Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-04-20

Effect Of Genial Sunshine ON Life
In Eureka.

Effect of Genial Sunshine ON Life
I'm Eureka.
Under the influence OF the balmy SUM-
shine that came upon us yesterday 10 de-
light and somewhat to surprise the deni-
zens Of the Base Range who had become
well nigh resigned to perpetual Winter,
everybody got out onto the streets to en-
JOY the air. The dogs (brutes next in in
telligence to mem felt good under the
change Of air and showed their apprecis-
ton enthusiastically, or maybe it only
seemed 80 to our observant guild nunc who
p~re-empted q cozy street corner to note
the signs of life as they occurred for items.
May we venture 70 say that the hills shut
ting In the town attracted attention and
were commented on as picturesque ? Some
appeared still cloaked with snow, while
others were more than half naked with
only q white streak or rift here and there
TO make the brown look darker than usual.
Which unbidden answer, hid in query, is
not because 1.-THE young mans fancy lightly
turns" etc. Love fancies are merging
into things more stern. Thank heavens,
the stern chase is a long q
Maybe everybody here doesn't know
that the stone quarry west of town has
been converted by the storms into o pond
that outdoes the Fish Pond for size and
| depth. But boys who always ferret out
| bad places nave found out this inland, or
in-rock, sea. and the Spring sent them to
| visit it yesterday noon with their dogs.
| Next to swimming in forbidden places
himself, the boys chief pleasure is to
substitute his dog for himself in this
manly sport. A Mob Hill mother and all
her offspring went, also, to the pond quarry,
and along with them q dog-a setter pup,
that is supposed to take to the element as
the fishes do, almost, but which, for the
lack Of the test in this usually waterless
| region, had developed no genius except for
hunting and retrieving flor himself Q
neighborhood chicken every day or 80.
On the way up the promising canine I'M
| covered one OF these victims to his
Clancy" that he had coached" in the sage
| brush along the road. 1t, though mall
| odorous, was used to try him with, and he
brought it from the depths every time as
| p~rettily as though he had been trained for
| Malatesta. But be naturally got tired OF
swimming, and, at last, skipped out home
with the chicken in his mouth, to ''cache"
it again or eat it in the back yard. Now,
| boys, II you will go to that pond to-day
| and try your numerous dogs, just "look q
| little out" for the water is deep and cold,
and II you fall in and can't swim you will
have to be fished out.
Everybody on Main street has noticed a
gaunt NATURALLY gsunt) greyhound,
about half-grown. He is Of the sort to
run down the gaunter coyote with. He is
all muscle (all that is not bone), and he
moves as though set on q thousand con-
centrated springs. Yesterdays additional
Spring got into this animals legs, and be
became very sportive and funny. "Keno,"
a little, swapping, b~andy-legged pet OF q
dog, had Just been treated to q piece OF
beef at Zadow & Co.'S shop, when the
greyhound, coming slyly up, nipped it out
Of the pets mouth and Hoped of. Stop
ping Q few rods away, he smiled at the
angry little mongrel, without ever show
ing the least desire, or making any move,
to eat the stolen meat. "Keno" made
spasmodic dashes after the gaunt tantal-
izer, bat never got any nearer than to
catch the full force of q smile over the
greyhound's shoulder, al he galloped
around in q graceful circle. This
game was kept up, to the Amusement
Of q crowd Of spectators on the
street, until "Keno" finally gave II
up, and the greyhound, firing OF the fun.
went down on his launches and slowed
"Keno's breakfast away for digestion.
Quid aunt had dotted down a half score
more Of these light and Springfnl observa-
tions, such as the bathing Of a horse witt
nice cool water from q sidewalk hydrant
the making of mud pies, by a Paul and 8
Virginia, on a crossing, where the fire.
quent passing Of drays and deliver,
wagons rendered the pastime romantic
but the story must end here, now, for VI
may be surprised by another such day
az yesterday. In view Of this possibility j
would not be discreet to expend all tn
FRESHNESS OF the theme at once