The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-10-05


I hAvcaT dated tA.s letter becansc
I doug kn0w where Agn. / AZ
about uiae milct from JllesbaFg, * \
aiile settlement % tie S5sia I
Platte river. Ai Day light to-mor
T0w AN 70 catch sone d tiia fusa /
salmon y8u ever Saw They wiz I
nos asie a anr other llmc & tie daY /.
! ssE1ose ties lesrned this disagree
able HABIT n carly breakf4s,ing IRON. /
the BgH Whackert" who navigate
thosc plains ! ash stopping at a liz
ilo hotel about thirty by tea feet
Tie searoes, dang 10 this country il
Lumber, settlers having 10 pay ever
- mAny dollars 8 foot for what they
ast, beti9es shat they brought ~.
their YAlises. The landlord j. from
Pennsylvania. and seems 10 be doing
= ,lnylng basiness By dint Of
hard talking and liberal promises ]
got . room 10 myself IL il just large
enough foT the bed and candIe-boK
SET 90 a chair, upon which am
writing this letter. 1t Is IN one end
a the building. and separated from
the next roons BY bed quilt, which
you must crawl under % come in CT
get ont. Blu, IL il my room, and az
ter the iolting | have had upon the
Indian pony. expect to have a good
nights 49,
Was ever a poor Pilgrim IN such
a fxf Jnst as ! had written
'night'Gn above aud had sleep on
the point Of my pen, heard a
knocking on tho floor outside the
bed quilt.
Crawl under" said /.
Eater the landlords daughter, a
buxom young lady, about seventeen
years Of age, | should judge. She
opened her rosy lips aud spake as
follows;
Mister don't take off your clothes
tonight when you 20 TO bed.
Whyf"
/" Because am going to sleep with
you
well, IL you have DO better rea-
con than that"
"Hush Shut upl You told pa
you would not sleep with man"
"Ihsd rather sleep with wet
dog"
"Well, ! have given up my bed to
sick man. ! have been hard at
work all day and have 10 work all
day tomorrow, and | cannot afford
to set up all night. The bed is wide
enough for US both. ! shall stay on
n y side, and il you don't 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 trim
ming fruit trees, and then let il fall
with ohug l comprehended the
situation, in half moment, and NJ
TO this maiden quoth as follows:
miss, young lady, your atten-
lions may, or may not be honorable
] am travelling entirely by myself
Ny natural protectors are niles
away beyond this boundless prairie,
ignorant Of the pcrile that may leset
their idol, Thus far have not been
insulicd by your sex. | am man
Of few words, but they are always
emphatic. / will give YOU part Of
that bed, and that's all | will d.
II you attempt during the silent
watches Of the night, anything con-
trary to this firm determination, by
st. Joseph, my patron saint viii
shoot You right through the midriff. "
As | concluded, ! laid Sloeum
pistol upon the candle-box. a low
chuckle outside the bedquilt gave ey-
idencc that her father had heard and
approved the arrangeme
My antagonist laughed and saying
Mister, | think we understand
each other" bounced over to the
back side Of the bed. There she is
pretending to be asleep. | can't
finish this letter. can't do any
thing. Talk about the trials Of the
earlier saints--abont being hayed
alive--about being boiled in OIL
What was all that to this louis