Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-05-24
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a DIhHE.
A citizen, a white citizen, now resid-
ing in the county of Lander, in this
State, sends us u ''mouruing piece" for
poor Welty. As the writer of the letter
from which we shall quote was a promi-
nent member of the last Legislature, and
speaks of what he knows we'll, his &C.
count, in bereavement, will be recog-
nized as very touching by all similarly
informed parties. Under date Of May
18th, it is written: -.
81 can but wish | had the pen Of
ready writer, that | could write my
thoughts even as l can speak them. If
| were SO gifted l would go back to the
history Of the past session Of the Nevada
Legislature-regular and called sessions
of the caucuses would call up the
conversations Of old Blaze with poor
"Wibble Wobble Welty;" give q history
of all promises made by the one to the
other. The tall Excellency limiting, ia
vacancy may, no doubt, wW occur!
Should it occur, l know Of no one whom
| should so much delight to honor as
YOU" Again: ''you are geographically
well situated; the eastern portion OF the
State has claims which must be respect
cd'-the tall chocolate pot, looking all
the time, so wise and sanctimonious.
Then paint poor "Wibble:" looking like
a Young robin with its mouth open,
ready to swallow every worm presented
by the old h~en-Blaze. Hear the real
| substance Of poor "Wibble's" answer:
'For all these bright hopes, am ready
to advocate any measure you direct.
For what is the use in being right unless
you can be successful? So my good
master, (Blaze,) point out your dirty
work. | am your plant tool. What
care we for laboriug white trash? They
| should be like you and |, my master,
with brdins!' but as they were born as
hewers Of wood and drawers Of water,
we will keep them SO; only placing
heavier. burdens upon their shoulders.
We will tax them, so that you and the
Board of Examiners may have an over
| flowing treasury, wherewith to be en-
abled to reward your friends and punish
your enemies. And should superin-
tendents of the Comstock Lode raise
their backs at such a proceeding, / will
show my teeth, by threatening them with
my judicial displeasure! Oh! we, my
master, can force them to terms" This
and much more would I say for poor
"Wibble." would picture him return
| ing to his constituents, finding none so
low as to do him honor. | would pic
ture his flaming sign Of NOTARY
PUBLIC" got up in such large letters
that those who run by Though nearly rs
big an ass as he) could not fail to see
and read. would describe the new
office building, and the preparing for the
dignifed "Notary Public and Attorney
at-Law." In the midst OF all this bus
tie and hurry of business, the really
mournful news reaches Austin of the
death Of Judge Brosnan. |, then, would
picture poor "Wibble writing to
Blaze. Then Blaze's replies; still hold
ing out hopes to his dupe that he never
thought of fulfilling.
would picture the poor tool Of a
t~reacherous master inquiring for n ten
ant for his office, knowing so well he
would soon have no use for it. For,
would he not soon be called to Carson
to take a seat up higher? Had not that
pure patriot and devoted christian,
Blaze, promised him =? He well knew
his master could not, would not lie!
It's true, he has heard he has lied and
betrayed all, or nearly all except Tom.
Wells, with whom he has been associat-
ed, politically. go
But poor Wibble, confding soul, will
not believe it Of his kind good master,
who has built up such bright hopes in
his bosom. | would picture him to the
last moment watching mail and express,
for his order to "come on in time to be
at Carson on theIl3th, "for his kind mas
ter had written him if he appointed him
he would want him in Carson by that
time. But 10! the last mail is in, that
should bring the hoped-for order to
come" II came not. Then the last
hope was in the telegraph. He waits
till the last moment he even thinks he
can wait in hope. See his W dispatch
then: appointment not made yet?
Will you wait till l arrive at Carson ~
Then picture poor Wibble when he re-
ceiyes the following answer: Appoint
ment made. II. G. b" Good God! who
can tell the feelings then Of him who
holds, "there is no use to be right un-
less you arc successful" His feelings
when he received this laconic dispatch!
| would 60 farther, | would paint the
funeral Of all his hopes; the downfall Of
all poor "Wibble's" confidence in "His
Intelligency." would cultivate flow
ers, rare and stroug-smelling, around
the grave Of poor "Wibble's" hopes,
and on the tombstones carve these
words: "Who killed Cock Robin ?"
(Answer,) "H. G. B." All this would
/ do, but lack the pen of adequate in
spiration.