The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-05-04
SENSE AND SARCASM Il
They ara Iudulged in by a Reef
Correspondent.
SILVER REEF. April 10. 81,

SILVER REEF, April 10, 81.
Editors Herald:
One of the strongest tests of friend
ship and endurance a nervous or
ganization is called upon to undergo
in this probationary state, is to sit
quietly and listen with an appear
ance of interest to some venerable
theory that has either been exploded
years ago; or worse, accepted as
matter of course. There are men
who seem to take a malicious delight
in boring people in this way. These
are uisagreable persons but often
well mentioned or they could not
be tolerated. One may prove them
wrong a dozen times day, but
being endowed with indomitable
perseverance they come, and come
again.
How often do we hear in piteous
accents the expression. "Ohl give
us rest! and for Gods sake shut
upp and witness the general dis
persion of an enervated and haggard
crowd while the author of their
misery quietly laughs at poor human
nature and is soon eagerly anu
earnestly operating an fresh sub
ject. These persons always imagine
their mission is to improve and
elevate, while their true business Ii
to depreSS and diShearten and make
us feel miserable, and wretched and
desperate. The age of heroes has
been followed by one of takers and
writer's, and when our reformation
is complete, and the human per
ceptions are so quickened that every
body will have an intuitive idea OF
right and wrong, and there will be
no room for angry discussion OIL
cause for bitterness, the age OF
workers will succeed and we can
treat each other courteOuSly and 6t
half way gentlemen anyway. What
an immense saving will accrue i'll
paper, and pens, and ink, and time
and wind, when the energies that
are now devoted to our moral Gull
Uure can be utilized in the potato
field and sheep ranch. There will
Oe good times then; that is, easy
times. Each will have a proper
appreciation of his own merits
which this letter sufficiently exem-
| plifies is not now the case; but tins
is one of the mischievous evils OF
Idleness consequent on the condition
of this camp, which condition has
| been so misrepresented as to impair
our confidence in our masters.
sometimes we have been distressed
60 learn that this community was
making life a hell for the few re-
spectacle members belonging to it.
| Again, when we have read that the
sen .iments of American communi-
Ties are always right we have been
encouraged to think that after all
me might solve our own problems
But whatever the impression is
regarding us abroad, the following
conversation will go to show the
status of opinion here.
Mrs. S. sojourns in Silver Reef
So does Il. II. meets Mrs. S. and
remarks that he understands she
intends leaving Silver Reef soon.
Mrs. S. Oh mol / did think OF
spending the summer north, but
have changed my mind; there is
such a quiet nice lot of gentlemen
here that don't think shall leave
at all. We were so afraid there
might be trouble the day those un
cOuth persons invaded and depleted
the town, but everything passed of
so quietly and the boys exhibited 81
much farsighted discrt ton, that WE
are all delighted. Do you know
if they intend admitting ladies int
the Miners Union.
II. l know nothing about any
Union. 1t is warmer to-day thai
yesterday.
Mrs. S. Yes, it clouds up and
thunders a good deal here, but does
not rain much.
H. Madam, as desperate as the
situation is, l do not as yet recOg
nize the necessity for metaphor
and when you resort to it you should
| bear in mind that we are hardly IL
a position to cope with first class
power like the United States; but
let any second rate outfit like Spain
or Italy mix in, and you may wit
ness scenes that will make people
forget there ever was LeOnidas OF
ThelmOpylae.
Mrs. S. You have decided ther
that there is time to advance anC
one to retreat. NJ.