The Shasta courier., 1869-09-18
SH ASIA COU RIER.
western ustoms--H0w a News aper Man
was Corralled by a Landlords laughter.

haven't dated this letter, because |
don't know where am am about nine
miles from ulesburg, at lttle settlement
on the South Platte River. At daylight
to- o-morrow | am to catch some of the finest
salmon you ever saw. They will not bite
at any other time of day. | suppose they
learned this disagreeable habit of early
breakfasting from the :. Bull Whackers, .
who navigate these plains. am stopping
at little hotel about 30 by l0 feet. The
scarcest thing in this country is lumber,
settlers having to pay ever SO many dollars
a foot for all they use, besides what they
brought in their valises. The landlord is
from Pennsylvania, and seems to be doing
Il thriving business By dint of hard talk
ing and liberal promises, got room to
myself. 1t is just large enough for the bed
and candle box set on chair upon which
| am writing this letter. It is in one end
OF the building, and separated from the
next room by bed quilt, which you must
crawl under to come in OF 90 out. But it
is my room, and after the jolting | have
had upon the Indian pony, expect to have
good nights
Was ever poor pilgrim in such fix ?
Just as had written " nights" above, and
h d sleep on the point Of my pen, heard
knocking on the floor outside the bed
quilt. "Crawl UNDER" said L.
Enter the landlords daughter, buxom
young lady about II years of age, | should
judge. She opened her rosy lips and spake
as follows:
4" Mister, don't take off your clothes to-
night when you go to bed.
"Why?"
Because | going to sleep with you"
Well, if you have no better reason than
that"
"Hush, Shet up You told par that
you would not sleep with man.
" had rather sleep with wet dog"
Well, have given up my bed to a sick
man. l have been hard at work all day,
and have to work hard all day tomorrow,
and | cant afford to set up all night That
bed is wide enough for us both | shall
stay on the back side, and if you don stay
on your side, you'd better, that's ALL
As she said this she raised from her
dress pocket an internal jack knife. such as
farmers use in trimming fruit trees, and
then let it fall back with chug [ com
pretended the situation in half moment,
and unto this maiden | quoth as follows
" Miss young lady, youI intentions may,
or may not, be honorable. l am travelling
entirely by myself. My natural protectors
are miles and miles away beyond the
boundless prairie, ignorant of the perils
which may beset their idol Thus far |
have not beer insulted by your sex am
man of few words, but they are always
emphatic | will give you up part of that
bed, and that's all | will do If you at
tempt, during the silent watches of the
hight, anything contrary to the firm deter
mination, by st. Joseph, my patron saint,
| will shoot you right through the midriff
As | concluded, laid Slocum pistol
upon the candle box. A low chuckle out
side the bed quilt gave evidence that pa
terfamlias had heard and approved the
arrangement.
My antagonist laughed, and saying.
" Mister, | reckon we understand each
other," bounced over to the backside of
the bed. There she is now, pretending
to be asleep | can't finish this letter |
can't do anything. Talk about the trials of
the earlier saints-about being broiled over
live coals-about being fayed alive-about
being broiled in OIL What was all that to
all this ?