, 1883-07-21

Monday afternoon a box Of cigars
walked into the sanctum arm in arm with
mine host w. Kaiser, Of the Sprague
House, and when that jolly caterer de-
parted the said cigars forgot to go with
hlm' Hanging to the conical end Of one
OF those highly favored Havanas we can
see many cheerful visions mingled with
the smoke as ii curls upward, among
which is the smiling phiz Of the donor as
ne appeared when he said take 'em and
be happy the only phantom in the pano-
rama to worry us being an occasional
glimpse OF an empty box. Kaiser, old
boy, thanks, and may your troubles thro'
ute be as light as the vapor that ascends
from the consuming cigar, and always
just as readily dispelled.
A number Of couples Of our young citi-
zens rendezvoused at the cOmmodious
basement spread out under the big build
ing owned by Orchard & Sayre and Harry
La Boyteaux, last Friday night, and
chased the glowing hours with flying
teet." Musician Graham, Of PeOne Prai-
rle, was secured to torture the fiddle for
the dancers benefit, and he carried out
his part Of the contract to the satisfaction
Of the indulgers. The new floor was not
as smoothe as the fabricated mouth or
gan Of book peddler, yet no serious
trouble seemed to be experienced among
the eXercisers in getting around pretty
lively, and they always showed an agility
IN coming to the scratch every time the
ductile sounds Of the music box woke up
and hit the atmosphere.
Marshal Hyde has had instructions to
put quietus upon all tainted spots about
town, and is compelled to go nosing
around to discover the nuisances. 1t does
not require an educated proboscis to un-
earth the scents in some localities, and in
his meandcrings it is not infrequent that
in turning a corner the Marshal is clubbed
fragrance not waited from flowery Arabia.
1t is not job that man would tear his
legs off hunting after, and sometimes,
when friend Hyde props himself up
against a fence and commences cutting
the OdOr from around him in order to
see far enough to locate the source, he
feels as though it was base imposition
on the nose to put it to such severe task,
and is willing to sell out his interest in the
contract at great reduction. He is doing
a noble work and few more snifTs will
eradicate the complained Of miasmatic-
threateners entirely.
"WOnder where Spokane Falls got 5000
people on the 4th" H-Sprague HcraId.
Well, Armstrong, we will attempt to en-
tighten you and give your "wonder"
chance to rest. You ought to know that
our little city held out unusually attractive
attractions on the date and libcrally advcr-
tised them, consequently she scooped in
whole families from the Palouse and that
neighbOrhOod; gathered up crowds from
Cheney and along the line Of road to the
west correlled gangs from Colvillc and
the well-pOpulated country thereabouts +;
caught whole slOughs Of celebrators from
Spangle, Alpha and other points out in
that direction; snaked in masses from
Rathdrum, Sand Point, Trent and other
places on the east end Of the road not to
mention scores Of peoI lie who drifted in
from the Lord knows where, from all
distances between one and one hundred
miles. Why, man, the earth was black
with them, and had you seen the mob,
Armstrong, you would have have "won-
dered" why we didn't call it 10, 900 from the
lay out.