The herald., 1893-10-15
LETTERS TO THE POSTMASTER
Queer Questions Put By All
Sorts Of People.
They Come from Many States and
Foreign Countries.
The Postmaster Called Upon to Assume
Strange Duties from Matching
Dress Patterns to Deciding
tho silver Question.

tho silver Question.
Assistant Postmaster Tom Lewis has
an unfailing source of amusement which
he very seldom shares with anybody,
and that is mean in Tom, because other
people like good laugh as well as he
does.
A HERALD reporter found him looking
over several letters and chuckiing to
himself until he shook all over.
"You ought to see the letters received
by the postmaster at Los Angeles" he
said. "It's better than trip to the
worlds fair for variety"
Letters to the postmaster
"Yes. They come from all parts OF
he United States and foreign countries.
Los Angeles has been SO well advertised
that many eastern people and foreign
era think that it is California, end the
odd Queries we receive are enough to
make dog laugh. Here is one that
iust came in" handing letter written
IN pencil and addressed to the post
master, Losangelee. CAL"
MARIANA, Lee CO. Ark.
Mister P. NJ. Dere Sur
Is Peter Pelew thare yet. He started
fer yuer stsit to git sum land and hits
long tine we hsin't heerd. Eli he's lost
| want tew know hit. Bill Green.
sally Msjers feels nifty bad. Eff not
:, mach lles tell pete she do not see
Wa lie haln't writ.
''if that does not strike your funny
bone" said Tom grinning, ''try this
one," chucking over an ordinary white
envelope addressed in q diminutive
feminine hand to "Mr. Postmaster, Los
Angeles, Californy." The missive read
as follows
Tuckson, Oktober.
MY man ses you kan tell us where to
locate. We air all rite. Hev three chill
dren. Tew ia twins born hear. He is
rustler. Kan do enything. WHARF
shall we 20. IL thare eny land lei. Tell
us WHARF we hev to so to git thare and
what it raises. Got one COW, Kan we
bring it tew Californy. Been in Mis-
soury, that's WHARF all my folks been.
My man he ses youer land is too durn
hi, but tell me and I'll fetch him.
Ann Msrisr Bascom.
"You seem to be enjoying yourself, "
TemHTkSu bno d6blothAb RObtLobtOls od
he threw a batch of letters to the re-
porter which had been accumulating in
q special pigeon hole. The following are
few specimens:
PARSONS, Kansas.
| POSTMASTER
i got son wants place in
blacksmith shop. Here is 10 cents
stamps, When you get the place let me
| 10 n annnefh n
JOSIAH MARCH.
MODEST REQEsT.
New MEXICO.
DEAR Mr.. POSTMASTER:
I've heerd you have
bigger stores in your place than out here.
NV brothers. sisters gal is going to gel
married and l want to get come stuff
inst like this. You jest match this pat
tern send you. 1t may be some trouble
and put in two bits in stamps. Send
it along soon as you can and tell me the
price and Ill mail it. JENNY BIscoE.
AN IRATE PENNSYLVANIA.
READING, Pa.
| Mr. Postmaster:
SIR propose to have you relieved by
the government. | wrote letter last
wear to q friend of mine who was theI
| in your city. / put on it that you should
return it to me if he was not there. Ht
came back a ehort time ago and said ht
had not received my letter. You have
not returned it to me. Ii that's the wal
YOU do business l propose to let tn,
postmaster general know it and have
YOU removed. Yours, &C.,
JOHN BECKETT.
MOT FROM LA BELLE FRANCE.
MARsEILLEs, France.
Post. Los Angeles:
SARE: 1t is to you Eat l write.
think of removing myself to Eat place
Can of land in San Francisco procure
It has notice we're bref, but you air II
place of information. Two what 20,
call aceirs in Californ or San Francisc
it will be tres jolie. To me the pric
make and give mile merci. The vii
occupation it ie not we're fine. / prefair
Eat ie like, country Republique. Mucl
tank, JEAN FALERT.
BERLIN
DEAR SIR:
speak and write not mooch
in Amerikanisch, aber |, my bruder an,
de kinder to dot guntry will come. Wa
you to me will tell. Ich wunch to know
what geet fur land. To me give th
price, and the best bolitical barty. Yer,
true, HANS HEIIsCH.
VOICE FROM THE WEST.
DAYrowN, Montana, October /.
To the Postman;
SIR: l have been asst by some abou
hyur to find out one or two pints abou
your deestrick an so send yo
this. We hev hell of tim
in winter and the crops is bad
Tough is no name for it. They is- bee
come circulars and you have goo
place. Tell US what kind OF grain LAM
you got at Los Angeles. Is baynclimat
all rite. What do you raise abou
your place and when is ther rain
Tell us all about it. Is hogs all rite
Say, partner put on steem give us th
news dead to rites. Weer all considrf
BILE rustlera an can whup her up wbe
we cum. Send along your bill and wee
pay you for your trouble.
RALPH CUMMINs.
MOTHERS DESIRE.