The Shasta courier., 1853-11-26
Letter from, lIatildy.

BULL TowN, Nov II, 1853.
Mr.. EDlToR.-Your paper come to hand and
Pm obleeged to you for setting me down ON the
subscription list.
Well, / spose your kinder anxious to hear
from me, as didn't rite last week But first
do tell what has become of Mr.. Snooks; his sto-
ry just got to be interestin' like, and he stops
tellin it, If its the ,Sauire whot rit it, why
don't he finish ,hs storyl But forgot his ben
away.
Well. our copy, ration to Bull Town is " 60
in on it, as they say. What do you think-we
are goin to have new streets Bym-by folk will
get lost tryn to find their way up country One
enterprisin man has put brij one way. and
| another has put one another way, to intce peo-
pie to come by their stores. Well, It does beet
Pike, this town does.
Bat for the news. You must knsw that we
have had great Party at Red Bluffs, to Mr..
Reeds Hotel. 1t aint & tavern no ,nore for
seed Reeds Hotel painted over the door,
AS dsa4't hardly knew how to describe ball,
| looked over some OF the back numbers of the
Courier to see how you did it; SO I'll describe
ours that way, as you must be rite.
One of the most agreeable reunions of the
season took place at Mr.. Reeds Hotel, at Red
Bluffs, on Toesday evening last. The Host and
Hostess We're untiring in their efforts to make
their guests pass happy and social evening,
and l may add, were quite successful. Among
the many ladies who graced the occasion, we
noticed Mrs. t., late from Pike county, dressed
in splendid calico, cut in the last French style.
Mrs W. from Arkansas, in a handsome ging-
ham: Mrs.A., from across the Plains, in lively
de lane dress Mrs = from Thomases creek,
looking as charming usual; Mrs. B. and her
accomplished ughters; Miss W. Misses J.
Mr. X. and Lady; Mrs. d. Mrs p, Mrs. T., and
great many others We also noticed several
professional gentleman from the neighboring
towns. All the gay gallants of the town were
present We regret that Ms. -, from the =
House, couldn't cone, as she was sick with the
meascls also several ladies from some distance
couldn't come.
But oh. MIR. Editor, the Squire didn't come
| aeas disappointed; but my hopes is crushed in
|
| real live Judge" to the party--and such fine
dansin well, you orter been there. There was
| a geatlem did dance so! 1t beet the caravan
man, who was round just before we come from
| Pike. | was a kinder bashful at first but got
| over it, and when got to dansin didn't mind
And then, we had such splendid SUPPER and
would you believe it, t2at there Baker, instead
of sepdin me the gingerbread heart you told him
to, sent it to the ball. and when supper was
ready, there it was rite in the middle of the
table! Well, l never did feel so kinder ali over
afore, bnt set still, and pretty soon the folk a
seed it, and one said " whose Matildy 2" and
another said she lived at TeHamy l never
looked up, and so byme-by some OF them broke
it up and devided it. l got pease and put it
in my hapkerchef, and lie keep it to remember
you by. Well, we had good time, and two
fiddles and the gentlemen come for the ladies
in buggy; was some disappointed. as the
| one expected didn't co2ne for me, nor go home
with me; but got to dance with him. 1t was
near to two o'clock when got home, and aint
got over it yet, so you must expect no more at
this time from Yours truly,
MATILDA.
IS. If aint described the ball rite, you
must just fix it up. and lie do as mach for you
some time. forgot to say there was power
oil people lookin in the windows. M.