Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1888-01-01
CHRIsrMASTIDl: RnAPSoDIEs.
Ifr The Nj ESr

The nbuormnlly mild weather OF
Christmas Day iutrrfcred materially
with the calculations II thoss whose nr
Judgements had been based upon pros
poets Of II rigorous atmosphere without,
aud roaring fires within. A s%easOnulls
SNOW storm. long predicted aEl fully
due. was too badly behiul time in
reaching its destination, TO he of service
in relieving Christmas from the oLium
Of being mil md massy. Tuis result,
il depressing To humanity, appeared to
exercise n Contrary influence upon
other componcnts of the animal world,
for just Ms the first evidences Of ap-
p%ronchiDg dawn were struggling for "a.
iNtence. II band Of coyotes assembled Oh
the rl,teau near the cemetery uni sang
''ilail Smiling Morn with nm effect
which aroused in each awakened li,:cE-
ar al ardent desire to possess a lncinen.
10 Uf the Occasinn in the s'inpc Of II
four-bit scalp. This Was followed By
the rendering, in II most feline manner,
Of "ChriHtiauS Awake! Salute the HIP.
ny Murn," by IL qrnrtette OF cats at ;hu
rear Of the principal Hotel. The
Christians did awake. aud saluted the
lnppy morn with adjrctivcs. aunthemas,
bout-jtcks and II vnriId assortment Of
such utensils ms ingenuity could sug
gest, or muscle transform iutu missiles,
aud which, us usual, s;ru;k every point
except The Objective one occupied by the
wnrblcrs. thus showing tha' the great
want Of the asc CONTINUES to b", Il Goo:-
jack that will hit "A cat mud knock eight
Of its nine lives out, leaving it the odd
QUO with which to crawl on t. somebody
'l,c's premises before going over To the
majority. Why II comparatively sweet
voiced vocalist Ike the coyote sh ull
have n bounty placed on his scalp. while
tho most dilbol,cal and persistent dis
turber Of the pul.lic peace md comfort
in the entire range OF zj'l 'gy, the cat,
Is allowed to retain his ears and torture
those Of the wholc human race, is one
Of those things which, to quote Dam
dreary, 'no icllJw can unlerattnl."
True, the coyote nns lax notions VI the
rights Of property, and shows II weak
hess for shortening the live Of certain
animals, without much concern for the
Interests OF their oSners. But how
mnuy human lives have been shortened
ly the agonies which feline vocal. zation
inilict, aud c, rtsiuly. il nnythin; IL cal.
culAted 10 make death welcome It is II
back yard noctnrne lriped b. q brace of
th'Ro ,rracherous aud diSrcpntai l.,
b.utes. 1t is probably nh innate feel.
ing OF revenge which animates people
With u desire to danca wuruuvcr \ yio-
linist draws his bow across the buwrls
Of a dcfunct cat, mud IL is certninly curl.
more they wnnt to dance. II all tho
onths hurled NJ catH nre taken stock Of
ly the recording angel. il is n cObs"l T.
ton TO think he wont have much timc
to bestow upon our other of ncrs.
The Gem, Bedrock. lteckhart & Froc.
lich's, l~iyhsrhnhau's aud other place. OF
worship. were open bright nnd cnrly IN
the morning, aud were we'll attended
throughout the day, the services lrin.
conducted with ,nicii spirit, "-pfiu
eipaliy whiskcy,- while the congrcra
lions at tho church were coriousiy re-
galed with Porter. The spiriiuois AID
..nnuat i,. uircncntI OF the communi.
Is were by these means amply met. and
IL IA morally certain that tee other de
par,mants Of lnmau necessity had been
irOvilud for 10 the fuil:-"to, fuii." rs
n " II known citizen remarked wIilr
trying to perform the ncroh,iic icat u
getting ut nis bncale straps IL ~rpl,uv,
tho tension, aud IL IL certain that IL, i'm.
mcdiately inter dinn'r. some o: the in
f~ientini citiz ms OF E'ko Ind Iran pn,
on thu scales they wool have been
fuuui I" possess greater weight in the
e%Jnmuuity than ever b'ior.. Tint
"ucinl lucs i"n of European politics:
tile Acknowledgement "f Turk"y.', vas
practically illustrated IN nearly every
household, an | tbs gobhlrr go',,lcd IN u
mann I which prvJa1y miic the nn