The Empire County argus., 1855-08-04
For the Empire County Argus.
JoHNTowN, August 2, 1855.

JoHNTowN, August 2, 1855
Mr. ARGUS: 1t would do you good to see the
smiling faces of miners in this neighborhood The
diggings good and every man who labors is
handsomely rewarded. We have amusements in
abundance We all went up to Georgetown last
night to hear and Miss Estelle Potter play Lu-
creza Borga. She is a charming actress and can
draw tears from the hardest visage in the world
Ono great two fsted fellow noticed particularly
occasionally tear about the size of walnut would
form in the corner of his eye and directly break
over his cheek like stream of lava from Vesuvius
when he would roar out in horse laugh. being
ashamed to exhibit his feelings and thereby trying
to cheat those who saw him. | noticed a lady
great tears would gather in her eyes rejecting light
like diamonds; she would carelessly brush the
liquid gems aside to make place for their success
sors; and, Mr.. Argus | thought of the black
eyed girl" could not help it, no indeed George
town is great little town. not only was the thea
ter crowded, but the Know Nothings held a great
meeting to elect delegates to some convention. 1t
is said the of Sam" hereabouts are numerous
turn myself, | was curious to see the supreme
order of the Star Spangled Banner do business
Their banner, you know, is the American flag with
great eagle painted on it holding an Engshman
in his beak by the slack of his breeches Well sir,
knocked at the door where fellow peered out at
me with one eye, sullen leaden looking eve and
said, what an eye! No you don't, said he no
sir-et. Hearing great noise, inquired to know
what 1T was about when old lead eye said they
tn fvir e Ill D. -.c
Rome away from Georgetown. concluded lead
eye and the spirits of the Popes might 60 to -,
and left
fasSlng by the church, heard preacher de-
claiming earnestly; listened moment and found
he was soliciting money to erect church for the
Chinese in San Francisco. l would have gwen a
dollar, but thought of the bankers at the Bay
would steal it. Il kept it to buy - cordial A
little farther on, found the Masonic Hall lighted
went up to see what was in the wind and found a
huge Division of the Sons of Temperance just be-
ginning to pour out They said Miss Pellet had
declared that all the liquor sold in San Francisco
would kill any man with an ordinary constitution
at the distance of eighty rods, and therefore they
were going to vote for the prohibtory liquor law;
lager beer is not liquor. They said moreover that
the Know Nothings were anti-temperance men, de-
string to keep plenty of liquor in the country to
destroy the pesky foreigners.
At the Nevada House some forty politicians were
engaged in savning the Union; among the number
discovered lead eye himself. He concluded the
Union would be shattered Into q thousand pieces
before long, and believed the foreigners were crack
ing it now.
Now sir, you see that Georgetown Is great
place; it supports all kinds of amusements. toler-
ates religion, while its citizens are members of all
the secret associations of the day. democratic clubs
not excepted Speaking of democracy reminds me
that jackson was great man. the greatest our
country has ever produced. The mere mention of
lis name, although he has been sumbering in the
tomb fer ten years, excites nervous vitality in the
degenerate carcass of democracy in these latter
days. Yours &c.
CROW BAR