Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-07-15

ssOutsider', Thinks There 10 Some.
thing Of Goldfish Among the Base
Range Ton.
EDITOR SENTINEL: / see by your issue
Of this morning Saturday that Rescue
Hose Company Melted $40 by their ball
on the Fourth, and also see that you say
this sum ought to have been larger. Per-
NIT me as an outsider to join you In your
opinion, that the sum ought to have been
greater; yet from the paucity Of the num-
bers in attendance this sum 10 pretty good.
1 was there, and was much surprised that
there were not more on the floor. The
ball was given under rather adverse cir
cumstances, considering the general bust
ness depression, the heat Of the weather,
and the fact of the Olympic ball only . few
nights before. Why this last party was
given just % 1t was, was . mystery to me,
and the general expression ~ to that was
not by any means friendly. Rescue Com
pany thought it would hurt their ball and
offered to reimburse the Olympic Club for
the expense they had been at, but the offer
was refused and the party was given. An
other thing that struck me a. An outsider
rather forcibly and singularly was, that
there were SO many in the gallery who re-
fused to participate at ell. and 30 many Of
your citizens who did not even put in an
appearance. These citizens, who by their
nonparticipation and absence, appear to
think the members Of the Rescue Company,
and Of the Fire Department generally,
were good enough to risk their health or
lives to save life and property when jeop.
ardized by fire, but we're o good enough
to associate with on the occasion OF their
festivity. 1t may have been that the non
participants and sbsenteea thought they
were q little higher in the social scale, aud
l heard it asked on the floor "When the
ar~istocracy were going to come down 2"
and also the remark made, 'eThat it
wouldn't catch" whatever the contagious
disease or thing might be that there was .
fear OF being infectious. In the old coun-
try, where there is an aristocracv heredita-
recognized by law and immemorial
custom and descent, this distinction, ct
such q time and under such circumstances,
would not have been shown, and the
bluest OF blue bloods would not have felt
themselves di%shonored, disgraced or con- |
t%aminated by taking part and for the time
being making themselves agreeable and
pleasant. Yet here, where all are equal
before the law, the lines are very sharply |
drawn, or seemed to be on this occasion. |
Is it any wonder that the "boys," I believe
that is what You call the brave laddies, |
felt hurt and indignant that such was the
case or that such remarks IS those / |
have quoted, and others Of like compli-
mentary ilk, or worse, should have been
Not only this, but I have been informed
that in one or two instances citizens who
purchased tickets sold them to others, in
order that they might not be put OF pocket
the paltry sum, and then with brassy cheek
and ineffable meanness almost force them |
selves into the hall as-spectators. But
enough; I thought through your columns
to call attention to some Of the matters in
connection with this ball, and il you will
pardon the suggestion, to hint that l do
think your citizens acted very nobly
or very wisely on this occasion in bebav-
ing as they did, and particularly at this
time when everything is dry and parched
and a spark might destroy your town; but
perhaps concerns them more than it
ought to concern An OUTSIDER.