Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1868-01-04
Nostaw, Esq.

EDITOR STANDARD: Have you seen
the little thumb paper, known through
the length and breadth Of tue town Of
Olympia, as the
DAILY TRIBUNE:
I was fortunate enough to get sight Of
copy, OH the last day of the last year. I
was just on the eve Of investing a ten cent
piece. (seeing no one around,) in an srti-
Gle that is supposed to be better hera than
at Port TownsendC) when this whiting
Of Weakly, of the same name. was
thrust under my nose, with the remark.
'ten cents sir" My first imlr. 'ss;on wcs
Il at the Young man thought wanted 10
light my pipe, and told him l always
used matches. WAS soon convinced Of
my err r, by seeing the thing opened.
The whole looked about the size OF the
telegram from the H m. VIM, McT,anc TO
a Mr.. Stearns, Auditor of Lewis county.
requesting the aforesaid Stcarns, not to is
sue certificate of elections to one James
Long Tor short) mirr, I don't remember
which, Which TO any en'iole man, would
seem to b. prima facie evidence. that this
aforesaid Ltngmirr wds entitled 10 soma
consideration in tho certificate business.
But enough of this. /" invested" in this
thumb paper. and thereby declared myself
the excruciating pleasure of being poisoned
with n gin Of tarantilla juic,. and with my
prz rushed furiously to my quarters, fol-
lowed BY about half d zen persons.
first floor over the grocery store,) and ca.
gerly Sam d this young bantiing for pub.
lie favor. My eye naturally rested on a
press of mater in the third column. |
read it Trough under tho impression that
it alluded to q contest case in the ancient
and honorable order of u. F. Of F. U.
My friend Smith, who SIT by me, request
ed mo 10 read the article over again, which
l did. had MT proceeded far before
Smith observed that that Wa not ProscA
litcratur,, although it did sound q little
loud; this being the case. the question nat.
urally arose; wat --- son OF -
Mars did write ii 4? pending the question
the honse took q drink Returning 10
the charge. Smith ard Blown both insist.
ed. that the author OF the article und,r
con sidcration. must be an attorney for fhe
Hon. Wm. NJ Lane, and that tho whole
matter assi have bs~n under advisemeat
s;ncs fAe the la day cf yrse last. re-
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