Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-09-05
AID INTERIM.

IcH udys ago tic cuitOr OF CDe COCRlEF
:. mounted on the hurricane deck" of
: bob-tailed cayuse, started out to intervie,
!. the people Of the Capital and elsewhere ii
the interests of this paper, and, bcfor
leaving. he kindly and very considerably
we think. invited us to occupy the chat
editorial during his short absence. For
long time We have been waiting for som
such opportunity to distinguish ourself
and so, apparently, had large number 0
others; for the editor had not been absen
twenty-fOur hours before we were almos
| snrfcited with good advice and valuable
suggestions and nearly deluged with liter
airy contributions of rare merit. Why
we are really surprised to find what little
work is required in editing newspaper
Just think OF it: we have sufficient origi
nal matter already on hand to fill half O
dozen papers the size of the COURIER
and still the contributions keep pouring in
This editorial was crowded out last week.
as the Texas editor would say, ''to make
room for interesting reading matter"
We regret very much that we found it
necessary 10 decline one '.batch'' OF origi-
nal poetry, and think, perhaps we made a
grave mistake in so doing; but couldn't
help it; it was coming in entirely too fast
for solid comfort; and this We were bound
to have, even at the risk of losing the pat
ronagc Of one original poet. We regret it
ever so much. and hereby tender our po-
litest apology to that great, tall, gaunt,
aqniline-nosed Grecian who opened out on
us with half a dozen superb, classic po-
ems on as many closely written sheets of
fOolscap. 1t was too much of good
thing. The poems, no doubt. had merit.
In fact they were ''way up above the
average intellect, but they contained too
heavy sprinkling of Posey County Lat
in or cayuse French for our comprehen-
sion or appreciation. Not being well
learned in these languages. we were COM
PEELED to decline them. We contemplate
securing the services of translator. end
hope the young man will call again. After
working hard, something less than six
hours, on one of the poems, we succeeded
in deciphering one stanza, and herewith
give our readers the benefit of our Ia
Dor:
lime a Koleburner up in the Mountings
thar,
an liv In the honts ov the Grizzly Bar,
Cnbeknown to surprize A Stranger to
niver War skecred nur went of on mi
Yeer."
We trust this first partial failure of our
,oet to get before the public will not utter
y discourage him; for we still have high
ropes of his future, especially when we
remember his fine, soft, glossy, Web
,pcrian head. There is evidently some :
hing in it besides common brain, and that
omethlng cannot be discouraged at trifles.
Tor frowned down into inactivity by the {
mere scratch-of pen. |
But we are so happy in the thought of :
the editorial chair even for =
hort period, and we shall be happier still u
then relieved, for then we shall be a re- v
red editor, ready to run for Congress, u
nd have many Of our friends elected to !"
lie Legislature and tie remainder to coun- o
offices. s.
Patriotism is already beginning to ooze a.
ut of our fingers ends. and we are al u
ost ready and willing to sacrifice ourself u
wv for the coun:ry's good. The qics- p,
on of our election is one of the least of Sc
IT troubles, as we feel sure of that, pro-
ded we conclude to run. If elected, we va
all care but little whether it shall be to nc
or stay at home. but would prefer IL
mewiat to go. If We go, we pledge Oh
Il generous and intelligent constituents 10
at We will serve them faithfully and at ou
i'd promptly to all the interests of the TIC
tire Territory, and Eastern Montana in 10
rticnlar. We confidently expect to OBJ ,n
such generous appropriations as will -.'
sufficient to improve the the Yellow pa
ne river, SO that the largest Mississippi ".
amers can run to Bozeman without
wing line or setting spar,' and have NJ
ncy enough left to remove Fort Ben .n'
to the Great Falls, then tunnel and ',''
al the Falls as far as Helena. We shall ~: .'oe
to 1t that pOst-office shall be estab- a.
ed at every cross road, and railroad ~
II TO every mans not.to n.toh owl ~. ope
,rro,v-o,,,oo ,,;,,a.a 49,. - cab
Shall endeavor to secure appropria- -,
IS for building spacious and commo- WIZ
is lunatic asylums in every town in the '''u
ritory, for the safe keeping of all such my
,ay manifest their insanity By refusing Pc"
ote for us on general principles. po"
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