Ten Years Among the Mail Bags: Or, Notes from the Diary of a Special Agent of the Post-Office DepartmentHolbrook, James
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Ten Years Among the Mail Bags: Or, Notes from the Diary of a Special Agent of the Post-Office Department
Holbrook, James
Postal service -- United States
The following address was found on a missive which passed through the
New York office on or about the 14th of February, and was secured with
a seal representing Cupid taking aim at one of his victims with a
revolver:
Cupid's mother has supplied him
With "six shooters" for his bow;
When he'd arrows I defied him;
Now, alas! he's laid me low.
Here I send, done up in paper,
Fanny May, my heart to you.
I think you will keep it safer
Than I've done,--so now adieu.
The town and state were in prose.
* * * * *
Send this, Post Master, if you are willing,
To John M. P----, a darned old villain.
Let it go without Postage Bounty,
To Union Valley, Cortland County,
* * * * *
Take me along in haste I pray,
To John O'Donnel without delay.
The postage is paid, there is no excuse
If I'm not delivered at Syracuse.
* * * * *
Let nought impede thy progress,
While on thy journey going,
And quickly may'st thou be received,
By John, or Pardon Bowen.
Albany, N. Y.
* * * * *
Miss Kate May,
_Somewhere_ in New York City.
I hope to goodness she will receive
this missive.
* * * * *
John M. Simpson, Dedham,
Mill Village,
Mass.
in care of John Lee,
the man that speaks through
his nose or with the crucket foot.
* * * * *
For Nevel Kelly, Degrau St.,
next shanty to the river in the rear
of the grave-stone yard,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
* * * * *
New Haven, post-office
State of Connecticut
Brown Street
Number 58
For elen Rumford
under care of mister allen
And if the main law folks up there don't like the name of _Rum_ford
i can't help it.
* * * * *
for
Brigded Livingston no 16 post
office city Hartford, State of
Cannada or three-ways to No 39
_America_.
* * * * *
To Thos. Walsh 362 3rd Avenue
or if not there (New York
To the care of America
Jerrimiah O Droyer--No--173
South street South Troy New York
To be forwarded
To Mary Dohorty (For Thos. Walsh
(in haste America
* * * * *
To Mr. Leedfara, who runs the ferry
over across to Long Island for Mary
Maguire New York.
* * * * *
Mistress Crovor Keeps
a stand in the
_hutson dippo_--New York
lives in reed street.
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