Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-04-29
FROM LOST RIVER.

ScttIer-EtCs
To THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES
The spirit of improvement and enter
prise is taking hold Of the sturdy dem
liens of this part of the valley, and
even the old bachelor ranchmen of
the island are being aroused from their
lethargy, and trusting more fully the
bright promises of the future, are keep
ing step to the music of progress. AS
proof of this we may instance the fact
that all of them are taking part and
lending willing hand to the project,
just initiated, of erecting building
to be used for church and school pur-
poses and to secure the forming of Il
new school district.
Some of our old stiffs, whose early
piety has silvered their hair and whose
backs are covered with the. moss and
barnacles of many years and many
chimes, are active leaders in this COM
mendable enterprise, thus showing
part of their willingness to assist those
who have obeyed the divine injunc-
ton to increase and multiply.
A bridge across the Lost River at
this point, SO long in contemplation,
will soon be finished, as VIC have as
surance that the county days will give
heed to our supplicatons and grant us
the appropriation so earnestly desired.
A prominent minister of Wood
River, it is said, has also hardened to
the cry for salvation which goeth up
from this Lost River Macedonia, and
will soon come over and sow broad
cast among the thorns and tares Of our
fruitful soil the seeds which were
planted by Paul and watered by
Apollos. But if the seeds of right
eousness and piety are expected to in
crease and work moral regeneration
on SO hard subject as the Lost River
stiff. they should be sown in time to
generate before the summer visitation
Of mosquitoes shall be pouring upon
his head all the horrors of the seven
plaques of Egypt rolled into one. For
then his patience under affection is
not like unto jobs; his feet wander
from the ways OF godliness, and the
thoughts of his heart and the words OF
his mouth are of evil, and evil contin-
ually. The boundlcss resources of the
language Of Billingsgate are scarcely
sufficient for the expression OF his
emotions, and his profanity surpasses
the greatest efforts of that famous
army in Flanders. But in spite of all
the adverse conditions of the life of
loneliness and seclusion to which he
has consigned himself, our old bach OF
the island is not yet entirely beyond
the reach of the power Of saving
grace. Though the virtues of piety
and chastity are to his mind but the
mythic fables Of childhood's days
though neither church or sabbath
school offers to him their opportunities
for instruction, recreation or amuse'
ment, while neither childhood's laugh
or maiden's smile ever greets his ears
or lends inspiration to his soul, still
there is somewhere ia his uncouth an
atomy perennial fount of tende
sympathy and q heart overAowins
with the milk of human kindness.
A large immigration from Utah i
coming in this direction and severa
families Of Mormons have just settled
on the island. AS they ale bringin.
large families and manageable girls
our old baches are rather rejoiced a
their coming, and will eagerly plucl
the roses which hang over the garde1
wall of the polygs Of Utah.
The arrival of Beaver dam ha
caused sensation among the bal
heads and is fast producing the mate
ria for a frst-class romance. 1t
not, however, the creation of tina
) semi-amphibious animal which is sue
an interesting object of the natura
lists research and the trapper's lori
but fair, buxom damsel, who con
bines all the qualities which make thu
, famous animal symbol of industr,
5 with such physical and mental grace
as Mormonism bestows upon ii
iairest daughters of Desere
And now, at the witching hour
/. early morn this maiden may be see
with her auburn locks gently wavir
y to the breeze, singing the song of II