The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-05-10
COMMUNICATION.
PIocHE. NAV 6. 1854.

.r PIocHE, May b, 1854.
Mr.. RECORD: Under date Of May Sd,
there appeared in tho column Of the "Pa.
naca Dots" in the RECORD an article to
which l beg permission to make reply.
The article in question represents brother
Ronuow as having inflicted some unwar.
rantable cr;ticisims upon the young sis.
tiers of the village because of their having
attended ball in Phoebe. after which, It
stated, "an individual, who was either
intoxicated or insane, and who introduces
himself as the doctor" arose and made
some very impairment remarks" In the
the first place, the whole thing wizard,
is a base fabrication, q piece of scurrility
that could eminate only from tho cess.
pool Of double-headed hybridous Oar.
winian monster, and is no less disgrace
to the column in which it appeared, than
it is an insult to the community in whose
nostrils it leaves a stencil that betrays
the rottenness Of the character that
wrote it. Brother Ronnow so far from
being narrow. minded man 10 abundant.
ly endowed with liberal views, and prac.
tees the most tolerant principles. In
his discourse the dance was not even re.
ferred to, nor was there an insinuation
cast against the Gentiles, and there be.
ing no grounds for . reproof on my part,
none was made; not withstanding An item
in the RECORD to the contrary.
/ ] have not only the profoundest re.
spect for Brother Ronnow, but the most
kindly feelings Of the Mormons a. peo-
pie who, for kind words and exceeding
hospitality, are the by.words Of all who
pass their doors.
As to the individual who was under
the influence Of high license the terres.
trial satellite or the perihelion Of the
four great planets suffice it to say he
don't owe them . cent, and that he il
still able to determine on which aide of
his butter to put the bread without call.
ing their services into requisition.
t.t WIN. BELL.
If it was not for the prominence Mr..
Bell occupies in this world. whose verac.
ity is looked upon by his large circle Of
acquaintance as being most pre.eminent
in quality-fully on par with that of q
politician seeking otice-we should have
grave doubts as to the truthfulness Of his
letter, but coming from 30 eminent per.
son as Mr.. Bell, whose record for truth
stands SO bright before the world, it ID
utterly impossible for the RECORD to en-.
terrain the least doubt, and we dare say
that there is not one person dwelling in
this wide, wide world who has ever
known Mr.. Bell to tell little white lie.
DR.. Bell states in his letter that Brother
Ronnow Is endowed with "liberal views
and practices" We do not doubt this
assertion in the least, for doctrines Of the
Mormon Church teach liberal views and
practices, so far ~ polygamy is con.
cerned. Now, in justice to Mr.. Ronnow,
we will state, that after sitting the matter
thoroughly we learn from reliable per.
sons in Panaca that he did not make any
remarks as to the imprepriety Of the
young people attending the ball in Phoebe,
and as proof of this he permitted hil
own son to attend. In Justice to DR..
Bell, We will say that he is the guilty in
dividual who told in Panaca that Mr.
Ronnow censured the young people Of the
village in church for attending the ball
and that he himself (Wm. Belly got W
and made answer to Mr.. Ronnows Re
marks. This places DR.. Bell in BAG
position. In justice to our young lad,
correspondent, we would suggest that he
pa take her up to the warm spring ans
give her ducking. If she had Of bee,
a good girl and attended church on tn
Sabbath, in place Of running around tn
fields hunting birds nests, she would no
have been fooled by false statements tina
emanated from poor, unfortunate ind
vidual, who is not at all responsible 70
what he says, and whom no one VIII
knows would believe under any circum
stances.