The Russellville Democrat., 1882-05-11
BOISE CITY, IDAHO.
April 18th 1882.

BOISE CITY, IDAHO.
 @ April 18th 1882. Editor Democrat
 As one who, after long silence, takes up his pen, for the purpose of addressing an old friend, write you, CON ANDRE "hoplng these few lines &c."
 Nearly decade has passed since your humble servant inspired by the fair 'Pauline" and "Wilmonia" measured swords and rhymes, with the indomitable Sir Harry" who, laying aside his knightly regalia, more subsequently, relapsed into the very unGsthetic "Squire Jinks. " After the long years that have pass ed, 1 doubt if these hands, winch, during that interval, have been awk- wardly fumbing at the granite locks of natures dark vaults, vainly striv- ing to solve the mysterious combina- tons thereof, could ever again pro- duce the outlines of comedy, which in the hand of our mutual friend Judge D., was given material form, (Falstaflian we might say and made to ''point a moral or adore tale'' as related upon the historic stage by "the Russellyille Poets" From the above caption, you will observe, that this is written from Boise City, the capitol of all Idaho, beautiful little city, boasting population of two thousand souls, exclusive of the al mond eyed stranger within her gates.
 Founded early ih the sixties, and incorporated in '64 this town has witnessed the various fluctuations chat usually attend the christening, and after growth of a mining camp, and though Time and Death have removed many of the old land marks, there may yet be found, here and there, an old pioneer to tell you of the days when gold dust was curren, cy in these parts, and how in those good old day S, men seldom removed their boots when called upon to as, cend the auriferous stairway. The pilgrim who has crossed the plains, and staged it from Kclton, Utah, our nearest railroad point, this city, while ell route, find ample food for "tboughts that breathe" maledic- tions galore and (cuss) words that burn"--possibly out of pure sympa. thy with the surrounding. The Overland Jehu whose motto is al. ways "on time," dumps him weary, and half choked with the blindlng alkali dust, into this yeritable oasis in the desert in just the right frame of mind to strike camp, and under go a few necessary repairs. He finds the sage brush and the grease wood have been replaced by the To- cust and balm, the sandy trail has led him into the broad graveled streets and avenues, where the pure clear stream of water flowing on eith- CT side, finds it's way from the busi- ness portion of the city, into the gardens, orchards and rose embow- cred walks that beautify some of the fairest homes that ever reminded a stranger of heaven on earth. Here, too. in this Damascus of the plains" he wlll meet his fellow man, in such questionable shapes as to warrant him in the belief, that he has reach. cd that objective point where man Kind first develops into the ''unco squad" whose mission it is to muck. le grieve" the unwary "tenderfoot, :" name usually applied to the aching disciples of the late Horace Greedy, and highly suggestive of lnexperi- ence in western etiquette.
 This patent soubriquet, is not lost sight Of until the candidate for nat uralization papers has fully learned several important facts, which very naturally he had never before dream ed of in his philosophy. He learns, that dame fortune, here plays her most uncanny tricks, that the excep tlon Is largely in excess of the rule, where anticipation and realization go hand in hand. He learns that Bill Jones--now Mir. Wm. Jones' who, by one blow from his pick un. covered ledge with millions in it" IS the party to whom Solomon had reference, when he gave utterance to the remark "One man in q thousand have l found" and farther along, as he tackles the other branches, in their regular order, cooking his grub, making his own bed, washing his clothes and sewing on hIs buttons. he more fully endorses the wise man of old, and ruefully admits the sim ilarity Of experiences, n as much as he too, can truthiully say "a woman among all these, have I not found," Nor is he likely to, for h the vocab ulary of our yoang territory we know no such word as plenty, of that ar ticle,
 And largely owing to this last fact, the remay he fOnnd in thia fair