The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-03-01
The DolA nGsuntainesr Of J0evaas.

him from tue Senate. from tue stump, from
the politics Of the country in which he has
oeen for 20 many years . butterfly, = busy
bee. and bird Of freedom; anil If recent
Washington rnm9rs be true, from the coun.
try itself. For they say he goes 10 Chinn.
lie 10 10 succeed the other Pacific coast fcl.
low-Low or some such name, who has been
there four years and Is ready to rotate
niinistcr. Not minister OF the gospel
though Nyc would b. quite handy at that.
~ great many good people who have
listened to his feryent oratory can testify
hut minister extraordinary, or plcnIpDten.
tiary, ar resident. Or something II that sort.
We shall miss Nye. We could have bet
ter spared better man. Il seems pity he
should have to 60. and that lie should give
place in going u Jones. whoever he may
bc. Jones, Ms VIC read in tho press, is per.
son who IN his cups proclai,ns that he has
''bought up the whole damned Legislature" "
An offensive creature of NcvsLs who talks
in this reprehensible manner under the in.
fiuencc Of the flowing bowl Is not states
man who can make Nye's place good any.
where. But his remark disclOses character.
II II base, sordi6, unstatcsrnanlike Nyc, 81
be sure, made similar suggestion some
dozen years ago when Connecticut was hav.
ing . close electi0n--io the effect that I'VE
;meaning tic Republican partly would buy
up the damned State" But Nye was speak
ing in, political and patriotic scnsc. His
proposition was to buy up the State for 3
great party. Jones bought up Legislature
fur his own individual use and bchoof
Without knowing Jones, We venture 10 say
on The strength of this remark of his thst he
Is an unpleasant person. tn behold whom in
the scat Of the hnented Nyc will Ike 10 the
bercaved Senate = constant irritation and
pain. ~. '.r,2. =" " 5''
Nye wss a bold moantaineer. Not one
OF the millions of American citizens who
have been subjected 10 bis dizzy eIoquence
can ever forget his glowing and beautiful
description Of his ''mountain home beyond
the seitin: sun" On all their minds snd
memories he 10 painted by his own master
hand in colors from his own u,iequaled
palette, rapt and roiond serapl' spanning
the Sierras against the background Of the
western sky: Fur man who had spent 30
little time in State, and that mostly IN .
transient way " hotel, and the State one
that b. sn't green spot the size Of Isxi.
can dollar in lis whole extent--,hc love- Of
Nye for bis mountain home was s0mcthin:
beyond human comprehension.
And Nye lad Z twirkle in bis eye that &C
have M idea doses lsaa F0r aught VIC
know Jones may be cross eyed; he seems
to have moral strabismus. If not physical
Whit : wrctcLcd caricaturc il win bs to
have such man sitting in Nye's place.
Moreover. NO doubt Jones swears' Al cit-
ixcns Of that inhabitable clime swear. They
arc obliged 70 by the thinrcss Of lhe-a air.
But no man can swear like Nyc. He does
II 90 fiucntly-it Just dows into his conycr-
sA,ion without ripple. That will be miss
I'd too. And then 10 think while Jones Ia
shocking Senator'S with Jagged profanity.
Nye 10 doing it with bis old s,noothncss and
ease Al Hong Kong 10 Tien Tsin in broken
Chinese 2n' Sati''o'h 's.' ~
Does Jones drink, We wonder Nyc never
doer. Except wlea he Ia on the stump and
is urged r. bx deaaees aaslsbakkind Of n'en
who are anxious about his lthroat O The
Senate will miss his example. Then, i.po.
! ia The matter Of draw poker. can Jones prt,
tend 70 make hiy placs geod He dclades
himssf Il he thinks .. For NyS = : man
wbo, has played with Schepck and Grant.
and isn's afraid of !, four npsh, This, how.
ever, 9 not the Nye who played eachEe viii
| Az S,n. That IVES Bin. this is Jim. Bu,
Il be ever should get : chance :, n, down
l at little game IT draw with the As1dafins
ia vim b very likely to show them so'ns
/ points. ..t fsa# fHs 1pusg
u What 10 our :oss is Chius's gain |; hut the
| whole country viii siGh q Il says farewell
| 70 dis bold moupeaineer. Shall .yes sye'
look upon his like again i-Nes York Sss.