Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-10-09

Pcrils OF mo.tct,cr'- Biucrs.,

ED. JOURNAL. For want Of water we have bro
ken up camp on Filibuster Flat and have driven
stakes on Ferry Bar, for the time being. l am
camped on the north side of big pine log, sleep
in the open air, and have q fine view Of the COM
ct every night. Last evening fell in with lot
of old acquaintances-fn fellows-took some
thing, of course Sat down and chatted awhile,
drank again sawed Off at 'seven up and
drank had stag dance and drank played
eucre' and drank some fellow sang Yankee
DOODLE, somehow, thought there was more
doodle in it than rightly belonged to that old air,
but we drank, and in this way we passed the time
merrily until midnight. Somebody Suggested
Hoss ssstut-ter's bitters ; it being new drink to
me, hesitated at first, but, having read Rarey'
on Hoss-taming, l thought could manage any
thing from sucking colt to Caracas bull.
Well, we danced, sang. sawed Off and drank
until two or three o'clock in the morning. As
endeavored to rise from the table, noticed Bel
shazzer's weakness in my knees looked round
for the hand writing on the wall-saw nothing
legible but Hoss-stut -ters bitters' on placard
the size of ten-cen-ter leaned against the door
case and watched the man behind the counter pay
out cable, until thought saw a storm brewing,
and left Some monomanical demon, whose
ditching hallucinations exceeded anything ev-
er saw, had contracted and completed about 60
rods of ditch after sunset-most of it in the trail,
and as crooked as q dogs hind leg. It was too
crooked to walk in ; tried to jump it but lit on
the same side again. / managed to get around
it by wadng the river twice. AS looked back
at the 'cusscd' crooked thing, (the last two rods
sticking up in the air) thought If that job did
not sour on the contractors hands, l was mistaken
in the ditch owners.
Succeeded in getting to camp, slued' the ieas
around, and turned in. o, such sleep such u
dream! Thought was aid -de-camp to my old com
mander, the hero of San Jacnto, saw him throw hi
protectorate over the crumbling republic of Mex
leo, in the way of hot shot and red pepper-pods
Saw the ghost of my great grandfather leading
on to the charge heavy battalion of lancers
my animal, q noble charger of the Maltese pei
suasion, succumbed at the first fire. | got entan
gled in his gaudy head-gearng from which
could not cxtricate myself. ] raised up on m
elbow TO gaze at the battle before me; mounte
rifles, dragons and lancers were moving in ever
direction. The battle was principally on horse
back: on my left the Texas flying artillery 4
donkey with IL FOUNDER lashed on each side
was doing good executon on my right the ghos
of my Aunt Jerusha, hoopcd and crinolned, wal
going through some equestrian exercises greatly
to the admiration and astonish ment of n lot OF
ueip of bo E,,It ~ tyil
horses were scampering up the mountains, and
loaded mules were coming down. A fine span of
creamc colored mules bedizzened with red 1y-nets
and silver mounted harness, impatient for the
charge, were paving at my stomach; drove of
yearling colts were humping me in the ribs with
their heels. Prior and Lecompte laid down at
my feet, and died like good christians, without n
struggle. Just then / saw the stars and stripes
wave from the top of the cathedral; the victory
was complete. moment more and my brave
commander knelt at my side, n heavy brass band
struck up Hail to the Chief and as awoke
supposed to be deserters 1t is now ten o'clock
in the day, and I can see fireworks in every drec
tion, and hear n hundred bells, which suppose
is in honor of our glorious achievement.
In the last six years of California life have
drank consider able San Francisco bust-hcad
whiskey slap7jack brandy, earthquake gin, and
this French cure-you-saw or killyou usure--some
such name, but Hoss st-u-tt-c-r's Biters = (hic)
dear JOURNAL, gig gets me, (hic) 1t does.
feel serious, think something OF getting my
hair shingled and lecture on Temperance, (hic)
JACINTO.