Amador weekly ledger., 1858-04-10
Costumes Correspondence.
CosuMSEs RIVER, April 7th. 1858.


suited very disastrous to this portion of the
Ker family. 1t was thus: In order to get
rid of Hank s., who was getting little
too saccharine with Mrs. Thistledown,
agreed to accompany him home, and did so.
In this | had two objects, as ! hoped that
distance would "lend enchantment to the
view" in my case with the widow So down
we went.
The day after our arrival out we sailed,
Il like that word for several reasons, one of
viii ch is, the widow is named Saiiie-Salle
Angelica bound to see the sights In pas
sing clothing store we heard high words
within, and stopping at the door, we found
they proceeded from a man who had been
swinded by an Israelitsh vender Of wearing
apparel had to have my say in, as all
the Kers will, you know SO told the in
jured individual that he was wrong to fly in
passion at mere child's play. "Child's
play !" said he, do you call paying eighteen
dollars for that moth-eaten coat mere ehild's
play" "Of course" | answered, "you
know it's only Jeio renaiity" (juvenality.)
The first word he uttered after this was
murder" which, for a wonder, brought a
policeman "a newly appointed one) down on
us in jiffy "Who is he7 demanded the
'star" man. was pointed out as the fellow,
and, without being allowed to explain, was
marched off and "chucked into chokey." l
sent for Hank 70 come and bail me out, and
he did come, with bucket for that purpose.
But the jailer told him my offence was not
bailabe, as had taken no water aboard to
his knowledge.
The next day was taken before Judge
Coon but no one except the coat-seller ap-
peared against me- He was placed on the
stand and on being told to tell what he knew
of the affair. said
"Vel shudge vos shust heve some talks
NIT man vot l sells some tiugs so sheap as
you puys him in tie eoontry."
1.-THE witness will please not trihe with
the name of the court" said the Judge
!" | no trihes nit tie coort," the witness con-
tnued, I" ish content NIT leetle profits"
i" Do that again, said the Judge" shaking
his pen at the Witness and I'll commit you
for contempt"
81 no makes te contempt expostula ted
the witness.
Take him into custody ordered the
Judge.
sh not te man vot make to difficult, |
proves him py to eOonschtobble," implored
the witness.
"Ten days on bread and water said the
Judge
And the witness was MAJ ched out OF court
and was released, after explaining that had
only been guilty of numbering the American
language. was tempted 20 add at the end
of the Judges sentence ~ eoon-cur," bnt
feared that Coon would tree the Ker il | did,
which would have been reversing the order
Of hunting. However. have learned les
son frcm my misfortune: and that is, not to
play upon words in the city, for their only
pun is the beginning of punishment.
have told the widow al! about my mishap
and nights Imprisonment She was very in
dgnant indeed at my being jugged, and sym
pathized with me as much as though didn't
love her. She enquired if my suffering was
intense; Oh, no." / answered; 'it was in
jail" The rebound of this was so great
that it knocked me over on one of the little
Thistledowns who was just in the act of inser-
ting lump of pine gum between me and the
seat of my chair. Though unseated, saved
the seat of my unmentionables The widow
flew to the rescue of her "litty lumpy sugar
candy" and as she snatched it, commenced
upbraidng me. But had learned the way to
womans heart, (they always love you af-
ter you are dead, and lay as though life
less. This had the desired effect and-I
shall not tell if she did kiss me in her effort
to resuscitate the poor dear man,
oh, lucky thought Pve an idea, sugges-
ted by that talk of mine with the widow
1t is, that the suflerings of our army, under
Col. johnson. in Utah, are not very severe,
at least they are not in tents Would il not
be well in all futnre wars for the srmy ,ot -