The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-30
eo1Ns TO 1nE cENrENkIAL.
New orker who Proposes TO Take n small
Party TO n Quaker Friends House.
125 EAST FIFTEENTH STREET,
NEW YOItk, March *, 1876. I

12J EAST FIFTEENTH STREET,
NEW YORk, March *, 1876. !
c. F, Dear Friend: Being familiar
with your hospitality, as also your excellent
table, and clean beds, and other facilities for
entertaining friends, and the cheerful lace oil
Mrs F., am emboldencd to make YOU this
letter The time IL near at hand when the uni
versal public will be centcrlng in Philadelphia
to witness one of the grandcst displays Of mans
art ever collected In one exhibition. OF course
] intend to be there, with all my relatives and
friends, and. ~ the hotel accommodations are
limited, IL IL no more than ordinary prudence to
look around, and secure in advance some suit
able place to sleep aud eat a. It will require q
good deal Of time to see all that Is to be secn
should say that 1t would occupy at least fort
night, TO do Justice to ones curiosity.
Now. this running In with string Of friends,
without any previous notice, is sometimes a lit
Ito ipconvenient to a host although know YOU
and your lady are always prepared, and ready to
give a cordial welcome. Therefore l. wishing to
be prudent, aud more reasonable, adopt this
plan, to say In advance what shall want, so that
YOU can bo prepared. without occasioning any
confusion, and only regret that at this time
cannot definitely fix upon the number OF my
friends that will he able to honor Won with their
society. J know more will be willing than able
to do 40. | have one family OF friends, In Mas
sachusetts. that will want me TO look after their
will be able to 20. Then. my son and his wife
will come down from Chicago. and bring their
eldest child, and we shall want To cOntriVo some
way to have the child taken care of at the house
while the mother goes to the Exposition this
can he arranged at the time. Also. my aged and
excellent sister she will want to 20, and IA she
IL not familiar with your city, and being ac-
quainted with YOU. she will feel much more at
home under your roof
Then, to make II agreeable to you, I want to
invite our minister. ~ he will prefer private
house to a hotel. partly to save expense; and
you know | shall want to be with him. 1 have a
young lady friend who would be highly pleased
to have me put her into our party. and she would
entertain Mrs. F. with her music. She Is a
nice singer. Also, my wife has n brother, and
his wife and child. that are only deferred from
going for fear Of not finding lodgings this ar
rangcmcnt will suit them admirably.
You may think am taxing You rather steep !;
but remember, this only occurs once In hum
dred years. and know something about Quak er
hospitality. And there is one let up; my wife
Mary Is not able To- leave home. and must go
without her and If your lodging Is crowded |
can sleep on the sofa and II the table is full,
you and can take the second table, provided 1
have my coffee at seven o'clock In the morning.
Now, in regard TO time. As you may have
some other friends YOU may wish to entertain,
aud IL would be more convenient t. do 80 when
my party are not with YOU. and because Of your
self sacrificing modesty, you would prefer me to
name the time, | would merely suggest that our
folks would probably prefer. say fortnight ut
the opening, and fortnight, Including the
Fourth OF July.
| Now, my dear sir as I have frankly and In a
| business-ke way laid my wishes and plans he
| fore you, and hut little time ntervenes before
| you will apprise me by your early answer of your
| acceptance of them. As you may think my party
"A rather large one, perhaps you had better con-
suit Mrs. Il before you accept my PROPOSE
| ton for certainly the ladies might feel more
easy about It II they were cure that she gave II
company would be an ample compensation for
! the little trouble twould give her. Awaiting
your answer am Yor qri, very truly. =
! P.s.-Mary is about as usual, and sends you
| her best regards.
THE VICTIM RESPONDS.
Philadelphia. Sd Mo. I'D. 1876
| SAINT C.. NEW York D,dr Friend: Thy
esteemed and welcome favor OF 18th inst.
is received; and II anything were needed
| II therein, in the prudence, dinidencc, and
fear OF giving trouble manifested. Thanking
| thee for thy complimentary preamble, In regard
to hospitality, clean beds. ample board" &C.
! let us come TO the pint at once albeit. a
pint wont last long, II YOU all come as pro-
The exposition will. should no calamity bcfall
| be "A wonderful show. aud WILL undoubtedly
attract a multitude, but there will he no NOR,
| impressive scene than the arrival of thyself and
train son and family-wife's relatives and
| their families -sundry friends and their families
| and lastly, thy respected pastor thee don't say
| or seem To care about his familyJ Don't thee
| think "A little persuasion might induce him tC
| bring his family and a deacon or two for sup
| portl Thee neglects to mention one old friend
DR.. Taylor. Where is he, and how Is hep Now
rs regards the length of time necessary to " see
the show" don't restrict yourselves; nor fear L
come, when We shall be " full or unprepared
whole six months only comprises, 20 far. my sol
and family from Washington Territory, tn,
Oregon Commissioner, and my good wifcs rela
tVes, 10y instalments-in all nine or ten "regu
lars - but one barrel Of pork. very salt and o
No. " mackcrel last years and very rusty
we expect will hold out as long AS our boarder
can hight on that line" This Centennial yea
will be a great clearing sale of such provis
ions. As to hedding-ncVer, before last sum
mer was there So little waste Of corn husks
straw. and old burlaps and bagging. 80 the
sees we have not been unmindful and have beef
Don't annoy myself about Charley's child o
children. some of the rest OF the party Will n
doubt, bring their children. and we can get
barrel of "Miuslows Soothing syrup" and ear
fol them by contract So, another triic melt
away.
Thee mentions among the delegation a famil
Of thy friends from Mas.achu-etts; but ~
| others from New England Surely. thee don
mean To slight the other five states OF that glo
| rious Sectiuuy The society Of thy sister, aud o
and am sure that my wife would he charme'
with thy musical friends, between the times o
managing the house, mindIne the children
going to market. sleeping, and other trhn
duties, connected with a full boarding house.
Tho most deploraole part Of the whole pro
al home; and we sincerely regret that she
poorlyl She on whom We rely, as " the redeem
ing trait" of the whole arrangement. Thy suG
| gcstlon as To sleeping on Sofa Is sell
sacrificing and kind, but we cant "commit
ourselves to any such arrangement, As TO III
second table for thee and melt would b
unjust to our first table boarders for the host I
slight them, and thus lose his chance at tn
| NNNltt DIS. II any. Inc NlNllbF- HllNNlu thh
second chance this year, as II is the lUOth ann
Ncrsary.'
In regard 10 "the time" Of your coming. don
let any modesty or difdenco suggest any poss
bility OF Inconvenience 10 us. such forcthouEl
is commendahle and polite, but the blessing I
accrue To us as thee 50 truthiully remarks, wi
amply compensate Us. de- wonder II the poe
who wrote the following, was not blessed d
thee proposes:
Consists not n The multitude Of m, uds
hut Ia their worth, and CHOICE
And now, | think | have removed any fcclin
Of hesitation thee may have entertained a.
tho proposed "raid " ON us. ! need not a-sui
thee 90 speak seriously of our best welcome
and care of thee and thine, at any and all time
YOU may favor Us and with kndest regards
thy good wife aud self believe NE Thy attrhe
friend. u -
DaVy CrOcketps Ride.
To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: Hoi
Brooklyn correspondent, Gus Tarte has occupied co
siderable space In the SUNDAY OF this date to
his knowledge Of David Crockett, sam Houston, o.
others Texas IN the lltterpir OF August or the
gnnlng OF september 1850 and winds up his egoils
b. supposing nat lac Is the only living person Who "a
: | Col Crockett In the year 1850
His story Uhout the Alamo, Col toss, santa Anna n
night ami the ta OF Gro ,kett and Bowie nd he mig
have added the brave Milan of KcntugkV, Is ell sinp
amAtter Of written and printed history hut when
brands my statement Of tue ride presentation 70 c.
;, CrucK,tt at the L. 5. Hotel in Philadelphia
4 lacking great essential, ruth, ami taNs IN