The Placer herald., 1874-11-28
RN. PLACER COUNTY, CALIFORNIA NOVEMBER 2S 1874.


ther's sister, and daughter of grandfather's
FIRST wife, and have heard her tell of how
grandfather second wife,--that was my
fathers mother-would scold; but, them
was going to say l didn't believe it--but,
poor soul, she is dead now, and it is not
right to dispute with the dead. But, as |
was going to say, | remember old Aunt
Sophia-ihat is my fathers halt-sister--and
il was her who used to tell me to wash my
face in dew for the first nine mornings in
May. and that would take the specks off,
Well, | washed, and the specks didn't come
Oft, and how am going to know that she
told the truth, when she used to say that
my grandfather second wife, that is my
fathers mother, used to scold? did want
to tell you about that new dress of mine, but
it would make my letter so long that you
would not have time to read it over to see
whether it would do to publish. 1t has
nice shiney buttons crosswise down the
font. If it was not for having it made pub
lie, would tell you that it is blue. But
you will think just as do, that such things
are of but little interest to the public es-
pecially in such trying times as these, when
The Democrats are gaining everywhere, and
the Republican party is threatened with de-
structon. But. then, it fits so nice that
would like to tell you about it. There,
now! talking about fitting, reminds me that
was going to tell you about suit of
clothes Mr. Broadhead's boy bought out of
Wachenheistenmer's dry-goods store. Mr..
Broadhead's boys name is Speck-you
know told you that before Well, Speck
went to Wachenhestenmer' store to buy
suit of clothes. He asked Mr.. Wachen-
heistenmer's clerk-he was countryman of
Mr.. Machenheistenmers. If he had suit
Of clothes that would fit him, Speck. The
clerk said "Yees, Is'h got Won suit Cat viii
shoost fit you Spheck. lsh been saving
dem shoost for you Spheck, 'gainst you
wanted Won suit O. clothes. Dere ish your
fit exactly, Spheck." Then Speck tried
them on, and he says he told Mr. Wachen-
heisienmer's clerk hat they were too big.
Then lie says the clerk said: "No Spheck
you ish groin fahst-vant dem leetle loose
Couldn't have better it Dat suit vas
shoost made for you, by golly! looks like a
shinteman NIT dat suit on. Just then
Mr. Wachenheistcnmer came in ard said
"Halloa, Spheck, you ish getting Won new
suit? BY jolly. Spheck, dat suit you ish
got on looks nice; shoost fits you, exactly;
goot goods, too Spheck.' So Spbeck took
the clothes, and you just ought to see them!
| have to laugh when | think of how lie
looks. Don't think that my dress is no
better 6t than Speck's clothes. | wish
could tell you just how nice my dress does
fit, and about the color of it, and about the
shney buttons. and about it having another
little dress over it, and about how nice it is
fixed behind but, then my letter would be
so long that you would not have time to
readssit all over to see whether it woold do
to publish. But, then, if you could stay at
home from church--There, talking about
church makes me think that Mr. Broad
head was at church, at Grayback Gulch,
last Sunday, and just as sure as you are
born, he had rolled down the pants legs and
the coat sleeves. and let out the buckles of
Speck 8 clothes and WAS wearing them. There
was the wrinkles. and the rings of dust, and
wish you could have seen him. Miss
Hardheart was there, and some say she re-
fused to walk home with him, because she
knew, and everybody knew he had Speck'
clothes on. wore my new dress for the
first time. don't want to say that Peter
i don't mean Peter Poorbreed; because
don't like him, if he does like me. Now
have told you all the news, except about
Peter Pealdig and my new dress. l will
wait and see how the people like this letter,
and il you think they would not be insulted.
will tell you about my new dress and
Peter-not Peter Poorbreed--in my next
Miss CELUNA GREAsEBACK.