Weekly Trinity journal., 1860-07-14
Patriotic Letter from " JacinfO."
FUCKER Cry, July 6, 1860.

FUCKER Cry, July E, 1860.
FRIEND GoRpoN II should have written last
week. but the candid fact is l am " out and IN
iured" no little physically, the effect of the {th,
but nv friends may rest assured that so far as
character is concerned that it's all right yet Tor
I was up to Antoine ranch today, and notice
his dog still barks at me rs usual.
On the morning Of the 4th, at the sound oil
distant July thunder, hurriedly scraped my
profile with dull razor and crawlcd into bran
new shirt-white at that. 1t looked really cap
tivatiug | FASTENED down to Douglas CITY, ana
could not help thinking all the way that what
was wanting in good looks on my part would be
overbalanced in shirt, promising myself Ii IL
were possible, to keep sober. But the tates hau
ordered it otherwise. Thoroughly knowing, rs
supposed the shooting distance OF Trinity river
whisky, | managed to keep out OF range and to
dodge the shots pretty we'll until evening, when
an unseen battery must have opened on us with
grape for saw goodly number of my friends
as badly off as myself
Talk about patriotism it just takes our FHnl-
ty boys to get it up, and think there was not
man in the entire assemblage but what did ieel
patriotic. | suppose it is u good deal Ike expo
riencng religion il operates different on dticr-
ent individuals but to swallow five or six bran
DIV cocktails at intervals OF fifteen minutes, light
your pipe, lay down on your back aud so one
eve on the stars and stripes as they swell III the
breeze and every time you draw your breath 10
feel the smoothe quarters glide out OF your trow'
ser's pocket-them's the ieclins, you bet. No
unto the man who dared to avow disunlon santI-
ments that day There's no danger OF dlsso0-
ton of this Union while we have 4th once
wear. and should things look squally, just have
4th every week, To see the boys enioy them
selves was decidedly rich. There was Democrats,
Republicans, Know Nothings and those who know
it all, happy as coons, and not whisper about
politics the whole day. 1t reminded me OF That
good time coming when the lions aud lambs shall
tumble down in the same heap, and the little
child shall play on the hole in the whisky barrel.
II is all CANNON for man to tell me because
there has been few disunion speeches made,
even in Congress, that this mighty old Republic
is in any danger. One might as we'll try to rca-
son me into the belief that the Kcntuokians are
descendants OF David, because few Of them arc
good at throwing stones or, that Digger In
dian is descendant of Nebuchadnezzar, because
he eats grass.
The grafton of W. A. Nunualy, on the lth, il
spoken Of as highly creditable. | hear it was his
first effort, aud that it will BE- published in
next weeks JoUHNAL. Read il, every
body when, Ia the course Of human events'
was done up exceedingly we'll, and the reader
seemed entirely free from embarrassment, which
some seemed to fear My acquantances speak
n high terms Of the boys.
The next novel-Chapter lst.--As the gorgeous
glory of lth of July setting sun was fast fading
into twilight, lone wanderer might have been
seen crossing the bridge that spans the mild aud
placid waters lin n horn) OF old Trinity, with u
head throbbng like sore thumb and whose
haggard and care-worn face, matted hair and
damaged shirt bespoke too plainly that no had
been indulging rather freely in "rot gnt" whs-
ky. Over taxed nature seemed TO require rest,
aud he bent himself down beneath the inviting
boughs of sturdy oak. | approached him
"rell me, lone wanderer, hast the partner OF thy
bosom been torn from thee? Hast thy last kth
and kin been saiu in battle or hast thou lost thy
last quarter at monte? tell ma thy wants that
may hasten TO give relief" He raised those
glazed eyes slowly and fastened them upon me,
then heaving deep sigh, he answered in sepul-
chral tones Want to vomit!'" Conclusion
AS the waters have failed | intend to anus,
myself by splitting about 5000 rails, If | don't
fall through that " old Tom" barrel aud break
my neck. A fellow might be President some
day who knows? Anyhow its we'll enough to
have the rails on hand,
When n voter goes over 10 the Republicans
down here, they call it going to Abrams bosom.
IIurrah for the " Bar STangled Spanker"
Long may she wave, II not longer
Patriotically,
JAmNro.