The Shasta courier., 1872-09-14
Mary had a'little lamb,
She kept it in the garden.
And every time it raised its tail
IT spoiled its Dolly Warden.

For the information of the reader will
state that Mary's little lamb grew up to be
a big sheep and in the course of time was
worked into chops by the butcher, and Mary
herself, though unmarried when last heard
from was gently reclining on the shirt front
of the butchers big brother. Did not learn
her intentions but suppose she was weep
ing over the sad fate Of the lamb.
am making acquaintances fast and real
~ like Shasta, though at this writing, the
place is dull hear of some sickness nore
or less in parts Of the county, but none in
the town The people are all looking well
and if not feeling well its perhaps their own
fault
passed through the new town Of Red
ding on my way up, found great deal of
life and activity among its denizens, and
buildings springing up rapidly. Whether
it will make place Of much iml ortance or
not am unable to say, those best compe-
tent to Judge, differ. However those al
ready located are driving quite business,
time must determine whether it will last or
not Of the political situation of Shasta
county am not prepared to say, but the
informed assure me that it is Republican.
There seems to be no enthusiasm outside
the Republican party. 1t must be like
swallowing piece Of dry shark skin with
Democrats, | mean the Greeley Cruel, but
then why longer use the name Democrat ?
A we'll informed gentleman lifelong Dem
ocrat, Informed me yesterday after putting
the question direct and demanding an
emphatic answer, that the old party, root,
branch, dips, spurs and angles had gone to
Greeley; this settles the question, and of
course here is no such thing to day as a
Democrat.
after the Louisville fizzle what will some
of my old friends of Trinity do-vote for
Greeley FL cannot believe it. If they do
it will be like an Editor thanking a soda
vender for dozen of his compound. 1t
will look mighty nice on paper, but that
undertone "D-n him, why didn't he leave
whisky ?" is what ails Hannah. Just so
with Democracy, "Rah for Greeley, d-n
him" The "hurrah" being several octaves
above the Cd him."
1t is freely admitted 1 believe, that
Grant will undoubtedly be our next Presi-
dent, yet l do hope Mr.. Greeley will not be
beaten so bad as to entirely destroy his USE
fulness; for | do love to hear his essays on
horehound pups, the culture of kerosene
lamp posts, and the manufacture of patent
leather boot jacks.
The good citizens of Shasta were treated
to lecture on Sunday by lady, but on
what subject am unable to say, perhaps
spirtualism as fertilizer, couldn't say
Said lecture was delivered in pulverized
English, and delivered so fast that no one
was able to tell anything about it. All that
l know individually about the lecture is
that the lady was dressed in blue To
make clean breast of it was minus that
inevitable "two bits"
Now am like St. Paul, only 60 little
further He was all things unto all men,
SO am and something's to the women to
boot.
The last two bits along with the last scad
of the Editor was thrown into the Golfers
of poor distressed woman early in the day
and when the lecture came off both be and
me were little short, that's why. l must
dry, Ed. just passed and says, "space is
skace" 'Rah for Maine
JAc1NTo.