The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-09-13
~ y W-YoRKI MS.
From Our 0aOn COrresponden.

DeCauSe JnlS moment in Utica. That beau
thul little city, If am to place confidence in what !
am told and see on the MAPS and If am to believe
the evidence of my own eyesght in seeing Roscoe
Conklng bow complacently towards his saluters
along Rutger street. and ascending the steps of the
broad od-fashoned residence which is his own-if
am to accept these evidences, must believe that
Utica is in New York, and that Newly orksms must
still furnish the subject for my pen.
Not that that subject is to be envened by anything
In the least thrilling; but whenever business and
pleasure unite, resign myself very c0ntentedly to
any call that takes one temporarily up the Hudson
out of sight and sound OF the ceaseess struggle and
eternal roar of Broadway. When the sun SINNERS
down and silence and shadow fall all around, It's
sweet to STROLL cigar IN mouth, along the decks, and
watch the lights twinkle forth from cumps OF villages
along the shore, like handful of golden gems. BY
degrees night empties her cornucopeia OF stars
enamels the wake OF the steamboat with papi-
tating simmer, darker and darker grow the velvet
soft recesses OF the woods upon the rivers brink
Silent sloops with solitary signal lights shoot past,
and one wonders at the strange obscure life OF the
crew on board. Along the glittering saloon of the
steamer in which you have secured a stateroom,
passengers are huddled in every variety OF attitude
clinging desperately to the photograph albums, in
hopesOf eciting some interest that shall stay the
hand OF sleep and keep the sand-bags from falling
Those blessed with youth and powers
eupeptc improvise pcnics in their state
rooms, keep the walters running mys-
terous missions to the bar-rOom and anon hear
IHe popping DOlJleS
ale, and hear the suggestive exclamation, "HOw
very lively" The ubiquitous member of the Sorosis
is here also. There she sits on a Carpet-bag (why
not on chair?) Just inside the wde-open door OF
her state-r0om. The light from the public saloo
and the gaze Of the passers-by fall thick upon her
But she heeds them not She is young, pretty
pquant not dressed in ill taste Well, probably she
knows all this, and her sef-advertisement loses
nothing by the knowledge. AS a member Of the
Soross she is on her promotion, and may rise to be
the proof-reader Of the Revolution, reporter of
New York cattle yard. The wind is blowing quite
busterousy without but this does not in the cool
the ardor OF an accordion player, whose tunes are
equally suggestive of little that have heard
before and great deal that we hope never to hear
again. After listening for some hours (ffteen
minutes by the clock) to this musical monOogue,
and remembering Demosthenes put pebbles into
his mouth to help him on to eoquence, and that
probably this poor man has put pebbles into his
ACCORDION, we go to bed, where we are entertained
with vocal performance until morning, the only
artist in which is gentleman who occupies the
adjoining stateroom. What enjoyment rational
human being of sixty years q saw mis- grizzed old
head protruding from his state-room window next
morning. can have in lying in recumbent position
from II p NJ. to A. NJ, and giving vocal utterance
to all the sOng-snatches which have been running
his brain during the latter half of his existence may
perhaps be capable of explanation on a purely
psychical basis, but do not it in that light This
individuals favorite ditty consisted of the dirge
Rock By the Sea-" and the tremendous energy with
which he enuncated the BY contributed not little,
feel assured to the trembling of the vessel. 1 am
convinced that all through the rest of the
frain he husbanded his voice for the purpose of
pending II upon that one word. After singing about
his Love Rock, (and wished to goodness he were
there instead OF singing about it, he occasionally
branched OIL into attempts at opera bOu6s and being
evidently no French scholar, his endeavOrs were
inexpressiby repugnant to who had drunk cham
putO Ot he mi U1aGS with n'o mon
and been compmented upon his accent by
never mind whom name no names. To return to
my gentleman: his favorite selection from opera
bOuge consisted of that chorus from the end of the
first act of Barbe Bleue commencing
Gallons nlarchons; allons, partons:
Cal, gar, mariez-yous lie marriage est douX."
Owing to his innovations upon the French Ian
guage, however this couplet was invariably refined
down into
"Allong marchong, along partong
jimmy Widdy-wddy- WILDLY, jimmy -wlddy-woo,'
which was very sweet and soothing to say the least
of it. Sometimes also, he darted OFF quite uneX.
pectedy into, 81 saw thy form in youthful prime
Captain Jnks." "Would were with thee," Sup in :
Balloon" "Old Hundred" ''Three hundred thousand
more" and 81 want to be angel" In this last aspiI6
ton most emphatically sympathzed and had tn
transformation been completed upon the spot,
should have offered no objection. However long
frequent his lapses might be, however, he always
turned to his Lone Rock by the Sea, and dwelt with
great unction upon the fact that he possessed
The comfort which this gentleman derived from
his liparan possessions gave me such an appetite
that when the waiter told me next morning tha
among other danties for breakfast they had mIttoi
chops, meekly calculated "Lanb chops?" Where
upon he informed me that they were in reality lamb,
but that they called 'em mutton there mutton being
80 much easier to say. This being an entirely new
view OF the euphemistc powers of the English lam
guage was glad to swallow it together with the
lamb chops that were called mutton, and when IgOt
board the train for Utica was quite prepared for
the advent OF the small cripple who is OF the in
sttutions between Albany and Utica, and who de-
livers to every passenger card bearing this nscrp-
toni -
''Knd friends, good people, listen to me. ::
: Give aid, for heavenly charity.
Lame in the morning OF my days,
My heart will yield warm thanks and praise
: To all who freely give to me
Kind aid for heavenly charity. :.
: Please Return This. WILLIAM CoLGN.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
OF course, after this, the Congress Mineral-waer
Man" direct from Saratoga, and the gum-boy, and
those dispensers OF popular literature who leave
their wares upon your lap, and call for them again
by the time you have managed TO comprehend the
title-page were "welcome all, heartily welcome;'
but OF all these the popcorn youth muspe
pronounced the greatest, for he distributed dainty
paper packages, price five cents each, and bearing
the announcement that each paper contained pre-
sent. True enough it did, and what between the
excitement OF sorting the pink popcorn from the
white and finding out whether the present was a
silver tea-service or grand pianoforte, the interest
was intense Said present turned out to be little
nat round tin whistle, which party near me was