The Lincoln County herald., 1871-04-13

been 70 the niger concern, but Jerry
says II 10 regularly o6csrsd end that the
cashier ID related 10 somc way 10 the auc.
tioueer he don't know exactly how, bu:
is aure he belongs to the Funk family.
The Herald Of the 30th reached me
JUST % this letter wss ready for the mail
aud can't let it go without thanking my
little old wash woman, Polly Glot for
her profuse compliments. Polly has
evidently made soft soap . study, aud to
some purpose. She uses IL freely, 90
much 90 % 10 have washed entirely out
of existence three Of my pocket haudker-
chiefs aud two pairs Of socks In one week.
Polly is troubled about my name she
doesn't sesm.to admire it, for I once dc.
tected her endeavoriug to remove 1t from
my shirts with concentrated lye. She's
got q grown boy, and you can draw your
own conclusions. But forgive her now.
How could I harbor malice towards one
who 80 intently edmires me ? Polly 10 q
pious soul and ready with sacred quo
tation to suit any emergency. remem
Der hearing her say once that we could
take none Of our worldly goods with US
when we went to tho other side Of Jordan,
and to establish her position she said
solemnly, "strip to enter into the strdight
gate" Certainly Polly has done her
share towards preparing me for the en-
trance, by steady and systematic deduc.
ton tf my wardrobe. "Perhaps he is
the coming man |" Not coming for you,
Polly, nary bit Of it; I'm engaged.
Polly wants to put a few questions to me,
and as brevity is the soul Of wit, she
SINNERS these few down to one. This
ignorance Of tho science Of numbers ao-
counts for her inability to calculate when
I will be back, and for her justification
in figuring up wash bills, too, which was
generally after this fashion !: She took
twelve pices to wash, returned nine, and
charged for fifteen. must give her
credit for honesty, though, and liberality,
: too, for when her attention was called tc
the discrepancy she was ready 10 correct
errors and would say "there was thres
pieces short Of . dozen, her charge wal
, six bits dozen, so We will knock of the
three and call it = Dozen" l can't say
Polly, when I will be back, but you may
expect me before your boy can possibly
wear out oil my missing clothes. Polly
being q little woman (ouly four feet
three) can't be expected (, enter readily
+ into largo calculations. ......-
The good soul wonders il my light hal
been hid under bushel, or the bed
!, !, Does she think one bushel would hold Il
all? We don't put lights under the bed
Polly; oh, no, that's the place for boot
a jacks, slippers and things. The subjec
Of lights 1 think has occupied her mint
. to some extent for she told me she had kep
"a light IN the window" during her entir'
widovhood, as . sort Of silent invitation
to marrying men, in obedience to tAa
! passage which says, "Let your light 81
, shine tha. men seeing We are good worker
may run after us." -e
! I make no apology for tho length o
this letter, but am not likely to in6ict 20,
with any more. ss have had proposition
from another paper. Having esta ablisho'
4 reputation I am now in tho market, ul
I to hshighest bidder. . '''
, Love to Polly. stll @s.""
Yours, .s....
....t .e.I GOSLIN p. GREEN.