The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-05-02
DEER LODGE DOINGS.
An Apfnatel Bsggy Ride IN The t1ty
Of the Valley Graphically
Described.
TIE Sesssfien and Total Wreck Pro-
aueed BY . Pair Of Wcrthies
Of That Town.
DEER LODGE. Montana, /
April "a, 1885,

April "A, 1885,
To The NINE:
YESTERDAY wasa beautiful day. "Oic
Sop rose early in the morning in all
bis resplendent glory. No Wild, no
storm; the snow-fakes that had
fAlIen the day before had vanished.
People gathered together On the stre*t
corners to give vent to their day
dreams of the future. All natCre
seemed to smile upon the Little CITY
of the valley. Everybody felt gay
and happy. The snow-cs2ped noun
tains looming up to the right
aud to the left of US gave . PLEASING
contrast with the green intervening
hills. Merchants and business men
generally felt that it was good TO be
here" After a free expression of de-
light over the return Of q glowing
suu and the becalmed elements. pic
positions were made. to another.
to o fully eljoy the pleasan:
scene. why stand We here all the
day idle?' said Charley BleienbeTg 70
Bob Kelley, az the former APT reached
q If the little KNOBS on the street
corner not a thousand niles from
Peterson Il Commits. Well f.
piled Bob, why Last thou not spii-
tied chargers and vehicle with nigh
top, that We might journey 10 the
country aba batne in the sunlight,
and erchanee, make merry with the
finny tribe ?" "Ha. La" says
Charley land he has lots of hay on
the ranch. Thou speakest my sen
timents exactly; be ye therefore
ready,' for l sLali be here in tie
least expected time" Srlighway
Charles /. and Lord Of Hosts dis
appeared from those who were con-
gregated together. As his large,
likely figure grew small in the dis
lance, q murmur OF envy was
heard TO pass through the
throng, with all eyes turned
to Boz Kelley. the rotundity of
whose form doomed up like a United
States Marshal. In due course OF
time 1.-TWO fine steeds I. coupled TO q yebi-
Gle of handsome appearance hove IN
sight, and infewe seconds than 1t re-
auires to write these lines, appeared
Charles I, upon the ground. AsBob,
with ali the dignity of q prime. took
bis seat beside his amiable host, and
glided out Of tow D, the enviOus crowd
dropped their beads, and FIR q few
minutes perfect silence reigDed. At
last y voice was heard from a who
seemed to be in the deepest reverje:
'.Let Us all take q little wine for our
stomachs' sake" The wine bibbers
were abroad in the land, aud having
long since forgotten Ben Hogan, or
even Sullivan and Ryan, the portals
of a non-biblical establishment were
entered where the '~'sparkliDg and
bright in its liquid light" f1wesi
freely, freely to all. Time rolled On,
and as the spirits Of the denjzens OF
the quiet little burg tended upward,
gradually did the morning Gene dis
appear, and long before the liking Of
the Heavens" bad made bis circuit,
Charles I, and the grand Sachem
of the tribes" bad been lost to mem
DRY, although dear. But, alas! As
the shades Of night began to hover
over the once pc aceful and happy
city, q wall in the distance was heard.
Great CONSERVATION prevailed. Cjti-
zens rushed to the streets as if a huge
dog fight was IN progress, and Sam
Malurin and Charley Cummings
were seeing fair play with stuffed
clubs. But that was not the case.
80, Lord! o, Lord" signifed dis
tress, or the dissolution of soul and
body. The whole populace s.arted
down Main street in the direction OF
Con Kohrs. Some surmised that
Louis Riel had crossed the border and
was carrying death ana destruction
in his wake. Oilers imagined
that England and Russia had
crossed swords on the Northwest
coast and blood and carnage was the
result. A few thought that a band
If broad-horned Texas co cowboys had
invaded our valley, b. Mt on the spt ills
of their mission. The more confused
pictured to themselves that in the all
sence of Warden Wil>on..the Peniten-
tiary had been delivered # its in
mates and the town would be sacked
and burned at Once. Various were
the theories advanced as men, women
and children jostled each other in
one inconceivably confused mass,
each apparently eager to know from
whence came the dOleful and ago
sound, 20, Lord! 0, Lodi"
Iron doors were heard to slam ; safes
were closed and combinations turned
off; the bank with massive vaults
seemed to hang upon q slender Reed
The public schools were dismissed
the professors Of the college at once
lelegraphed to the parents Of their
to come t. the rescue of their
children. In fact the scene cannot
be truly depicted with the pen it
beggars description. In the midst OF
all the excitemeat q courier dashed
through the streets exclaiminR: "AlPs
ALPS wellW This for the
moment afforded relief, and the peo-
pie were anxious for particulars. A
minute later another messenger made
appearance, saying: "GO about
your business; everything is quiet at
The front !" This declaration smac1ed
war, and again q buzz and jum-
Dlluk 0A1Ouk Lux AlOlC iCuuICu |
were heard. Minutes were hours;
time could not be emu
merated /; the mind had gone back to |
ones at home many times !; the
Lord Of all was appealed to for
deliverance Sheriff Mcblas,ers was
at Anaconda and could not
be seen; Bud" Brown, the
jsiler, complacently smoked
his cigarette, and said run 'em in.'
ADDISON Smith was circulating q pc
titiOn for the relief of the suffering
and destitute, while Jack Robinson.
Bob. Hunter and Howard Z-nor
W, re consulting as to the best course
to pursue; Doctor Higgins forgot all
about his large grocery e.tablish-
Ment and was seen upon the streets
with meat-saw and hand-ax ready
for amputation work; Van Gundy
had closed for repairs and no beer
was IN sight; John O'Neil was st
looking after his fine hotel,
ObliviOus of de niger; Doctor
Mitchell was IN communication wsth