Year: 1873

LEWISTON, December IA, 1873.


A rousing big fire and plenty of leisure
in fact, leisure is about all we have got
between two ofus. propose squib to
the JOURNAL. May be will say some-
thing, may be not-that is, "May be 1
shoots the OK, and may be l not shoots
;he OK" Speaking of the rousing big
fire, that enterprising earthquake local"
of the JOURNAL knows that run good
fires, and many is the time doubtless he
has wished me in that place where they
keep good fires, being so fond as am of
good fires in this world. AS to that earth
quake the enterprising local made such
bluster about. Were it not tor the fact
that know what becomes of unbeliev-
ers, would respectfully decline my part
of the story and repudiate the whole of
it, as we felt nothing of the kind in this
vicinity. We took it as a joke, and
thought perhaps my old friend, Peter
Won Stagen, had moved into Weaver
and opened saloon, with free drinks all
round. Well, just brag as much as you
please about your one-horse earthquake
guess you don't lay over us much. Let's
see we've got two or three lawsuits,
steam distillery {" take an under one ~,
a haunted house, milk COW with only
two teets-perhaps you don't suck that
well, the calf does, though-wth the
privilege of drawing on Lewiston for all
the measels and whooping cough we can
locate and then myself and Steve have
an invitation to Christmas dinner
that's more than any of you fellows have,
I'll bet. anticipate great deal Of
pleasure on that day, as l partake of the
many rich viands of the table, in think
ing Of you poor devils who are condemn
ed from sheer meanness to keep that day
in fasting and swearing. Why don't
Weaver wake up and do something. Get
up dog fight if nothing else. Don't
try to palm your town off for n sleeping
beauty-too thin - the best chances are
taken.


You want to know, you say, what the
miners are doing. Well, what do you
suppose they are doing? Why, eating
beans, that's what; and will tell you
Furthermore that man tina. has done
nothing else but run mud and water
through sluice boxes 80 years for glory
alone, ought TO be fed on beans straight
the rest of his life. Now have told you
in a few words what the miners are do
ing, but as for what the beans are doing
they can speak for themselvcs-they gem
orally do.


Since my anchorage at this place l
have not extended my acquaintance over
much territory. However, found one
man who had been around the world y
times, around the horn 1900 times, that
part l did not doubt, for | saw him go
round horns in less than no time and is
now on his round through the world, and
making better time than ever. His thro'
trip, | think, will be success without
doubt.


l wish the Senatorial contest was over
so that the papers could enlighten us on
the health OF the Pope and the wherea-
bouts of George Francis Train. Now
this is Sunday, and of course l know
nothing only what l get from the papers
to date, but III wager my head that
Stamford & Co. wins this fight, and it
will be just this way {: Democrat for
the long term and Republican for the
short term. You place your finger there
and see if | am not pretty good prophet.
'Rah for Stanford and his satellites. | am
a railroad man myself. Railroad men,
l admit, were rather scarce in this county
three months ago, but now l can find
them every day-good men and sensible
men who mean what they say and will
stick to it like mud to ducks foot. l
think from this on it's all nonsense to
talk about political parties. Central
Committees and nominating conventions
might as we'll be dispensed with, for the
people intend to vote as they please here
after, and those with political aspirations
will have to make the fight on shape,
muscle and currency.


AS to the case of the Vi1giniuS, my
self and Steve are looking every day for
orders from old Grant to go down and
wipe that little island out. Just now
Steve is quite sick, and as there is no
physician near, his case naturally enough
fell into my hands, and not having any
medicine to administer to him | advised
him to resign. Mild remedy that, but it
saved the lives Of Shafter and Casser-
ly. AS | close my letter the rain pattcrs
heavily upon the roof. just let il patter
that is what a roof is made for, and
any man that hasn't sense enough to get
under a roof when it rains ought TO buy
or borrow an umbrella.


With pious regards to your bran new
devil, | subscribe myself yours, etc.,


A JACINTo.
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