Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-07-28
ON THE RAIL AND AFOOT.

thing of Gong up, hence, to the Comstock,
one contemplates with serenity and assurance
the mills which stand upon the banks and
islands OF the turbid Carson; renews &C
3uaintance with the sere hills and the stunted
cedars aud nut pines; views with interest the
window plants at the Mound House muses.
With dim, lazy curiosity upon the extent
and pretensions of the Vivian Mine, whose
name is so handsomely hlazoned to the world;
and admires with an unspeakable admiration
the naked splendOrs of .Aureoa Station. The
reader may like to know what Aureola Sta
tons history is; and whence its name and
peculiar muniments. There it stands, beau
tiful in name, but peculiar in structure. 1t
| consists of two upright posts with a white
sign board stretched between. On this board
IS its name, i'll black letters. This is all. 1t
stands, like the Iron Duke, Gin its simplicity
sublime Many years ago the red man came
here to WOO He was the son of line of
kings whose lineage is lost iii the far stretch
ing perspective of legend. Aureola was the
romantic name of his romantic fame. He
was born amid the leafy dels of the murmur
ing Carson. She, fair and tickle maid, first
saw the light upon the yielding banks of the
ordly Mississippi. Her hair was light and
ner eyes were blue. Her heart was false but
his was true. She invited and awakened all
the love OF his trusting and ardent nature.
Persuaded to the act Of treason by her
brothers, two stalwart R1issourans. she wed
another Her Indian lover, coming to this
spot TO an appointed trysting place, and
finding there her false heartedness, fell
down in his helpless agony and died. A |
coroner's inquest revealed the fact that he |
died empty stomach, 1t clear !
case of death from broken heart. This Is |
the story III brief We are indebted to All |
eyewitness for the facts. What theme for |
poem What a subject for an elaborate
romance, What a play might not be made
of these touching incidents Aureola Station |
How the sun seems to light up your two
faithful posts as they were the struggling
relics of some old city that lad gone the way
of Ragtown and been left to the fate Of
Como. We never pass that spot, rendered
sacred by this tender tragedy, but We think
of the bitterness of disappointed love-the
love of an Indian brave for tickle child of
Pike! Under the light shadows of that sign
board rest the remains of that devoted lover
The passing winds sim his sad requiem; the
lone night birds lament his sorrowful fate
and the locomotive ) whistle mourus for him
by steam! 1t is the Qrief railroad engine
for Washoe injun, Logan is gathered to
his fathers Let us dwell upon more cheer
full subject; let other thoughts crowd our
busy minds; let Time heal our aching wounds.
PERSONAL, ETC.
Mr. J. A. johnson, of the Summit fum-
ing interest, was in the city yesterday, Looks
as brown as any berry and as hearty az
any stirring news for the edifcation of the
readers of the MORNING APPEAL.
So hot are the days that one longs for the
coming of the cool and breezy nights. How
we OF easy conscience, free from care and
away from the turmoil of life, out of the
swirl of politics and serenely contemplating
,he quieter and genter pleasures of this life
lo@ We do sleep--if the flies don't poster US
90 persistently, or the early coming milkman
lon't awaken us too suddenly from our matu- ,
.inal slumbers.
We note that Bosko has divided his great
tore By the construction of a partition
through its center. This leaves him a tene-
nent to let; and why don't somebody who
wants an ELIGIBLE place wherein to carry on
business rent it of him! Also linen busters,
3alhrigGan hose and % cent shirts
We judge by the signs and warnings that
he outside World is not wanted in the new
opera House just yet. Gentlemen will not
'e admitted in this building" So run the
notices which are abundant on the door posts
nd boarded-up places Not so, bye-and- bye
Then the effort will be to attract the fellow
itizen to goinside that temple of Muses. May
he time be FASTENED! Then too, we have 4
10 doubt there will be stout buluster on
ither side of the stairway leading from the
p-stairs lobby into the dress circle--a pre- I
autiOn lest somebody be crowded off from
he side, to the breaking of leg or the dis
ocation of neck.
When Theodore Tiltou was here he enter
aimed us with 1.-The Problem of Life"
5eecher, when he comes, will, from the stage
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