Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1859-08-13
LErrUR FROM OLE PINT.


To the Edifers Of fs Inquirer
Ny frens has never bin in he habit o.
Tiun much no how, and never has nit for a
nusepapar. But now for the fust time in al
ny born days, has travelled more than a hun
dud miles from ny ole place necr Richmu1
and ! is seen sieh sites as Ikuo mus interes
I yore reeders, or az lees slch Of en- as Amt sene
no more ;haB I has, which is not many, / an
shuTe. Well, now TO the pint. Here gose In
The fust place. That il 20 say. (BTr olv IFS
orfui hard TO start with this here lsttur.) BIT
III try agin. Vel, Mr.. Eiters, a. I has les
SD, ! arr0ye al Ole Pint, whar ] is low, this
eyenin in the stemebote GLEN Cloves. We
had a NIFTY fine trip down the TivuT. The Cap'n
was very kline In printing out 20 me an The sites
as we cum along; the meies / Ct Nsas very good,
and the whisky the regular ole mountin due.
On the hole, the trip was very piesunt, excep-
tin wonce when / was oTful skeered. I seed
the smoke a hyin out fum The sides Of the bote,
and my stars, ses ], the bote is a fire. Anuther
old lady happined 70 be a standin by me. She
gin wone look, wone screen, woae Jump, and
cum as nigh gvine oYerboarboard as she did
10 dyin with convglshuns. The ladies ia the
salune ruined ont and holered.
The Cap'n cum a jumpin down from some
whar up stares. The deck hans, as they call
en-, looked every way "for Sunday. - and no
body knowed nothing tell ! cotched nv brelh
sufficient TO tel what uas the matter-and
then ! couldn't talk, ! was so choaked with
skeer, but I pinted 10 the smoke cumin out OF
he side Of the bote, and them pinted agin 10
the ole oman. The Cap'n busted out in a
hors-lar, and had the ole Omau's nose rubbed
with sun sort Of iniment which soon fotch her
too. And what YOU spose I did. By gouv,
/ sneeked like a eg-suckin dog, and swore II
ever ] hollered fire agin tell ] seed the blaze,
mite be drowned fore ] got @ Ole Pint. j
wusn't sene, up stares, on dek, as they call H..
am rrn~a cell D hna~H HHn =~hHraHm 30 L. . ~
Ole Pint, whar / now is and ] don't think
many foxes here knose about IL but now and
then I ken zee a Teller what cum down in the
same bote, looking towlrds me and te.lin sum
thin 70 a grupe, and when he gifts through they
all looks at me and busts into a 0ors-lsTE That
young man had better be pertikuler.
We, as / was gwine on to say, after / got
here, lrode rite up 10 the big hotel, the HI
geeur, hey calls IL, and arter handing ny pc
ierse 20 tie young man IN the orhce, seq ], sir,
! ar nifty dry and shooc like to hav a drink Of
your giuuin ole mouH.in due. was then
showed 10 the bar, which the orhce wus not.
and thar ! loobrkated the iin's Of ny wInpipe
70 The intire satisfaction Of myself an nobody
else you kno hadn't no.hin 70 DO with g. but
ny ole oman, who, thang Cord, were not
presuut.
AFTER that dram / sarntered aroun, took a
wash IN the bath-house, cum out and hkkered
agln. Then l went 10 the ordce d0re and sot
down thar onthe bensh, when the vung man be-
hIne countur cum out and entered into CONVEX
sacion- foun him very agreubble ard perIite.
and kline, an all that; a. feelina leeile hysper-
tied, ] invited him 10 inc me in a drop Of ole
nountin due, an be smiled, and how'd, andsaid
be wood but ! must Jien him, considein az ]
bad jes cum 70 tie Pint, and an that, which
very agreubble. So we went TO the bar,
and saws the yung man, " What will you take,
Butthsr be stopped. 1Jimmvson ,
s my name,1 SAYS l. whats vcurn, nv
friend ~ Says be, /" lam Mr.. Segur. sir-Bif. ,
Ion Segur." Istepd bak, looked al him agin,
md coteh.him BY both hans he's 50 much like
Die Joe, who hav not yet sene. Him an ne
arved in The House Of Delights toge her twenty !
ago. Wei, Mr.. Jon Segur and ne took I
drink; be drinkin clauut and I suI Z
tickin 10 tie old mountain due. O
It's now mere mite. hav bin here bout fore ]
.ours-had three drinks, one har,h, an a good =
have. Crate preperacions is maxim for a Z
ansy ball ~to-nite, line tole. What sort of ball =
bat IS, I don't Exactly cnderstsn. But Won Z
be shure III be thar. Pm gwine in, an, :
{ The gals amt nifty peert, III cut the pigin ,
ing very much 70 thar astcnishment, as wei q
g The amusement Of thare dandyfde bose. IF 7
stay here tel J feel like ritin agin. I'll fernish q
on a description Of The fansy ban. In the q
ene time, Pm yore frsn,
JEEMS JIMMYSON.
p. S.-Al the gret foxes I has vet sene here Al
Mr.. J. ID. B. DeBeau and HoH. Dudley Man. s,