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| Life of Stephen H. Branch. | 1 |
| A Melodious Fragment! | 2 |
| Human Devils. | 2 |
| James Gordon Bennett’s Editorial Career. | 2 |
| Peter Cooper’s Funny little Grocery-Groggery, at the Corner of the Bowery and Stuyversant Street, in 1820. | 3 |
| Advertisements | 4 |
STEPHEN H. BRANCH’S
ALLIGATOR.
Life of Stephen H. Branch.
McDonald Clarke had the dyspepsia badly,and would board at the Graham House whilehis money lasted, and then Goss would requesthim to leave. At the table he alwayscreated infinite mirth. I often met him on theBattery, (with his pockets filled with staleGraham bread,) and at Mercer’s Dining Saloon,at the corner of Ann and Nassau, and on thesteps of the Astor, and while rapidly promenadingBroadway, with his eyes riveted on theground. I also saw him every Sabbath infront of Dr. Taylor’s Grace Church, at thecorner of Rector street and Broadway, wherehe used to await the arrival of Miss Jones,and almost stare her into fits, and to whom headdressed such lines as these through the publicjournals:
In his last days, he often came to the GrahamHouse, and Goss was very kind to him, anddid not charge him for his meals. He calledon Sunday morning, when all were at churchsave myself. I was