Show THE A fino fine country raisin the wind EDITOR I re returned turned h here last night after three weeks i journeying and sojourn sojourning sojo inc among t the he hills and dales of sou southern t fiem idaho from battle creek northward on the 17 N R RR MR the eye TO of the traveler meets many fine sites for j cities yet also almost interminable tra tracts acts agricultural and meadow land lying languishing gui ui shing for the magic touch of industry justry and the thrift f hardy goil soil tillers this is especially noticed through tho the F fort ort hall reservations where the noble Lama claim the country and forbid the white mans mails trespass upon their vast estates thousands upon thousands of acres of fruitful land where large and populous cities might flouri flourish sli lie and untilled there also is one of the finest grazing r and stock kaisim raising bisti district act s t eliat at f chiave have seen with the march and tread of civilia civi civilization liz aaion and the cou consummation summa odthe of the designs of providence in in this wonderful age a change will soon be visible and lia happy py hearts will beat in happy and ail T prosperous homes where now naught daught reigns but the silence of centuries in a country like the foregoing anything 11 of general interest occurs but sef seldom and then probably in bi some hunting expedition where ona one of the aa te P party arty in may y be attacked by some sonic old alic bear for stealing stealing linc her cubs or by borne some poor disa disabled bleA stag who was not fortunate enough or unfortunate enough to be dispatched by the first shot and the particulars may never cometo light the nature who can see god in clouds and bearham in the winds such a one can find solace in solitude if it be only in prying into tho the history lii story of the rugged rocks or in studying the attractive features of the bow flowery vales or the green robed hills he can cau seo see grandeur in the leaping torrent or the placid stream and ana he hear ni music in the mellow voices of the ilic birds if they bo be but blackbirds or blue jays and for my own part I would rather listen to them than to eloquent pleading for petty points at law or senatorial lings which lead to poli political deadlocks dead dea flocks locks A few days ago your correspondent ent encountered two gentlemen whom ho lie supposed to be tramps IV when lien the fol following loving t conversation ensued cor goir going q lick nath th G gent ent P no sir sir we nye arc are going SO south utha h yeii the traina gent nosir Nosi came down donnon foot we are butof luck cor where from gent montana we belong to a company cor what kind of a company a dramatic compa company ny gent not exactly we went out to montana with a variety troupe we played to bad business landwere and were unsuccessful financially so we resolved to leave them and work our way back to where wo we can call do better wo we arc are no beats we never beat anybody not even a railroad company nor any in other m man all they said they had s shoveled ilove led gravel for a ride of about eight eighteen ma miles iles arriving at akimo or oncida oneida where they found a rather promising prospect in the presence of about fifty railroad hands they cx expressed pressed their willingness to entertain the boys for an hour or two with a variety entertainment the boys learning J of the excitement sought out the avowed actors and eyed at I them suspiciously and well t they ley might for judging from the appearance of the latter the one resembled a genuine brummagem button while the other was an ail excellent personification of a shabby genteel cockney prig however mr carl hawkins storekeeper at their request tottered them the use of his store for a per performance forman cc in ill the evening rho time having arrived the boys composed of engineers firemen bra kenlen conductors foreman and laborers gathered in and the cham champion actor of the twain the L ie gramme pro with quite a aneal theat and creditable little speech in ill which he stated that they were two unfortunate artists who had been trav traveling cling with an in unfortunate variety troupe and had left the troupe in montana owing to the nonpayment of salary requested those present to judge them as the aliey y were and as they might be under more favorable circumstances etc asking for assistance to the amount ofa of a dime mic gramme pro was then commenced by an ail imitation of an old man they had met on oil the tra song fifty years ago which was well rendered both in in makeup make alp ilp up and execution the rest of the program pro gramme me which consisted of comic and sentimental singing too oo 00 numerous to mention accompanied by instrumental music on oil the organ harmonica etc and some splendid readings idere w cro rendered with much vocal instrumental and ability here the floor of the store beginning to give way the performance was brought to a close by the passing in a around round odthe of alie hat I afterwards le learned I m ea that the proceeds of tho the performance footed up the munificent cc ut sum of one dollar and cents made up of three one cent pieces three quarters and the tile remainder in dimes dinies the next morning the two victims of genius proceeded acce ad on their unpropitious pilgrimage input inquest of tor more favorable a ab le fields of fortune at I had lad on i idea d ea that tha t sif if ali aliey ey i would y r relinquish inq i s eor the ir present e it p profession ro f m f for sui some i i e other t h ep almost any other unless it bo be bruun ruun running ing a newspaper cr they might succeed just as hewl well As I have come collie to this point I will state stac that whit the ogden den ERALD meets with general expressions of approval ampro valand and kave your our correspondents expectations have been exceeded by its spicy brimful makeup make up as a family literary and general newspaper this communication having already overleaped over leaped tho the bounds bbunds of consistency sis tency which guard the valuable space of your columns I will stop short yours LOGOS Q CITY ty may 29 1881 |