Year: 1871

Nv. Editor OF the Herald: a~s@


Having been constant
reader Of your valuable psper ever since
the Arst type was set, and never failing
to be 10 debt foe il until the said debt was
paid by some friend In old Troy, l think
I have q right to have my curiosity graf.
fled, which 10 to know, and have you
tell me, who the humorous correspondent
Of your paper is that signs himself Green
p. Goslin, or Goslin Green Pea, l don't
remember which, % my memory is bad.
and have loaned out the paper. How
ever, if you won't tell me. am going to
guoss, and l sm certain l have guessed
the right man. He is q particular favor.
ite Of mine, aud warm personal friend,
aud l don't know . man l would sooner
meet if wished to loan Q half dollar, as
he is not only always willing to receive,
but ready to ask. tetss,. N..
am glad to know your paper is dong
80 we'll, for you must be making money
to keep up suoh extravaganza for I'll
tell you, old Cos. is liberal 70 q cent. I
have long been trying to reform him, aud
for q while thought hsd succeeded, as
he became Q regular attendant Of church
and found him in his pew every Sunday
nodding assent to all the minister said,
aud, finally, after . short snooxe, would
worry through the balance Of the sermon
but now am sorry to say that Of late 1
am growing a little uneasy as I hear he
has joined o Club, which meets nightly,
bets on pairs, with twenty cent limit.
They say they only pass checks. but
unless there is check put upon their
whiskey (Which l am happy to hear there
was) they will have no limits for on that
the club bets high, and they never fail to
"call" each other or 20 one or two
better.
Now, Mr.. Editor, IL l have guessed
the right man (and l think ] have) I
know he is an honest fellow, and you
need not fear to trust him with all your
old outlawed subscription accounts, as be
will never spend ono dollar that may be
collected on them.


For long time wss much puzzled ia
know who your correspondent was, and al
one time concluded that it was q Mr.
jingle Of your town, . gentleman of i'm


mense magnitude and q stupendous sppe
tite, but an old Young friend Of mine
from your town Cor thereab beuts) Informed
me that it could not be MIR. Jingle, as b.
was fat broke, having spent all his money
when last in this city purchasing seven
dollar suit of clothes, for which Of course


he paid the cash, not being able to gel
credit for that amount; and should hi


partner continue to keep all monies OF


new business, there is no telling where
the next new suit will come from.


love Jingle and his dear nun erous family


and no one would 60 further than
! would to take dollar out of his way.
I am perfectly delighted to find Troy
my old home (and has been the home o
many looking up and improving SO rap
idly with railroads, new buildings ant
"Grundy Parties" Hope Mrs. Coll,
Plot will continue to give an account o


the latter. By the way, who is Mrs


Sophia Spiteful who was ut Mrs. G.


Party? I'll bet two dollars, if Cree


Pea Goslin will loan me the money, tba


she is friend of mine; all the balanc.
) I am we'll acquainted with.


Please write me, and let me know Ger
tain who Goslin is. and you will confer
great favor on your friend


.,a In ST.. LOUIS