Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-12-27
SCRAPS.

IF Rails hard and agricultural EN-
poriu,n. When the springtime comes, ant
the swallows begin to hest and thirsty MAJ
be. ins to swallow, then will these now idle
pumps become popular and more be
neglected or left out in the cold of Indictment
December Just that the present generation
of s;"ffers might know the pleasant memories
and glories Of "a town pGmp, we wish that one
Of these, with its handle aud it's grateful and
z nervous suction might be set up in some
ubllc place where men and women and chill
dren and horses and dogs might know how
| pleasant aud how useful is one of these things
of village history, tradition and gossip.
| Elsewhere the faithful chrnnicer has told OF
the temperature of the nights. 1t is abs"-
lntey dreadful! Ten degrees below Zero,
standard thermometer measurement! There,
has been nothing like this degree of cold
since Janury -, 1876, when the mercur,
scored the same low figure. A gentlem IL
who INDUCES himself il drop of cIaret ia
| hi, meals informs us that his Chateau l. .fitte
came the table yesterday mon ming NOR,
| t IAN h IF ice-The water all frDz III stiff and
n'u, ht but the grape juice left The wealth., r
| III be exceedingly cold W Zen this sort nt
thing occurs. IL reminds one Of Hank
NJ INKS truthful story of what happened one
at Huffacre's. The stage had stepped there
and the passengers, much chilled, wanted
nip of s"inethng warming Those being
primitive DAYS, they went to the ar 'tl. The
pigot was TUNED, but not drop followed.
f. was discovered, much to the amaz ,ment Of
all behoders, that he ljquor was fr"z5n. One,
more enterprising than the rest, bethought
him of inserting hot poker in the faucet
hole. Once, twice and thrice this was done
without effect. Then up spAke the landlord
that poker IN any further; for I'm blamed eff
I'll take the heart out of my whiskey for no
mani" That settled it. The crowd went
dry. So. There is unpublished poem
written by a person who expected to be in
vited to Pants big Christmas dinner, bnt who
failed to connect 1t fell into our hands by !
accident 1t should have been spoken, at
table, in response to the versiticd card of in
vltation. Here it is
Oar host hath de lit With such bounteOus hand
So large the hos 'itaty he grants
That all alike both sexes, young and old
EMO. the fitting OF this best OF Pants"
Around the festive ard. then 1T us sit
nder the Orm>hy's generous Oh istnla' trse,
Prepared with to.st and jest an merry son;
To ta>e each his part in this good compane!
Fal! to, then honest trencherm III
Nor any leave the pleasant fray,
I'm il null iustc- hath been done the feast,
The b 81 the h and Ike the blessed day!
1t was a sp'endi spread-sn says the we'll
fed reporter and $" says all the guests, happy
in their gastr"nomic enjoyment .... We are
g ad to announce that there is artist
among u.s. His name is Sam Davis known
a. the city editor of the Virginia Chronicle.
We have seen Gndeed we are the unhappy
possessor of, one of Sans latest pictures.
This gifted man is best in oil--like sardine).
The subject OF this picture is offensive to any
nan IF refined Anti CouIIe sensiblites. II
represents one of those results of Chinese
cheap labor, preserve pot such sngared
ginger comes in-une Of those fabrics of the
0ntter's art which are all belly and mouth,
md no head This ''vase" is made the re-
,eptace of a half dozen artists brushes, hristle-
,nd up, and is handled with gre vt delic cl
# touch AS one would handle "a hard boiled
,sg just ont of the pot, or a hot potato
There is great deal of Glow grade) sentiment
II the picture; and it is not impossible that
1raiIg ,uld, if h. should see it (ani his life
depended on it), copy it by the chrome litho-
,rapi.ic process 1t shows a great deal of
cling on Sans part; for he seems to have
uttered upon the subject With the enthusiasm
# aln-peddler blowing his horn.
This young artist ought to go Oh 1
Vest and dry up with the country.
We understand, the police authorities OF t
might us we'll know it now as at
alter period), that this devoted child of art 5
las other and similar studies upon his easel. |
'he contagion, we beg to suggest, had better .
e arrested ere yet it breeds riot. Mr. Dd- j
is was in Carson on Christmas day, having t,
imself prayed for. We glad to knoA VI
lat hs. is aware of being i'll need of such in {
But he is II very gifttd painter of f
stir life . As to Christmas, It passed with |;
,uch domestic and gratifying quiet. Excel
,nt sermons were preached in the churches,
plendid music was played aud sung i'll the q
hoirs, and the infantry were overJ"yed ty !
Ne abundance and beauty Of the gifts whicn
Ill to their lot. The cold was and still Con-