Connecticut western news., 1891-06-10
ARTEMUS WARD IN RICHMOND.
 RICHMOND, VA, May-18 6 65.

ARTEMUS WARD LIN RlCHMOND.
 RICHMOND, VA, May-18 6 65.
 RICHMOND.
 The old man finds hisself once more in Sunny climb. I cum here a few days arter the city catterpillertulated.
 My naburs seemed surprised & aston isht at this darin' bravery onto the part of man at my time of life, but our fam fly was never know'd to quale in dan- gers stormy hour.
 My father was a sutler in the Revoloo- tion War. My father once had a intervoo with Gin'ral La Fayette.
 He asked La Fayette to lend him five dollars, promisin' to pay him in the Fall; but Lafy said ''he couldn't see it in those lamps" Lafy was French, and his knowledge of our langwidge was little shaky.
 Immejutly on my rival here l per- ceeded to the Spootswood House, and callin' to my assistans young man from our town who writes a good runnin' hand, I put my ortograph on the Regis ter and handin' my umbrella to a bald heded man behind the counter, who s'posed was MT. Spotswood, I said, 'SpOJSy, now uOeS Sno Tuu! He called cullud purson, and said: s'Show the gen'lman to the coward, and giv' him cart number 1.'' l "Isn't Grant here?" said. Perhaps Ulyssis wouldn't mind my turnin' in l with him.
 "Do you know the Gin'ral?' inquired MT. Spotswood.
 l ''Wall, no, not 'zaky; but he'll remem- Der me. His brother-in-law's Aunt bought her rye meal of my uncle Levi | all one winter. My uncle Lewis rye ''Pooh! pooh!' said Spotsy, "don't bother me-" and he shuv'd my umbrella onto the floor. Obsarvin' to him not tc be so keerless with that wepin, I accom-. panied the African to my lodgins.
 My brother" sed, "air you aware that you've bin mancipated? Do you re alise how glorus it is to be free? Tell me my dear brother, does it not seem like some dreams, or do you realise the great fact in all it's livin' and holy magni tood?"
 He sed he would take some gin. was show'd to the coward and laiG down under one-mule cart. The hote was orful crowded, and I was sorry hadn't gone to the Libby Prison. Tho should hav' slept comf'ble enuff if thu bedclothes hadn't bin pulled off me dur in the night, by scoundrul who cum and hitched mule to the cart and dru' it off. I thus lost my cuverin', and m, throat feels a little husky this mornin'. Gineral Hulleck offers me the hospi tality of the city, givin' me my choic of hospitals.
 He has also very kindly placed at m disposal a smallpox amboolance.
 UNION SENTIMENT. There is raly a great deal of Unio sentiment in this city. I see it on ev'r. hand.
 met a man to-day-I am not at iE erty to tell his name, but he is old an in1ooentooial citizen of Richmond, an sez he, "Why! we've bin fghtin' agin tn Old Flag! Lor' bless me, how sing'la He then borrer'd five dollars of me an bust into a flood of teers.
 Sed another Ca man of standin' an formerly bitter rebueD, "Let us a once stop this effooshun of Bud! Tn Old Flag is good enuff for me. Sir," b added '|you air from the North! Hav you doughnut or 8 piece of custard pl about you?'
 "I told him no, but knew man frol :. Vermont who had just organized so1 ,, of restaurant, where he could go an make very comfortable breakfast o
 New England rum and cheese. He bo
 rowed fifty cents of me, and askin' ID
 to send him Wm. Lloyd Garrison's an
 motype as soon as got home, he wake
 of.
 Said another, ''There's bin a tremel
 duous Union feelin' here from the fus But we was kept down by rain of te : LOT. Have you a dagerretype of We1 ! dell Phillips about your person? and wi ], you lend me four dollars for a few day F till we air once more happy and unite , l neople?'