The Placer herald., 1873-07-19
Written for the Herald.
CONFAB IN DREAff.

EDS. HERALD
The other night experienced a vision; WIS.,
ion in dream that was so remarkable that l give
it to you to use at your pleasure. saw the Cen
trail Pacific Railroad Company boiled down in
one kettle, and the Auburn Ring in another.
and when the ingredients began to get thick
the form of a man rose from each kettle.
Their greeting and conversation gave me their
names. We shall designate the essence of the
railroad kettle as r., and that from the ring
kettle A.
R.-"Well, A how does the battle go9'
A.-"Not well the internal fight you forced
on us last fall for Page, and the Argus you
forced us to start put all on record, and this
tells heavy against US. Our best Republicans
all suspicion us, and all the Democrats know we
belong to you
Rid not tell you long ago to COM
mence abusing me2 at least told Robinson to
tell - to tell you 50, and that l would
curse you back and then forgive You ALL Were
you such fools as not to understand this? You
have waited SO long that everybody knows you
are lying when you pretend to be against us"
Ave understood IL but we had been sell
ing the honest people that way so often that we
felt sure they would not believe us. We con-
sidered the matter and finally concluded that it
was that duck or no soup, and ordered the Ar-
gus to open on your company. The argus did
so, and everybody said, 'Death-be repent
ance, 'Opossum' Satan reproving sin;
you can't fool us that way"
R.-"well, did you declare for Booth damn
BoothD did you declare for him?''
A-"Yes; we declared in the Argus for Booth,
and then they all pointed their fingers at us and
said, ooh, yes you mean to elect Booth men,
bers and then take them into the regular railroad
lied caucus, beat and pledge them to vote
for GorhGm." The Herald exposed us, and
the Union copied its exposure, and also Knocked
the San joaquin trick of the same kind all to
shitter-shatters
R.-''Did you propose to go in with the HER
AID party, and all fight against me, SO you could
steal the Legislators and Supervisors for me OF
get some that could buy?"
A.-Yes we had the Argus make the PROPOSE
ton in a real whining, supplicaing manner"
R.-"And what did the HERALD say2'
A.-"And what did the HERALD say? Old Joe
is too smart for us; he said if we would
all purge ourselves in sackcloth and ashes, leave
Auburn for two years, let the Court House and
Hospital be fumigated, and come back a few
years hence, then he would talk to us, some
thing of the kind
R.-"Well, the best thing is to keep on ours
| ing me; beat the HERALD at it, if you can fine
brains in your ring to do it, and possibly som,
men will believe you"
A--"Well, that's what we are doing, and that I
what we will do as well ms we cam but it's NJ
hill business, and think we will be beaten; We
have nobody that can cope with the other side
in sense and real ability but your two lawyers,
and if they speak that lets the cat out of the
bag. Our leaders have the disposition, but they
are squads spoiled in their "Bornin and
we wish you would send real talented man on
two to help us, ss our fellows are all known ano
run down at the heel like an old boot.
r. rubbed the perspiraton off his brow, and
said, 81 will see you again. curse you, You are
all below medioc-acy!' A. drew his ban
danna across his eyes, they both sank back il
their kettles with greasy splash-I awoke.