A serious error

The following letter was received recently by the sheriff in Colfax:

Dear ser—I didn’t want this sorter licents. I thot i was gettin a Marridge licents, sumbody sent me to mr. sheriff and sed he would gimme a licents, mandy was so mad when i got back with this here hunten licents she would not have Me. she sed I didn’t have sents enuff to git marrridge licents, so she ups and runs off with bill Johnson and i am in a hel of fixt. i wants my muney back unless this hear licents will let me shoot bill johnson.

yours most truly,

SAM JACKSON