The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-11-29

roof of Lou. III. Drury, of Chicrgo,
whilom Arkansas journalist. Many
old residents of South Arkansas, and
particular of Ouachita county, cannot
fail to remember little folio sheet
printed in Camden some twenty years
ago, under the management Of Lou.
Drury and James A. Warner, yclept
the Arkansas Trdpeier. Drury has had
a rather chequcred experience since his
sojourn in Arkansas. He was n
colonel of artillery in the Army
of the Cumberland, and was
severely wounded at Chickamauga.
He is now city assessor of the west
division of Chicago, an office worth
about So, 900 a year. His old friends
would scarce recognize him now. From
a thin, gaunt, sallow-complected young
man of l30 pounds, old Time has met
amorphosed him into gray bearded,
tiorid complexioned, broad shouldered,
plethoric, aldermanic looking dignitary
of 200 avoirdupois. As in days of
yore, he is good natured, jovial sociable
and brim full of fun and anecdote.
Nineteen years ago, Drury and the
writer assisted to "lay" a new font of
type fer the Telegraph. / was then in
the second year of my "devilship."
You may well imagine the mutual
pleasure our meeting inspired; and the
vim with which "old times" we're dis.
cussed was caution.
A VENERABLE "TRAMPER."
What typo or journalist in all the
southwest does not know, either per-
sonly or by reputation, that peripatet
ic topographic genius, old paddy
BurnsS Twenty>four years ago-long
before the writer was initiated into tn,
mysteries of Fausts art-old Paddy
was journeyman compositor in tn,
Office of the Telegraph, and was at tha
early day known as an "old tramper.
In 1857 met the old fellow in tn,
village of Tyler, Texas; and, although
the acquaintance was of but few hours
duration, so indelibly were the features
of this nomadic genius photographed
upon my memory, that, meeting him
upon a crowed thoroughfare, in the
city of Chicago, short time since, j
instantly recognized him. The old
fellows tramping days, | am panied
to say, are numbered, for he is minus
his right arm. / obtained handsome
subscription for him, and old Paddy
went on his way rejoicing.
JAMES A. GREAsoN.
| Another former resident (for short
time) of Washington is now located
in Iron county, Missouri. Many OF
your old citizens-and young ones,
mayhap-no doubt remember the dap
per little Jim Greason he of the flax
en- hair and blonde complexion, fair
as maiden's-who came out to WASH
ington in 1854, studied law and occa
sionly assisted the late w. III. Etter
(to whom he is nearly related) in his
editorial labors. He finally became
digusted with the rough Western coun.
try, and returned to his native anthra-
cite hills in Pennsylvania, but SUBJ
sequently tried his fortunes again in
the West, this time steering for Mis-
souri,. Greason entered the army
! (FederaD as a private soldier but, by
brave and meritorious conduct, advan-
ced rapidly in the line of promotion,
attaining the rank of Colonel of Cay
airy, His old friends will be- glad to
learn that he is doing well. He has
accumulated goodly share of this
worlds goods-hss a fine, well stock
ed plantation, alucrative law practice,
and. harki the city clock marks the
time of midnight. Twelve O'Clock at
night, and all's we'll. Il" Which reminds
me that it is time for me to seek my
downy pillow.
So, GEAR Mr.. Editor, and kind, in
dulgent Mr.. Reader, | make my pro-
founaest obeisance and offer my hum.
blest apology for having trespassed so
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