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| Life of Stephen H. Branch. | 1 |
| Supervisor Blunt, and Paul Julien—My Last Interview with Madame Sontag. | 2 |
| James Gordon Bennett’s Editorial Career. | 3 |
| For the Alligator. | 3 |
| New York, June 15, 1858. | 4 |
| Advertisements. | 4 |
STEPHEN H. BRANCH’S
ALLIGATOR.
Life of Stephen H. Branch.
Westport, Connecticut,—that he boarded atNo. 24 Bleecker street, with Mrs. Mallory,and that he was a clerk for Perkins, Hopkins,and White, in Pearl street, near HanoverSquare. I carried some beautiful books to hisplace of business, and requested him to acceptthem. He sweetly smiled, and opened thebooks, and warmly thanked me, and said hewould be pleased to receive them, but that asI was a stranger, he would rather I would seehis guardian, Morris Ketchum, a Banker inWall street, and give him my name and address,and if he were satisfied with my references,and approved of his acceptance of thegenerous gift, he would be most happy toreceive the books. I was fascinated with hismodesty, and caution, and I took the books,and repaired to the Banking House of Mr.Ketchum, to whom I briefly imparted whathad transpired, and left my references anddeparted, and called again, when Mr. Ketchumsaid that he had inquired respecting my character,and that young Jesup was prepared toreceive my books, which I soon placed in hishands, and our acquaintance began under themost favorable auspices. I soon invited himto dine with me at Mrs. Tripler’s, when allthe boarders were enchanted with his beautifulperson, and pleasing manners, and highlycultivated mind; a