Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1842-01-22


The annexed letter, which has been handed
us by friend (incogni,o) for publication, ex-
GELS almost every thing of the kind we have
seen lately. The noted Jack Downing, Sam
Slick, Pete Milestone and Pardon Jones, need
never soar to lofty aspirations of fame, whilst
the natives of this land can boast of Stark
Vile Post MasIer. To ,.r.,lU-e .d tirv FvtiI of
the joke, the reader must single out person
who has been engaged in the mercantile bust
ness in this place for three or four years past.
and in whose sight by the byea picayune would
appear the size of go-cart wheel. Having
accumulated, during the time engaged in bust
ness, not an inconsiderabe amount of broken
bank shin-plasters, the worthy parsonage of
whom we have spoken, amongst other bills had
five on the Starkville (Miss) Bank. After
different manners, ways, and means had been
suggested 10 his mind, he finally struck upon
the idea of getting his bill (notoriously no &C.
county cashed for its intrinsic value, by send
ing it TO the Post Master of Starkvie The
way Jordan Greece gave the chap damper
is sin to the curious. A few lines dropt from
the hand of Jordan occasionally, will be quite
acceptable. He's cute chap, as all will agree.
The following is the letter in questions:
WILL S. AND MASTERS.
Care of c. & NJ
SrARKvILLE, Nh; Jan'y. Is, 1912
Yure letter ov they thurd result
becam tn my offus Yesterday leetle arter dim
with RI illo Five T)ollnr ,,ounpo,, -,
hit. Yu axed me tn Git you sumthin what
woud pas down in yure diggins. Now yu
must no wernt much ackquented in thoze
parts---but howsumevur,I drapt outen my Of
fuss this mornin and rid ole Mel up to thoze
larg institution fur the fust TYNE. Now YOU
must no felt rite quare; fur man ov nv Sa-
bity wernt brung up among men ov SIGH big
sedition, fur daddy toud me had to wurk for
munney; but theigh had larnt tn make hit by
/ rltln thare names on most nothin what had
the picter ov boss on hit--but notwithout-
standin, told UNI whut was arter. Now
va noe times haz bin tarnatiousy tite sense
the expenshun of the bank, sed wun on 'em?
Think |, old boss this is tn ezy! daddy Tide, or
the kunstibble will sumo preach yure little
trucks funeral, an wife you down outen that
upper story. sumo seed thare wernt no chanc
tn git silver--tha lykewyse tould mea tymes
wur wus than tina wur when Jaxon tust ditto
ed the United States Bank Now SIGH tauck
as this wernt giuen feIlers munney. and
MORN this. wernt no pollytishun, for haint
got much book larnin and cuddent put my
idese on paper whan Vantoon fust put mea in.
thoze post offuss. Now I reckon Sal think
more ov Vantoon than she duz of daddy; for
she saiz our children wernt notised bevant the
tyne Wur takin up-now our gals take the
/ fen fl,c hr,xyc
ont evry Saterdy mite. Now noe body whut
hant got nary larnin cuddent shine in thoze
/ itened age--howsumever tina tould mea tina
wuld doc the best tina Good; an arter huntn up
!. thare munney, tina axed mea to took while |
wur satisfyd--so | tuck five on Brandon--I
thot that wuz beyant and frenent yure rootins,
an Massyssyppy and Yallybammy wur boath