The weekly Butte record., 1862-02-22
In Adventure on the Ca :.

IAtse were LNS % L>-9eS i've Is h&DpN
fellows IS we're ever let loose from college. It
was vacation" and VIC concluied to take a
trip to the Falls. We got aboard the cars a,
", and were soon travelling very rapidly
toward cur destination.
We had just seated ourselves and prepared
for 4 comfortable smoke, when IN came the
conductor. and who should be be but our old
friend, Fred B. After the common salu-
taiions had passed, Fred. said he had some
business for Us 10 attend to.
" Dat with it old chum, said we; anything
at all will be acceptable-so let US have il"
"Wel boys" said Fred. in q very confden-
tial tone IN that next car there is as loving
pair as It was ever nay lot 10 see. They are
going down 10 \. to get married, and now If
You can have any fun over It. just pitch in
They must be cared for. and don't know who
can DO it better than sou"
In moment Fred was gone. and we set our
heads together to form a plan for taking
care Of the lovers"
q have it boys" said Bill Sewers; " we
must make that girl believe that her lover is a
married."
That's it Blll,-that's it, we said not giy>
ing him time TO finish"
THAT he's married and the father Of chill
dren," said Bill
That's the game boys. and now let Us play
it
1t devoived upon me to commence opera.
tions. Accordingly, I entered the car in which
we were informed the lovers were, and sure
enough, there they sat in real soft lovers style
All this gathered at a glance Stepping
up to them, I said:
"Why, Mr. Jones, what in the deuce are
you doing with this girl?"
See here stranger" said the fellow, you're
little mite mistaken, my name ant Jones"
"Why Jones" said /, "you certainly have
not forsaken your wife and children, and tried
to palm yourself off for a single man, have your
3" l tell You my name aint Jones; its Harper;
it never was Jones, and aint agoin' to be
nutber.'
l merely shook my head and passed on to a
seat so as to see the rest of the fun. The girl
looked wild, after sat down but Jones alias
Harper, soon convinced her that I was mista-
ken.
About the time they got to feeling right
well again. in came Elliott Gregg. Walking
up to Harper he said
Why Jones you here? How did you
leave your wife and babies %
Now lock here, stranger, you aint the flst
man that's called me Jones today, and l reck-
on that l must look awfully like him but my
name amt Jones, and you mustn't call me
Jones. l aint got no wife and babies, nuther.
bat this gal and l is a goin' to splice and then
you can talk about my WIFE, and | wouldn't
wonder but what, in the course of time, YOU
might talk about the babies too
This rctort brought forth vociferous laugh
ter from the spectators, and it also brought
bushes to the face of the girl. that was goin'
to get spliced."
"Ah, Jones" said Gregg, you will regret
this in the future. I pity your wife and chill
dren and this poor girl"
So Mr.. Harper your real name is Jones,
is it, an you've been foolin' me, have you >
Well we amt spliced yet, and don't think
we will be very soon" said the girl, ana her
eyes fairly flashed fire.
Jane, Jane" said he, don't you know
I'm Bill Harper? Thar aint a darned drop Of
Jones blood in me-
At this moment the othe. boys came in, and
their attention was drawn to Harper by his
loud talking. They stepped up to him and
said
Jones, what's all this fuss about ~
This was more than Harper could stand
He leaped upon a seat
Now" said he Z" my name aiut Jones and
l can lick any ieller that says it IS"
BY this time We had goi to A., and our
friend Fred. came in and made Harper keep
quiet The girl got aboard the train return
ing to n, and the notorious Jones alias
Harper followed her. We afterwards learned
that he satisfactorily proved himself to be Bill
Jones, and he and his gal Jane, "got
spliced.