The Placer herald., 1871-10-14

| HChC-S"CCt PoulcI-piSeou VI my Suoiuho J
pilgrimage-mild-eyed dove of the billov.
foothills! thou desirest to come over and
right off at Hymen's shrine, acquire th'
right of forever reposing that queenly littl'
head of thine-that head adorned with ring
lets Of such wondrous, ripping gloss as neve
queen could boast--that head thou desires
to repose upon the bosom of thine ever-con
slant Weelyum? Bless you, sweet child
bless you, my golden-hearted Fanny You
treasured assurance is steel to my nerves
an elixir potent to send the hot blood of lf
coursing through my veins Railways Read.
Relief to my bruised and bleeding heart
And thou desirest to come over? Oh
joy! will paint for thee our happy bom'
and the beauties of this delightful land.
This land, dearest, is clothed with such al
afluence of the picturesque that, from th'
plentfulness of rocks coming under this head
there is no space for such tame and unsightly
objects as trees, shrubs and grass-all all i
rocks, crags, sand and sublimity. Nor is
our landscape unenlvened by featherec
songsters--those animated fowers-thost
vocal perfumes, created by the good Being
to ornament by their presence and cheer by
their melody-No, dearest, this delightful
land abounds in ravens, bats, and buzzards.
Oh, heavenly land, can (?) ever leave
thee }? And when the task of the day is
ended, with the taper fingers of my Fanny
lightly pressing my arm, we will stroll at
our ease through the village, and on no day
fail to be rewarded by seeing man shot or
cut to ritands-Oh, inspiring sight ? Then
the waters of this sweet land-our sparkling
wcterH are not the insipid slops known to
you, but every glittering drop is highly
charged Will arsenic. copper, cobalt, Fide
Ross Browne and v..her delicious and re-
freshing wonders from beautiful Natures
store-house of good and perfect gifts. For
companions thou shalt have the dark-eyed
daughters of the desert, and of them sis.t ,.t
catch the rudmcnts of insect-ology-of them
learn the high-hung steps of the seductive
evolutions of the scalp-dances may sound.
Our little home, dear one, is of rocks fresh
torn from their bed on the mountain side
picturesque building material unacquainted
with chisel of the artisan. The floor, kind
Mother Earth herself hath munifcently be-
slowed; sods of the valley have furnished
the roof, and willows from the brook sup
piled beams for its support. Of fine cotton
is our door fabricated, and the inscription on
its plate, viz: "Self Rising" proclains to all
the passing world our noble independence
Every day, my hearts balm, we will fare
sumptuouely on loves sugurcd Sweets, slap
jacks, bacon, beans and Bodagas ipcompar-
able fruit. The clatter of thousand stamps
and the mildly whispered sighs breathcd
from the brazen throats of score of steam
whistles, shall lull us to repose, when the
shades of night have lowered, and our two
half-pairs Of blankets comprise within their
narrow expanse two hearts that beat but
when they beat together. The hosptable
walls of our mansion furnish shelter to all
the sweet, small quadrupeds of the hills,
and to the soft-shelled creeping and gliding
reptiles thereof. iIy beloved blue lizard, at
night, shall share with thee thy lowly couch,
and my nimblest scorpions Chamber from
every nook, delighted to own the mistress
thou shalt sport with my domestic tarantulas
and make glad the heart of my favorte
horned-toad! And now, sweet girl hasten
to tell me when thy Weeyum may look for
thee to come OUT to share with him his
humble joys. WEELYUM.
=. S.-Our new made laws are mild and
accommodating; divorces may be obtained
with the utmost facility. Muddy coffee, it
is thought, will furnish sufficient grounds"
X X X i
Since writing the above have found out,
beyond the shadow of doubt, that but very
small portion Of the above letter is original
with Weelyum; the greater portion of it was
copied by him, from a letter my neighbor
Smith had written in answer to his wife,
who also desired to I" come over" Weelyum
does not treat me nearly so oAectionately as
formerly-Smith and hiIa are getting a1cful
thick. DAN De GUILE.
A Cro1,, A,o,rr