO have me
call. Three asked me if didn't want hack.
Saws I, How do you sell them wholesale 7"
With that the biggest fellow in the crowd
grabbed me, showed me in coach, drove me
five miles aud landed me in front of big dirty
white marble building. said Here's where you
belong, and the fare, being il is you. friend Of
the family, is only the very low sum of ten
dollars" | demurred; an officer came down
the steps; hackey took two dollar greenback,
ard drove off. rushed up the steps. took
look around, and felt disappointed. The neigh.
borhood didn't look as arstocratic rs had ex-
pected to find it, aud the sort of chaps who
stood ON the steps and in the vestibule hardly
came up to my idea of elegant louEgers
But | locked along the hall. saw the sign
Clerks Office" and bolted in with my valise
in hand, asked the smiling. keeu.looking fellow
behind the railing for the Register, TO book
INV name" and handed him the yalise. He
startled me by asking What's the offence
Are YOU the complainant This the stolen
property! 2" [pointing to my baggagel. | man.
aged To get my tongue out OF my throat 10 time
10 tell him how things stood when be gave
quiet smile. looked on me bcnignani.y. and in
formed me was 10 the ''Toombs," or City
Prison He called an officer. put me in bis
charge, and after few minutes walk was
safely conveyed 10 tho Asior House sure
enough. have never met that pleasant hack.
man since. #X
Go where will ther. are beegars, beggars,
beggars. Haplct's faiher's ghost wasn't n
patchin' TO them in omnipresence But worse
for your pockets are these New York sharps.
They knew couutr,m as We in Idaho know
an emigrant Just from Pike" They spotted
me quicker than an attack OF measles, and of
all the disinttrestsd friends ever saw, these
take the hat--or anything else you have about
You. One of them offered 10 identify me at
Lne oaHk Oh NHiCu Il uah NY u4hlA anu sNFat
that he had known me from "ckildhood's rosy
hour" but preferred to have the Astor
House landlord to see me through on that
business, which he very obligingly did for me.
While ut the Aston ! Witnessed, on New
Year Day. the procession of "Fantasticals'
pass up broadway. One was dressed up to
Horace Greeley, with his battered
white hat, loose big drab oyerooat. struggling
hair, rough boots, and spectacles, and another
old Ben. Butler, returned from
New Orleans" with HE pockets full Of spoons
and sich. \ confidential friend who tried to
lock arms with me and take me "litile turn
told me they were the delegation Of
the leading men belonging to the Grand Army
Of the Republic, who had been on to Washing
ton to help on impeachment. and fix the wires
for the next Presidential election. Come to
think. now since have seen some Of the big
RAIDS. on this side, there must have been good
many of them in that procession. 80
But will tell you more Of the sights in the |
city when ] write to you again. Enough for
The present. Yours, j. B. n.