Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-09-14

DEAR TIMEs:-I presume your
readers were happy when they dis
covered that your last Saturdays
edition did not contain my usual
quantum of meanness. l differ very
materially from our recent President
of the Board of Health, for be '.loves
to see the people happy do not,
or should discontinue my letters.
TEE POWER OF THE PRESS
Was very we'll illustrated here re-
Gently. The procurer referred to in
several of my letters has sought
other fields and pastures new and !
hope many day may pass before
we again see him in oar midst.
TRIP TO BowERs's MANSION.
Last Sunday morning. being some
what wearied by the labors OF the
previous week, l concluded to wor-
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| ship God in his great temple beneath
the blue canopy Of heaven. reclining
upon the green grass Of mother
| earth, and protected from the noon
day sun by the wavy branches Of the
trees above me. So, Sis saw me on
board the train of the Y. e. T. r. r.,
that genial gentleman, VI. P. Follett.
conductor. After a pleasant ride
down the mountains we reached the
valleys and passed by fields of waving
corn and saw the great stacks Of hay
and bundles of harvested grain in
many a devastated field. Two hours
and thirty minutes saw US in safety
at our Observation-Disclosures Mansion
station. Here we disembarked aud
hastened toward the house with
sharpened appetites, determined to
play sad havoc with the stock of pro-
visions of mine host. In the first
place We entered the bar presided over
By Oliver Steel and sampled his lem
onade. Q'm judge of lemonade.) 1t
was good, and, what was better, there
was no picnic price attached to il.
We next interviewed Mr.. Nat Holmes
who, with his usual urbanity, usher
ed US into the dining-room, inform
ing US IA friend and myself that it
was late for breakfast Ghey were
serving dinner, but he would do the
best he could for US. In short time
| a meal was set before US which we
viewed with fear and distrust, for we
were not carrying the purse of John
Mackey; but, remembering. the con-
soling words of sold Lavender"
twenty-five cents or forty five cents,
the penalty is the same Ito be kick
ed out), we heartily enjoyed our re-
past, and our digestion was not dis
turbed when we discovered that the
cost was not greater than our break
fast would have been in Virginia
City. We then strolled through the
grounds, viewed the bathers in the
pond, and the jolly crowd Of ladies
and gentlemen in the boat, then
sought grassy mound and beneath
shady tree lay down to enjoy ma
lures sweet repose. l must have
slept two hours when l was awaken
ed by sweet strains of music. For
the moment, not remembering where /
was, wondered if l were dreaming.
Looking up, saw a beautiful bird
amid the green foliage, and longing
desire took possession Of me to catch
that canary; but remembering that
"all that glitters is not gold" l con-
cluded that all yellow birds might
not be canaries, and not having any
salt with me concluded not to catch
it. / now aroused myself and has
tened toward the dance hall, whence
came the musical sounds. l there
found number of couples engaged
in the mazes of the waltz-"The
Dance of Death" to the contrary,
Notwithstanding. I sat down and
while watching the dancers was car
ried back in thought to the long,
long ago, when 1 enjoyed dancing.
But perhaps you would like to know
why l don't enjoy dancing now2 l
will tell you: If all ladies were
good dancers, all forms were lovely,
all faces handsome, all eyes dreamy,
all cheeks rosy, ali teeth pearly, all
lips ruby, all breaths scented with
the rose)--then | could enjoy dancing,