Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1844-11-23
(From the Cleavelana Herald.)

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(From the Ceavelapd Herald.)
Ma, HARRis Crossing the country few
days since west Of Chicago, picked up pa
per folded in the form of letter, wi,hou, sa'
prescription and unsealed On examination
OF its contents, was considerably amused
Below give you as correc, copy as the prai-
rio mud with which it was soied will permit.
II you think /, will amuse your readers, and
you have room TO spare, pray give them the
benefit of il. Yours, &c.
''Iiolonbecks Grove, Illinois, 1900 aud "A.
"Dcar Clarinda, got here two weeks
ago, and hecr ] shall cartcnly cend my
days.-Mr. Garrison that came ont
left me TO Shekigo, and was darned
glad on il, for never did sec a fcllcr
stick SO to n gal rs he did to, me, and
il want for nothin nuther--caus he
didn't talk margin me, but was jist
hangin round, but told him to keep
his distanco-thats the way Clarinda,
to use such fclers, I've an otion he'sin
a fix with a gal now down in Kentuck
any how | would not look at him
now for | had 5 felers sparkin me in
one weak, sins ] ben here, and anuth-
or wanted to cum but ] Civ him the
bag. Wun Of my sparks, has got 3
quarter sccshuns and a hous, is 6 foot
tall and 3 yoke oxen, and is widder-
or and wants TO marry me next weak,
but | shall waite and SC if ] cant do no
better for between youand me widder-
ers arc so qucar and talk rite up SO they
are alters fretin mc--but, howsumever
i spose they don't meme no more than
uthcr men. This country is very larg,
and SO is the men and prarys they say
is rolin, but ! don't see but they arc still
as any luther phase. Meetings is scars
hear and wheat don't fech but 2 and u
hay and potatoes they almost Civ a
way and such lots of childrun--thc un-
feln muthers feed their babys Oh pork
and potatoes on account Of the milk sick
ncss--a putty way to grow babys !
CESS you think. Now you must cum
out hear, know you will make your
lortin. Jim seq there amt but wun
gal On the hull of big prary with gol-
den hair like yourn, and she got an
offer every day for weak artor she got
hear. Now shes got husbin, farm,
and pair of twins and two yoke of
oxen, tel Mary to cum, you cant help
likin the country, and you wont have
TO keep wishin and luckin out for the
fellers as VIC ust to there in Pennsilva-
ny--out hear they arc right artcr you
before you think on it. Tell muthcr
! want her 10 come and see me as soon
as ! get TO keepin house, and she
may bring them little red socks in the
till Of her chest. When you cum, be
shure you go on the stcem botc Cheese
poke, Captyng Kilsy at Buherlo--he
most cartinly is the mostnicest man on
the lakes---Hc was so gud tn US all
almost luv him if he is marrydc man.
Civ my Inv to Jane and ask her how
she and Bill gets on and ask her if he
has popped the question yit. She may
hav him for all me can du better.---
Nancy and Jim was orful glad to see
me--she looks as if provisions is plen-
ty, and | guess it is so. Our hows is
all in wun room and such times as | du
hay in gcttin to 60 to sleap, but Nan.
cy scz ! will got over that, for she usto
to feel jist so. Only think OF bein
spanked in the room where they are
all slecpin round you, they spark all
night hear and don't wait for Sundays.
Nobody cant help likin this country.
No more from your lovin Cozin till
dcth. Sorry.