The Extraordinary Public Proceedings of Judson, Alias, Ned Buntline Against Thomas V. Paterson, for an Alledged Libel Contained in a Pamphlet Entitled the Private Life, Public Career, and Real Character of That Odious Rascal Ned Buntli... #231730

About this period his father made a hit. He collected a number of stale apho'risms, from English works, Copyrighted them as his own, and hawked the book about the country; and by the borrowed reputation of an author, as well as some intriguing and unscrupulousness among the Demo' cratic ranks in and around Philadelphia, contrived, although he hated Ned, and Ned hated him and the whole family, to obtain for him a Midshipman's berth!