tration of the beauty and truth of the noble lines, only a good deal more so "Twenty-one souls with a single thought, Twenty-one hearts that beat as one!" They were united, they were! Gentle reader, does not the moral of this romance show that-does it not, in fact, show that however many there may be of a young widow woman, or rather does it not show that whatever number of persons one woman may consist of-well, never mind what it shows. Only this writing Mormon romances is confusing to the intellect. You try it and see. XII. ARTEMUS WARD IN RICHMOND. RICHMOND, Va., May-18 & 65. OLONZO WARD. AFORE I comments this letter from the late rebil capitol I desire to cimply say that I hav seen a low and skurrilus noat in the papers from a certin purson who singes hisself Olonzo Ward, & sez he is my berruther. I did once hav a berruther of that name, but I do not recugnise him now. To me he is wuss than ded! I took him from collige sum 16 years ago and gave him a good situation as the Bearded Woman in my Show. How did he repay me for this kindness? He basely undertook (one day while in a Backynalian mood on rum & right in sight of the aujience in the tent) to stand upon his hed, whareby he betray'd his sex on account of his boots & his Beard fallin' off his face, thus rooinin' my prospecks in that town, & likewise incurrin' the seris displeasure of the Press, which sed boldly I was triflin' with the feelin's of a intelligent public. I know no such man as Olonzo Ward. I do not ever wish his name breathed in my presents. I do not recognise him. I perfectly disgust him. RICHMOND. The old man finds hisself once more in a Sunny climb. I cum here a few days arter the city catterpillertulated. My naburs seemed surprised & astonisht at this darin' bravery onto the part of a man at my time of life, but our family was never know'd to quale in danger's stormy hour. My father was a sutler in the Revolootion 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 a little shaky. Immejutly on my 'rival here I perceeded to the Spotswood House, and callin' to my assistans a 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 I s'posed was Mr. Spotswood, I said, "Spotsy, how does she run ?” He called a cullud purson, and said, "Show the gen'lman to the cowyard, and giv' him cart number 1." "Isn't Grant here ?" I said. "Perhaps Ulyssis wouldn't mind my turnin' in with him." "Do you know the Gin'ral?" inquired Mr. Spotswood. "Wall, no, not 'zackly; but he'll remember me. His brother-in-law's Aunt bought her rye meal of my uncle Levi all one winter. My uncle Levi's rye meal was "Pooh! pooh!" said Spotsy, "don't bother me," and he shuv'd my umbrella onto the floor. Obsarvin' to him not to be so keerless with that wepin, I accompanid the African to my lodgins. "My brother," I sed, you've bin 'mancipated? "air you aware that Do you realise 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 its livin' and holy magnitood?" He sed he would take some gin. I was show'd to the cowyard and laid down under a one-mule cart. The hotel was orful crowded, and I was sorry I hadn't gone to the Libby Prison. Tho' I should hav' slept comf'ble enuff if the bed-clothes hadn't bin pulled off me durin' the night, by a scoundrul who cum and hitched a mule to the cart and druv it off. I thus lost my cuverin', and my throat feels a little husky this mornin. Gin'ral Hulleck offers me the hospitality of the city, givin' me my choice of hospitals. He has also very kindly placed at my disposal a small-pox amboolance. UNION SENTIMENT. There is raly a great deal of Union sentiment in this city. I see it on ev'ry hand. I met a man to-day-I am not at liberty to tell his name but he is a old and inflooentooial |