CROMWELL GAOL.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE DUNSTAN TIMES Mister He lhitter.—Dere Sir,—You verry kindly printed my last i emarks, for wich much thanks. Hickuppy is likewise gratefull. I’ve now ventere i agin to rite. Grate nuse! Glo ri-ousa inteligence ! Hurray ! Act seterar ! We’re goin to have a jale to Kromwiil hall to our nobil solves. You don’t ketch me down agin to patemise your ofliehul mbit huches at Klyde ane more. ono ! Not if I nose it. I’m a goin to keep myself skvare til Kromwiil dales bilt redy for okypashun. Kassils in the air nearly ad me the other nite, but I slewed him, and hose been bilus bever since with aggrawashun. I’m goin in for lokel hindustry : thata my lay at present. Thores been grate doina ere of late. My frend on the Buster staff don't put haf hof it in print ; hese naterly bashful yu see. Tother da I henied a bob oldin a orse for a Klyde kove, won as likes to travel bexprea-, rides won orao Imp and a nother down, and ses bio the expsn3 ; anil artor that I met a week-mindid hinfant as wanted to pla kards, and wood insist on me winln a note; so, not bein proud I kansented, and arter that I met some bother fronds, who, not bein proud, drank with me quite conwivial. Buster was there, and’ my pcrtic cr frend Mickal, and sum more as shal be nameles. Miekal is goin to he Mare of Kromwil next time hit he gits the cliaiis ; bsoos, as he ses to me, bits the kustom of the firm to keep a mare on and at our wariiis hestablishmeuts. Well, ws formdour nihil seifs iutoo a hiuspectin kommitte for to deside ware the jale shud be bilt, I bein happoiuted preshident, as I nosd more about the hillside fakements then tha did—so tha sod. We pikt Lout too cites, won for a femail peunytenshunairy and a nother for the mail reprebaits. Next wo konsulted has to wot we shukl do for a Guvner. That difficulty wos seteld by Mickal, who ses, s“s he, “That onnerabul posishun can ba Lonely properly fild by the cheef ollshul of this timely grate konstitushensy of the Kromwiil city. Wen I’m Mare,” saso he, “ 1 shal old that oflirs, and dispens the daly rashuns in my ofishul robes.” “Riteyu arc,” sase I, “yure.a lit and proper pus - son, no dout.” Then kums the quvestion : Wot shal we do with the pissuers. Ses I, “ Cut em to work hon the grate munisipul himprovements.” I was lonian bout, yn se, for my preshus self. Kassuls is sure to grab me, and euy way I orter patternlso the nu shop. 1 no sum one or too freuds as wants there fut paths graveld as is good for a okashunal nip. “ NO,” ses Buster: “ Redo my remarks already himortalised in print. Boat deprive the nnmeris anils dependin on the moonisipally for daly bred and beer of there just does. Wc opes to avo a matter of nigh too hunderd an too punds too shilins and tuppons apeuy to spend anuly bin himpruvoments, an if the prisners dus the wurk ow wil hour numeris ands servive the hingury.” “ AVot’l yu do ?” ses I. Ses he, “ We’ll dress the desprit ruffins in our jalo in kanary sutes and keep em in colingtery koufiuement, an for there morul hedilicashun we’ll get sum patint hinkubaters.” “ Wots them?” ses I. “Why machencs to atdi Legs,” ses he, “by hannim d eat and pursyveareiico And we’ll set cm all io atch Shan-bi roosters for the bennyfit hof the Knoiuwil Town Kounsik” “lopes,” seal, “yule ave a very stride rule aging t yure kanary birds kountin the chikins afore there atohed.” Buster suiliuly lookeil skowlinle hat me, and so did Mickal, and as told the rest kontidenshally has I’d blued all my brass, the kroud strateway slithered. 1 wunfier wot they meat, me bein preshidint, Kan yu tel me, Mr. Hed-Mttor ? Trule Yures, OLD FAKE. Kromwil, Sep. 4, 1871.
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Dunstan Times, Issue 490, 8 September 1871, Page 3
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