Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1886-03-27
COMO LETTER.
COMO, New. March 20, 1855,

;ssola,ed, and for more than week
your correspondent was entirely smut
out from all social and moral inter-
course with his fellow man, and what
was a thousand times worse from MS
"fellow" women and gossiping news
papers too. The snow, the beautiful "
snow, formed barrier that Precluded
even a visit to the many times resurrect.
ed town Of Como. Everything, even
the trees we're covered with snowy
mantle, and the sombre grey Of the
interminable sage, was plctuIesquely
decked in fairy network OF frost and
snow. "On barren branch and leafy
Dough lies that Winters robe OF purest
white" Bah ! l don't like it. Its all
we'll enough for boys and young fell
lows who have their girls, but its per-
feet nuisance to US old boys who
havn't. After some ten days OF per-
feet isolation succeeded by strenuous
exertions of self and horse, mostly the
horse, in running the blockade as Tar
as Como, and found the boys as COM
Portable as could be expected, though
some of them were on reduced rations.
While still tarrying in town train OF
Jacks, steered by Chinaman, arrived
with a load Of provisions for the Sim
on's boys OF the Como-Eureka, who
Immediately voted to resume full ra-
tons and Hospitality offered their less
fortunate neighbors the same privilege.
The Chinaman, Long Tom), brought
no mail, as The Postofice was sheep
a no open," so Tom said, and we did
not doubt it as he started at 3 o'clock
in the morning. To his credit be it
said, however, Tom did bring few
stray papers that he had picked up the
night before, among them copy OF the
TINES and the new At10S Exporter, the
latter was a surprise as we had had no
intimation that such an enterprise was
contemplated.
There, MIR. Editor, the above was
written Two weeks ago, for the storm Of
the FIRST Of March, but our mail facili.
Ties being exceedingly limited, especi-
ally in Winter, there was no way TO fol-
ward it, and now we have had another
storm to which The former, IN COMPARE
son, was but an April shower. Two
fee, on the level down at the ranch, and
how deep the drifts are in Como only
Comedies can tell as they will not b..
likely 10 have visitors until the snow
has settled "muchIy." We hope soon
10 have better mail accommodations as
our TREND james q. has promised to
! attend 10 Nevada's mail arrangements
alter he gets the Carson mint FAIRLY
started. At present news is not in our
| line as you will see when | tell you
that Two OF YOU best known citizens had
been buried some ten days ere we knew
Of their demise. refer to ]. ID. Sims
and Frank Agnew. The latter did
not know personally, but for many
years have heard him spoken Of in terms
of highest praise. J. d. Sims have
known intimately for a score Of years,
and can not refrain from adding my
own estimate Of his life and character,
to the beautiful tribute already paid
him in your columns. He possessed in
remarkable degree those traits Of
character which irreSistibly attracted to
him the affectionate regard and conid-
ence OF all with whom he was thrown
in contact. 1t seems but yesterday that
| met him on your streets, and his kind
and genial greeting, the pleasant smile,
the cheerful words, gave no hint Of APP
I Iag-Nlt,t,,n
that he was suffering from disease that
probably in the not distant future would
prove fatal, and he too doubtless real
lied ii, yet he made no sign, but seemed
as pleasant and cheerful as though a
long and happy life was spreading out
before him. He obtruded not his sor
rows upon observation, but with his
pains they were hidden by smiles. He
would not that others should be sad
dened by his grels, but turned smll.
ing face upon the world, knowing that
it loves not clouds and darkness, but
revels in sunshine. 1t is hard to realize
that the form SO erect and manly but a
few short weeks ago, is now mingling
with its kindred dust in Goods acre, 4"
upon the hillside. The heart that
throbbed SO truly then is silent now {;
the hand l grasped SO eagerly is pulse
less and cold; the eyes that shown so
brightly have hid their luster in the
grave.
am not aware that my friend be-
longed to any sect or church, and yet
he was, in my humble opinion better,
truer christian, taking the teachings
and examples Of Christ for standard.
than thousands who make loud profes.
sions Of their christianity in frescoed
and steepled churches, and would
rather have his sheaves in my garner
when the great harvest day shall come,
than the sheaves OF Beecher, Tai.
mage or Cook. To those loved ones