Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 January 1885 — A Comprehensive Report. [ARTICLE]

A Comprehensive Report.

A private secretary of President Buchanan used to amuse his friends by reading to them a letter that he had received from a rural Postmaster in. Illinois. It appears the Postmaster had just discovered that under the regulations of the Post Office department he was required “to report quarterly”, whereupon he sent the following communication: v , * July 9, 1857. —Mr. James Bmhanan, President United States —Dear Sir: Been required by the instructions of the Post Office to report quarterly I now herewith foolfil that pleasant duty by reportin as follows: The haryestin has bin goin on peerty and most of the nabors have got their euttin dun. Wheat is hardly a arverage crop on rollen land corn is yallerish and wont turn out more than ten or fifteen bushels to the akre. The health ol the community is only tblluble, and cholry has broke out about 2 and a half miles from here. There is a powerful awakening on the subject of religion in the falls nabohood and many soals are bein made to Know their sins forgiven. Miss Nancy Smith, a nere nabor had twins day before yesterday. One of them is supposed to be a seven monther, a poor scraggy thing and wont live out half its days. This is about all I have tossy the present quarter. Give my respects to Mrs: Buchanan [Buck died a bachelor] and subscribe myself. Yours Truly——- p: m. at county 111. : yyv :"V-'R r .y -T, -y ' : ''V- ■■■ \