The weekly Placer herald., 1853-06-04


merous acts of civi ity on my part and
nmal ility on hers. So NATURALLY stepped
to speak to her. She stood up TO n es ns;d
die IN unopened letters. There must
have been on the floor of that rnotn eigh-
teen thousand unopened etters The
month mail from the East would he
nothing to it. "Mr. Squibobs,'' said
Nancy, with Il sweet smile, lis you got
airy shovel?" "No, Nancy" said /;
"why do you want Il shovel?' "To clar
out desc yere letters" said she; ''de Col
iecker said nuss frow dem all away; be
don't want no such trash about him" A
thought struck me. | htstelied To my
room, seized y slop-pail, returned and
filled il with letters, opened them, read
them, and selected IA few, which strike me
as peculiarly deserving.
MOL.
My Dear Friend: presume you will
he perfectly surrounded this morning, Ms
usual, by crowd of heartless oifice-seek-
erS; therefore take this method of ad
dressing you. | thank God want no
office for myself or others. You have
known me for years, and have never
known me to do IA mean or dishnnorable
action. saw w up at Storkton the
other day, and he is very anxious that
should be appointed Inspector of Steam
boats He said that needed it, and de
served it, and that he hoped you would
give it to me; but told him was no
office-seeker-l should never ask you for
any office. He said he would write to-
you about it. Please write to- me as sDon
as you receive this, care of Parry s. Baften.
Your affectonate friend, -
P. S.-My friend John Smith, who,
you know, is a true Pierce and King man,
is anxious to get the appointment of
Weigher and Guager of Maccaroni He
is an excellent fellow, and true friend of
yours. hope, whether you can spare AN
Inspectorship for me or not, you will give
Smith chance.
NO. III.
My Dear Sir:--AIIow me to congratu
late you on your success in obtaining your
wishes. | have called twice to see you,
hut have not been able to find you in
You were kind enough to assure me, be-
fore leaving for Washington, that might
depend upon your friendship. think it
very improbable that shall he re-nonin-
ated. The Water Front Extension pro-
JTtt fittS iIot bCCll iCCtlEt'l Will lllit ldfOI
that | expected, and what with Roman
and the Wings and that d-----d Herald, |
feel very doubtful. You will oblige me
by retaining in your possession until after
the Convention the office Of --- to the
Custom House. must look about me to
command the means Of subsistence.
will see you again on this subject.
Very truly yours, -
P. S. My young friend, Mr. John
Brown, wishes to I've made Inspector of
Vernice H. He is a pure Democrat,
dyed in the wool, and, trust, in making
your appointments, you will not overlook
his claims, Brown tells me he considers
himse f almost relative of yours. His
aunt used to 90 to school with your father
She frequently writes to him, and always
speaks of you with great esteem.
NO. III.
SRI have been dimocrat of the
Jackson School thank God for twenty
years. If you sir had been erected to an
orifice by the pusilaninIOus sufferrings Of
the people as | was wonst | would have
no cam but sir you are appointed by
Pierce for whom | voted and King who
is dead as Julia's sister and eXpectorate
the office for which my friends viii ask
you sir ] am plane man and want the
orice Of Prover and faster of Brandy
and wish you to write me at the Mantle
where | sick three days and have to write
by young man or come to see me before
eleven O'Clock when generally get sick.
Yours, -
P S. My young man Mr.. Peter Stokes
request may be made inspector Of pipes.
NO. ~.
Mr. Collected H Detor
Elizur MuggIns
for dosen peaces $12
Receat payment
Mister Collected, My husban Nike
Muggins will wish me to write you no
mator for abuv if you make him lnspec-
tor in yore custom houS, he always vote
for Jackson and Scott and all the Dino
Gratis and he vote for Bugler and go for
extension the water works which | like
very much. You will much obige by
call and settel this one way or other.
ELlZUR MUGGINS.
Mike wants Mr. Timothy tlaherty who
was sergent to Prices regiment and held
Prices hoss when he rared and throwed
him to be a Inspector too hes very good
mar.
SO much for to-day. If any gentleman
melted by laudahle curiosity wishes to
peruse more of these productions, let him
proceed to Telegraph Hill, and on the
summit of the tower at the extremity OF
he starboard yard-arin, in the discharge