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30 us the P.O. we passed along a few squares saw some nice stores, and came to Bradfords Corner an [[immense?]] large building in which which the P.O. was temporarly located the sidewalks in from were thronged with people eagerly looking for news from home I got in the string about one hundred back and had to wait patiently for my turn it came at last and I found three letters from home I had to pay twenty five cents postage on each that went to the express company they carry the mail from Kearney which is the which is as far west as the government carries it. Just as I was emerging from the crow and found my friend Collyer I heard an altercation in a saloon across the street there was only a few words when I heard the simultaneous report of two pistols. I got very much excited and was rushing to see what was the difficult when my friend Collyer caught me by the shoulder and very cooly told me I must not go near them I asked him what it was and he said he guessed it was only a man shot | 30 us the P.O. we passed along a few squares saw some nice stores, and came to Bradfords Corner an [[immense?]] large building in which which the P.O. was temporarly located the sidewalks in from were thronged with people eagerly looking for news from home I got in the string about one hundred back and had to wait patiently for my turn it came at last and I found three letters from home I had to pay twenty five cents postage on each that went to the express company they carry the mail from Kearney which is the which is as far west as the government carries it. Just as I was emerging from the crow and found my friend Collyer I heard an altercation in a saloon across the street there was only a few words when I heard the simultaneous report of two pistols. I got very much excited and was rushing to see what was the difficult when my friend Collyer caught me by the shoulder and very cooly told me I must not go near them I asked him what it was and he said he guessed it was only a man shot and that we had better get out of the way as very probably there would be more shooting. | ||
Revision as of 15:32, 3 April 2020
30 us the P.O. we passed along a few squares saw some nice stores, and came to Bradfords Corner an immense? large building in which which the P.O. was temporarly located the sidewalks in from were thronged with people eagerly looking for news from home I got in the string about one hundred back and had to wait patiently for my turn it came at last and I found three letters from home I had to pay twenty five cents postage on each that went to the express company they carry the mail from Kearney which is the which is as far west as the government carries it. Just as I was emerging from the crow and found my friend Collyer I heard an altercation in a saloon across the street there was only a few words when I heard the simultaneous report of two pistols. I got very much excited and was rushing to see what was the difficult when my friend Collyer caught me by the shoulder and very cooly told me I must not go near them I asked him what it was and he said he guessed it was only a man shot and that we had better get out of the way as very probably there would be more shooting.