Milford chronicle., 1906-02-23
UNCLE REUBEN'S LETTFR.
Washington, D. c.
OopNnigAi 1aos, 6y HIaiam n Ielaad.


oopWnfgh 1906, By H3Riam T. helaad.
Dear Friends: It's all over. Alice
and Nick wuz married the old shoe
WIZ throwed after 'em, rice wuz
sprinkled along their pathway, an
all is quiet along the PotOmuk to-
night. The glamour in romance
gives way to combind bliss, an the
young folks who has been the center
nv interest to the American people,
will settle down an begin to realize
the dreams awakened in the Orient.
The insurgents on the republican
sideset Senator Patterson to thinkin'
over in the senate, an he took
notion, b'gosh, to jump out NV the
democratic pasture an snort around
near the republican band wagon.
Patterson is the Billy Mason in the
democratic party, an the first thing
he know he'll get hung fer treason.
Taint been very long since he wuz
hOwlin about the PHILIPPINES an
cussin the administration. His col
leagues is suspicious that Teddy is
goin to give i'm a nickel's worth |
nv points, er something equally as
good. I
The rate bill got past me, some
how. Me an Littlefeld NV Maine
wuz watchin' for a chance to butt
IN an get a finger in the pie, but
ever since we wuz throwed down to
years ago on the trust Dustin bill,
we amt had no luck, so I says,
Lit, you better rip'em up the
back. an he ripped 'em.
If the railroads appreciate any :
thing, I'll get a pass sure's as guns; =
but they're actin in a awful cold
blooded manner here lately. I see
IN Ohio the legislature is adoin
things, an wont listen to nothin. =
That's the same way here. Pete .
Hepburn is very bitter agin the rail- =
roads an still gettin' bitterer. I =
wouldn't feel so bitter if could get @
a pass. 1t kind NV takes the bitter r
taste out nv feller's mouth. =
I jist got letter from a old friend 3
nv mine, but I dunno as l kin do q
for him.
Dear Reub: I seat myself to let = =
you know that we hahn t as we'll as - y
we expected to be, but middlin' ~ ~
we'll off considerin' we had a green . y
Christmas this year. ID
Now, I want to know if YOU amt "
agoin' to git my congressman to see u u
lbout gettin me my money back NJ
hat / paid on a draft in 80. He "
Kin interdOoze a bill, putin in s ~
Der cent. interest. The war has been = =
'ver fer forty odd year, an I often n n
vunder what they done with that - :.
goo give the guy 'ment fer the u u
privilege nv stayin' to home an - q
ookin after Maria and the kids. I - -
ee the other day in daily paper at y.
he grocery store that the Johnnies W.
7uz out in full uniform at Toe ~ ~
Vheeler's funeral, an that the Il,
'anks wuz right along chummin'
18th 'em. Gen. Wheeler was made 9e'
ut quite hero-an' didn' he fight Un u
gin the United States? Ifthe guv'- W. W.
ent is agoin' to pay the funeral ",
expenses Of them kind Nv citizens :
Id bury 'em in the U. S. grave 81 9,O
lrd, l ort to git my money back. ~ ~
m patriotic all right, an my folks SI' sI'
az allus great people to go to war, m -li
It l jist couldn't make up nv '0I
ind in '62, bein' quite young an
at the time, an I let ""
my brothers go an fight the wo'
hnnies while I stayed to home an iiia
AIMED the campaign in the grocery w u@n
're with few expert strategists. HO'
I am mutch obleeged fer the gar apt
n seeds you sent, but we planted Z
few in old crock an set in a i0I
.rm place, an they haint never
me up so please send ano her in put
llment. 70
Wheat is lookin poor here, an no: nov
calves amt doing very we'll. -. IA,
I'M s wife has the shingles an is ~ ~ !
ht poorly. Hopin these few lines sI sIe
1 find you enjoyin' the same % llo
at blessin' iiou no.
I am your old FREUD, '''er n
HIRAM WHATNOT.
like to hear from my friends, p p'ai
seems to me Hiram is a little ~ uei
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