The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1871-11-23
Modest simon.

The Washington correspondent OF the Ciii-
cinnati Commercial tells a good story about
Cameron. which admirably illustrates his
modesty and self-depreciation. In the FOR
ejrn Relations Committee room are four PAN
els suitable for portraits, and he suggested to
the Committee that they be thus adorned
l"But.n said Cameron, II am at loss to
know who to pitt there. There are four
places as Won see. Now, WON'T object to
Sumner. 1t is true he isn't exectly with US
now but you cannot deny that he has sbeena
distinguished Chairman of the Committee"
The Others agreed with him. .sWell, them"
said II e General, s.Hhose hkenesses shall we
put in the other two places? p Some one
said there would be three places VACANT after
Sumner was inserted, but Cameron Gid not
notice the remark. One of the members
said: Let us have the four most distinguish
ed men who have been Chairnlen OF this
Committee y 'sNo," said Cameron, sI'H tell
YOU what we'll do. Hadn't we better have
the two most distinguished Secretaries OF
State and two of the Chairmen of the Com
mittee? You know the Secretary OF State
has a good deal to do with foreign affairs.
Then there will be Jefferson for one and
somebody else for another. They will be ne
| Secretaries of State. Their pictures will be
(pointing) there and there. Summers will
be there (pointing at the other plaees) and
mine here - He theD looked inquiringly at
the othermembers of the Committee. Schurz
looked inquiringly at Morton. and Patterson
smiled sadly at sCasserly. Then they all
grabbed their hats, and their sides at about
the same time, and rushed from the room.
Morton, being a little lame, could not get out
as quick as the others, and Cameron asked
him what he thought of the plan. Morton
replied, being always on the side OF policy,
that he had never thought of the question
before. but he would now give it his atten.
ton. lie thought the panels ought to bt
i filled. but it was somewhat difficult to choose
between the Secretaries; and then he STUN
blel after the other members OF the Commit
tee ss fast as his two canes would let him. =
Il FRONTIER LIFE ON THE NORTHERN PA
n c1r1c.-Bayard Taylor writes After fifteer
+. miles Of afternoon heat and dust we reached
Oak Port. temporary camp OF gamblers ant
], Anonymouis, whose tents and shanties are on
l IL anchored there until they ascertain the pre-
J, else point where the North Pacific road vii
cross the Red River. Then they intend t
t found Il town-a Faropolis or Kenopolis-an
!, flourish on vice until 4 sterner civilizatio
drives them away. Our drivers. get their r.
4 yolyers in readiness before reaching the place
/ and some OF our party did the same. ha
none. and, moreover, knew from exper1lnc
that this class Of, people were not very Cat
: gerous. In fact. I had scarcely stepped With
{ the circle Of curious and suspicious counter
! ances. than / was recognized by the keeper {
= saloon, and received q present OF cigar
$ One Of the fringers-on OF the place had his ga
{ { fastened on his head with court-p -plaster-pr,
Z bably the antagonist of the man whom y
had seen in Macauleyville with similar es
This barborous biting and chewing Of the fe'
u tires belongs only to the Anglo-Saxon sa'
: age, who is far more brutal than the India
he curses.
r The North Pacific road will reach RI
IS River before the close Of this year, and fro
!. this time on it will hardly be able to ontrt
-. -
g settlement. After its first hundred miles
g forest and swampit passes through regi'
q Wholly beautiful and fertile, and a china
n constantly improving in temperature !
g ST. Paul and Pacific road will also rea
Breckenridge iii September, and may be
. tended within two or three years to Pembi
S S and Fort Garry. For some hundreds ofmil
q 4. both to the westward and northward, there
10 greater difficulty of construction than
8 the Platte and Humboldt Valleys.
1e THE Gonnesyille (Ind.) Times tells Of
old rail-splitter III that county who put
"a ouietus upon q young man who chaffed 2
ID upon his bald head, in these words ; Z y gu
ct man, when my head gets as soft as yours
can raise hair TO sell