Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1884-12-27
CARSON LETTER.
The Storm Gamblers Coming to
Town Who viii be the LiOng

It's been blowing and raining cats
and dogs here for more than week,
with the brightest outlook for a coniin-
uance Of the beastly weather. Almost
every house is leaking, and 60 where
you may you will find buckets, basins.
washtubs etc., scattered about parlors,
ben and dining rooms and railways,
catching the dirty rain water dripping
through defective roofs. Everybody is
i'll natured; particularly SO are the shop
keepers whose holiday trade is greatly
impaired by the weather. Even while
writing a hurricane is sweeping the
streets Of severity to shake a founda-
ton like Uncle George Tufey's. Such
a spell in Paris, would be productive Of
a half score Of suicides per diem; but
the Carsonite is-more philosophic, san
guinely looking forward to brighter
weather, more fascinating scenes and
gayer future. The Carsonite is a
strange h0mb,e who seriously contcm-
plates laying his bones in Sam Wright's
cemetery without first having tasted the
bliss and enchantment attendant upon
few years of unalloyed pleasure life
in an American or European metropolis.
1t is this buoyancy and hopefulness of
the Carsonile's disposition to which
may be ascribed The rareness of feiO de
Sc in this sleepy town; yet there is not
one resident in fifty who ever is per.
mitted to revel in greater metropolitan
gorgeousness than he can find in San
Francisco. But; enough Of this.
am forcibly struck by the unusual
intensity of gambling going on here thus
Winter. The number and variety of
games in full blast nightly, reminds one
OF the plethoric days Of '6I. '63, and
"a, These games, from the royal
Bengal tiger down to the petty Keno,
ar c supported principally by permanent
residents and not by the nomadic gam.
bler, as you would suppose. The falh-
er and his son and the employer and
clerk are chipping away at the same
game, now and then jostled by some
odorous Niger who wants to bet quar-
ler, or elbowed by an opium reeklng
Chlnaman anxious 10 sake his weeks
earnings on a sigle card. The gambling
houses arelfull every night and none Of
the players, however, respectable po-
slIion they claim in society evidence the
remolest inclination TO conceal their dis.
position 10 "resisl" few dollars. lis
only few evenings past since ! saw 4
pillar Of Churchpeggins away at Ke-
no game with the relish Of profession
al sport, and at the end OF each
unsuccessful round he would express
himself in terms impregnaIed with
equal quantity and quality Of vulsarity
used by the street hoodlums. | am no
angel myself, but when see profess
sor of christianity, whose daily task it
is to impress his fellow man with the
uprightness OF conduct and purity of
purpose, place himself on level with
the social outcast, cannot helpsxpress-
ing my disgust in language that would
not appear well in print.
There is considerable curiosity here
as to who is likely TO be the "lion" of
the State Senate during the coming Leg
islauve session. Inferring from what ]
have learned from sources personally
and thoroughly acquainted with the
material 10 constitute our Senate, Sena.
tor Evan Williams, of this county, will,
from an intellectual standpoint, be the
leader Of that body. This is not saying
anything to the detriment OF his col
leagues, the majority of whom are en-
dowed with more than ordinary intel.
lectuality. Those who aremost familiar
with Mr.. Williams private character and
logical force say that his accession to
the Senate is above all dfSi,teyatHm at
this epoch oil our States history. His
profound common sepae and clear judge
ment will materially assist the Senate
in steering clear of all dangerous and
injudicious legislative shoals. Mr.,
Williams reputation as careful and
successful business man; coupled witha
rare sense OF honor and uniailing dispo
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