The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-12-22
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twice week.
The Hearty and Garden families have
concluded not to 80 to Arizona for the
present.
Joseph, what makes your breath
smell so clovey?" ''Heartache, darling.
| eat them to deaden the pain"
There is a scarcity of ducks in the
slough since the female shootist took the
field. They took petticoat scare.
There is young man in our village
who is all expert gambler. He keeps
several Of the boys busy earning money.
from whom he wins it playing draw.
poker.
There were number OF young couples
went to st. George during the week,
from lower Utah, and were put through
the big tank. They went in single and
came out double.
1t is said that Miss Jeanette Findlay
is going East ere long, to take a course
of studies at some large seminary, with
view towards graduating. Miss Nettie
Is sprightly, young girl, and no doubt
will make right smart school-marm.
Philip Mathews new house is com.
pleted, all but the bridal chamber, and
that would be finished ere this but for
the delay in getting from San Francisco
the brussels carpet, lace curtains and
other bric-a.bac incidental to that bower
of love.
Brother Taylor, of Iron City, Utah,
who purchased the Raymond & Ely rail.
road and its appurtenances, when asked
by one of our citizens how he was going
to move it over to Utah, said: II will
make it move itself; that is, take up and
lay down. as go along" He further
stated that it would cost $4,000 to
freight it on wagons, whereas by this
mode he thought he could get it there
for $4,000.
Our village bellies are busy making
neckties for the boys, and the boys are
busy earning money with which to pur.
chase pinchback jewelry for the girls,
which will be presented to each other on
Christmas Eve. The neckties are so
made. that if the Teller that gets it does
not make handsome and valuable pres
ent to his little duck, it will draw itself
so tight around his neck that he will be
choked to death.
Poor, old Brother Findlsy looks lonely
and detected as he hobbies around the
school-room, with bones stiffened with
rheumatism and lead poison. The old
gent has our sympathy, and it is the
opinion OF the enlightened portion of the
community, that the High Priests up at
Salt Lake ought to have appointed him
Bishop of Panaca Stake, for he is NOR
ally and Intellectually the superior of the
donkey who threatens US girls with ex.
communication if We persist in drinking
tea and coffee.
Justice Kelley, like bad penny, is
back again in Bullionville. Johnny says
that there is no place like Panaca, and
that he came down to join the Church,
and hunt ducks. Too thin, John, YOU
can't palm that Church racket off on the
brethren any more, and so far as hunting
ducks is concerned, we opine You would
far sooner talk to US girls if We would
give you chance, but man that will
compare our feet to Mississippi fiat
boats, is in my opinion. too utterly de.
testable for anything.
The brethren see the finger of the Lord
in the shutting down of the Bullionville
furnace, and triumphantly point to the
morals of the young men since the depart
ure of Bullionville's rag.tag population.
While the furnace was running the un-
godly would induce our boys to give
dances at their Social Hall, where the
good and bad mingled promiscuously.
Those meetings were fruitful of much
harm, for the tempter said to our boys
and girls, as the ''old one" did of old to
Mother Eve, "Partake of my food;
drink and be merry" This is all changed
now, however, for the boys are broke,
and they are only too glad to attend the
church hops, where the festivities are
opened with prayer, and adjourned in a
prolonged meeting at the woodpile.
wherein the refreshments Of the evening
arc slowed away,
While strolling home few evenings
since from aeighboring gossip's l passed
by, annoticed, a hali'dosen or so Of my
brethren, who were engaged in private
conversation, Like most OF my sex, being
naturally inqaisitivs, stopped down in
the .Aade Of the fence to hear what they
had TO say, At first l could not catch
the run Of the conversation, excepting
the words, take another pull, Billy,
After repeated pulls at = black object
whatever that meant-ons Of them,
whose voice ! recognised as Charlsy's,
said very loudly, "d-p old W., no
is neither \ good Mormon or a good Gen,