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Show "POLAND ON THE HILLS." "Loyal Alta Makes a B'g Noise." Editors Ji'-mld: On reaching your city this nio;u-ing nio;u-ing 1 was junu.ied at reading an unfignedjelter in the columns ofyour coutcni. with the above heading. U en happened that 1 was in Alta at the time and saw the "demonstration." "demonstra-tion." The facts are contrary to that paper's report, as usual. Tire telegram wis made public bv word from mouth to car for a Innii time before one hurrah was raised, h waa not until John Bar ley earn had inspired the few hangers-on that an hurrah was raised. Of course "one fool makes many" and one shout in a crowd will raise a crowd. Joe Brandy's flag i3 very often raised to to the breeze, ;ia we believe he is the only person who has a Hag in that loyal town. But the llag seemed unable un-able to spread itself for a season, although a good wind was raised at the time. At length it showed its proportions and waval grandly as it would at any time. Two men ran tor the only piece of artillery comc-al-aMe two anvils. These they tried with other help, but the "darned things" would not n;ar; !iko Poland's bill it iixled. The jwwder was too course, then it would not go ofl; lioer powder was had, because be-cause of some "amendment" needed, : so for a piece of le-tthcr they sultti-tuted sultti-tuted a card,aQj;then a little noise was made. The demonstration seemed as weak as the bill. In a short time all the rille pomicr in town was cxhaua- I Ui and 11, o ".! t.,t;...." in smoke. The men had time to ex-llodo ex-llodo their g.Ls, which they did, and supplied the ls with a few nips. The band iv;is grand indeed, "it was out in full force. " The music consisted of nn ancient tune plaved on an old fiddle by a left-handed 'fiddler, 'fid-dler, who griuued a sardonic smile.' The little group at his heels on the: sidewalk made the "ouc-man" band the centre of attraction. That was the baud which went in and out of saloons tq recuperate his ''spirits." Tho old mail's face while he was scraping the catgut was a study for an artist. It seemed to .all that nine-tenths of even the little crowd didn't know . what the Poland bill contained it was something bad against the "Mur-i "Mur-i mon?, " find 1'iat was enough, right ur i wrong. I The Bay City engineer blew a shrill . blast with his whistle, but I believe j that the superintendent felt anything I but interested in the "bill." It was siid he lost a bet ou it. i believe the i only persons beuelittwl were tho sa-j sa-j loon keepers. 1 lie opinion was, bc- fore 1 left, that the bill after rtU wa I not worth the pQwdei- burnt, bumc I were glad Uat they did nut niako very great fools of themselves, There are always somo people on hand to raise a, shout a few drinks may be gained. There was uj thing to warrant such a big notice and "hullabaloo" in the paper, but it feeds on such things, true or false. It was dated the same day as printed, which shows the Elory was made up in that paper's Office. June ". A Visitok. |