The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-01-04
THE sNOQUALMIE MAIL, ROADS.
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FALLS CITY, Dec. 25th. 1879.

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FALLS CITY, Dec. 25th. 1879.
EDITOR INTELLraEscER Little did
Adam think when becoming wesried
in naming his descendants. he said call
all the rest Smith, that he was doing .
great injustice to the rsce in founding
such a powerful family. Nor did he
dream that the most Insignificant mem.
Der of that family should defy the
greatest Government OF the earth, even
tho United States. Yet 20 it was.
When the mail contract Was last let,
the sub-contrsctor for this route fatty
refused LAS he boasts to move foos
until the time was changed to suit him.
Previous to this we received our coun-
ty papers Saturday night. and the mail
was carried by one Of our citizens.
We have not forgotten. how. when the
excitement over the Indian war ran
fearfully high in these parts, this car
pet-bagger came smoking along Mon
day night, bringing our last weekly
paper! "The wicked flee when no man
pursueth." Our fancy mah takes um-
bragg At q remark, which no more re-
lated to him than to the man 10 tho
moon. He gets hard cash regularly
for his services. and when the miro gets
so deep that be can no longer lead his
chsreer, he will learn there il moro
than one man ready 20 relieve him OF
that odinss duty. and whom We get .
tri.weekly mail we intend to make
supreme effort to get our paper on
Saturday as reason aud justice would
dictate. Those who live in glass
houses should not throw stones; the
fellows insulting fling 1t this zen
lightened burg" suggests the thought
that the contents Of the skull OF the
simplest backwoodsman on this river
will compare fsvorably with the filling
Of bis: pretsutious brain.psn; although
his ferocious mustache, surmounted BY
that monstrous elongated nasal protu.
befance 80 completely overcomes the
beholder. His abortive attempt to be
witty deserves no notice. He 10 remind-
cd tha. there are IMPORTANT letters now
in the postofIics awaiting the mail.
carrier, who takes two days holiday.
Like necessity, he knows no law, or
else he would not attempt to stretch
Christmas the length no has. Other
serious misdemeanors Of this kind will
not be mentioned, provided he can keep
his impudent mouth closed in future.
Az regards the bottomless roads. the
cattle drovers Of Seattle can be held
responsible for them. Our citizens
have done more road work and receiv-
ed less credit for their labor than any
other equal number Of men in the Ter.
ritory; but no sooner is tho road placed
in passsblc order for ordinary travel,
land that by each man working twice
or thrice what the law requires) than
on comes herd of cattle. for Seattle.
aud tear everything concave. It 10
believed these same cattle men are the
principal opponents to toll road
through the pass. - it costs them no
thing to tear our road to pieces, aud
toll on these great herds would be quite
an item.
As l write have before my minds
eye double picture on this Christmas
morning. On one side beautiful
Christmas tree standing in the bay
window Of stately mansion /; the tree
Is loaded down with beautiful articles
OF luxury, which only tho wealthy can
possess. In the room at dawn Of day
are grouped the youthful members Of
the proud aristocrat's household. the
youngest Of which exclaims GOOD
santa, Ckua" Could everybody be
rich. and were luxury within the reach
Of all. or did the riches come honestly
to hand this would 10 all right and
proper. but ON the other side 10 the 1ov
Ell OF the unfortunate poor. Here, too,
are little ones beautiful even in their
rags. In corner sits the disconsolAt .
mother, listening tn their innocent
prattls and shedding irrcpressible tears
as child exclaims, why don't Santa
Claus come, The father having been
bet but n the bulk Of his property BY
few biblical bilks, 10 now compsiled
to do nenial service to keep the wolf
from the door. He has not the heart
TO- face his family now. but 10 labor,ng
with Gil his might to keep his family
supplied with the bare necesaaries Of
life. While the proprietor Of the mansion
il saying oomplscsntly chat Providence
has favored him in tho acquisition Of
h@ wealth. ! LAY with Phillips the
religion which gives one man millions
and another nothing comes from hell