Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-01-09
ADJUSTMENTS.

THE THOMPSON TRourB. -John Thompson
theatrical combination will open here on Mon
day evening and play three nights. Mr.
Thompson is supported by Miss Dosis Maggie
and a full dramatic company. The Eurek s
and Bodie papers speak highly of the enter
| tainment.
TEMPERANCE ENTERTAINMENT - The Re
form Club will give another of its entertain
ments on next Tuesday evening At the Thea
ter Hall A varied and interesting programme
been placed at rs cents for adults and 10
cents for children.
| MERoURIAL.-J. J. Owens, of the San
Jose Mercury, will lecture here shortly on the
Evils of Over Population" This lecture
! will b. to "gentlemen only"
SPIRITUAInM-Prof Slade, the IA
nous medium, contemplates giving a public
seance and lecture in this city before long.
THE PoET SCoUT--rhe APPEAL has re-
ceived copy of "The Poet Scout" colec-
ton of sketches and poems by Capt. Jack
Crawford, published by Keller h Co, San
Francisco. The book is we'll bonnd and
printed and contains upon the frontispiece
fine steel engraving of the author. Captain
Jack Crawford will be remembered as an
actor who came here some years age with
Buffalo Bill. His long hair and eceentricities
occasioned considerable comment, but those
who knew him, as many of us did at the time,
will call to mind a rough, honest fellow who
was thoroughly in earnest in whatever he did
and always true to his convietiens. He was a
bluff, outspoken son of nature and tender
hearted and manly, lamenting lack of early
educational advantages, and striving hard to
overcome them. The following from poem
entitled "Husings" is pretty good express.
sion Of the authors views of himself
Is there poetic beauty
In those simple songs of minei
Must a man be bred in college
Ere he dares to form a rhyInef
Though his soul dictates the music,
Yet his words, uncouth and plain
Must not find friendly welcome
From the learned man OF brain.
In some of his short poems there is real poetic |
beauty In the sentiment in spite of his I'M
polished method of expressing it, and the book !
is full of interesting sketches of his frontier |
life and his adventures as an actor. The fol- |
lowing will be appreciated as having local |
significance. After telling how a number of |
''supes" stole ride on the train dressed in
the Indian costumes they wore on the stage
in the play of The Knight Of the Plains, he
schedules with the supes own story as fol-
ews
" When we got through in Sacramento, We
lidnt know what the mischief to Go next
Finally we went into the theater and snaftied
our wardrobes, then into an old shed, dressed
Up in our tegs and painted our faces You
ee, Indians are allowed to ride free on all the
Dads SO we, got on the back platform, and
oncluded we could fake it through somehow
'he conductor never bothered us till We struck
Reno, when Scotty, the dog gone fool, gave
IS dead away tryin' to spout Shakespeare.
When he said, Now is the winter of our dis
ontent made glorious summer '-Superinten-
ent Yerington, who was passing along the
latforn, heard the blasted fool, and dropped
n the whole racket. He called o couple of
rskemen and told en- we were white men,
nd they fred US eff We commenced to jab-
or Oh ,ctaw and Piute, but it wouldn't work
orth a cent. Then We slid around and got
ITO a freight car, but they dropped on that
nd fired US again. Then we walked up from
.eno-and here We are" Yes, here ws
re-" said Scotty, IAN if we don't eat till
ter the show, we're liable to drop without
Elm shot" Bill ordered some rations, and n
le noble warriors went through their war
.nce that night on a full stomach.