Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1870-11-22
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M deer Old Simon 81 lake my pen
M hand to drap yu a few lynes to inform yu
that we are al! most DISTRACTED, and hope these
y ynes may dndeyu injoyin' the same blessin'.
Sence We got your fust lettir, which was ritten
from the sitty of Stanton. about Kurnel Bald
lns farr, we have been veri oneasi about the
poke OF simmons and the lekshun. When yu
toid Us that yu dldunt put the simmons in the
iarr We wur afecrd sumbody would get hold on
them and trade EN- off to Arun sSh,veler's
men FUR votes-and then what would the chill
dres do fur sumthin to snack on twixt meals
this winter; aud Ike, he was afeerd ~ would
go neer the kars and let the .ralrode run over
yu ~, Simon so long at the ,farr T. Now
deer sDlr Socks, don't let your old scotch irish
presbyterian blood bile too high agiu Mr. Jno.
Harrls and In favor of Mr.aRunnels. or yu mite
hev to take sum Nv Runneis pills In order to
glt your blood down to healthy temperature
l have BIN SO busy sence -yu have bin away
that could not rite sooner the baby has bin
sutferln' with pains in the stummick, Ike
sstumped his big toe-naIe off, 3 Bill has stone
bruse, and lost mi specks ',Truble never
Gums single handed, as sumbody says. Pleese
90 cum home soon, or we will all go crazy =
The wust muse cum last Ole Scroegins. down
at the saugh mill, says Jon Harris is lected,
and that everybody who voatEa agin hun has
got to go to Salt l.aik sitty, or Salt river, or
anywhere up there, and your deer Mrs Socks
and all he childres have. been ordered to re-
port tosCapt Sturrups or Mr.. Rubin Hill, who
are to be the managers on the boat under kom-
mand Of Mr. Runnels Now. mi deer old
Socks. do cum home immegiately. | don't
kno what to think OF your s,ayin so long -
Some of the MAJORS think that w and Arun
Shovlur and sum more Of the prominent poll
tlsherners and lickshunneerers have got on
spree and may be got kilt while huntin' evil
dencs agin Jon Harris. I've just heerd that a
man has bin kilt in Staunton and kno it wus
yu. | have oftin red Of Icckshun riots, and
KNOWN how DARN and brave YIN ar, kno pint
blank that yu ar the man that wur kilt In
Stanton IF wi ar livin, pleese cum home az
onct, as the boat is goin to start very soon, and
the baby blood is impure and he has got the
kollc. Now, please don't VI 90 off to the leg
isa ure till yn cum home fu>t-yu and Capt.
Sturrups mite waite till Jon Harris gifts back
frum Kongris and then yu and him and Arun
can have anutheI big time leckshuuneerin.
would like to have seen the ballune. but yu
must not thro your ole hat away until you go
to the Legislator, and thengyu kin git anew
beever, and i! give the ole one to Ike. told
Ike this morning. heashoud have yure old hat
when papa went to the Legislature 4 am mitey
sorry the muse is 80 onfayorabe to our goin to
ole Angnsty. had HE hopes of going 10 ole
Augusly to live once more, aud sendln Ike to
he free scue. Hopin to see yu comm home
very sumo, will bring this letter to a klose. $40,
sTo1s xg99 lures til deth, 81 baHoi Iiisg-u gu
i ffs9lr .hof,el - aet boeap0TT.V SOCKS .,