The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-02-24
Our New York Letter.
NEW YORK, Feb. 81, 1881.

NEW OKk, rtU. Il, 1891.
From our own Correspondent
Gen. Grant Is winning. golden opinions
by his industry, tact, and bonhommie in
many directions. He seems to be far
buster man than when President or Com
mander-in- Chief, and is becoming ap-
preciated widely as a pleasant. well-in-
formed, frank. and quiet outspoken sort
of person. In fact, he is quite changed
from the character he wss supposed to
be. except in one respect. He still
smokes. At the heal Of the Great Fair
Commission he is working like beaver
and putting little Of the ginger into
his somewhat tagging companions. after
the fashion wherewith he was went to
inspire his lieutenants in old Virginia
campaigns. At the Fair of the brooklyn
Fourteenth "Red Legged DEVILS" his
old body guard, by the way, he was the
cynosure of all eyes, and the fact of the
presence of he hero Of Appomattox was
worth . great many dollars to the
widows and orphans fund of the vet
rams. bis business as presiding officer
at grea, gatherings where prominent
men expound their views is quite lively,
and altogether the greatest American
traveller manages to dis tinguish him
self right royalty.
The great Fernando Wood lis not his
history written in the book of the New
Gospel Of Peace BY Richard Grant
sentative New Yorker, one of the most
extraordinary wirepullers and put.up of
jobs that ever lived, an aristocratic-look-
ing Democrat of the Democrats, whose
life was closely linked with some Of the
most memorable events in the records of
the great city. He will have q tremen-
jous funeral following, provided, of
course, that his family will submit to
any public demonstration. A man of
iron will, with the persuasiveness of
woman, lie won his way up from a low
round on life's ladder. Few have been
SO bitterly hated by some men. while SO
heartily loved by many others.
1t would never do to omit mentioning
the greatest of all Ante-Spring Festi-
walls, st. Valentines day. Never was
the Saint so devoutly honored. Burden
some were the packs shouldered by the
unhappy letter carriers, loud were
the obligations of the clerks who had to
sort their contents. yea, like unto the
musical roar of Niagara in volume, but
betokening much dissonance within
those outraged bosoms. Small boys
rang neighbor's door bells necessarily as
they in an amateur way rivalled the
boys in gray with cargoes of more
or less affection. The cost of some
specimens was large, and really some of
the valentines of to-day are very hand
some and well calculated to be joys for
o long time, if not forever, being en-
phstically things of beauty. Prange's
Christmas cards have been closely ap-
preached by one unique style which took
my fancy Immediately, and I shouldn't
wonder If the Art Amateur or some
other enterprising journal, with kindred
arms should get up prize competition
against the recurrence of the feast of
Cupid and Hymen. One particular spec
linen. q richly colored chrome repre-
senting bank of vioie.s, with a charm
ing cupid trying to climb q silver cres.
cent, the whole fringed with old gold
floss silk, was really quite too awfully
lovely for anything, at least SO was in
formed by young person whom l
should consider reputable authority on
the subject. RADIx-