National Republican., 1884-06-26
A nEcr1pr ron FIFrY.

Col. joyce Pays Ills Respects 10 "Puck' and
Makes Suggestion the artist VIII Probably
Avail Himself of-A Characteristic Letter
From tho Author Of "Chcckered Life"
COL John A. Joyce has written the following
"opcn letter to the editors Of Puck:
MY DEAR "puCH' send you by mail today
my book entitled "A Checkcrod life" In order
that you may get q good idcn Of my handsome
picture.
Your magnetic cartoon oftltis week Is splen-
did, I'm the mnin, but my countcnuuco aud
form are not up to your usual standard Vt fine
art. My nose Is too short and too rod aud the
crop Of hair which adoms my dome ofthought
Is short enough for the scusou, but not as long
0s that which adorns my poetic brow. nm
really an aristocatic, rotorm, intellectual
dudO, ord vory sensitive about my clothes and
When you TX mo mp ngnin make the stripes
| on my coat and pants brhndct lor ! tell YOU
Fconhdcnti0lly. I'm Il .iirst.class, broadgaugo
| character, and those who have had the honor
of my personal friendship in war and peace
will tell you that um daisy"
| Could you hear me at u Knight Tcmplnr
banquet or n social supper reply to the toast of
| the ladies, sing IN original song or rccitc 9
| puOin your HE would be made brighter aud
| better, and our darling little Puck would rise
| ont Of the nude and become "A real reform
| dude
Ginclosc you one Of my songs on the tnttoocd
man from Maine, TO bc "warhled" to the tuno
| of The Bright Light In the Morning" also II
| copy of the Euenhig Cliiic, containing my m-
! tefvicw on tho political situation. IL you soc
/ any Of our mutual friends iu tho TOnbs or Sing
| Sing present them extra copies Of piict 10 my
| expense, but ho sure 60 have Cleveland turn
FthCm ont In timO to participate with Curtis,
| Jones, Sohurz, BristOw, Gudkln, Chamberlain,
| Barlow ~ Co, IN securing national triumph
| for the pure, conscientious, loyal, heroic demo-
! cratic pnrty. Give the old purity q chance at
| the national treasury and turn out tho audq.
cious rasCals' who fought and bledltUr the sal
| walton Of tho government.
Nir. Blaine Is dangerous mnn to tho re.
public.
When Sumter was fred upon he voted men
nnd money To kill the traitors who shot AZ our
nhg. lie urged the freedom OF four million
| slaves. lie voted them Givil human rights. He
projected American interests against the iIou
trade r0bberles of corrupt old Albion. lie acts
on the doctrine OF James. Monroe, aud Insist,
that nation Of, sixty million, frccmon shall
not be kicked daily. by Oriental, Gormonic, or
tropical tyrants. He persists In being tho fore.
most statesman Of This continent, aud the
people are such fools ~ TO force him into the
whltO house
b, Now, how can We expect pOacc or prosperity
from snch u terrible character, particularly
when he is supported by such friends ~ White.
law Reid JoyGould, Russell Sage, Cyrus Fi0ld
Robeson, Dorsey, Brndy, lngorsoll, nnd that
ana overcome usY l should smilc.
My darling Puck 90 OH with the good tattoo
fight You arc doing u splendid work for the
nation and protecting It's integrity against the
villains who saved II on the Held Of battle.
Joyce has lived for tho last ten years on tlt
classic heights Of Georgetown, about two miles
from the vaults of the national treasury, nnL
four blocks from Ouk Hin cemetery. He il
IAN awful man as you can learn from his
conservative nOighbors. However, he bOgrds
with his wife aud children, md sometimes
| goeS to church as blind to his ultcribr mo
lives. Ho Is out ofpolitics, handsome, wealthy
and talented, the pride of tho ladies aud boat.
ing clubs. and darling with tho "hOys' whei
Venus and DacChlIs minglc In magnetic melody
to the cadence Of loves young dream
The rGiOrmcrs who pursue President Blaine
with their decorating logic are suro to kill hi
cherished hopes by attacking private either
like Joyce. They show the real strength o
the cause by clubbing Blaine with the iuls,
prison record of an old union soldier. o
course the tattoo business Is doing It's sure nnt
silent work for Blaine; but since the thing 4
not quick enough, the trunsCCndCntnl iiipnops
| like the six-fOOt "lummnN' who was knocked
down by the small boy--lrisc In their nigh
and cXCluim, "Wcll, gOl darn yc; II | CHn'
| whip yOu, can make mouths mt your sister Z
You see the uppicution2
| Mr.. sweetest Puck say to my old st. Loui
friend, the beautiful and artistic Kepplcr, tha
when he Is ready to cartoon the old receipt Ia
gnvc me for $50 TO start your carly life on thu
Father of Waters, ! VIII forward II US RI
mombrancc of sweet charity and gloriou
gratitude. Foudly thine own,
WASHINGTON, Jan Is. JouN A. JOYCE.