Arizona silver belt., 1881-01-22
A P1rtrast IgEa..s. in Pre.ebtt.

] saw q crowd moving towards the Court House. There was some regulaFi
 tY about 1t. I thought, as it came from the direction of the Assembly roems. tbat it might be the funeral ofa still born IilE An IriShman saw procession on San Francisco street one dsy. and asked what it aass The reply was. A man going to De buriess.a Be dad. says Pat III see tliis out. in my country they take them to be basied.n thought, like Pat
 dat I'd see tIis buriaI. The procession. filed into she Supreme CouFt reom. In- sitig tlle wooden railing were seated the members os the Eleventh Legislative As seus5iy and a fair sprinkling of bsautifnl women: outside. the masses, upon the raised platform sat Murat Masferon. President Of fhe Council. and Mr Knapp, Speaker of the Homsc. 4 eieputasin was sent oat, as I supposed to prepare the grave for the dead body, but l found out my n take when short tine afterwards they returned, having 5a their company fbs Governor of fl,e Territory. Gen. Ere.
 mont looked for the original of the' pictures that I remembered, in which hel appeared as a young man falI of life and vigor, fair sized. built for roughing it ? an earnest. but not very sdeterinined faoe. and a mass Of wavy hair parted in the middle, anu falling nearly to the shonl ilers. That wasn't what I saw l had forgotten that the years that had flown had been working changes The changes were many hssween tlse picture of tue past. and the original of the present and still time had laid is hand gently upon hiD. saN 8 man 67 years old, straight as aa Apacae arrow. small in stature. slight of build; 3 clean cut face with nearly close cropped beard mouth all genteness, a nose nearly aqniline, pair sof clear. kind eyes, shapely ears just D eminent cnpRgh 10 denote ganerosity-
 people with close hugged ears are always siingY-a wonderfully clear complexion, and yer ak and smoothly brushed, and without aay parting, slight crop of nearly white hair, in which there still fingered a suggestion of the old time col or Mind yau. he IS e years old; but when he rose 10 read bis address, his hair was the only thing that told the story of how many decadgs ilsis nan had been prominent figure in the pnblie ere NoI fremor ia lis 7ongse. no. unstsadiness iu s hands. His voice was clear and bell
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 like in IFS Ioues, hIs esle4e bis articulation perfect; and he held his manuscript farther from him shan your humble servant would. who IS less than half his agc and used no spectaoles. There was no appearance of fatigue aboni him. and still only that morning he bad arrived after travelling thousands Of niles ia cars and coaches. and wish broken rest. Men who have been in the hills with hiui. tel me that even now, so per-4 feet are his physical energies 50 great his powers of endurance. that he can put any slsirty-fire gear ald of tbem 10 the blush. His message. though t left some things unsaia. was clear concise and compact and proves tisaf his mental faculties arc intact. JI,c Pathfinder has lest notl. iag worth having bei his yonlh. The . Governor isSeidfm on ilie street., when he is. fhe euIernatofiai dignity sits as easiiyl en hs4a as isis3 3sass. .Iu Sis house D. s4 genial, ses.iahle, entertaining gentle nlRIL sLohAA AE