Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-07-31
PANT" Ar VALLEYS HOT SPRINGS.

| post mark on the envelope is Genoa, July 20.
| Either the messenger from Valleys OF the
Nasty at Genoa has been guilty of distin-
guished piece Of neglect. OF course the
letter ought to have reached Us several DAYS
since. But better late tLan never 1t is too
good to be lost
VALLEYS HOT SPRINGS, July "a, 1873
My DEAR APPEAL Your notice of my
departure for this glorious mud healing es-
Establishment duly received, read, and, with
two exceptions, highly enjoyed, to-wit: / was
not shot i'll the leg by Injuns," If had
been | could have sat in chair with more
ease, greater composure and more judge-hke
dignity than | do at present while writing
this letter. 1t was not in the leg. Kind
| Nature had made softer place for the arrow
to penetrate. At first you might think it was
my head but it was not. Furthermore, |
was not Coionel; and my sole ambition in
life is to occupy the proud and enviable posi-
ton OF being the only private living in Car
SOD. | was promoted once to corporal; but
that innate desire that true soldier possesses
to use and abuse other peoples property for
his own comfort and benefit was applicable to
my case, and | was reduced to the ranks
after one short, sweet week of command. A
beehive iii close proximity to camp, coupled
with the foolish habit that some turkeys had
OF roostlng low, was the simple cause of my
being a private when the war ended Other
wise would in all probability have left with
rank, as | took my chances with the rest.
Was called good soldier, stood up to the
racket ami gave lead for lead. Prob
ably | got moro than ] sent, but with that
laudable spirit that the rank and file of both
armies possessed, freely forgive the boy in
gray w..ose swift bullet knocked the stufing
out of my pet leg and left me cripple for
life; and as | sit here, buried TO my hips in
soothing mineral mud think back on the
old times and wonder would | 60 again. A
twitch of pain settles the minds argument
aud the answer waited back is, Bet your
life | UiU. But the war is over, let ) shake
and quit: and to show my hearty sincerity III
this respect, viii change the subject from
grim war to grim mud.
Did you ever while navigating under your
own perspiraton on hot day see hogs roll
ing in mud that you did not envy them the
luxury! | have; but | won't any more
am running mud bath myself now. And
oh such bath a rough description of which
is as follows: The guide audchief tormentor
leads you to d small board sl4anty which covers
mud spring, the furniture Of which is of
the rudest and simplest kind, consisting OF a
wooden trough and a shovel You are re
Adam, less the leaf, and get into the trough |
full length, your hands by your side Ia
coffin. A soft, unplained board for a pillow |
and mud for mattress; then the heavy man |
Of the play shovels in the hot, soothing,
mineral mud, and in few moments you are
planted, with just your nose out for starter
sort of send off so to speak for a new
crop. He then gives you drink, holding
the pitcher himself and in peculiar way
manages to nearly strangle you one moment
and the next forcing you to suck like the
Ophir pump to get a swallow He now takes
his leave with the remark, care you all set2
CThe fact of which he is well aware, as you
can't move a nuscle.) As much of nod in
the affirmative as can be given is painfully
done. And then he backs out. leaving YOU
to the mercy of his much abused memory
and the kind attention of six busy flies and
four sure enough mosquitoes, Sacramento
import. few moments of study on the
part of the latter insects, as to which is the
most saVOry part of the exposed and helpless
nose, and then with war song they pounce
down upon the selected part and commence
at once for blood. "And don
you forget it, you may wink and blink, make
faces and sneeze, and twist your jaws like
and akin to bucking horse but you don
throw the 'skeeter nary time He is there to
stay and means biz, | repeated the Bible e
backwards and forwards; commenced in the /
middle and quoted disjointed sentences
mentioned about our Savior frequently and :
perhaps irreverently; spoke piece form the
Did eslanent and slung III a verse or two
rom the New, with variations from memory. fl
Gut the skeeters didn't mind; they kept .
ignt on Sutroing for better prospect; they
idn't care Il tinkers anathema whether |
W re by note or ear, they had struck it rich,
no ithout a ghost of chance of being
E.. Ill,