lands.87 Another lottery which offered tickets for sale in New York was one organized in Connecticut to convert the estate of Robert Sloane into cash so that he might pay his creditors.38

It might seem to one who looked over the advertisements of lotteries in the New York papers that New York was the market for all the lotteries which were organized in the colonies. And yet a glance at the Boston or Philadelphia papers would give the impression that either of those cities were bearing the chief burden of the lotteries. The fact is all the prominent lotteries advertised and sold their tickets in the leading towns of all the colonies.

88 N. Y. Gazette, March 8, 1756. 87 N. Y. Gazette, October 7, 1762.

(To be continued.)

NEW ENGLAND'S ANNOYANCES

The First American Rhyme

The oldest rhythmical composition from the hand of a colonist which has come down to us is believed to have been written about the year 1630. The name of the author has been lost:

New England's annoyances, you that would know them,
Pray ponder these verses which briefly do show them.

T

HE place where we live is a wilderness wood,

Where grass is much wanting that's fruitful and good:
Our mountains and hills and our valleys below

Being commonly cover'd with ice and with snow:

And when the northwest wind with violence blows,
Then every man pulls his cap over his nose:

But if any's so hardy and will it withstand,
He forfeits a finger, a foot, or a hand.

But when the spring opens, we then take the hoe,
And make the ground ready to plant and to sow;
Our corn being planted and seed being sown,
The worms destroy much before it is grown;
And when it is growing some spoil there is made
By birds and by squirrels that pluck up the blade;
And when it is come to full corn in the ear,
It is often destroy'd by raccoon and by deer.

And now do our garments begin to grow thin,
And wool is much wanted to card and to spin;
If we get a garment to cover without,
Our other in-garments are clout upon clout:
Our clothes we brought with us are apt to be torn,
They need to be clouted soon after they're worn;
But clouting our garments they hinder us nothing,
Clouts double are warmer than single whole clothing.

If fresh meat be wanting, to fill up our dish,
We have carrots and pumpkins and turnips and fish:
And is there a mind for a delicate dish,

We repair to the clam banks, and there we catch fish.
'Stead of pottage and puddings and custards and pies,
Our pumpkins and parsnips are common supplies:
We have pumpkins at morning and pumpkins at noon;
If it was not for pumpkins we should be undone.

If barley be wanting to make into malt,
We must be contented and think it no fault;
For we can make liquor to sweeten our lips

Of pumpkins and parsnips and walnut-tree chips....

Now while some are going let others be coming,
For while liquor's boiling it must have a scumming;
But I will not blame them, for birds of a feather,
By seeking their fellows, are flocking together.
But you whom the LORD intends hither to bring,
Forsake not the honey for fear of the sting;
But bring both a quiet and contented mind,
And all needful blessings you surely will find.

I

REMINISCENCES OF GENERAL GRANT

N the spring of 1860, soon after my return from Europe to Galena, Illinois, where I had resided for over a quarter of a century, I met for the first time Ulysses S. Grant, an ex-Captain of the United States Army. He was then employed as salesman and collector by the firm of J. R. Grant & Co., wholesale and retail dealers in leather, his father being the senior member of the firm. He had recently taken the place in the store of his brother Simpson Grant, who had been incapacitated by sickness, and who died the year after. His family, consisting of his wife and four children, was brought with him from St. Louis, Mo., where he had resided some six years after leaving the regular army. He lived in an unpretentious but comfortable house, in an eligible, though not central part of the town. His salary as clerk was small and barely sufficient for the support of his family, practicing as it did the strictest economy. He led a quiet life and was little disposed to make the acquaintance of his fellow citizens, but was highly esteemed by all who knew him. With his family he was a regular attendant at the M. E. Church. A free and very interesting talker, he entertained his intimate friends and neighbors by the hour in relating his personal experiences in the Mexican War, and when stationed for several years after on the Pacific Coast. He was not an active politician, but took a deep interest in all the political issues before the country. Although a Whig in early life, he supported Mr. Buchanan for President, but became a Free-Soil Democrat before the end of his administration. He took little part in the exciting political campaign of 1860, but favored the election of Senator Stephen A. Douglas for President, and would have voted for him had his time of residence in Illinois permitted.

On the evening of the 16th of April, 1861, four days after the firing on Fort Sumter, a mass meeting was held in the Court House at Galena to discuss the situation and the advisability of raising at once one or more companies of volunteers to aid in the suppression of the Rebellion, in response to the call of President Lincoln for 75,000 volunteers for three months' service. The court house was packed with excited citizens. Captain Grant was present and took a deep interest in the proceedings. NOTE.-This paper has never before been printed, except in the Loyal Legion Proceedings.

The Mayor of the city, a Democrat, was chosen to preside at the meeting. Upon taking the chair, in a brief speech he gave expression to anti-war sentiments, in favor of compromise and peace. Indescribable confusion followed, and a motion was made that he vacate the chair. He begged permission to be heard, and said in explanation that he had understood the meeting had been called to discuss the situation, and he had given expression to his own views and opinions, but as they were evidently not those of the meeting, he would leave the chair. After some discussion, it was agreed that he continue to preside. Hon. E. B. Washburne, Member of Congress, who was present, and who was one of the leading spirits in this war movement, offered the following resolutions, which were unanimously adopted amid great excitement and cheering.

"Ist. That we will support the government of the United States in the performance of all its constitutional duties in this great crisis, and will assist it to maintain the integrity of the American flag whenever and wherever assailed.

2d. That we recommend the immediate formation of two military companies in this city, to respond to any call that may be made by the Governor of the State.

3d. That having lived under the Stars and Stripes, by the blessing of God we propose to die under them."

Spirited and patriotic addresses were made by the mover of the resolutions, and by John A. Rawlins, elector on the Douglas ticket the year before; B. B. Howard, a Breckinridge Democrat and postmaster, and afterwards a Captain in the volunteer service; Hon. Charles S. Hempstead and others. The meeting adjourned with the wildest enthusiasm, and cheers for the Union. The above gives but a faint idea of the intense war feeling that pervaded the entire North at the beginning of the

war.

The excitement after the meeting continued unabated, and on the evening of the 18th another meeting was held at the same place, for the purpose of raising a military company. Captain Grant was chosen to preside. On taking the chair he briefly and with some embarrassment stated the object of the meeting.1 Earnest and eloquent appeals to the

1 Gen. Grant in his Memoirs (Vol. I, p. 230), alludes to a war meeting held in Galena in April, 1861, at which he presided. There were two meetings held and he presided at the second. The remark afterwards reported to him as having been made by Mr. Washburne on