The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-05-20

A ,GAY DAY.
y,sha.g Q. 10 sae 1oss aivsr.
WITH ID aapo and lGishaps.
BUTTE, Nay 10, lse4
6ln-I do not address you - Dear
Cir. because ny feelings and my feet
ase at present In . laessated condition.
I have been fishing, Mr.. Editor, snd I
eaught more than I bergsi0sd for. l
have been intending to write IN ~
eount a my excursion for your paper
ever sines Noodav last, but have been
% busy picking spaiuten out Of my
feet, nsh hooks out Of my 1ngrIs and
hay seed out Of my hair, that tine has
not been found for any thing farther
away from home.
But when man has . grievance he
must rush into print, else what are
newspapers for, and I have . large
grievance, also one large stone bruise,
two winter blisters aud . skinned toe.
The toe bothers me WORT Of oil, re-
cause I have been wanting to kick
somebody ever since I came back, and
finding the object Of my wrath to be
horuy-6sted con Of toll, and rather
large for biz sise, I have been forced to
kick myself industriously, and swear
OF from railroad contracting. I took
. contract last Sunday night 10 count
the ties In the Utah 4 Northern track
between Wundsrlich's and silver Bow
Junction. It Wa . large contract, and
occupied my leisure moments nicely, -
I was coming hack from fishing. I had
almost forgotten during the wild exu-
ber.nceof . Nay Sunday In the eoun-
try that the serious part Of the work
was walking home that night, but /
was reminded Of IL that night, anil,
gentle Mr.. Editor, I shall never. never
forget It. I am perfectly willing to
farm out such tie contracts to the a.
mond-eyed Celestial or . Helena news
paper man.
We went-there were two Of us-and
our hearts best high with hope, down
the railroad ut five o'clock Sunday
morning. We had . pint Of whisky.
some fliss, flask Of whisky, . pair OF
lovely rods, q quart Of whisky aud
scme extra lines and hooks. We sat up
III saturday night 90 ~ not to get left,
and after three o'clock breakfast went
down to the depot on Owsley 4 Valiton's
magnificent Bus. 1 say bus designedly,
Mr.. Editor, for - neither OF ~ use tea,
no one can ssy We went on bust.
We met that genial gentleman
Washington DunL ON the cars and he
advised US to come buck home ami |
rink our lunch In the retiracy Of our
'wn apartments, but like Ephrsim. our |
hearts were hardened, and hs let us
alone. We got Off several times by pas
|oral looking streams before we reached |
he right place. When we reached For
ste Ranch We received hearty vel
'on,e from our friend, Fred Dyer, and
we're RECALLED with y second breakfast,
he glories Of which paled the first into
nstgnt6caLce. Alter breakfast W.
lrove about four miles to = beautiful
tream, will not say where, for such
'lorious sport rewarded Us that we want
o keep the whole thing No dark ~ pos
IDLE. Suffice it to say there was plenty
It water in 1t, mint growing Iuxuriant-
on tie banks, and beautiful blocks Of
raniti: loaf sugar protruding from the
Majestic cliffs around. We were happy
ut some Satan came to mar this Eden
nd whispered that fine pair Of teal
ocks were swimming serenely on a
Tough few hundred yards away. l
ielded to the temptation, seized the an
lent muxxls-loading mountain how
ser which We had along. Wading
'ttIy through the soft, soft mud, in the
DIT, bslmy spring air, Mt. Editor, I
discovered that the wild
owens grew luxuriantly, the breezes
lew ba'mfly, and 1 was over my gum
oots and vet to my waist! Firing both
arreIs 1t the q nliding ducks, 1 had the
ofseeing them both, when
" smoke cleared away, floating belly :
to the breeses. Al I waded nearer. 3
eating over my prey, one Of the de-
itfal wretches suddenly dived, came
near the bank. and was soon lost in
. ondergrowth. Imagine my rave.
the meantime the other duck M.
med an upright position and eyed M
aveIy. thought I had better get
me more charge in the howit.er. ~
sfaceed the hosry-headed rxm-rod.
ured IN handful oi powder and wad- p
= II down with piece Of the Daily e,
lNss, and to prevent leakage put on d,