The Shasta courier., 1853-10-15
NUMBER 80.
spice from the san Diego Herald.


for some weeks past occupied the editorial chair
of the Herald, in the absence of Judge Ames.
"Squibobs'' is universally known as one of the
most cruel men on the Pacfc-glories in pro-
ducing human misery-and has made more ssdes
ache, within the past month, than all the arms Of
all the lovers in all the bowers. He says it has
been his constant effort to make the Herald Sc
cond in literary merits to no sceakis paper in the
State" He relates the following incident of the
late election
We are told that later IN the afternoon, an ell
derly gentleman, much overcome by excite
ment and spirituous potations, was found, like
Peter, weeping bitterly" as he reclined on the
cold, cold ground behind the Court House.
g I'm an old man. gentlemen" sobbed he, ''and
poor old man. aud id ugly old man, and
I've gone and voted for Bigler.i Well, you
have done it, remarked one of the crowd aud
with his expression of sympathy, the unhappy
old fellow was left to the stings of his con-
science. melancholy instance Of misplaced
attachment. siHH
Not having the fear of the Lord before his
eyes, and with but little reverence for divine
things, he perpetrates the following sacregious
"good one:'
His Reverence coming into the Colorado
llOuSS last SuHudy Mas ihNlitU py INC
1rbane proprietor to i,rigate Being in an arid
state, he consented to take glass of lemonade,
but accidentally took brandy cocktail which
had been mixed for Mr.. Mariatowakie, aud
drank it off without noticing his mistake
"Why, Doctor said Frank, when observed the
disappearance of his sustenance, g that my
| horn you drank All, my young friend, quoth
the good old man, with benevolent smile and
a smack of his lips, while the moisture stood
the inside of his venerable spectacles, All, my
young friend tie horn Of the angodly shall be PIT
dorm" Psalms LXXY, 10.
Since putting the above in type we have re-
ceived the Herald of Oct. lst. 1t contains the
valedictory of "Phenix,'' OF "Squibobs,' in
which he says:
Judge Ames has returned! With the
pletion of this article my abors are ended and
wiping my pen my coat-tail, and placing it
behind my sinister ear with graceful bow and
| bland smile for my henored admirers, and a
wink of intense meaning for my >enemies 1
shall abdicate with dignity the Arm Chair ia
favor of its legitimate proprietor.
If have given offence to any by the
tone OF my remarks | assure them that 1t has
been quite unintentionally. and to prove that l
bear malice, hereby accept their apologies.
Certainly no can complain OF want Of ver-
satility in the last six numbers. Commencing
| as an Independent journal. | have gradually
passed through all the stages of incipient Whig-
| gerry, decided Conservatism, dignifed Recanta-
ton, budding Democracy and rampant Radical
| ism, and now close the series with an en- irey
literary number, in which | have carefully alb
stained from the mention of Baldo and Wigler, L
mean, Wager and Bildo, no-never mind-as
ToodleS says haven't mentioned any of en- but
been careful to observe perfect armed
| trallty.
So, farewell Public hopeyou will do we'll
| do, upon my soul.
1t will be recollected that, in The absence of
Judge Ames, =" Phenix'' changed the political
complexion of the Herald-pitched into wicked
Mr.. Bigler" with great energy, and advocated
the cause of good Mr.. Waldo with the utmost
enthusiasm. For this outrage Boston had sig
nifed his intention of whipping "Ph9niA" at
sight. Accordingly, on the morning of the 29ih
ultimo, it was announced that ''Boston" was APP
proaching, and tremendous excitement prevail
ed among the people.
Coolly we gazed from the window of the
Office upon the New Town road says phoenix"
we deserted a cloud of dust in the distance, high
above it waved whip lash, and we said, "Bos-
ton" cometh, and hs driving is like that of
Jehu, the of Nimghi, for he driveth furious
| ly.'
Calmly we seated ourselves in the farm
chair" and continued our labors upon our mag
nificent Pictorial. Anon, step, heavy step,
heard upon the stairs. and " Boston stood
| before US.
in shape and gesture proudly eminent, stood
like a tower but his face deep scars of ihun-
der had intrenched, aud care sat on his faded
check bat under brows Of dauniless courage
and considerable pride, waiting revenge"
We rose, and with unfaltering voice, said
''wel Judge, how do You do 2" He made no
reply, but commenced taking off his coat
We removed ours, also our cravat.
The sixth and last round is described by The
pressman and compositors as having been fear
/ fully scientific. We held Boston down over
the press by our nose, (Which we had inserted
between his teeth for that purpose and whilo
our hair was employed in holding one of his
hands, we held the other in our left, and with
/ the "sheeps foot brandished above our head,
shouted to him, "say Waldoln Never he
9asped-- 3laah o.l
Oh! my Big-ler, he would have muttered
But that he dried up ere the word was uti cred.
At this moment we discovered that we had
! been laborlng under misunderstanding" and
through the amicabe intervention of the press
man, who thrust roller between onr faces,
| (Which gave the whole affair a very different
complexion y the matter was finally settled on
the most friendly terms-"and without prejudice
to the honor OF either party We write this
while sitting without any clothing except our
| left stocking and the rim of our hat enclrcilnS
our neck like ruff of the Elizabethian era-that
article of dress having been knocked over our
head at an early stage of the proceedings, and
the crown subsequently, torn Oft. while tie Judge
is sopping his eye with cold water, III ife next
room Thus ends description of this
long anticipated personal collision.
A correspondent of the Memphis Appeal writes
that the poet, Alexander Smith, whose produc-
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literary circles of Scotland. and are so favoraby
noticed in the English Reviews was in 1916,
'sseedy' and neglected individual in Wisconsin,
and the butt for ridicule of all the literary peo-