The Van Buren press., 1871-10-10
The Van luren Press,
VAN suREN, ARKANSAS.
LONG JOHN WENTWORTH.
He Tells a Reporter what He Knows
about Farming.
And Unbosoms Himself Concsrning
Hortce Greeley.


armed with step-ladder, called at the
fremont House yesterday, his object be-
ing to interview Long John Wentworth
upon political questions, and especially
upon Mr. Greeley, the presidency, and
the wool crop. Areiying At the fremont,
Ae was invited by Mr.. Drake, the un-
bans proprietor, to proceed TO the par
lor, Mr.. entworth being seriously in'
disposed with an attack of lumbago.
"In that case" hazsrded the reporter,
81 should think he would keep to his
ROOM"
"He would, indeed, prefer it," replied
Mr.. Drake, but having stiff back, we
are compelled to lay him out in larger
room. He reminds me OF the Cardiff
giant seen through a microscope"
"But," said the representative Of the
Republican, show dose Mr.. Wentworth
manage to sleep when he is well 7: You
say his roo m is not large enough for him
now"
"He sleeps" said Mr.. Drade, sin coils,
like a boa constructor.
The conversation here terminated by
the arrival Of the two distinguished visi-
tors at the drawing room, entering which
Mr.. Wentworth WAS seen OH trestles, his
head at some distance supported by n
OF pillows.
Reporter-Good morning, Mr.. Went
worth Iregret to see you unwell.
Mr.. Wentworth-Good morning, sir
Yes, have been suffering from
SOME LINEAR FEET OF LuMBAGo,
but expect to be hearty again in a day or
two.
R-,What do you think Of Mr.. Gree.
ley?
At these words change overspread
Mr.. entsworth's counterance, which
grew dark with anger Raising himself
on his elbow with one prodigious effort,
he replied, although his fame was
RACKED WITH AGONY:
"D--n Mr. Greeley y
The effort was too much, aud he sank
fainting on his couch. After some mo-
ments had elapsed, he resumed in voice
Of deep emotion
III there is In America hell hound, a
slave, and a svinder worthy of the gal
|ows, that he'll hound. that slave, and that
,windler is Horace Greeley"
R-You astonish me, sir. | under
stood only few days since that at ban
,uet in this very hotel, where the bran
bread sdrinkled on the board and the
milk.toast eirclcd merrily around, your.
self and Mr.. Grinnell nominated the
mower and editor for the
Is not that true'
Mr. W.T. is unhappily, too true.
R.-Then why this vigor of expires
,ion2 Is it as the politician, or as the
,gricuturist'
Mr.. W.-As beth, of course. The man
who
WOULD LIE TO A YAM,
,r commit an assault upon sheep, would
make a worse President than Grant him
,elf, and he is bad one.
R.-So Logan says, anyway gather
rom your conversation that Mr. Greeley
las disappointed you. In what respect
pray?
Mr. Wentworth then made the follow
ng statemeot, which We give verbatim,
-etrenching any vigorous rsdundancies
,eter suited for the columns OF the Sun
lay Times than for our purer paper:
"a few days ago Mr.. Greeley came to
his city, and was met at breakfast by
myself and Grinnell. We paid for that
1oary lunatc'c oil cake--mik toast, |
mean. His hack hire didn't cost him
cent, and we thought ourselves rsimbnrs.
I'd by his words OF wisdom on the crisis
md the crops, Ishall allude by.and-hy
% his political rawlings; just now | only
refer to the farming phrase of his lnsan-
ty. sat at that mans feet like Paul at
Tho feet Of Gamaliol. acted on his the.
ories, and in one short week ! was
A RUINED MAN.
You ask me how sop Go aud look At
Summit Farm. it looks like the alkaline
desert, a bowling wilderness dotted with
skeletons! Greeley said /, what do
you think OF my Merino Sheep have
-tnat Is Huu aooul %oo VI tuo"' "o'sh
Sl75 apiece. 'Merino h--l,' said Gree
ley mildly; why the devil don't you cul.
tivate silk bearing sheep3 Merino is
played out. have tired thousands OF
times to get my sheep to produce Meri.
no Underclothing, have tired lrriga.
ting Mulching, Top Dressing, Sub soil
Flowing, Wood Ashes, Muck, Loan,
was OF no avail. They will
lay nothing but Raw Wool. Now, Raw
Wool costs thirty cents pound, and
when to this you add Interest, Wages.
Insurance. Manufacturing, Bad Debts,
&c, you see that you can complete in
the breading Of Mcriuo underwear with
the pauper nations Of Europe. On the
other hand, Silk is heavily protected, and
the Production this year 10 limited. In
Assam the
cRop mas PROVED A FAILURE,
owing to the frost, and the harvest will
not yield more than Thirty Bushels to
the Acre. Silk will therefore advance in
Price. In 1882 you could buy . Woolen
dress for SO so. In 1871 Silk dress
costs $500 1t stands to reason, there
fore, that by making your Sheep spawn
,ilk you will make 85 ST times more
profit, was thunderstruck with this,
md could only stammer How" The
hoary headed fraud answered: BY Graft