Golden era. (Lincoln, N.M.) 1884-188?, 1885-07-09

a good one TO open court. He Is
SAID 10 have opened conrt at Nogal
once and the people both in Lincoln
and White Oaks heard him. When
he calls an absent witness, and no
answer made, the court can rest as
sured that said witness is no, in the
county.
an enterprise TO attend the Gel
ebration at the town Of Bonito having
failed by some unfortunate miscue
I'VE were unexpectedly placed in
charge of the editorial sanctum of
the GOLDEN ERA, owing to the sud
den calling away of the real editor
upon important business. Having
seated ourselves at the table and
cullcd the exchanges for sufficient
copy, as we thought, to employ the
printers for the whole day, we then,
for want of ideas to work into com
position, leaned back in the chair
and fell asleep. In dreams we were
translated to the scene of the eel
ebration st Bonito. we en- loved tho
magnificent landscape of the noun
tains and especially Blanco Peak
who rears his snow capped summit
u long way above timber line and
seemed to gaze down upon the as
scnblage as il wondering what that
colony of ants was driving at.
We saw the gathering Of the mul-
titude, we heard the music, we
drank numerous toasts, we were
called on for a speech, we assembled
the rostrum and said:
"Fcllow Citizens.n
"We nave assembled to celebrate the
anniversary of oul National Indepcnd-
ence. and believe that YOU believe
that it is a great day. And | believe
that believe in all things national. !
believe in the Declaration OF Indie
| pcndcnce, in the National Constitu-
tion. i'll the Emancipation Proclama-
ton, i'll the altitude Of Blanco Peak.
and in the 4th Of July. You will
observe fellow -riiizrns that | say
nothing about the Etgle. In fact |
do not believe that the Eagle is u fiji
person for a national emblem. He
lives by robbery, plnndcrand asaasai-
nation. Ibelicvc ike JOSH Billings,
and il it vas not him that said it
then it wa some other states man
equally eminent, that the most pop
ular bird for onr national emblem Is
the MULE. The American people
arc laborious, patient, and pcrserver-
ing, and so is the nulc when you
treat him right"
And when VIC feel aggrievcd and
set oar head nppn not doing a cor
tain thing, We plant our fore feet in
front Of rs and Heaven and Earth
and the Southern Conicdcrary can't
bulge us Just like mule. And
when we get governor, or a Judge,
or party who has ridden his ride n
little too long or too hard like the
Republicans, we make few buck
jumps, and hunch up onr back and
we throw that rider sky Highland
that's the way with male"
"And if any one horse nation
comes fooling around our caudcl ex-
tremity, Uncle Sam just reaches out
with his No. 10 brogan and sends that
buzz.ty up into the "sweet bye and
bye" much like mule. | say
again fellow-citizens that the mule
is the only bird which properly rep
resents our rational characteristics.
"Fellow citizens we have a great
country! We are nation Of people
who in one hundred years have civ.
ilized a continent and connected the
two oceans with several lines Of
grand trunk roads. We have laid
the foundation and built several
great cities such as Chicago, San
Francisco, Leadvillc. White Oaks,
Nogal, and Bonito City prolonged
cheer8.) The principals of Amer
ican liberty have produced as
part Of the history Of the nineteenth
century such characters as George
Washington, Abe Lincoln. Mark
Twain, Frank James, and Billy the
Kid. Why shall we not be proud Of
our desparadoes? Don't they take
the cake over all highwaymen the
world has yet produced? Don't our
bandits stand above timber line
over anything else in the line Of out
lawry? loud cries of ycs-bully
thats-so.) And why soY ! answer
that it is the principle of American
Liberty which does it all
at is that Genius of our Govern.
ment which says to the political
exile and the refugee from justice
that American Liberty is commen.
surate with American soil. No mat.
ter what complexion an Indian ol
All African sun may have burned
upOu his cOuutenance. no mnttpr a-