The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1870-08-17

Fun AT SHEHaAN1owN.-Our neighbors
at Shermantown have of late been OF.
tremely hilarious-especially those who
have abstained from all betting, or those
who have put down their coin upon the
eagle birdZby chance The story of a
horse race which TRANSFERRED on Sunday
last, is thus told: A denizen of that
town is named Watson-Buckskin-a
rough diamond. by the way, who prides
himself in the ownership of a little bay
mare, not much larger than a cat, but to
whose running qualities lightning itself
gives heed. SOM of his townspeople
had long been watching with enyious
eyes Buckskin and the mare, until finally
one of them came into the possession of
n likely gray-an animal that could skim
over the ground as the swallow Qlides
through the air. This beast he would
pit against the little bay; as Watson was
wrapped up in tho qualities of his little
nag, his all would be staked upon her.
and the owner of the gray and his
friends would add the coin of Buckskin
W hhth Onhs IL nihht the mhlIeT
sure, some purchase must be rugged
for a trial of speed when the I'M
suspecting owner of the bay would
know II not. So, upon a moonlit night
when Watson slumbered lin a horny
the little mare was surreptitiously taken
from her stable, tried upon the track
against the gray, and badly beaten. She
was no where, and the gray could beat
her from the start. This secret was i'm
parted to a ring, a race was made up,
and the honest Watson's last scad- even
to the jewelry of his wife-was staked
upon the result. On the other hand, the
knowing ones of the gray staked their
cattle, horses, watches and coin with the
confidence Of a holder of four aces, and
the race came off, the little bay far
ahead The friends of the gray were
taken aback; beaten at their own game
but they yield not gracefully to their de-
feat. The victorious Buckskin is now
well nigh overwhelmed with lawsuits
which these chop-fallen people have in
stituted against him for the recovery of
the stakes he so fairly won. But he will
keep all that has been delivered to him
AS he should. To the smart ones who
tried the bay by moonlight, we will i'm
part a key to their defeat: that bay mare
can no more see by moolight than an
owl at monday.
NETTING OF FRENCH CITIZENS. Last
evening the French residents of this
city held n meeting at the store of F.
C~astagnetto. and John A. Moch elected
President, j. Straus Secretary, and A.
Haas Treasurer. Jonas Dahlman, r.
Lazard, +. ~castagnetto and NJ. Daney
were elected Vice Presidents. A sub
scription list was opened and a large
amount subscribed for the sufferers in
France, while nine enthusiastic persons
ayowed their willingness to at once enrol
their names among the defenders Of their
native land. aud expressed a desire to
enter the army of the Emperor. A COM
mittee was appointed to collect money to
aid the cause composing the following
named gentlemen: Frenchy Dahlman, +.
Castagnetto, Hamilton; K. Lazard, and
Lagrue, Treasure City; n. Gugnina,
Shermantown. The MeAIahon Club
was then formed, and the meeting adj
journed to meet next Saturday evening
at the National restaurant, Silver Brick
building in this city. The Frenchmen
in attendance exhibited their character
istic enthusiasm, and their friends who
confront the Prussian hosts along the
Rhine may justly be proud to learn that
the orifiamme of France is waited by
Neyada's chilly breezes, and n love of
country still fingers in the warm hearts
of her absent sons.
RAIN. - For several days past fine
showers Of rain have visited this section,
washing the dust from yerdure and path
way. driving away heat and linen APP
parel, and g~laddening the heart of the
tiller of the soil. An old stager declared
to us, last night. that we would certainly
have snow within the next ten days-for
he had seen snow.birds p~irouetting on
the nights of Pogonip; but after all, these
rains are only the usual pluyial favors Of
this latitude, and betoken to us the ar
rival Of the most pleasant season of the
year.
THE ONLY Fresh Shell Oysters in
Hamilton, are 10 be found at Byrne's
old stand, in Perry's Saloon, Main st.
Also, Pigs Feet. Sleeps Tongues, and
everything else that S good to eat. Fresh
oysters by every Express.
STARTED UP.-The Big Smoky mill,
which has for the past ten days been ly-
ing idle, undergoing repairs, started up
this morning.
Co to C. n. Alexnnder's for your
drugs. fe7-tf