Some of the popular books of the period are mentioned, among them _New York in Slices_, while among the names of well-known New Yorkers are Horace Greeley and James Gordon Bennett, editor of the _Herald_. Milwaukee is hinted at, and Mr. Sturges is made to say by the playwright as he addresses his clerks, “Fourteen hundred dollars from Wisconsin. Extremely good. Wisconsin crops are nearly all destroyed, still the money is sure to come from that state. More goods are ordered, they shall have them.” The play is interspersed with songs that are saturated with the alleged humor of the period, and sad to relate, one of these songs has been torn from the copy before me, probably because of its facetious nature. It is doubtful if the writer ever intended to have his production staged, although the copy now described has several corrections such as are found in prompt copies. I am inclined to believe that the statement on the title that its editor was Mrs. Partington (Benj. P. Shillaber) was simply put on to add to the humor of the occasion, as I doubt if Shillaber had a hand in its composition. On page 73 is the statement that copyright has been secured. From a perusal of the piece it seems evident that its author knew the metropolis very well, but the misspelling of proper names and other evidence makes it seem almost certain that it was the work of some one, who, while well acquainted with New York, was not a permanent resident of that city. Was he a writer from Wisconsin? If so, who was he, and why was he writing a play of this character, a piece whose plot was taken from a place so far from home? OSCAR WEGELIN. [123] Lieutenant Cram’s maps are reproduced in _Michigan Pioneer and Historical Collections_, XXXVIII, 386-87. His reports are found in _Senate Documents_, 151, Twenty-sixth Congress, 2nd sess., Vol. IV; _ibid_, 170, Twenty-seventh Congress, 2nd sess., Vol. III. [124] Burt’s report, with accompanying map, may be found in _Senate Executive Documents_, 2, Thirtieth Congress, 1st sess. [125] For the article see _Michigan Pioneer and Historical Collections_, XXXVIII, 163-68. [126] _Ibid._ 167-68. EDITORIAL THE PROFESSOR AND THE FINGER BOWL To tell a new Lincoln story is something of an achievement. Colonel Tom Brown, a former citizen of Badgerdom, who now resides in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, has achieved this distinction, we believe, in relating the following incident. In view of the nature of our leading article, and of the local interest which attaches to Mr. Brown’s tale, we gladly give it such additional currency as lies within our power.