Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-19
CHICAGO LETTER.
A Tussle With Hheumatism-Re-
marks on go. Aytch"-The
Continental Guards.
Mr.. WattersOn Didn't Say IT,
The Death List. --MOraIs Im-
prOViDg--sOther Matters.
From cur Regular Correspondent.
CuIcAao July 1R 1889

pusSo1s call rumatiz. 1t | had Il
naming of the complaint / woul
christen it the same name given to thi
mysterious region of FIRE specially r,
served for the worst criminals, an
called hell by sincere divines. l hs7
been In all sorts of tight places; hav
had the yellow and nearly all othe
fevers, including break bone; hav
been branded a criminal, been in dun
geoDs and chains; been paraded froI
Memphis to Washington in irons; bee
in a military prison sweat bex; been
Johnny Reb. webtoot during our lat
social row; been in the throes of youn
love; have seen my iondest capture,
by better looking fellow; have helC
four aces and expected the ether fellow
to have threeJ ohns and bowie; was il
the great Chicago fire of 1871; have
run q newspaper in Arkansaw; hav,
had a God loving Baptist deacon
waltz a heavy Colt from under hi
coat tails and present it on direct
line between his anatomy and my
wondering eyes; have boldly with.
stood the whitening look of lads
standing in street car while calmly
sat in corner. In fact, have had q
tussle with everything horrible, ex
cept the jeems james, but never suf,
fered as much as | have fer five DAYS
from the rheumatism. Sometimes il
attacks the center of my right shout
der, and the exeruciating pain seems
to have taken a contract to send me
to Hot Springs, Ark, its action is so
vigorous and busting in its nature
Again, it feels as though band Of
hot iron is making a tour of all the
muscles of my arms. Then it takes
an augur motion of such speed as to
tap the fountain Of my euss words and
cause them to flow into q torrent of
horritying profanity. "Why don't
you do something for it2" you say.
Do? Why. l have tried everything
from a blan ket mustard plaster to
applied by gentle woman's
tender hands. | have been blistered
from the crown of ny feet to the sole
Of my head; and all to no purpose.
Consequently you can easily imagine
how thoroughly demoraliEed | am
begin to think that our
mutual distinguished friend Colonel
Pat Donan must be under the dread
influence Of rheumatic when he takes
his magnificent aerial flights and 50
richly perfumes the passing breezes
With his glorious word pictures. Well
10 conclude this painful topic, do not
.hink | could hate an enemy bad
enough to wish him afflicted as | am
now. Cannot our medical and surgi.
,al scientists discover a cure for this
horrible pest? Such q patent would be
! mine OF wealth to the owners and a
Jod send to sufferers.
Go Ayteh' reached me to day. 1t
5 By Sam R Watkins. of Columbia
Tenn an old Confederate soldier and
! wounded one at that. The interest
ng book gives an insight into a SOL
Tiers life from the standpoint of an
observing high private. In this man
Ter the reader is led to take a good
new of horrible realities rarely ever
presented in extreme By general writ
rs on military affairs. The author
5 very happy in his manner of IN
Gliding bis panorama of scenes so
Tividly impressed upon he memory
# the generation now rapidly passing
way His work is little treasure
hat should be in the possession Of
very Tennesseean, every Southern
nan. every Northern soldier, and
very one else DESTROYS OF posses |
Jog a souvenir of those terrible DAYS
between 1861 and 1865, when father. |
on, brother, uncle and dear friend
oOk opposite sides in the horrible |
lrsma Of sectional war. Reader, send
or the book. Its cost is only seventy |
i've cents. Address the author. Sam
& Watkins, Columbia, Tenn. "Com |
amy Aytch" was the Maury Grays.
First Tennessee regiment. Those |
Rh0 purchase this interesting book |
will get thu worth Of their money. and |
1t the same time they will contribute |
to make the declining years
81 a badly manned gallant COMEDIES |
rate, less rugged than are those of |
many Of the boys who nobly wore the |
gFay, and they are now slowly going
down the pathway TO eternity.
The Continental Guards, Of New
will not visit Chicago. This |
will be great disappointment to the |
tens Of thousands Of thissliberal com. |
nunity who had made suitable ar |
to give them a distin>
guished reception. The Second Hi. |
nois Infantry we're designated to do |
the honOES of the occasion, and upon
Captain Lashss aeVolved the pleasant
though onerous task Of per9ecting the |
Personally, regret
that the Louisiana boys failed TO re-
spond TO the generous call of Captain
HasheI WhyY Because designing
politicians may eonstrue the matter
into something DsestiOnsl," The vii.
famous politician is a very yillainous
and INSCRIPTIONS person, aud he ia
legion in this region.
BY the way, that excellent newspa.
per, the Louisville Uourier-J ournal
made some vulgar remarks editorially
about Chicago's splendid mayor, Hon
Carter H. Harrison. These have
been copied by the Republican press
and quoted to Mr.. Watterson. Mr.
Harrison is a gentlemao land Mr.
WatterSOn knows it. Consequently
the latter gentleman could not have
penned or authorized the language an.
piled to Mr.. Harrison. Mr.. Waiter.
son should put that kicking machine
IN motion in bis office
Rev. Henry Ward Reecher's recent
disoOprses in Chicago have attracted
crowds. Does the Darwinian theory
hold good 10 this case, that is, Mr.
Beecher's, that the "fttest service"