Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-08-01

The Carson Appeal OF yesterday prints
the following letter from J. 7. Psntlind.
who 10 doing valleys Hot Springs at
present
wALLKI's Hor SPRISos, July -.
My Dear Appsal-Your notice OF my
departure for this mud-healing establish
ment duly received. read. and. with two
exceptions. highly enjoyed, to-wit i was
no, shot in the leg by " injuns. IL 1
hal been could have sat In chair
with more ease. greater comPosure and
more judge-liks dignity than l do at
present while writing this letter. IL was
not In the leg. Kind Nature had made
A softer place for the arrow TO penetrate.
At frat you might think II was my head.
but IL was not. Furthermore, l was not
a Colonel and my sole ambition in life
isto occupy the proud and enviable po'
sition OF being the only private living
In Carson. l was promoted once to
corporal. but that innate desirS that
true soldier possesses to use and abuse
other peopls's property for Lis own com.
fort and bsnsft wa. applicable to my
case. and | Was reduced to the ranks
after one short. sweet week OF COM
manl. A beehive in close proximity tn
camp, coupled with the foolish habit
that some turkeys had % roosting low,
was the simple cause OF my being pri.
yate when the war ended. Otherwise |
would in all probability have left with
rank. as took my chances with the
rest. Was called good soldier. stood
up TO the racket and gave lead for lead.
Probably got more than | sent, but
with that laudabls spirit that the rank
and file OF both armies possessed. Tree
ly forgive the boy in gray whose swift
bullet knocked the stufiing out OF my pet
leg and left me cripple for life aud as
1 ait 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 argu-
ment and the answer waited back IL.
"Bst your life ,ciR." But tho war Is
over. let's shake and quit and TO show
my hearty sincerity In this respect.
will change the subject from grim war
TO grin mud.
Did you ever while navigating under
your own psrspiration on hot day see
hogs rolling in mud that yon did not
envy them the luIury' ! have. but l
won't any more. am running mud
bath myself now. And. oh such n
bath ! q rough description Of which Is
as follows The guide aud chief tor
mentor leads You TO small board
shAnty which covers mud spring. the
furniture Of which Is Of the rudest aud
simplest kind. consisting OF wooden
trough and o shovel. lou are requested
70 strip down to the costume o' Adam.
lsss the leaf, aud get into the trough
full length. your hands by your side "a
coffin. Al soft. unplaned board for a
pillow and mud for . mattress then
the heavy mAn Of the play shoyels In
the hot, soothing. mineral mud, and IN
q few moments you are planted, with
Just your nose out for starter-sort OF
send of. 80 to speak, for 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
sink like the 0phir pump to set swal-
low. He now takes his leave with the
remark. care you all setf" Crhs fact
Of which he 10 we'll aware. as you cant
move q muscls) A much OF nod In
the affirmative as can be gwen
IL painfully done. And then he
Immediately backs out. leaving you
TO the mercy OF his much abused meIIi-
ory and the kind attention OF six busy
flies and four sure enough mosquitoes,
Sacramento import. A few moments OF
study ON the part of the Latter insects.
a. to which 10 the most savory part Of
the exposed and helpless nose. and then
with war song they pounco down upon
the selected part and commence pros
pectius at once for blood. "And don't
you forget II. you may wink and blink.
and make faces and sneexs. and twist
yeur Jaws like and akin to bueking
horse, bat You don't throw the 'skeetsr
nary time. lie Is there TO stay and
means big. l repeated the Hibls back
wards and forwards. commenced in the
middle aud quoted disjointed sentences;
mentioned abont our saviour frequently
aud perhaps irrsverently' spoke piece
from the Old Testament and slnns IN
ysr,s or two from the New. with Naria-
lions from memory. But the 'skeeters
didn't mind: they kept right ON sniro-
ing for u better prospect; they didn :
care a tinksr's analhema wheihs, !
swors by note or en-they had
struck il rich, and without ghost
Of q chance Of being molestei, as
my hands. feet and body were
ss sincerely set a. II they had been
moulded in plaster. However. skseters,
like politicians. will let up when full .
and after q Winters supply OF blood
each. my four enemies evacuated their