The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-12-27

BniVyf T.fe5of llls fraN and Tors
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Humor and Truth IutcrtwIn'd

The following Is the only exact COPY OF
p,lI Nve's official letter IN which no re-
signed the pOstoliice at Laramie Olly, W.
T.: ... H., 70 ~
Oct. /. lSS3.--fo THR PRfsIDENr OF Ihe
i,-irKD STA TEs-Slr: | beg leave ny lhls
timi 20 officially tender my resignatpil es
postmaster at this place ghu I'D uuv 'V ~
deIiver The great seal and the key y the
front door OF the Office. The safe COP pima
ION ia SGT on the numbers ~, W afu ~
though 1 do not remem her o. TINS hpmeht
whicn comes first, or how many tinfs yon
revoIve the knob, or which dlrecllqh You
should turn II first in order TO make opef-
ate. ot. l., ,yr,t-
yste dtawer IN the safe, which L nave hot
vct removed. THIS stock you mny haye,
II Won desire it. Ills luxury, B@t ~AQ4
NAV have il. / have decided 10 keen
horse instead OF this mining stock. me
horse may not be so pretty, but II VIII Cost
less 70 keep MIN. u,t h,,,o
NOT he II used under The distributing tal,t,
and the coal down IN the cellar. II we
stove draws too hard close lne uaniPg ~
The nine. and shut the general'deilieb
LACKING over my stormy and eVeuuui
administration as postmaster here, una
abundant cause for thanksgiving. Az me
,iu,e I entered upon the duties OF my oihce
the department was not yetin paying nasls'
| In was not even self'sustain'ng. since tnac
lime. with the active cooperation OIL the
| chiet executive and the heads OF the depart,
,Iant have been able to make our p stal
svstem paying one, and on TOD OF tpaC
az, no 70 able TO reduce the tariff on average.
| s;1ad letters from three cents TO Two l
mioht add that this is rather too too, out
wii7 not saw anythipg that might seem IN
dignified in an official resignation whsch Is
To- become matter of history.
Through all the yicissitudes OF tempest
uous term of office have safely passed
am able TO turn over the office to-day IN a
hi. INV i'm proved condition, and 10 present
a nn ritied and renoy ated institution TO my
Sctine upder the advice ofGeneral Hat.
ton a wear ago, | removed the feather, ped
with which my predecessor, Deacon Hay
ford. had bolstered up his administrator
by stuffing the window, and supstitutea
glass. Finding nothing IN the book o.
The feather.bed a part of my official duties,
| f;Ied il away in an obscure place and
burned it in effgy, also, ~. the cleaning
This act maddened my predecessor to such
deoree that he then and there became
candidate Tor Justice of the peace on the
democratic ticket. The democratic party
was able, however, with what aid IL secured
frnm the republicans, to ploW the oio maj
under to o great degree; ofR
ciai oa h before an era of unexampled pros
c'ai oa u for the American people
pellty opent Soof rose To a remarkable slti
me prlce ' VI Nc, nc. geoetahles commanded {
GOOD figure and ready market we thei
so ooap 20 make active preparations for thu
! ueEnI Of the strawberry. rosn 2 cen
.e.''',e ond the black.aud- tan postal note
S s.aal p9' -, rras crowded upon The heels o
Oie a, mil ne country IL today upo'
anu W. .',,'yi..j wave Of & pslneHeut pres
Lne .,''
per lisa o,, ro+ cla,a ir#s lalfe
~ tl,,nirin,1 yourself All. the beads q
3 Tn,.,,y,ov,ts M Veghlugtol for YOUR 30
r ny ;5 .,,.ar, ana 1gosst gsEsg Deration IL
s Nv -ttaTs FGIl clsftFS& VCI sec tit
r l .fe Ne o,or,t incors fal This idea Il
y. VI -, Acknowledgement f atiop ,bu5 req
w J 49, a. could ppg 3tct led or lnupp9l
as '.''o +. ~ ia moi aione l.t,S to myself !
IuHe rr.dit anon administration
rss.1o'' 34#
aiao ,,,t CIV tbsbTtH b trausu It m
res. .t 80 ,9Itt, ors] IN and genliip
q rec eu"t w 80 ~ Npet her mont
i re- 80 ,,,tI os INF, u ysctfard exnant ,h
= ailef lhopIA usL-i'ss NJ, 49,. - -
AZ {. (. ~ t.gl l'..i3 a seems 10 fork. az il
salary as fixed by land the cabinet must
arate y ore the rohig min
were and you and |, lev under the door.
leaya each other az tter t,,rn ,lr- ~ az
You viii find these tbe ofice N sbe
mat and you had hon can make IL cle.rer
night when you Growing the canoalJng
dees not 90 readily
to her mind by III does mt nav mn bis
a -. uoS' NV Pay up MS