The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1877-06-01

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Just now, all the world is looking to the
Danube for its most thrilling news, and not
without reaGon, for the fate Of nations
hangs upon the result Of the mighty con
test now no. raging there. But The even and
usual usual now OF occurrences in ones own
rleighborhood really, Interests one not less,
perhaps, than the more important and fate
FIJI events ,veant passing in remote regions d and
among unknown people. The, town II in
which We vs;' live and the ship il, which we
sail are to us, you know, the centre OF the
universe. .,.,.
oiThs homeiy joys and daily working out
Of little plans and purposes which make UP
the life of myself and my heighbors, Mug
gins and Steggins,i are more to me than the
doings If amyriad of far off Russians and
Turks. The present plain and pfosalc
Tooings of my good: friends Charles Angus
tus and Araminta interest dne infinitely
more, than the long past love Of Apollo and
Daphiie, beautifully poetic as itiwas. &Fhe
former are familiar beings whomHi greet
daily. while the latter are''a as vague and
shadowy to me as is the naneless multi
tude that was swallowed up by the deluge.
7 read more or less listlessly of the Parthe-
non at Athens, but give my undivided at
tention to the many strange stories. told
concerning our new Court, House at Ban
mack, 1t makes; us. Of the valley sad to
think that range of mountains impossible
during half the year. shuts Us Us out from
vie viewing wing it for that length of time. II is
not only to sell our butter and eggs that we
1a, So often go over to Bannack when the road
IS Is open, but also to look upon our splendid
though costly elephant there, and to assure
our Ourselves that our county officials are really
'l1l,1id provided with snug and comfortable guar aF
ters. And, by the way, you've never seen
lour;; al oresaid Court house, baveyen q But
indeed you ought TO. !Ii'We are NO proud of
it. To be sure we dom 3 own it yet, but we
will some day, if only it win stand uR1ons
enough ferus to. pay for it.: Some shlnS 1t
will. Everything about it. they gay, 10 OF
the best except the bricks, the lumber, and
Ptbe 1nIasteiling. Tie nails used in. its con
Psth Pssthruction ei s are 3 excellent, and the window
a9lasss seem ,yni to b Be quite good. Tie lumber
will be very passable when It dries out, but
i'd this process wide gaps are beginning + to
show themselves where tie boards part
.ecoohbpaIay.. The piastsring appears to be
T 'nfserabiy leah article and "clings to M tiie
Wondering wall" with but a faint and
feeble grasp. az II isiliable' toicfamblee off at
ANY time, but tie county officers, who are
sbeery and full of hope Say they are conf
dent il will q stick sifpefsonsi ntefingthe
,A,,i,dius take care to- walk lightly and not
hsaans1 theadoors.. After the siiobles edifice
chats what we delighttoieaH it and SHE'LL
at least till -tax-paying-time comes) was
completed it was discovered that the bricks
ofwhieh iii built i;wg!s were not Just yhat ths'
ought to be,r5 They were good enough fel
dry. ,s weather, bntswhesnl, hsl JthsIiwiipdoFs. 2
heaven were opened Al faAd thearaiin began =
descend upon the jgst taqPPl. and the unjust q tet
town, these bricks drank tfagsrly rol .tht
moisture. as, was to, be expected, and p
This reached the particles sf LIME 'EBlth'a
they, began to crack. and peel ? q o.; was ~
to be, expected, perhaps ,AiarmEssd n la'f
our careful county guardians spFeaa sefAs
| 5000 worth Of paint oyer tbs surface aAe
nov it's as chbar chbarmlnglyisopoeaoo III t3ese
.,.,Fsee eq ~ Rase is sPfesstig114 2noilid i'''a
| by the author of ,,.t,.s all a.se:.ss..ii<
td'ss csoimnieesh csiniesh up as Flower"
Ana vet vet IheF thfIg Of, beauty Continues T
spass gently Away while the heap df rubb y y
sifs base slowly incfssiaseS das BY Way AM
IimprsEsiyelyyi teaches its isssoti i0f the tran
siHysness :of ffair subih6ary things Wit
tbfa touchifK ressiiiiiiSdfsr constantly beforr
fgsir syss; I don tifhk II Strange That III
people If Issnnack havs grown more % 90 %
Esmfl ana ntghpiatise sthaH they used. i 7
/ ba Wretchcd faiiGre as the building q