The Montana post., 1868-12-04


cessary to a merchant in Montana-sobriety,
shrewdness, energy, honesty and meanness,
present you with this jack-knife. Please ac-
cept it as an evidence of our regard and for
its intrinsic value. rumultuous applause,
during which the knife was passed to the fav-
ored one.1 Mr.. Hursh, Initiating most sue
cessfuIly the eccentricities of the chameleon,
which changes its spots eight times per sec
ond, said 'sMr. Stickney and gentlemen,
am like Grant, don't speak, but only take
things. 1 appreciate this magnificent gift
have labored hard TO gain my present high
reputation, and shall strive earnestly to sus-
tain it. thank you, gentlemen, for this
present, and shall ever cherish it, and when
L am Canned" Will transmit it to my poster
ity as a memento of their darling papa"
functional sighs and sobs and the splashing
of tears on the foor.l The jack-knife, which
was about eighteen inches long, was a splendid
specimen of cutlery, the handle being made
of native mahogony, richly mounted with
gilt-headed nails, extracted from Hurshs'
trunk. The blade being of delicately tempered
hoop-iron, was susceptible of a high polish.
On one side was inscribed, "To c. S. Hursh,
Esq. on the reverse, "To the Meanest Man
in Montana" and the family seal of the
Hu-shs', ak L" 1t reflected great credit,
not only on the skill displayed by the arti-
fcer but on the generosity that prompted such
a munifcent gift. At the same time an ele-
gantly worked brass collar was handed to Mr..
Hursh, to be presented to E. B. Ebert, now
in st. Louis, on which was engraved, "To the
Mesnest Man out of Montana" The exhu-
berant emotions of the friends of the drift
ing darling were now ''soothed, - not by sweet
words, but with golden nectar distilled under
sunny skies on vins-clad slopes by beauty's
hands-(it was wine.) Mr.. Hursh, with that
sumptuous hospitality which he extends even
to his best friends, and which has well nigh
wrecked his once princely fortune, set out for
the company a splendid lunch, consisting of
fifteen kegs of pickled behring's, upon which
had accumulated the age of some four sum-
mers, the saltness of which rivalled Lots wife,
and rich in the perfume of an unhealthy egg.
This lavish display produced a profound
sensation, and later in the evening, the de-
licious viands were discussed. Mr.. Plant pro-
posed the health of the host, to which Mr.
Hursh responded by again urging the boys
and have some lunch. sentiment to the
press was responded to by the representative
of Roman proclvitIes, who proposed to take
another herring, which he did and subsided
by Mr.. S. NJ. Hall, whose health was then
drank as the "self-riser." Mr.. Hall respond
ed by ''rising'' and moving farther from the
combination of "Press in herring" The sue
cess of this trip of Wells, Fargo & Co. was
proposed; Dick took wine in behalf of the
company. Elegant speeches were made by
Messrs. Caldwell, Plant, Miller, Hagadorn'
Langhorn, Davidson, Sherwood, Murphy and
Others, which added to the illumination.
The brass band was brought forward and per-
formed the aria of "One I'd Riley" from the
opera of Norwood" This was repeated du-
ring the evening. AS n last touching tribute,
the whole company formed a ring around
Mr.. Hurst and performed tha. most eccentric
evolution, the can can, under management
of Messrs. Plant, Stickney and Ware, who
had passed a course of instruction among
the Crow-feet. The rumbling of the APP
preaching coach admonished the assembly
If they had tears, to shed them now. A
torchlight procession was formed, headed by
his baggage, consisting of the jnck-Sn5fe.
a certificate and Acknowledgment of his birth.
and turned paper collar, through the prin-
cipal streets TO the coach, and saw him
leave, followed by the genuine regrets, re-
spects and best wishes of his army of sor-
rowing friends, who dispersed To their srve-
raj homes, bearing the fragrant odor of oil
herring about their clothes and the stom-
ach ache in their heads, to remind them OF
one of the best and jolliest times in Montana
TEMPLAR's FEsTIvAL.-This carnival
of pleasure, which comes off tomorrow even
ing at the Court House, promises to be one
of the most delightful occasions of this, or
any other season. All the arrangements have
been perfected. A splendid supper has been
prepared, the best music in the city engaged,
and a sufficient number of carrisges will be
on hand, and in fact, everything done to re-
alize the object desired. The following is
the respective committees
Committee of Management-Messrs. c. |
Hedges, ]. Potter, A. X Will, c. f. Wooden 4
and f. NJ. Frasier.
Reception Committee-Mrs. Hedges, Mrs. \
Lawrence, Misses L. Gray, Emily Jefries, \
J Jennie Clark, Lizzie Woorley, Lizzie Beatty, \
Sally Hill and Maggie Evans; Messrs. Ii. ID.
Acheul, ]. E. owings, C. Lewis and G. ;. ID. |
Curtis.
Floor Committee-Messrs. c. w. Fowler,
j. p. Magee, ]. L. douglas and A. b. Bah I
cock.
The supper and Entertainment will take
place at the Court House, and carriages will
convey the company to the Assembly Hall,
where the eight fantastic will be done.
As the object of this festival is to procure
funds to build hall, object worthy
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