The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-02-18
LETTER FROM CHICAGO.
A Vance County Young Man writes
About Things in.the Great Western
MefrODoliS.

Metropolis.
The GOLD LEAF is pleased to pub
! lish the following letter from its young
friend, Mr.. John Bullock, formerly OF
Henderson, and son of Mr.. r. A. Bull
lock. of WILLIAMSBURG. Writing from
/ Chicago under recent date he says:
DEAR Mr.. MISUNDERSTANDING you will
ha re no objection to hearing from Vance
county boy, now sojourning in FAR oil
Chicago. Presenting upon this L will
give YOU an account OF my wanderlngs
since leaving my native county.
On the 9th of July accepted aposltlon
with the proprietor OF National Museum
of Anatomy. Twas ordered to report to
him at CINCINNATI, and after about three
months service there was ordered TO
Chicago. where | have been ever since.
I hear that our Vance county friends
have been complaining of the severity OF
the cold weather, but what would they
think if they could experience specimen
as last Sunday was for example? (2o'
below zero.)
I am located only few blocks from
the Irouuois Theatre. | tell you 1t was
a sad sight to see the four-horse dray
loads of the unfortunate victims beng
| hauled along the streets to the various
morpues to see the blackered faces and
cbarred limbs protruding from vehicles In
| which they were being conveyed, was
sipht that beggars description, but you,
of course know all about this from the
extensive accounts contained in the news
papers. We have everything here IN
Chicago.
The other night one of the boys pro-
posed to me that we go Sightseeing
thinking to have somefun at my expense;
We first entered the Den OF horrors ana
at first | could only make out the out
lines ora picture. As | walked my Zee.
struck a tin shield which extlnguisheo
the light and then | could see man
hanging by the neck, which looked as
actural as if real. AS we moved on we
came to the den of snakes. and IN front OF
the den metallic plate changed Wiz,
electricity. Having on rubbers | failed
To cot the shock. which Others following
pot the full beneft of. An old farmer In
The crowd mad or the door anu was
almost shaken g. of his boots. In the
net room there were collins winch cor
tanned wax figures representing severii
women which were recently murdered;
Then followed a picture of the lrternal
regions. Ingersoll and Mckay being
prominent figures. There were sSu'is
wing on a fire one representing Mckay
as boy and as man respectively oi'
the opposite side OF the room We're ske {,
tons OF Chicago sports who had passed
in their checks. They had red and green
paper over their eyes. and by pressing an
electric button they would make goo,go,,
ewes. 1t was a sight in the perfectly DARK
; room. The next night | carried one O
| nv friends and it was very amusing e
see him step on the foot warmer "a
the manager called it, in front OF the dei
r of snakes.
. can hardly mag me how the old Pos
tai Telegraph Office looks without m.
: old friend, Ed McCraw. | hope that n
n NAV have abundant success in his new
n departure for shall always remembe
e his kindly department to me while hi
!, messenger boy. With best wishe! an
a kindest regards to enquiring iriencF
Very truly,
JOHN H. BULLOCK