Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1861-12-13

| men employed IN the Underground work Oh
the mine-attogc,hts the cvnrsnS employs
three tines that number Of hands. selcc.
ted q number OF Specimens OF ore in tie mine
and Mr.. Didesheimer presented me with a
| number of others from the collection in the
Company's office. You must know that I
am still collecting rare specimens of minerals,
and expect to have one of the most valuable
cabinets ever taken from this Territory, when
I leave here. secured quite number Of fine
spec mems of copper ore to-day; mostly blue
carbonate and glance. ...-.
IN THE WAY or ASSESSMENTS
Last week we had an opera troupe, inclu-
ding among its members the 9 distinguished
Prima Donna Scnorlta Assoluta; secured at
an immense notwithstanding to small
bills-and Those greatest living natural
wonders" (small bills again) the" Albino
Children; born of full-bloodcd Indian pa.
rents :" and whose hair is as white as the
purest alabaster, "--'' admittance 80 cents"
Only onclalf Of what the "world re-
nowned" Scnorita charges for peep at her
show. This week we are to have taste u
the legitimate drama, of which further par.
ticuiars next week. OF balls, we have our
full quota. This unstable population is thor
Oughly unanimous on the subject Of tripping
the light fantastic etc. In the language of
the inspired: "'.'..' .''1 .' {
"'Twould make our eastern people cave, ,,.a.
To see tie great and small
The old, with one foot in the grave, ..,
Il All "splurging" at Ball." o. '..-.-.... ... .-.a
'on foot they through tn. diggings wind. y. %.
And over mountains tall, g..
With young ones tagging on behind,
:0 t-footed for the ball" ...tssE ~ E...-.t.
Then after the ball opens you may see
.. az dozen babies on the bed. . e. ... 3, '
And all begin to squall,
The mothers wish The brats were dead, t.- ..
For crying at THE bali" ... :. ...s.r s...' .
And about thia time.
The manager begins 10 Curse,
. And swagger through the haii, '.."
For mothers they've gone out to nurse fL.H'
Their babies at the ball" .......-. ......
No man looking at the scene before hin,
will dare dispute but that the
"Oid women in their Boomer rigs, ..,. ......
Are fond Of balance all!' NV
And weighty' when it comes to iigs, "...
Ed. And 50 on, at the ball. F.. T.. .... -. l.. (
Then i.'s not at all an uncommon thing to
see,
"a yearling miss Ill out the set,
Although not very tall
'Tm ANXIOUS now, she says, you bet,
+. To proceed with the osil !" -.... ...,
Then, worse than all, we see, ~
a married woman--gcntlc dove
With nary tooth at all,
Sitting in the corner making love
To some pimp' at the ball"
And at our last ball held at Dutch Nick's.
between this place and Carson City, Mr.,
James Gonzales, laarried but two days be-
fore to Miss Pauline Brown, of this city, was
poisoned by the barkccpcr, and died within
twelve hours. The barkecper had been an
unsuccessful sutton for the hand Of Miss
Brown, and during the evening made some
threats against Gonzales; also remarked to
some one that there had one fellow got
dose that he wouldn't get over soon." The
people came near hanging barkeeper, but
through the cxertions Of some OF the less OK
citable citizens he was given up to the prop
er authorities and placed in confinement for
legal trial. Poisoning is something new here,
and our people were greatly Disguised to find
that there was man to be found in Washoe
mean enough to take that mode of revenge,
instead Of taking the usual course, i. e. with
bowie knife and revolver.
..-. $685.. As usual, ...
-..-.. DAN DE QUILLE