The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1865-06-03
PEkoERg1IER, June [. .65.

PLACERF1LEB, June I, '65.
Ed: WORLD Our streets present a dry and
lonely. appearance, the reason of which il
easily accounted for. ifone would take q
strollup and down the gulches and over the
hills, he would soon see that wherever water
is to be had men are there At work, laborine
hard to nnake-grub, for at present prices Of
provisions but little is left after paying ex-
penses. But "slch is life" Only wait pa
tisntly, provisions will go down after awhile
and quartz will go up, then the good time
will have come.
DAT OF HUMILIATION.
To-day is the one set apart by Acting
Governor Smith, in accordance with proc
lamation of President johnson, as day Of
humiliation and prayer on account of the
assassination of our late President, Abraham
Lincoln. But little has been said here about
the matter. The fact THAI the angel of Peace
is again nearing our country, promising to
shadow it with her wings, seems to overlap
all other objects, and the people feel more
like rejoicing for this than mourning for the
dead AL MEN must feel, deeply, too, the foul
blot upon the eScutchecn of our conntry's
name, thus pat upon it by the assassin's
hand,-yet our tears will not restore the life
thus taken, nor our prayers place the depart
ed soul of the illustrious dead one round
higher in the scale of happiness in that
building above, built by the Grand Architect
of the Universe. No observance of the day
has been shown by the citizens of this camp,
but with ore or two exceptions.
AN EPISODE.
Little incidents, and dim;nutiye events,
often bring pleasant or unpleasant memories
of the past. A smiling face on our streets
strongly remind many of one of the most
pleasing as well as feeling episodes, which
it has been my lot to witness. On rather
Heated Sunday last Summer, when our streets
were alive with miners from the surround
ing gulches and ravines quite commotion
was created by the occurrence of the follow
ing affecting incident: A young land hand
some) lady had just arrived at the Interna-
tional Hotel from the lower county. She
was in search of friends whom she had not
seen in many long and weary days. among
others, gray haired father, but where she
would be able to find them she knew not
Stepping out on the balcony, among the
form of her parent and although like the
form Of the majority of those who toll daily
in the mines, his patched and mended cloth
ing was covered with the stains of the aurif-
erous earth in which he labored, with his
unkempt hair and unshaven face, she hastily
made her exit from the hotel, and with an
affection for her father that was stronger than
her fears for what the people might think of
4,nr conduct. bn ranidlv M do her 1vo ~
the throng, the observed of all, to the place
where he stood, and with joy beaming from
every lineament of her face; and tears oil
affection streaming from her eyes, she threw
herself upon the breast of her aged parent,
and with arms tightly clasped round his neck
she imprinted kiss after kiss upon that bronzed
and weather-b beaten face. For moment the
father stood in amazement, but quietly re-
covering himself he returned the caresses of
the child. Linking her arm within that of
her father, she led the way to the hotel, and
rs they wendell their way to the house, tears
filed the eyes of many who were thus the
witnesses of such flial affection. and with
many an audible God bless her." they turn
ed and wiped the moisture from their sun
burnt cheeks: She now dwells among US.
May her path through life lead through
pleasant places, and may the Father above
press her to His bosom when she is taken
from the land OF the living.
Tbs SCHOOLS. NJ
We of this city are now blessed with two I
schools, and there should be no cause of
complaint for not having places of learning
enough Some feeling having arisen on
account of the appointment by the directors
of Miss Keick as to the schoolin this district,
the friends of Mrs, Walters went to work and
raised a subscription for her, and she is now
teaching so we have two free schools when
there are none too many scholars for one
would not be surprised to hear of some of
the subscribers complain of the high rate of
taxes after while. Quin sabe?
THE BLOW
On last Saturday was tremendous in this
vicinity. Trees went down by the score and
many narrow escapes were made, although
have heard of no serious injury having been
received The only loss of life was that of
IA 6 female cow," that had her back broke By
the falling of small tree near Ladies' Gre.
vase. The various bitches were considera-
bly, damaged by the falling of the trees on
them. They have all been repaired, and are
again full of water.
THE THEATRlcALs.
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