The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-06-11
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jacks Epistle to Paul.

jacks bplstle to Paul.
My Dear Paul:
seed that letter what you writ to
Williums the 'cditur, and hit dun mo
good to read it. Their were n power
full shaking Of the dry bones kneedcd
rite here in the 1}urrcr and you hayo
gin it to them mostly all. have rit
this letter hopin and akin that Won
wont tNrn loose yit, but list fetch
these town foxes another hounce or
TOP. SEQ ther pile and rage en- a Ew
6cans. There j s. nuthin like a good
lead, Paul, as you have hccrd iue
me say ofon, but don't play out all
trumps i'll the bcgiunin, nn;her, for
secs that you is in the rite state of
mind to make a good sittin if you will
only hold up yer hand and play a little
keerful. Bad luck is monstrous re.
formin thing, and makes us fc cl pow.
e1ful penurtcntial Paul, 1 knows
how it 10 myself, and SO does W
for | seed him ltze logger tothcr day
and pc looked uncommon serious when
we all slept up to Mr.. Jonsipg to git
him, to put a little sugar in ourn. |
hope your good feolins will last longer
than hisen tho for he totes trouble
oncommo lite and didn't seem to be
as sober as he was when he cum out
on that saloon, and T shouldn't be
be surprised to hear of his trying an.
other rifle or two with old = be-.
fore long, for he is an uncom II, on lite
spirited man and mover pears in var
nest bout nothing, ceptin when ho is
arter a rclinquent subscriber what
haint paid fur his, paper; he are mon-
strous pert then. l tell you.
Now Paul, while the kcrds is a run.
min ngin ~ and iwo is softer penurtent
over our luck, | wants to jinc your
aggreshun movement again these dam
moraliscrs, what is! corruptin of the
young men of the town. | wants to
DO tho riting and wants you to do
the pryilig. Foxes say that you are
uncommon good at Smelling out
things, and some does say as how YOU
is inklined to blow, but | dosent
think so, fur you and me has always
had d onderstandin that nuthin was
to be sed about keerd playin when We
was at church, and have never in nv
life knowed you to break the contracE
Hhon was there.
ln cold EARNEST tho,' that wore a
mighty fine letter and nonstrous we'll
rih Their wer one pint you mite have
left out tho,,' fur you called .us who
was playin, !"youpg mon of town"
This wer an unfortunate ekpressun
tor US, as somo ov our wives seed tEat
somebody was kecrd playin, they
knowed rite off who it was nnd kinder
looked sourer like, bit when chat wo
was conntod the young bucks of the
town, the dovil we're raised 10 min.
1t. Wimmih is q ii,onstrous Curious
thing Paul; and you must bo nit,
pertieular what you sa y in ther herin.
Now since you have ria such a fuss.
l'm gwin to blow sum. We wus five
and five and five and hit we're Pauls
deal, and hilt the jack and seven of
clubs, and clubs was trumps, so thinks
| to myself young man, low jack is u
gw!ne to set mo out, stood. When
the hand wer played out, Paul was
setting thar with the acc and queen,
and the first thirg l knowod he was
high Jack and the game. This, Mr..
Hdltur wer mostly my first trial at
dammorallzing young men, and I have
been mighty sorry for hit, for that
trial cost me nigh unto thirty dollars.
When we write agin wants us to
tuch up things ginorally, there arc
good deal kneadcd in this line in an
around thu RlrrnrI mania