Tombstone epitaph., 1888-06-02
SNAP SHOTS.
From the "Epitaph" Twelve-Bore.

It is a fact
 That Pat Holland is going to Califor mia. He is not, however, leaving hi: country for his coun'ry's good.
 That T,lden is drunk and all the rest of the newspaper men in camp duly sober.
 That the Republican party would like to run Charlie B .rtholomew for Chie ot Police, if he coul only be induced to accept the nomination.
 That Joe Pascholy would make first. class Leg,la'or. Cause why: He is a large property owner nd tax payer.
 That Bill Ritchie uld not disgrace b party by large maj ri.y if sent to y escou. In addition to beng the hand sonest man in camp, next to Sam Hast ings, he is h'ent lingu'>t, spe k.g five l,nguag $: U ,ited States, E islish, American, Missouri and Texas. That Howard Herring would Ct make bad Disuict Attorney if he could only remember one of the commandments. That Mrs. Ward Priests poem con- 'a;ns more real sentiment and touches he heart closer than many lines bound m blue and gold, and encased in a library.
 That it is mooled question as to 1 whether Swain or Boomer w Il win the most games of "hear's," and win the blue ribbon offered by Thad npey.
 That 'tis a sure thing that the man who makes a remark in the Pony saloon about then and half, and an egg and a half" forfeits his morning cock all.
 That a man who has nerve enough to sink paying business by running non pirel newspaper in long primer camp, deserves to succe d. We mean Bagg.
 That Jack Martin would make first class Chef of Police. That the Republican party wouli like to see Colonel Herring in Congress. An, there!
 That Bob Hatch made good sheriff and would do so agaln.
 That 'there is many slip twixt the cup and he lip. ".and that the rat having the shortest tail will get into the hole first. Politicians will please take no tice.
 That ,ck Billanev would make first class coroner. His resemblance to "death on pale horn" peculiarly quail. 6es him for the position.
 That Tombstone has more fast horses and pretty women than any camp in the territory.
 That the remark of M rk Twain that none but the brave deserve the fare, and none but the brave dare tackle it, does not apply to Tombstone restaurants.
 That the fur is liable to fly wnen Dave Cohn g-ts home. and asks his associates why they played him such scurvy game.
 That To Walker controls the Irish vo,e-in his mi, d.
 That Metcalf w,ll be the next Super intendent of Public Instruction, if the C,chlse delegati,n will stand by him. That the nea,e est approach of rail- road 10 Tombstone will be Fairbank.
 That wha, Mayor Thomas wants this fall is one of ,hose things that mo fellah Can hnd out.
 That the Tombstone base ball club IS gone to in the last tribes of Israel.
 Tha, the mills of'he gods g'ind slowly, but they gr'rd exceedingly small.
 That Tombstone society has lost two of it's brIshe,t ornaments, in the depar- ture oi Misses Bootes and Hart for Cala- fornia.
 That some of the cyeMe 6e ha c,ewe ri Tomb'tone society who continually b,ast of their acquaintance with Senat" Jones, C ,vernor Brown. Chief Justice Smith and Minister Robinson, would do well to consult the couplet in Bobby Burns, running as follows:
 No more of your titled acquaintsnces boast.
 Nor in what lordly circ: $ you've been;
 An in ect IS only an in cct at m st,
 Though it ,rdwls on the head ot a queen.