Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-03-07
LITTER IRON NEW YORK.
New York. March 81,

New YORK, March 81, ISL.
To tie Edi1or Of the journal:
| turned my back on old Kennebec last
Monday On the Maine Central Railroad, and
found myself at Calls Wharf in Portland in
due season; and on the famous Chesapeake
steamer slipped through the bag ppddls via
Cape Cod to this land Of Gotham. On my
way hither | wished thousand times the
Southern rebels had kept possession of their
prize, for had much rather be rode on a rail
than on the Chesapeake. How beautiful it is
for a man to try to vomit his own head off
Since my arrival here have been tossed and
scratched slightly By the bulls and bears of
Wall Street, but being peaceful man I did
not resent it. passed safely by the Tombs
without taking an inside view. but was not so
successful at Niblo's Garden, for there saw
more than bargained for. Instead of bloom
ing roses and luxuriant vegetables, as a far
mer like ME would delight to see there was
only bewildering exhibition of legs, arms,
and-without a covering under the style of
Black Crook, accompanied by most beauti-
full band of music and an audience of two
thousand people. Without that immoral play
this Babel would have no index, portion of
it is not much better than q den of thieves -
rascality is the rule, honesty the exception
Americans are prescribed and foreigners bear
sway.
The most interesting sight to be seen is a
buffalo's neck, head and horns. The animal
was recently killed on the line of the Pacific
Railroad beyond Omaha, and weighed about
two thousand pounds. They were mounted
and exhibited under glass on Broadway, and
were the great attraction of the crowd, By
the way, what Kennebecker ever saw such
throng of people as daily pass that treet? 1t
is impossible for pedestrians to cross it with
safety at mid day without the aid of police
man. You would not wonder were you here
at the absolute necessity of building both the
subterranean and elevated railways now in
process of construction to send off this mass
of human beings. | think the inhabitants Of
the city number over million, and one would
surely think the whole State was turned into
Broadway on rampage. / fear that man
of spotless reputation had better not dwell
here-too many fast men and women move
about him, and the tops and dandies glitter
like butterflies in the sunshine How pro-
voking for one to be jostled and crowded to
give place to such pretentous worth. Some
aforementioned poet describes them thus:
Delightful task, with watchful toll
To battle thy budding hopes in oil,
And when at last thou seems't a BEAST
Some rank two legged goat at least:
10 make the badger and the bear
Thy prototype, and dote on hair
Covered thy human face divine,
And let thy model be--a swine.
Thy beard or whiskers goat like small,
Goat like thou lackest brains, farewell.
But mark at parting, Sambo's woody fleece
Puts them to shame, with all its glorious
grease.
For the last three days the weather here
has been warm and spring like, such as we
have in Maine in the month of May, but to-
day it has poured nearly all day. Tomorrow
l am off for the land of gold, (not to obtain
but to spend) in The Ocean Queen.
JoANNEs.