The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-16
a Short Frontier Story
Which Shows How Many Parts a Man the West May Be
Called Upon to Play and How He Plays Them.
Related by JUDGE FLANDRAU.

Kentucky, especially to make the
race with Lodi. The fifteen thousand
and one dollars was exacted by the own
er of Lexington, because he had been
laughed at for paying $4,000 for Lex:ng,
ton when he was old and blind, and had
said he would sell his colts for more than
he paid for their sire This race of
course created an immense excitement.
At least 10000 people went to see 1t, and
everybody on the Pacific coast from the
forth-ninth parallel to the Mexican line
had bet on the result. Lodi was beat
en-, and as Nevada was the victor and [
knew all about Lexington I wrote sew
eral essays on race horses in general
and Norfolk IN particular.
The Office of sheriff of our county was
a very hazardous one, every incumbent
or 1t prior to the then holder having died
with his boots on. Tim Smith, who filled
the office when l was there, and who
mad shown desperate courage on several
occasions In the performance of his du-
ties, and had gained my admiration and
friendship, afforded me a good text, and I
wrote him up.
There was an ex-governor residing in
Carson, with whom 1 became intimate,
and on one occasion 1 wrote him up and
last, but not least, 1 made the acquain-
lance of beautiful and accomplished
lady living in the town, and as such a
person was a phenomenon in that rude
land 1 was inspired to write her up, and
did so in the following poem:
CThis descriptive epigram is dedicated to
the most beautiful woman in Carson
City by the editor.)
Gorgeous tresses, exQuisitely arrayed.
Noble brow where intellect's displayed,
Liquid eyes that penetrate the heart,
Teeth of pearl, whose brilliancy impart
To the whole expression of the face,
A ray of love, fascinating sense Of
A bust-but here presumptuous mortal
Let artist gods this beauteous bust por-
tray;
Splendor, royalty, magnifcence combined,
A Venus in Diana's arms entWined.
Inc tiny hand, so soft, SO pure, SO white,
Robs its emerald gem Of half Its light
The secret charms beneath her robe-folds
Like heavens joys to mortal eyes forbid
Are dimly outlined to our rapturous gaze,
Like yelled statues through a marble
Her fairy foot, as in the graceful waltz
Our admiration equally divides,
And proves, that of her many charms Of
form and voice,
If one you had to choose, you could not
make the choice.
Their perfect harmony IS like the arch's
span,
Displace one stone; you destroy the noble
My political attacks did not seem 20
make much impression on my Democratic
contemporary, and he paid very little at
tention to what 1 said, feeling, no doubt.
indifferent In the overwhelming majority
of the Republican party, but when 1
branched out in the line I have indicated
he opened on me savagely In several
editorials. He said the Appeal had dis
covered a softsoap mine, and had used
1t to lavfshly lather governors, sheriffs,
ladies and great many other people for
the purpose of gaining their support aud
patronage, all of which afforded me
fne opportunity of getting back at him
in humorous and at the same time ef-
fective manner, so 1 shot at him in verse.
which 1 will repeat, but to a full under
standing Of 1t I will explain that all
mining claims are measured by the num-
Der of feet the claimant owns On the
ledge, and the word feet became syn
onymous with the mine itself. This was
my answer: