A Sheepish Subject An Essay on the spring lamb and flock life
An amateur writer humorously outlines a view of sheep and shepherds with comic self awareness. He notes sheep behavior, bravery, and cowardice, comparing rams' battles to dangers from predators and then laments the harsh band loyalty that shuns cripples and weak members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead
Tia
Peaville
Garden of Eden
Adam
Eve
Steve Cook
Steve
Greece
The Lambs and Laments of Mary and Bo Peep
A rambling editorial blends nursery tale whimsy with obituary notes from Helena Montana. It recounts Little Bo Peep losses and Mary’s lamb in playful verse, then shifts to Marcus Lissner’s death, his public service, and local recollections of Helena’s early days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bo-peep
Mary
Marcus Lisaner
Helena
Marcus Liesner
Haléna
8. Sobolski
Helenimn
Ben Barr
Marcus Lissner
Alder Gulch
Montana
International Hotel
Bridge
State) Street
Main
Martha Sobolski
M. Lissnar
B. Schwab
The
Cosmopolitan
George W. Booker
Zimmerman
Last Chance Gulch
God
Vale
Notes of an Itinerant from Dillon Wisconsin and Montana
A penniless traveler from Cilville visits Dillon Montana. He extols Dillon’s beauty and clean town life while mocking a loud town bluffer. He defends local youth and jokes about a Chicago rumor, ending with a note on a former preacher who drifted into poverty.
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Dillon
Montana
Livingston
Garden of Eden
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GWT
Phort
A.S. W
Aame
Kingdom of Heaven
O. M. Eddy
L. J. Price
Reinhardt
Telephone Exchange
Butte
Oregon Short Line
Iowa
Cozad
Doc
Democrat, Because A Ublican
Tammany
United States
Congress
Chicago
Jim Keene
Acker
A. B. Coox
Bellefontaine
H. Hooker & Co., Proprs
Buffalo, N
G. W. Dart‘Hardware Co
Jones
W. Dart Hardware CO
Dillon Opera House
Smart & Brown
the Tailors
Berter Homer
Flathead Field
State Savings Bank
Union Bank & Trust Co
National Bank of Montana
Helens
Montana Land & Oil Co
Helena, Mont
Jacob Doll
Weenink, Mont
Perry Davis
P. O
Johnson
A.B. Sains
Union Meat Market
Deputy Bros
Jeppson Bros
Dillon Theatre
Robin Hood
Tribune Pub, CO
Dillon, Mont
Spaulding Nogstar and Oxoann Co
Spaulding
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