The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-07-28
State Wagon Road.
July 10. 1884,

Enron INDEX:
Perhaps some Of the people OF Emmett
would like 10 here how we are getting
along in our pleasant, cool cline, pure
air, surrounded by gigantic mountains
with their sides covered with beautiful
scenery and clear sparkling little brooks
trinkling down their broad sides hunt
ing the waters level below. We are all
enjoying the best Of health. Moving
along faster now; the hardest part Of
the road is built We are now about
10 miles from the Payette river where
we commenced. Our mail service is
not the best; we sometimes get our mail
once week and sometimes II runs two
or three weeks between mails but il is
sweet when we do get H.. The INDEX
comes hammering right along and last
mail she brought her little young one
(thc issue before the Fourth) along with
her but he was too small; he could not
talk much. IL Is very amusing to watch
the countenances OF the crew as they all
set around and read their letters The
old married men are not very amusing:
they are all about the same They will
have pleasant smile on their faces as
they read about their wives and little
ones, but II makes some Of them look
home sick; but the young fellows they
are the ones. They will jump grab their
letters with as much eagcrness as a
starved dog would beef stake, tear ID
open, set down on back log, knot. or
anything that comes In their way, ram
their faces in the letter and commence
reading and smiling and when they
have the letter read they have their
mouths grinncd around so the tops Of
their heads is an island; get up walk
around and act as though they wanted
to shake hands with every body Then
they will walk of some place by them
selves and read the letter over again and
try to recall the pleasures and sensations
Of the first reading but IL is not as good
as the first but II would do very well
FOR man that had not seen the first
reading. But there seems 10 be two
classes Of letters the Emmett girls write.
Some young fellow will 20 through the
performance with the rest until he
comes to read, then his face like path
lit up with sun beams. will change when
a dark cloud hovers over the scene. lie
will commerce TO read his mouth will
begin to hang down, his ears lop, look
mad, swears at every body that comes
near him and IL he wasn't setting on
knot when he commenced to read he
will 20 and hunt one up. set down on it
and swear old Cleveland is Gentleman.
| have oftcned wished could get
letter like the shake hand boys gets.
but should hate to get one like the
swearing boys receive, for should hate
to tell a lie.
II seems as some body has gone below
aud done a good deal OF talking. II they
had any trouble with the company they
should not say things untrue about
others. II Is ridiculous for man to
Il'NNN 'tAhA' NAAA nAtNAA ol'h A'IRAAn 10
have been started about Emmett regard
ing the company and also members Of
the crew. AS for the company not be-
ing able to pay their men no man has
asked for his money that has not got
IL and some OF them have got It before
they expected IL. and no doubt but
what this is the one that started these
nasty, sarcastic. dirty reports that are
now at work among the gossipcrs. We
the men In camp thinks II this Young
gentleman would take soft soap, IL he is
} not able 10 get laundry soap, and wash
Z out his mouth II would make great
improvement in him unless this Ian
I, guage was taught to him around hii
! mothers hearth stone. II IL was he /,
10 be- pittied not blamed
Yours truly,
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