Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-11-17
ARTEMUs WARD IN RICHMOND.
RIcnHoND. Va. Nay


hCii4oNp.
The old man finds hissslf once moro In
Sunny climb. cum here . few days
arier the city caiicrplllcriulatsd.
Ny haburs seamei SURPRISED a aston.
ish, at this DARN bravery onto the part
% man at my time - life. but our fam
ily was never know'd 90 qualo In dan
gers stormy hour
Ny father was suiler In the Reyoloo-
tiOn War Ny father once had intsryoo
with Gin'rL Ia fayettc.
lie askel Ia Fayette n lend him Eve
dollar, prOmisin' "a Iay him Ia the Fall.
bat LAZY ,a.d "hc coaldnt -. IL Ia tho-c
lamI~- LAZY was Frvnch. AMI hl.
kuowlclge ~ our langwiige Wa little
shaky.
lInmsjutly on my 'nyal here per-
cc,sled Ia the Spootswool House. and
callin' to my a,sisiaus = young man from
oar town who writes gool runnin'
hand. pat my ortograph on the Regis
Ter. ani handin' nay umbrella 90 bald.
hcde,l man behind the counter. who I
spo-.d was Mr.. Spotswool. ! aid.
"spotsy. how does IN. rum
lie called . cullud pur.1n. and aid.
''show the gcnlman 90 the cowyAri.
and xiv him cart number l."
"lsut Grant h.rey' said Perhaps
Ulyssis woaldn't mind my turnin' In
with him
"Do You know the Gih'nlr inquired
Mr.. Sputswooi.
Wall. M. not 'Eaky. bat he'll rcmen.
l.r me. ~. brOtber-in-law's Aunt
bought her rye meal ~ my uncle LEVI
all one winter. My uncle Lovi's rye
meal WA"
"Puohi POOH ALL SPotsy. "don't
bothsr ms. aud b. .huv.d my umbrella
onto th. -four Obs.ryin' a. him not u
To- 80 ks-rlcss with that wepin. Accom-
Isanic,l tb. Afr,can to my lodgins
my brother" | ~. AIR you aware
that you've ban mancipaiedi b. You ~
Ali-r hov glorus u l. to L. fr,.s Teil me.
my dear brother. dos II not sem like
-ono dr,alns. or DO you rcali.s the grcst
fact In all its liyin aud holy magni.
ioo.lY'
IIe s.-i b. wOuld take some gin.
Iwas showd to th. cowyari ani laid
down under a oncmule cart The hotel
wa orful crowded. AMI | was -Drry
hadn't gunc b. the Libby Prisa. Tho I
should hAy slept comfble euuff II tbs
t-.iclo,bs- hadn't ban pulle.i "a ms dur
in the night. by = sooundrul who cum
and hiteh~l a mule ~ IN. cart and druv
IL of. thu. lot my cuysrin'. and my
,hruai fs.sls little husky this mornin'.
Gineral IIullock ofers me th. bospi.
taliiy of the city. giyin' ma my eho.os
u hospitals.
lie hA~ also very kindly placed at my
dispo~.l a smallpox ambDolAnoa
UNION SENTIMENT.
There u rally q great doal % Unioa
s.ntiment In this city. Sc ii ca ev'ry
hand.
line, a man today-l am not At lib
erty io tell his name. bat b. l. . old and
lnhoC-ntoOial citiEen of Richmond, and
~ he. Why we've ban fghtin' sssin the
old FlAgi LoT ble-. ine, how SINCLAIR
li' AAlfu N'NNfN ~ NNN AsAaAAH " h4N e-A
bust into hopl u t..r.
Ssi another IA man u staniin' and
formerly = bitter rboolL "Let Us at
onos stop this cffOoshun of Bluii Tho
old flag Il gocl enuf for me Sur hs
aiicd. ''yoG air from the North Have
you . doughnut OF piece % custArd 20
about your
II told him no. but knew . man from
Vermont Who had lust organized sort
u restaurant, where be oOald go md
make very comfortable bruakfst On
New England rum and ohecs. lie bur
ruwcd ffty cent % me. and akin me
10 sspd him wm. Lloyd GaTrison'. am
brotyIs n -oon a. I gOt home b, walked
od.
S..id another. There's ban . trenen-
dnOus Union fy.lin' here from th. fusl
but We wa kept down by rain u ter
rUr. Have you dAscrreiyI. of Wen
dell Phillips about your p.rsonl and viii
you lend Ine four dollar Tor few days
till We air once mcre happy and unii4d
I.opley'