The daily gazette., 1879-12-26
From the N. Y. Star,
Mr.. Dana at Dom PettrO's Bed

HE RELATES TO A "sTAR" REPORTER
THE SINGULAR EXPERIENCE At
TENDING HIS VISIT.
A representative of the Star encoun-
tered the distinguishe'I journalist, Mr..
Charles Augustus Dana, day or two
ago, as lie was quitting the eating saloon
IN the Times building, after a light but
exhllarafing lunch OF mush and milk
The tol owing conver. alton took place :
Repo~ter-The public mind seems TO
be very much excited and alarmed, Mr..
Jana, over a statement many times Ie-
peated in your paper, that Gen. Gran
slept one night during his present sta,
in Philadelphia upon The bed of an En-
peror. May ask you if that statement
Is true?
Mr.. Dana-Undoubtedly. The bed
was made especially for Dom Pedro, the
Emperor of Brazil S,"oe he ot~.ed -
occupy II it has become the property OF
he Union League Club, who have given
strict instructions that 10 one but Grant
should be permitted to use it. That bed,
sir, is the sign and assurance of the com
ing Empire.
Repolter-Have you ever seen it?
Mr.. Dana-Once only. | visited Phil
adelphia in DIS uise and
Reporter-In disguise! You probably
wished to avoid public ovation?
Mr.. Dana-No, | wished to avoid the
police. You see the Philadelphians are
an Internal Set of snobs and toadies, and
succotash journalists, from the sOft-pated
| Childs down. AS the editor of an inde-
pendent paper, they hate and fear me
| and there is a standing warrant out fol
| my arrest. Bit | was bound to see Don
Pedrv's bed, and saw it.
Reporter-The American PEI pie con
| cede Ihas you possess indomitabie perse
veience, Mr.. Dana; they regard it as ore
OF the brish.e est jewels in the tiara o
| your characteristics. Is it spring bed
or is 1t fitted up with old-iashione'
stats?
MIR. Dana-A spring bed, sir; tiv'
steel spirals surmounted by circula
wooden caps support the mattresses.
| Reporter many legs has it
| Mr.. Dana-Four, of course.
Reporter-You tried it, suppose p?
Mr.. Dana-Certainly 1t is my habi
TO be thorough in everything do or at
Tempt. Taking advantage of an unex
pected absence of the usher, sat dowl
upon it.
X porter-Sat down upon it!
Mr. Dana-Sat down upon ii, sir an
[ became at once the victim OF the mos
novel aud painful sensations. lmperid
hrills went darting thr)ug my system
lmperia, longings took complete posse
sion of me imperial visions floate
upon the horizon Of my imaginatio
ard strange voices addressed me now d
your Lordship" now as "Your Grace,
and anon as "Your Highness." Con
fused by this congregation of extraord
nary effects, almost forgot myself, an
barely had time to jump up and r'
arrange the quilt before the usher's n
turn. Now, sir, l give it as my delibe
ate Judgment that no man can sleep
that bed all night and arise the ne'
morning without burning desire
overthrow the Constitution of u
, United States and erect an Empire upc
the ruins of American libery.
Mr.. Dana thereuprn drew the folds
lis Norwegian ulster abou. him al
turned to go, when the reporter int
/, it not possible that the remarkab
sensations which you have so grapl
cally described were mere electric
y phenomena, due to highly magnet
condition of the steel springs"
MIR. Dana-Stutf and nonsense !; II
Saying which he shot across Print'1
;. House Square, carelessly upsetling
n apple stand in the very shadow OF Fran
e Inns statue.