Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-07-27
FROM THE NORTH END.
An UNUSUALLY SPICY LETTER
FROM "NUMSRULL."

A Sfoek.Gambling Community
On the Watch For A Humorist-
Anent the Hard Times-Etc.
VIRGINIA, July rs.
DEAR TINES: An observing
stranger passing the last week in our
midst could readily have observed
the peculiarly Of our people. Upon
his arrival here he would have seen
them moving about in their ordinary
avocations in dull, stupid, listless
sort OF way. In few days he would
have observed a change in their
entire manner: They appeared more
cheerful, their step had become more
elastic, and all their movements
were Quicker-like men to whom the
duties of life were q labor of love
sure Of its reward. A few DAYS later
he would have observed a still greater
change, for they sank into an apathy
greater than that observed on his
first arrival. Upon looking around
for cause the aforementioned
stranger would have noticed that at
the time of his arrival stocks were
dull, that few days later they i'm
proved somewhat, and then they
broke and were worse than at the
date Of his arrival; and he would
have observed that the faces and the
lives Of our people were kaIeido-
scope in which were shown the fluc-
tuations of the stock market. 1t was
not necessary 10 look at any stock
list: the manners Of our people we're
q stock report in themselves.
FoREwARNED, FoREARMED.
] had occasion, last Sunday, to
visit the Enterprise editorial rooms,
and saw stationed al the door a de-
tective who closely scrutinized every
one who came in or went out. Later
in the day visited the Chronicle of
fee, when, to my amazement also
noted the presence OF a watchman at
the door. / wondered at it for some
time, but as / walked toward Gold
Hill to call on friend the subject
escaped me. But, imagine my as
constituent when, as l walked past
the News Office, also saw a man on
watch there. Unable to longer re-
strain my curiosity, walked into
the News office and asked the cause
of these unusual precautions.
Cause enough!" replied ALI.
Dolen, surliiy; "another one Of those
fellows has arrived"
some of what fellows?" / natur
ally inquired.
Why, another Of those humor-
lists. Fred. Hart, of the Reese River
Reveille, is in town."
THE OLD BOYS PICNIC.
Last Saturday the picnic of the
Pioneers took place-an occasion
which, for number OF years past
has been made gala day on the
Comstock. But this year was a not
able exception-not near the number
of people attending that were ex-
pected-and I fear it was not a finan-
cial success. Those who attended,
however, had their full quota of en-
joyment.
The paucity of the attendance on
this occasion can only be accounted
for on the hypothesis of Dull Times.
The fearfully dull times through
which our people are now bravely
struggling makes them economic, q
thing formerly unknown to them,
and they begin their economy by de-
prlving themselves Of all amuse-
ments. This is all wrong. A few
dollars invested in rational amuse-
ments is one Of the best uses to which
money can be put. 1t is not lux
ury, it is a necessity. In times like
these, when body and mind are worn
out with labor, care and anxiety, a
few hours spent in one of the neigh
boring valleys, amid their trees. their
green grasses and sweet-voiced war
blerA, brings to the wearied being its
reward in . reinvigorated body and
mind, aud he returns to the battle OF
life better prepared for the struggle.
vAULTINa AMBITION o'ERLEAPINa
ITSELF.
1t has been noticed that the chiel
ambition Of q number Of distin-
guished gentlemen of the medical
profession in this city has been to get
their name in print, and at length
their ambition is satisfied. / CLEAN
from the Evening Chronicle OF July