The Lincoln County herald., 1871-03-30
LETTER FROM POLLY GLor
IN wHIoH sHs MAKES soifD iNourRiEs
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IN WHICH sHs MAKES soifI lNourRiE,
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~ esi3 TaoY, March 81. 1871. s.
M. Editor: Il hss been With the
most nnbouaied pleasure that I have pe
rused tho.e letters smsnsting from the
pen Of that new star, Gorlia r. Green
Ia fact I doo'. know shsn I have enjoyed
my,elfs 90 much; certainly sos since the
days when [ vent chestnut hentin. aud
got stuck full Of bars. OF went to camp
meeting and took cold sleeping on the
ground. 3,ig .41vfs sss 81 i.rta.,- u
Mr.. Goslin p though not 6xsd star,
yet scintillates with the most remarkable
brilliaucy. This ia . new light. or If Il
is not, he has kept bic. light under a
bushoI--or the bed. lodeed, Sir. Edi-
tor. do you think there is no possible dan
ger Of his going up like Roman candle
and mover coming down again, unless,
perhaps, as stck2 ..f yfa
Perhaps hs 10 the "Coming Man. y
No; be 10 the GOING Maa. Somebody
says, "Ths earth waits for its King"
Can it be he? Gao such . good come
out of-Troy?
Aud then bis wit 10 80 refined II
combines the delicate tsste Of man who
has travelled through oil the kitchen
gardens and baruyards Of Christendom,
with the elegance Of . Gulliver or Field
log; and bis adventures. too, are 90 start.
ling. For instance, his reucountre with
the cond lctor. Positively, Mr.. Editor,
| couldu't lay the paper down till got
to the end Of it; aud wheu I csmo tu
where the Conductor asks him where he
is going, 1 thought perhaps his .usws'
would be, "Goiug to catch the measels, y
(ths fashion here At present, l may add
10 psrenthesi.), bat when he said "Goiug
crazy" 1 declare ( was so excited th.,
my hair pins all rose riyh, out OF my
head, and my neck has been slightly
elongated ever since. ,era
s! Now, Mr.. Editor, there ave . few qass.
tious l would like to have put to Mr..
Goslin p. (By the way, wonder il
his n0ter familias ever considered tha,
he might out grow his name And the
p. ! what can the p. be for? have
thought Of Persimmou, aud Pepper grass.
and Philopsns, aud r.. O., and 1T last
wondered il it was not Peregrinator.
Yon know sometimes ones nsmss fore.
shadow ones lives and occupation, and 50
with bis. Peregrinator Green, or Green
Peregriuator, 40 one is slmos. tempted to
say | am cuyious to know ho,o Jar
Ar. Green intends travelling. FROM the
strength Of bis long introductory through
the paper of bis 6oanoiai arrangements,
the emptying Of the editorial treasury.
the Aags Of the little boys and the cheers
Of the old men aud women, should sup.
p So he was going Is far ss Captain Cook,
or at least % far % Sir John Franklin
though | believe Sir John kept on till he
got to Heaven. 3a6 r.st
Mr.. Green'h has svinced his powers of
calculation ia his remarks on the length
of 81. Charles. Now. 1should like to
put this question to him: If Il takss
him two weeks to go FROM Troy to 81
Charles, how loug will it take him to 70
round the world aud come back to Troy
BY the Auburn road? Ispecify the road,
bsvauss, If he goes through tho.e thunder
and lightning towns, Auburn and Prair
ieville, il will take him considerable
longer. II be lives that long, which I
thiUk doublfai ss his rate of travel, l
suppose he could return on the 81. Louis
End Ksokuk rsilrosd. but I fear I should
not BE- here to welcome him myself, for
nons Of my ancestors lived to 10 ovss ITO.
an much intsrsytsd 10 Mr.. Gosiio r ,
and I cant help feeling sorry for him.
that he should haze 70, 60 through the
world labelled. % be 10 ;7it must BE-. 80
very embarrassing, and then. suppose it
should strife through | I am sure l
wish him oil the luck 10 the world, and |
hope rhe woot do like the girl who vent
to london 70 see hsr sister and stvppsd
ss,hs Arst9hoase she esms to aud said.
"Is Jane =" Nov when he gets to
Washington | hope be won't stop st the
drst house and ssy, Is Grant in?"
However, l suppose Mr. Grant will
know hs is conipx and will have oil the
bell: tollsd sed ~ ambulance to NEE.
him. Iwo"dsr yos deu't yet Mr.. Greens
likeness and mat Il nm ovaP his lstta,s