The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-05-07
COUNaL DYMAY7.1
NEVER SAW A BAR SHOT uP.

NEVER SAW A BAR SHOT Up.
Several years ago happened to arrive in
St. Louis when the hotels were uncomforta-
bly, full. The only bed attainable was in
room where six other wayfarers were lodged,
at the Planters House, and turned in late,
with some trepidation, not having been &C.
customed to the society of strangers in such
circumstances. The disagrecable novelty
of my situation prevented sound sleeping,
and while tossing uneasily upon the mat
tress, heard tall and rather rough-look-
ing gentleman from Arkansas, who had
retired about the same hour with myself,
mutteriDg some incohereus expressions,
about two O'Clock in the morning.
sCan't stand this he exclaimed, ut length
and soon after be was pulling the bell-rope
energetically.
The porter appeared in due time, his
countenance expressive Of great reluc-
tance.
whats 1ganted?' asked the servant.
Il wantO mint julep-stor, let me see,
Cooking at the sleepers and counting them
off with his fore finger, | want one, two,
three, four, FIVE, six, seven iulips abou, as
quick as you can hurry them up.
Can't get 'em, sir, The bar is shut up,
up sir.'
So saying, the porter departed without
saying anything more.
The Arkansas gent seemed nonplussed.
He sat up in bed and soliloquscd, Bar shot
up! bar shot up! l never seen bar shot
yet.'
In about two minutes he was dressing
himself with his clothes, and addressing
himself with the same remark, sI never seen
bar shot up before.'
Having completed his toilet, he disap-
peared and lay broad awake in musing
mood. The ArkaDsan after half an hours
absence reappenred. He bore in his hands
salvar, on which were seven iuleps, made
N the most approved style. / raised my
head on his entering and b exclaimed.
Hello, stranger, take a d'i"k, al, :'.,!te
your friends to do the u..'
explained to him thas has! - |-ia~'s
in that part of the tmt,3 -. 4i~r. ~
ceeded to arouse IL s,peCe.S, 49,. = i..
memory is not at fault, NOT OH refused ....
cooling beverage.
q thought the bar was shut up,' | re-
marked.
'Well, stranger, it was shot up-the first
bar have ever seen shot up. But here's
the tool that picked the lock- and he drew
from the inside of his coat collar . huge
bowie knife.
After draining his julep to the las. lregs
the strange gent retired, and just as was
composing myself to sleep again heard
him solilo9uizing:
'No, thank you sir. No thank you, sir.
A pause.) What in HI did he snean by
that? Can't stand tbat-must 60 down and
see aboutit.'
Again the Arkansas gentleman arose and
went down stairs, while lay wondering
what he was about. Soon heard n noise
as of serious row in the bar room below,
and hurrying on my garments descended.
Several persons were holding NV Arkansas
friend, and others were using restraining
force in q similar manner upon another per-
son, who, like my fellow -Iodger seemed
belligerenty inclined. At length their rage
was cooled, and was enabled to ascertain
the cause of the quarrel. When the Arkan-
kansas gentleman had first descended and
persuaded the bar-kecper to concoet the
juleps, the other gentleman entered and nv
friend in the most aluiable manner said to
him, stranger, 'spose you and take pri-
vate drink together before take these tulips
to my party up stairs.' The stranger re-
piled, No, thank you!'
Arkansas finding his jucps ready at that
time, took them up stairs. where We pun
ished them as before stated. After settling
himself in bed it occurred to him that the,
stranger below had refused to drink with
him when invited, and he determined. ON
reflection, to 60 down and ask him what he
meant by saying, 'No. thank YOU SIR On
finding that gentleman our Arkansas friend
soon found that he was full of Fight as him
self, and instead of an apology, he presented
bowle-knife. Both drew their weapons
and the bartender and porter had been
obliged to call in assistance to prevent them
from cutting each other.
The affair was finally settled with drink
all around, and the ARKANSAS gent departed
next day down the vcr.-BOSt0n Herald.
THE MORMON CHEF PRIEST AND THE
"sEALED" WIFE CEREMONY.
The following description of the great
a French paper:
"The Prophet, Brigham Young, is a .nan
of about forty five years Of age, If ordina.
ry statue and of fine compliance. as be-
comes the husband of sixty wives. He en-
ioyes influence without limit, and the Nor
mons believe in h s iufalIibilty, as they did
in that of his predecessor, Joe Smith. lie
is a man of much intelligence in the rourlo no
Of ordinary life, he is sociabIs. conversahIo
iovinl, even, and loves fun but when be
assumes his pontlfcal functions. he takas
another character, becomes intolerant and
fanatic, and sows in the hearts of those who
are his instruments, the germs of hatred
AGAINST the " Geptiles,, These germs frna
t,fy too much, for nothing seems too had So
be permitted to unbelieyers against tbosa
who do not partake of their faith. In uni.
ta,;on of the Mussulman. the Tat,ar nn,,
Saints have no right to more than saran Da
wives. The nronhet can have moe Hr esen tL'sI
eve quote the following u.<rr;1;;oo IT,
the MULTIPLICATION Of nua.;aTs ''V;' S VI
published by Apostle U.,on i'r.. >0~'''
The man hayipr alr.I!s w.. ". W.,
dos;rous of takinc a..,a-..,.. ,.., g.: ~,
ask apy one in marr,ag y. ..,fSsr-
sd a ssrevelation" from ,,,I IN t,o.,.:
If this revelation interdicts t,7s r,arr;.-:, :
cannot take place. If it unprovas = ~ ~