The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1873-11-28


explained than by inserting the following let
ter:
san Francisco, July p 1872
Ny Dear Old Friend, Samuel Corwin:-
I nave NO doubt but YOU will be much surprised
ON receiving this letter, but, perhaps, not more
-, ug more gratified, than / was To hear from
you. The manner in which heard from you,
and learned OF your whereabouts, is this: !
happened 10 be looking over an oregon paper
and noticed your name, ~ representative elect,
from TillamOOk county. The thrill OF pleasure
which ] experienced ON reading Is indegeriba-
bic. The many acts OF kindness which re-
eelved al your hands long years ago had never
been forgotten, notwithstanding our CORES
pOndence has been broken for seventeen years.
Well, sam, won't attempt TO give you more
than the outlines Of what has transpired with
me since we last cOrresponded. so many incl
dents OF the past, In which YOU and were con-
nected, crowd upon my mind that / cannot
think or write OF myself. Does your mind ever
revert 10 the past, when we first met-hOw you
took me in as partner, when those who
should have been my best friends threw of on
mellow We got showed in and had to live on
potatoes straight for six weeks-hcw good that
grizzly meat tasted-what a disgraceful retreat
we made from our poor innocent Jack, when
we thought we were beseiged by a gFlxkly:
Well, sam, those events OF ls52 frequently fur
nish subject matter for my thoughts, and ~ /
am writing 10 you, crowd upon my mind, but
Will dismiss them for the present 10 give plaee
10 thal which viii, perhaps, be OF greater inter
pockeied eleven thousand dollars out OF the
Deep Clain" you gave me IN Msraposa, and
started FOR home in June, 1854 Invested four
thousand dollars in real estate in thil city, and
lefi 10 in care OF lane, our Did cabin mate Nv
property here has yielded me q handsome in
come, and quadrupled i'm value. ] went Into
business m New York city, In which Was very
ucceSSful-sold out two years ago, since which
time have been travelling in European cOun-
/ tries You know used 10 have "A weakness for
] traveliHg-well, 90 has been grttined To my
hearts content. While in France WAS taken
with the smallpox The lady OF the inn told
me that was fortunate 10 take the disease al
that place aS there was an old smallpox doe
tor near by who never failed To cure. no matter
how bad the disease; and sure enough, began
. 10 recover within four hours after commencing
10 take the medicine, and In twenty-nJur hours
/ felt quite we'll / WAS 80 much elHied with
the magical effects of jhe medicine that was
determined, II possible, TO obtain the formula
In which ! succeeded, by paying Handsomely
and promising not Ia divuge Il IN France.
] see from Oregon papers that yon have the
disease among YOU The enclosed package
contains the formula and sufficient material
for family use. ] have cured all the eases shat
] have come in contact with, and ind IL AN in
Gllible cure and preventive. When you an
syyer this will forward sufficient Of the mate
rial 10 make You a fortune, as have ample,
and rest assured rcciprucatc past favorE.
/ will close for the present and await anN-
! iOuSly your answer Direct TO San Francisco,
as will remain here about two months.
Yours, etc, ISAAC RICHARDSON.