Year: 1869

Mc'ILvARY's, Trinity, June l4th, 1862


wen Garter have just heard that you
were about to assume control of the COURIER
therefore felt at liberty to let YOU with
communication just to remind YOU anew of
the Ills the human flesh is heir to. and let
you know that still live | had lost run
OF you for several years and didn't know
what the thunder had became YOU. Thought
you had left the Pacific slope and stoned for
old Illinois. or had possibly emigrated to that
borne where telegraphic Communications
cease where the weary have feather beds,
and the heavy laden are solvent: where the
mighty host of Republicans, in one grand
encampment, will have an eternal Fourth of
July picnic. intend to be on that camping
ground, and if there is any mince pic around
intend enjoying myself That is nv weak
ness. think with mince pies asa diet. and
Bourbon as a steady beverage, man neither
wants physician, nurse, boss or deputy.


As for myself, | am degenerating every
day, having consented to run for office. How
low down man can get in this country by
a little exertion. There's nothing, however
mean it might be, but what sons man will do
1t though. There is healthy and well
organized association up this way called the
=" Pull-backs. think can catch their
votes easy enough. The little Office however
of County Clerk amounts to nothing, and
do not suppose that me or my opponent be-
fore the Primaries will exert ourselves very
heavy to secure the nomination Every
thing centers on the office of Sheriff. We
have four good men already fairly before the
people either of which would make a good
officer. Who is to be the fortunate one be-
fore the Primaries | am unable to say-but
anybody with sense enough to tell man
with colic from cripple knows the next
Sheriff will be Republican.


For District Judge the present incumbent
is popular in this county with the Republi-
cans, and since his late rulings in a couple
OF divorce cases in this county, will bet my
bat that every married Democrat in the
county votes for him, if they have to deny it
to their wives. He is my choice notwithstand-
ng he came 50 near imposing a fine of 81
on me for my non-appemance as juror
recently. / had made the trip to Weaver in
good season. found a Douglas City friend on
whom | spent an hour trying to convince
of the deeterious effect Of Lager Beer );
hence my failure to connect with the Court
House.


Your whiom typo friend ex editor of the
Douglas City Gazette will probably be a can
didate for the Assembly AT this time he is
1elving the Earth and for what purpose
cannot imagine probably lie is hunting a
little soft bedrock for his mule to Craze on
certainly not gold, for do think if his
luck together with my own were cast into the
Croten Water Works that Manhattan Island
would sink in fifteen minutes. The White
Pine fever as elsewhere has had its victims :;
as for myself, | cared not to go as | have
followed revolutions and excitements all my
life. Got big disgust on with Humboldt
and sold out of the business. Am content
with old Trinity notwithstanding she has
been cruel old step mother.


If this letter fails to poison your readers |
may repeat the dose when | have more Ieis
ure. Wishing the COURIER prosperity, |
subscribe myself JACINTo.


Contour thanks are due to Mr.. D. ii.
Dunn for his present of a basket of green
corn, the first of the season.