Arizona silver belt., 1896-09-24
CHARLES MEADOWS OPINION
 OF CHA COUNTY.

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 that Arizona is about to lose Charles Meadows, on account of the Territory ''being too rough for him." thus cast ing sepulchral gloom over those who have for fifteen years enjoyed his so. ciety. The article here referred to, which has taken wings through the col. umns of Colorado and Missouri jour nals, relates the important fact that Charlie has not always been cow boy. He has been snowman, also, and in harlequin costume appeared as knight of the lariat in Australia and Cripple Creek, and received honorable mention as an adept at throwing a rope and tying a steer. A show, throughout his homage to hoary age, has been our seniors chief attraction, and reminds him of the fact of importuning his mother for fifty cents to sec the ele- phant jump and the monkey climb q tree. As a chronicler of blood-curdling events in Arizona, Charles Is not al- together a success. However, that part of his philippic relating to the pursuit and killing of John Dazin and his numerous followers is most interest ing and entitled to rehssh in yellow covered literature. John Dazin will not be little surprised to learn that while still in the flesh, he is dead, and that his entire band was rendered food for worms at one fell swoop. The fact that Dazin is still living requires confirmation, else We will have cause to doubt the statement of the old Scotch lady, who pinned her faith to printed sverments, and declared ''it would na be printed if it were m true
 As further evidence that the distin- guished Charles has not profited by his fathers pulpit admonition, is his state ment that his horses and cattle, on Si- della creek number 800, which he de- cided to remove to civilized country. This is contradicted by the Assessors books of Gila county, Arizona, which fail to record that "Arizona Charley" has for several years owned horse or hoOf on Sidella creek, or anywhere else in Gila county.
 What Charley most lacks is the nee essary ingredients of christianity. He talks at random, and is never more de- lighted than when a spooney of Fla. ber-pusher iots down his rambling re- marks and submits them to the leverage of printing press for future circula- tion. In talking, as in steer tying, he is always on horseback, from which it is inferred that he has not a jewel in his brain as has the toad.
 In becoming descriptive, especially of blue eyes, he is rhapsodical, which iuelines to the belief he is not particu- lar in whose head they appear-male or female. He discovered that Gila coun- tvs Sheriff7s eyes are sky-blue, and re- fers to them in print. Robert Burns, or at least his pen, had penchant for that c0lored eyes, and rhythmically refers to the possessor of them, the girl who said to her lover, 70, whistle and I'll come to you my lad"
 But while rendering all due credit to Charles for truthfulness we are pained to discredit that Sheriff Thompson was shot at a score of times and escaped death by reason of the color os his eyes.
 Charles, in his interviews with jour nals, gives q narrowing account of the savagery of denizens of Gila country. Yet 'tis not true, as Charles would have 1t understood, that we are as bad as we were before the circuit rider entered the Territory. In that early period the whites and the Indians all wore long hair-the African of ebon hue was the exception-and while that is the fact, Charles hirsbute adornment still hangs dangling nearly, if not quite, to the waistband of his brooches. But since the introduction of stated preach ing of the gospel, barbers, store cloth ing and facilities for "rattling over ridges, shooting under arches, rum- bling over bridges, riding on rail, we are quite a different community than that which Charles has painted us
 Although somewhat belated we are bending every energy to keep up with the march of civilization and will not long be behind some of the states in- clined to gray, on account of age and those of their citizens who powdered their hair, wore cues, knee brooches and fair top boots, aud of such men is the kingdom of heaven.
 In conclusion the BELT will say to tie gentleman, the subject of this replica ton, "take heed to thy ways, that thou sin not with thy tongue"
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 The Cincinnati Enquirer says Mir.