New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-07-21
THE WIcKEDEST MIN IN NEW-YORK.

Packard's Monthly for August contains part
SECOND Of Oliver Dyers sketch entitled The Wiekedest
Man IN New-York" The interest Of the first article
which appeared in the July number Of the Moptlly 10
sustained the facts presented being, indeed, more
striking than those contained in the preceding sketch
John Anen-the name Of the "Wickedest Man"-keeps
low dance No. oOl waerst which Is, and has
for long time been freQuented by deprayed characters
Of both sexes In his second article Mr.. Dyer says:
Since the appearance Of the sketch in the July number
Of the magazine Mr. Allen mas been run down WIN Wis
for the Wickedcst Man in NewYork, 10 which inquiry he
promptly responds as being the Identical individual re
His reception of his clerical visitors is sometimes ex'
I'm glad to see yon gentlemen" he says. "walk in.
Sit down. Make yourselves At home Have copy OF
OF missionary work down here, and find Ire Le bdl,-
deers Friend good thing IN that Inc: Take II nome
music, too. like 70 have cerRymen come here want
70 do al the good cam and don't know any class OF
men who d be more benefited by association with me
than cergymen. SO, come often, gentlemen, and stay
late" o,,
pendent his clerical visitors gets them into theological
~ 800, @ rts tsEine cave 70 Keen him.
eelf Of the situation under all circumstances
one curious development Of Aliens character was
manifested in his anxiety TO know how the religious
papers would treat his as set forth III our sketch
HIS tenacity Of connection with theTegOus press Is, IN
truth most singular and significant facttar more sig
Dincant than he himself has any idea OF.
"What possible interest can g9u take IN religious
papers I" we once asked him. Why do you read The
O6sercer and The Hidep0deiaP
Oh" he replied, I'm liberal In my views and i'm
partial in my tastes And 10 reading why, read
anything from Tom Paine to the Bible. Beside, must
have my theology ana my WHISKY straight don't
want either Of e waered adulterated. The Observer
and IadeDendCnt Outand on one side and
tother on tother They strike out from the shoulder,
and get IN lick under the every time When TIE 90
FereT GETS hold of one of your loose milk andwater
ristisns or some fellow With an unsOnd new-fangled
theology, It shakes him Just as one OF XII Burns pups
shakes rat aud then The Indepodent gets mad, and
pitches n and shakes The ObsoTe just as M shakes tho
pup when Re gets mao. That's my style l IKE lYeIS
Gospel and muscular religion 20 IN FOR the church
militant, add pride myself on being high private In the
same army in which The O6serteT and IidtpeHdef are
field marshals. I'm content TO carry the knapsack and
Let them wear the plumes"
we Will mention the noticeable fact Of his fondness,
which remarkable for odfashioned hymns and tunes,
especially such he learned at SabDathSchool. He
the same hymn and the tune over and over again.
He also teaches hsPet boy Little Chester 70 sing them
attends he requested the teacher 70 let chester sing for
us She consented and told Mr Allen to select the pieces
he wond Ike 10 have the child sing lie az once selected
o sabbath School song beginning
Shall we ~ Heaven aboyeP
Little Chester was perehed upon chair TO sing the
the rest Of the scholars coming in on the chorus As
'''' "sAAl we meet in Heaven abovsp
was the burden Of the first That OF the second
Shall We ssovy robe
u the 'nH% oslsn ". strike golden bsrpr
~ '''' Shall We wear gonsus aOvnP
Each Of these lines repeated three times over TO o
pleasant and varying MELODY which brought out the sen
Gmsnt fOrciby. The performance impressed deeply.
T6s eagerness with which this sinsteeped regarded
Ills boy the little creature sang verse after verse Of
tbaf song, touched us 70 the heart
Bis Dext selection ssrprissda ns sun more 1t was
After n had been sung lie remarked, Just as We were
Tays GOOD song children You just do that song
nd lie man meant what be said and feH i, too.
Az additional and pointed illustration Of Aliens fond