The Placer herald., 1862-11-22
LINCOLN CORRESPONDENTS.
LtNKEN 18th Nov 1862.

LfNKEN 18th Nov 1862.
Mister Edetoy:-Pm scart-and III tell yer
how it all cum about-Ive just aroiy across
the plains from old Pike county Missur-
Missere we call now. Having right smart
pair of horses and wagon you see | swap
ped 'em for right pert garden spot down
we're. and reckoned we-thats Betsyan the
children and me--woud squat and kind of
take it snug as possom in pine tree.
Well one Saturday night arter Betsyan
and me had turned in and war talking OF
old Missere and reckened that now we
mought get snooze of nites-wen all on
su den slam'bang goes sonthing
Good Lordy says betsyan thars them
Hes-no those spectacle Jarmius agn gist
to when we thot we war rid on em-l war
out of bed in a jify and peepin thru the
cracks to Sc what war goin on Slam Bang
went it agn-betsyan she schreached the
children set up acatawain and for while j
had time on it, AFTER a vile got sub.
dued and fndn we war all safe opened the
door kinder kereful like. Slam bang went
it agin-i shut that door quietly but firmly.
the children snckered out agn-Betsy an
she kivered her he'd up in the cloths and i
well opened the door and squinted toards
town and reckened it warent me they war
arter. So hidden EN- keep quite tramped-
skirted aroun got the skse house twixt me
seed foxes in the street-thort they war
shuteing Mills house. crawed up closer
GOT behind the Kars-seed EN- further down
the street shuteing at Honeycutt's--seed
seed foxes walkin round as usual. Kalka-
lated war mistook-hid the old gun and
legged it over as bold as you pleas got clar
up-nobody axed any questions-seed a
chap stretch out long poker red hot on
one end and touch somlhin--slam bang
went it agin--farly riz my har up--seed
sum men run up--thot SOMEBODY war hurt
badly scart--run up loo--seed roy--you no
him--felt better--axed him who war hurt
sed the Backs-didnt take-axed agin-
sed the Black Repubs-and that this war
Democratic thunder--for New York and
New Jarsey--felt good-like huroring-
didn't tho--made tracks for HON to tell
Betsyan the good nues--herd chap on the
the street say it ort to be pressed and ginel
raj rite ort to took up every man of Elm and
put them in some island below al,cashin he
cald it. Another chap he said it was dis
gustin and everv body should be forced to
take the oalh--any that didn't war traytor
md ort to have ball of chain on his leg
and sent below--arter that the chaps went
in JOS and took somthin in a glass--thort
it war the OATH got the old gun and made
tracks for hum Betsyan sed she war afraid
on it--gnerel rite mought send me and her
to that island-war then would be the chill;
dren- Betsyans quite skerry ever sinse the
Jarmins cum to our old HON in pike and
thing we he'd and sed ole abe he'd to pay for
em-he didn't tho--fet onesy--reckoned
ide AK advice--glad wen day broke--went
over to neighbor roy-he warent up--l
cum back-looked round the Hen roost--
found all rie--felt bet,ei--seed roy-sed
he didn't no-that the Blacks would do any
thing the dar--that gnerel rite was only a
tue-sent to see how far they dar 90 in cal
ifornia--and some fine morn he'd wake up
and find his rites all rong--i larfed couldn't
help t--felt Serious tho--he sed better AK
you. Mister edetor tell Teller if yur think
me and betsyan are in danger-i war born
ed in old pike lived thar nigh on to 35 years
never noed any other country than ameri
ky-never want to no any other-help fife
for the stars Il stripes in mexico-never
axed any other rite than TO think and to
act like an onest mani to woik-to love
betsyan and the children kards and whiskey
do you think that feeling good over that
Democratic thunder will send me and betsy
an 10 the island
yours in great trouble
PIKE.
N. B Betsyan wanted me to tell you
about the time these tarnal Jarmens came
to see us but told her not now another time
if it suited you. PIKE.
CAUSE OF THE INDIAN OUTBREAK IN MIN
NEsorA.-It is the old story AS old as the
time when the white man first came in con
tact with the red. The white man has been
continually pushing the red ''bro'her" to the
far end of the log" At a 'relief meeting