The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-10-14
From Saturdays Daily.l
An Old Story.

refers to a criticism which appeared in this
paper some time ago, on an entertainment
presented throughout Montana by Miss Mon
roc. That a Montana paper should dare
attempt anything like outspoken criticism is
an ofianse beyond forgiveness in the eyes of
the Mills tribe, it seems, so the same old story
is to be harped upon again and again dd
nauseam. We do not propose to follow their
example, but in referring again to the recita-
ions Of Miss Monroe we will state that mas
much as that lady was a highly vaunted pro-
f%essional we not unnaturally expected to find
her performance decidedly and unquestionably
superior to that of any amateur to be found
at a church festival. This expectation is
surely not unreasonable. Yet so far was
Miss Monroe from being superior to some of
the Butte amateurs that her inferiority, as a
recitationist, to the ladies and gentlemen
taking part in the Episcopal entertainment
| given at this place a few days before her ap-
pearance here, was a matter of own talk. To
mention all amateur performer by name is
somewhat out of order. we are we'll aware,
but we ask forbeaIance for This once while
w make personal mention of Mr.. Campbell,
by whom the Flying Machine " was recited
at the entertainment mentioned. This piece
was also recited by Miss Monroe, and on each
occasion the recitation was listened to by ed
ucated, cultivated persons in the audience
by persons quite as well able to judge of
literary or artistic excellence as is any MEM
| hnr IF tho Mills friha ofnYncoiA hou,ayor
exaggerated may be the valuation placed by
themselves on themselves. Now, without
exception, so far as our observation went, it
was the opinion OF those judges that Mr..
Campbelrs rendition, amateur though he was,
was unquestionably superior to that of Miss
Monroe, however much of a professional she
might be. The audience by whom the pro-
~fessional Miss Monroe was compared with the
amateur Mr.. Campbell are still here, many of
them will read these lines, and to their arbi-
tration we leave the matter for decision when
we state that Miss Ms rendition was "thin,'
exceedingly thin, as compared with Mr..
Campbell's. The last North Vest drags out
a judgment of the Argonaut, Pixley's paper,
which it quotes in support Of its gush of last
spring. Its citation of Pixley was not happy,
at least it will not appear so to ex-Californi-
ans. No one doubts his smartness, but he
closely resembles the "Deer Lodge Infant "
in being a little off color III money matters,
and if the columns of his paper are not for
sale in a puff whereby the influence of his
journal could not possibly be decreased then
he should bring suit against common repute,
that's all.
For some months past the managers of the
valley sheet have taken every opportunity OF
displaying their dislike towards the editor OF
this paper. No one cares about their likes OF
dislikes, but inasmuch as their insulting al.
lusions at length became a little tiresome they
we've given an invitation some time ago which
a gentleman would either have accepted OF
else he would thereafter have refrained from
the course which had occasioned it. Tht
early associations of the tribe may have beer
unfortunate in that respect, but by enquiry
they will not fail to learn that by continuin!
their old womanish expression of spleen the,
are winning for themselves the contempt o
men. Is this your conception of the "jour
nalism' you talk SO much about? Now
unInask your battery limited at some TIM
ago. but see to it that you can make goo.
your statements in court, since you seem t.
have faint appetite for figuring in any othe
arena.