Weekly Trinity journal., 1875-04-10
JACINT0'S MUSINGS.
LOST CARIN, April 9th,

LOST CABIN, April 9th.
DEAR JOURNAL. - When certain
High Priest came TO anoiut King Solo
mon If Steve's Bible wasn't in the wash
] could tell you just what High Priest it
was, | am satisfied it wasn't Bccchcr
but what am driving after is "thuslv'
described When he came to anoint
King solomon, he took horn" Now
that Is just what did before commencing
this scrawl, and your readers can iudro
the size of it by reading my letter. And
1t Is a great pity after he had old Sol So
thoroughly creased that he did not then
and there swallow him. 1t would have
been good thing for the civilized world.
for the jewish nation ut all events. Old
solomon, Ike many dog of this age, had
his day, and ! should think Il jolly good
ume OF IT, too. There was his great
Temple Bonanza, his 3O0 wives and 700
coppermlncs, or porcupines, dictionary
in the wash, too,) but however, whatever
1t was, Beechor has 'cm, and got 'cm for
sale, too, Though he don't exactly say 50
IN his bills; something like u whisky
seller, dout advertise red noses for safe
bat N'u can buy thcm-just step up to
tho la, and call tor TWO bits worth OF
bIoa', you'll get 'em. Imagine the old
cuss tipping his regular lIock and Bur
CANDY, and then sitting under the vine
that produced the aforesaid beverage and
writing sugar-coatcd doggcrcl about those
coppernncs and polcupines and living
to see them in print, too. But read his
songs little further ON, and you can
easily see when he came to "sit on the
ragged edge" Says he, "all is vanity
and vcAation Of spirit" About that
time | should guess he had just finished
reading somebody's statement" When
he " stepped down and out" | could not
say what became OF his great wealth, rs
General Titus ct al. administered on the
estate.
| take my regular Hoecher-Tilton Cpl
zen" every day, and must admit that
enjoy it. After the trial is brought 10 n
close, look ont for. the " lecture -Gend"-
there will be Bcccher, Titon, Moulton,
Mrs. Tilton aud Bessie Turner The
great unkisscd might lecture once a wcel.
and between times teach kissiug-school.
| shouldn't wonder il she was like the
much abused Mrs Lot, the best one in
the family. suppose Mr.. Lots two
daughters had been members Of Ply
mouth Church and, like their mother
turned into pillars of salt, the hc-mem-
bers of the church would have licked
them mp in no time-bet your boots. |
expect the old gul looks uglier than the
burnt side of toust, but if she is uglier
than | will still agree to do her kissing,
rcgmdIcss tunytody's statement. Its
the ugly dodge, | expect that is, bringing
her out SO easily.
The ollabsorbirg topic is what is to
become Of the county, or rather the peo
pie. The miner is already gone, the
mucher is going, and about all that we
need to make II clean sweep is the reviv-
al-tend, or an earthquake. No fears OF
the Kansas grasshoppcr 49, a half-dozon
couldn't live week in Trinity county
without boarding round amongst the
ncishbors, think | struck bonanza
yeaterdIy-lound Il merchant who agreed
10 sell -four ON pace il we thought we
would have water enough to mix broad
with. The inevitable -pcctor will be
out in force lhi, summer. Now don't
wish to tread on onybody's toes, but when
a man viii deliberately start ont pros
pecting witha ,ick, shovel and pun, |
would like very mildly to suy to him
that Dr-. Montague and Lord would like
to ask him about - questions, such ns
age, nativity, and probable causa Of in
sanity, and also rcmind him that the
expenses of him and Philbrook ON the
Stockton excursion are State charge.
Steve is cmbe,li.hing tho ranch with
splendid lonco--is going to build one
around his cabin or by 9brush, one that
Booth can't stmdIe without splitting
his pants just exactly whore, ii amy
gray-haircd hoodIum wants to know, the
ontcrpriaing local OF the Journal can IL
iustrate with tho toe Of his boot.
Lewiston i, a good place. When the
boys are glad to see follow they lit up
with him all night and see to his com
forts. S'poso you know what a minors
comforts are. JAClNTo.
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