The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-08-29
The QuadroOn Sisters,

One sweet sunny day in mid-winter,
some five years ago, the vast bar-room of
the Arcade Hotel, in the fair metropolis
of the southwest, presented an appear
ance of unusual ambition and interest :;
Tor at the moment, two circumstances,
each of different character, concurred
to fill the great hall with the wealthy,
the fashionable, and the idle from all
parts of the city, as the hour had arrived
for the free lunch and the opening of the
slave auction.
The lunch itself, prepared as cum
ming lure to draw custom, and embracing
the richest soups of the cuisine, with
every variety of fish and flesh, might
have shamcd the luxuries of political
dinner and such seemed to be the ge-
neral opinion of the throng, from the
eager impetuosity with which they re-
plenished their plates and called for wine
aud more potent stimulants.
But if the dainties of the table might
have served as a feast for the gods, no
one could have mistaken the present par
takers for celestial jewellers The sceue
exhibited ludlcrous haste, noise and con-
fusion. Here red shirted sailor jostled
a city judge; there a whskered gambler
trod on the toes of merchant milhon-
aire and yonder Texan ranger spilled
his basin of broth ou the fine ruffies of
French petite maitrc, who avenged him
self by sharp volley of the choicest Pa
risian oaths. One exclaimed, "my coat
is ruined;' another shouted, - have
lost my pocket book )" while third
cried out, more bacon and beans :"
and dozen together bawled out for
brandy"
However, but few articulatc sounds
could be distinguished for it required
strong voice to soar above the tunult
Of the tempest--aboye the clatter of
knives and forks, and the universal hum,
like that Of a thousand angry beehiyes,
all about to swarm at the same time.
Nevertheless, the feat was not an utter
impossiblity, and the fact very soon be-
came evident. 4 splendid carriage,
with four horses, urged by the gigantic
black driver at their utmost speed, thun-
dered up to the door, and man of re-
markable appearance leaped out and rush
ed into the room, the multitude parting
20 the right and left, so as to give him a
free passage until he reached the bar.
The stranger, who, perhaps, had seen
forty summers, offered to the eye a
ma,chless model of physical force and
nervous activity. His form was round
and massive, and would have been SYM
metrical, had it not been for the extra
ordinary length of his arms, out of pro-
portion to the rest Of his figure. His
! face was regular and even handsome in
its outlines, but bore the traces of dissi-
patton, and shone with the fires of a
! deeper crimson than the most rosy hues
of vigorous health. His countenance re-
vealed the widest humor, sort of reck-
| less, desperate merrimcat, blended with
boundless bravery, and yet touched with
| namelcss air of sadness. His dress, Of
the most costly cloth, although fnanci-
ally fashionable, was soiled and wine
stained, and without any other token
would have betrayed the careless devotee
of Baechus.
Ho Ganymedc of the drunken
GODS he roared, addressing the head
bar-keeper, and striking the counter a
fierce blow, which made the plates dance
TO the music of ringing glasses. /" Ho,
Ganymede of the white apron,' he re-
peated in louder tones, g let us have
some of YOUR nectar-honey-dew, fresh
from the flowers of Paradise. Come,
gentlemen, one and all. what will you
take? introduce myself; Col. Tell, of
California, claims the high honor of treat
ing the crowd -
"He is mad" whispered the lawyers
and merchants to each other, as they
kept aloof from the proferod courtesy ;
but the genteel loafers and gamblers, en-
tertaining no unnecessary scruples,
throneed around the generous stranger,
with boisterous plaudits and thirsty lips,
ready to accept his hospitality.
The barkeeper grew alarmed at the
probability of SO large an unliquidated
bill, and faltered, with looks Of fear
"Colonel, it is customary to pay in ad,
vance when such a number Of persons
drink at once"
"What !" Illuminated the Californian
al deemed you Ganymede Of the
Olympias hails--a winged messenger
worthy Of a Jove himself; but | ind You
a miserable, three-headed, snarling mon
.ter--a Ccrberus, making all hell tremble
with your insolent howl This, how
ever. shall shut your hateful jaws, dog o'
the devils, as you are" And he hurled
a purse Of gold at the sther's head. will
such force as to send him roeling bacl
among the bottles. But the proprietor
of the establishment now interposed
proud to attend the orders of so liberal {
gentleman, and the swarm received thei
honey dew. =
, !" Let us load and fire again - invited
the Colonel: and the proposition wa
adopted with deafening aoclamations
} nd Tho 'ha.ions continued until hal