Dear Signal..I have changes soup bowls for the time being and any one
wishing to consult me on law, theology or polytix, wil find me at Senator
(Bill) Jones or General (Jim) Wood's headquarters in the quiet city of
Wildie.  I tell you Ed, it was a deeply effecting scene when me and Betsy
separated Suday pm.  She shed somthing like a peck ov womanly tears and
then wiped eer ize and noze on her old cotton apron; but she took care not
to kis me, but of nuthing happens to prevent, i'll see the dear ole criter
again Saturday, i not sooner, for mi sonl iz pierced with sorrow as an old
cheese is bored with skippers and i feel like one that walks alone with not
one friend to pur in a single drop ov consolation and if I could trade a
first class certificate and a pretty fair education to a good possum dog,
i'll give bond and security to never enter another public schoo house as a
teacher.  The way of the transgressor and school teacher iz hard and there
will be a reward for the one and a blessing for the other then we'll come
in for our portion.  The legislature iz in session at Frankfort a
protracted meeting at the christian church, the democrats are opening the
campaign all over the State, but I am engaged in a harder and greater work
than all these trying to organize a school with Tom Stewart's children in
class.  The oeple of Wildie seem very anxious for a xchool but I fear it
will be like Jaryous jackson's court when John Dishman presided as judge if
I have to teach a D..m slim chance, for I am some whatly discourage with
the nuber of pupils.  Why there are not more pupil childern is a problem I
can't solve for I find women and men enough (ie) families for 50 pupils.  I
and judge Colyer have resigned our place on the election law commision and
will intrust the whole thing to the years in Kentucky, until all is made
  • right again and peas and plenty ?????   Buck Varnon