Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-01-24
Smith Heard frOna Again.

Mr.. Estill-Dear Sur:--I am under five hun
dred obblygasions to Mr.. Ioxworth, the talented
landlord of the Ohio House at Millersburg, and to
the Mistress landlord, who understands hur biz
ness to perfection, !or the kindness shown to me
and my wife when we was at their House gitten
married. The livin was good and the bill reason
abal. was very glad to see so many of my old
friends at the wcddih. Y gu took the responsi-
bility of asken Mr.. Spcigel and I am very glad
yon dun it. lam informed that he is u dealer in
wheat, corn, rye and such like vegetables. He is
a >ae clever, hole soled, jolly fellow but he is a
powerful eater. Tom Railf aint quite so full of
the devil as he was when he kept grocery in Bcr.
lin. The people all told me Tom was first,rate
Treasurer. | thot he wood be--I bet he'll take
care of the dimes. The good storys Judge Saun-
ders told, and the jolly laifen of Sheriff French
put me in mind OF old times. Louis Meyers is as
full of fun as evcr-ant him and Cohn terrible on
logger and swtzer chcesel was sorry Col. Joss
wascnt there. General Ankcny was q very good
hand at The wedden, he aident eat much nor tel
many yarns, nor nothin of that Sort but he kissed
the bride butifully. hereby send my lov to all
that was at the weddin pertckulary to Squire
Robert Justice, who married us in the best stilc,
on the shortest possibcl notice.
Ancr leaven Millersburg We had a pleasant
trip ali the way along to here. Nothin pcrticler
happened on the road My dear Jane had a great
many questions to ask about what we seen along
the road She was never befour far away from
home, and she had no ide the world was half so
big as it is. When l went to School to you on
Yullcr Creek didcnt think the world was more
ncr half so big as Ohio is.
When We come to this town VIC stopped at the
National Hotel. We got in in the evening and
put our Mains on the Register and sought round
readn newspapers and lookin out of the winders
to see the sites. and talken ov talk and such
like all evening In the mornin | went out into
the reception room and there about fifty fellcrs
crowdin each other to read somethin what was on
the wall | thot another State had sescshcd, but
l axcd the landlord what was up, and he said my
last letter had Just been received and framed and
they was all crowdn up to read it. They have
been cutten all my letters out Of the Farmer and
framcn them for the public eye to read While |
was talken to the landlord n little nigger come ur
to him with his hat under his arm, and
asked if Mister Smith was in the house. The
landlord said was that distinguished and homer.
abel gentleman, and the little darkey handed me a
letter which Iopencl and found to read as follows
January 18th, 1861.
A. Lincoln gives his respects to Mr.. Jonathan
. ia l., IL
have the pleasure of their company at his resi-
dence, at ID o'clock.
| went wright in to Jane and told her to cit or
her weddin ixcns immediately, or sooner, and We
wood go up and see the President We soon got
our store close on and went up to the Presidents
house, where we was nicely reseaved. Honest
old Abe told Jane to sit down in the rockin chair
and | took big arm chair. Mrs honest old Abe
was not at home There was ten or clever
young Linkins runnin round with durty faces and
frzzly heads, and believe Jane nursed and kissed
every one of them-she is great Republican AZ
thinks power Of old Abe. Me and Abe talked
about great many things lie said he was very
sorry had left his party, and if wood iist jinC
the party agin and be sound on the goose he woot
Civ ne the Post Office at Linden. told him
diGent want the office for | Good make more
keepen School and huntin, He said he wood give
me any Office IN the State, but l told him tha
Missouri wood porbably sesesh and then he
woodent have much to say in that quarter of on
CRATE morel vinyerd.
Old Abe is n clever old fclcr but he is not han
sum to any aarmin degree. In personal appear
ance he looks good site like very good oil
sitzen Of Homes County. naimed Samuel Buch
anNn, what livs in Prairie township. He ha
longer legs ner what Mr.. Samuel Buchanan has
and his head looks more like n hucklebury bus
in halestorm ner his does. Old Abes spike tai
cote goes down towards tcrrafrma to n degree
greater extent and the eXtremties point out bette
ner does those Of Mr.. Buchanan's. Old Abe
purity sluveny; he had plug Of dogleg tobacke
in each vest pocket, and he KEEP taken pourfi
! chaws off of one of them. TIc reached the othC
one to me and said he KEEP that for the ackomoda
shen of his vsiters. He had bari Of good ne
kom whisky that me and him inspected purt
literally. He give me a old rail and the mawl h
split it with and told me to not let Missouri sesesl
The time come for us to leve, | shook old Abe
hand and told him he was n brick and he lafte
and said wood du to tie to- Jane took the raj
on her showlder and took the mawl and We bi