Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-01-31
Two. Correspondents.
Cross Grain Explains Some
Things and Alleges Others
Altogether Uncommon.
An Eastern Friend Lends Some
Nor: Valuable Hints About
Booming Towns.
BITES AND SCRATCHES.

BITES AND SCRATCHES.
CONSTRAINED Remarks About. People and
Things-The Fulsomeness OF an IIl-Na.
tursd Citizen.
"Bites and Scratches" as a caption
for my recent communication to the
JOURNAL, came to me incontinently
In a good-natured vein OF thought;and
l am delighted to know that only one
citizen Of Miles appears to have been
either bitten or scratched. am sorry
for the temper Of the town marshal,
particularly as he was not accused by
me Of wrong-doing.
The greatest master on earth is he
who controls his temper. Take your
temper and choke 1t, and you are
greater than Napoleon.
Appropos Of this: Has the town
marshal discovered that in my para.
graphs no allusion whatever was
made to him? / might assume sar.
castle vein here and say some bitter
things, quite iustifisble after the un-
called for vulgar abuse printed in the
JOURNAL in King Louis the is epis.
tie to the Mileslsns; but will not In
dulge my thought. for II is only that.
l am not angry. l once read about
the great feat the wind performed
when 1t blew the moon out Of the sky;
but the moon grew again and never
knew the wind had been about.
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The only lines | wrote to which the
marshal could possibly direct fault
are here quoted:
81 know some things others do not
know / know. know that Flanni.
gsn's horse was purposely united the
other day, and l know that a persis-
tent watch 10 kept up to catch stock
and impound II whether the owner
has been guilty Of neglect or not"
The fearful otfenss Is quoted without
omission or erasure. There 10 some
thing said In the same paragraph about
reform In our new city government. y
Now If the marshal feels that be com
bines in his official and corporate ca
pscity the entire city government, and
Is responsible for the actions of thai
municipal machine. I admit that hs
spread his abuse iustifisbly. / am sl
ways ready to lay Down my sword
when | am beaten; but ! know the diff
ference between being scathed and DO
ing defeated.
Nevertheless Flannigsn's horse wa
"tied loose"
All municipal laws are made will
one particular object in view, viz: Fo
the greatest good OF the greatest nun
Der. 1t is not necessary, however, I
enforce even very good law hsrshly
There are times when an officer ma
do the most good by not enforcing
law in court. He may lose fee bu
be will gain many friends.
e.
"Snowbs was very happy on Sur
day and l have heard quite numbs
Of pleasant criticisms from fair liE
that he deserves to hear. He 10
chatty contributor and can be very Ell
tertaining.
People who have careless or ba
habits. aud who find themselvt
touched up" in an accidental way |
the journals OF the day, are not apt
fly into = foolish passion At the write
for his chastisement II they have an
desire to be popular among their fe
low creatures graceful, gracious an
entertaining. such readers thsnt
fully receive just and amisbl, crit
cIsm; nor 10 the fair critic himsel
ayerse to criticism.
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When the ash piles, lemon peeling
and playing cards scattered .iong th
street are carted away in the sprin.
when the mud holes every where n
filled up with clean dirt; and whe
gentle spring comes herself and suI
enough, aud the great weed plsts al
cut down and carried away, then IL
deed will Miles City, queen OF th
frontier, glow like the blush OF mo
esty that tinted the womsn's chee
. when she awoke In Eden's SUM
land. Citizens will improve the
front yards; lawns will spread the
carpets OF lovely green, and innocent
and purity and municipal pride VI
look outward from without
The eioquent-eyed goddess Of rhyu