Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-02-06
THE EVENING NEWS
sa,urdn, Kvsulas--~--Februar s.Isso


a party who left in Curtis stage from
Virginia City to White Pine, about a
month ago-the passengers consisting of
Jimmy Ellington, john Clark, John
Flaherty, Jim McMartin aud others. 1t
was a lively set of passengers, and their
friends in large numbers saw them of
in splendid style in front of Perry &
Twins Saloon-the ddieUs consisting of
Touring the party all over, tying empty
tin coal oil cans on the wheels, with
suudry other ridiculously sly tricks.
The passengers, as we before remarked,
were n very lively set, and the FIRST We
heard Of them after their departure was
from Ragtown, on the lower end of Car
son River, at a wayside inn. The boys
left Virginia when the smallpox was
prevailing, but none of them carried 1t
along, although they joked a good deal
about il. The idea was conceived by
Jimmy Ellington that il such II thing did
happen among the passengers, it would
be as we'll to test the hospitality of the
tayern-ksepers then and there, and see
what would become of u smallpox
patient. None of the passengers had it,
so it was concluded to get up a bogus
patient for the occasion. Johnny Clark
agreed TO be the patient, and, rs the
stage was approaching II tavern, they
rolled him up, head and heels, into
three pairs Of blue blankets and
when the stage stopped in front
IS a. NavanN Nlny 1,e0al h.n, Apk of tho
coach AS carefully rs possible, and car
ried him on a board iuts the house,
laying him on the floor. Just then the
landlady came in, and manifesting II
great deal Of energy in her style, wished
to know what it meant. With all the
gravity imaginable, they informed her
that they had just arrived from Virginia
City, aud that one OF the passengers was
taken with u dreadful attack of small
pox, and they must leave him then and
there, or he would die-the passengers
instantly turning around, leaving the.
patient on the floor, and getting into
the stage, drove of. The poor womon
screamed and yelled, ran out of tue
house to the barn, and fairly made the
I" welkin ring with her boisterous be-
havior-while the stage logged along
slowly, and the passengers enjoyed the
livelinssss of the scene. The landlord
was engaged in the barn, innocent OF
what was going on in the house, and rs his
wife coming out screaming and yelling,
and crying - smallpox i'll the house =
murder - " FIRE - robbers 2 etc,
he ran into the house for his shotgun,
and in his haste fell headlong over the
"patient" on the floor of the bar
room, which he took to be a dead
nan wrapped up for burial. Getting
his gun, he followed the stage Tor
half a mile, and raising it up to
take aim, he threatened to shoot
the head or every passenger 1t they
didn't come back and get the corpse
which was on the floor. His threatening
attitude Of course stopped them, and
they tried to argue the case of lie ana
death with the man who was sick.
What is the matter with him p Asked
the landlord. Why, he has the
smallpox" THUNDER and lightning!
the smallpox! Now, you just come
back and take your Id smallpox out
of my house, or III kill every mothers
sou of you I! No smallpox patient Tor
mo or my wifc-to hell with the whole
kit of you. Go back, so back, and get
your rotten sarcass-or III blaze
AWAY - The boys did go back, aud
when they opcued the bar-room door,
the smallpox patient was behind the
bar helping himself to all the drinSa-
bles on the shelf, and presented the APP
pearsnce of rather II ''tuddled midi
vidual. The landlord and his wife kept
at u long distance, not daring to return
near tho house, while the boys, after
"going through" the contents OF the
bar, wrapped up their patient again,
and carried him out to the stage. 1t
was snort for the boys, but heavy on the
landlord and his wife. This was the
party Of passengers spoken OF IN the
White Pine NewS "a having arrived NJ
Hamilton, 'making night hIdeous;
and that the people of Hamilton were
willing 10 a them or give them any
thing if they would only leave the place.
PirsR's OrxRA HoUsE.-Boucicault $
master sensation piece, " After Dark, "
was presented for the first time last
evening, at the Opera House, TO a very
good audience. Owing to inadequate
rehearsal, the piece did not go oil
smoothly at all. Several pieces OF new
scenery, painted by Hires, in a very sn.
perior manner, added much to the effect
Of the play. Herne, in the impersonn-
ton of "Old Tom" appeared to much
less advantage than in other characters
We have seen him assume. Miss llinck-
lev succeeded tolcrNbly we'll AS Eliza
Medhsrst, and Mrs. Beatty pe~rson"ted
Rose Edgcrton very fairly. Harrison, No
the villain Bellingham, Dennis "a Dicey
Morris, Beatty as Old Crumpcts, and
George Hincklcy rs Gordon Chnmley,
all did very we'll; and Fulford, in his
persouation Of Sir George Medhnrst, APP
pssrcd to better advantage rs IN actor
than in any dramatic assumption We have
vet seen him attempt. Considering his
status and true degree Of merit in the
profession, he certainly performed his
mart better than any of the rest of them,
The most enthusiastic applause bestowed
during the evening was upon the unex'
pected entrance and exit OF young
BROWN of Gold Hill, in his private til
dinner act" II was the most whimsi
cal q sensation Of the evening, nnC
utsok the house down. "AfteI
Dark will be repeated tonight, to /.
crowded housc-evcrything will wort
we'll, and it will be a great success.
Festival FLoURisnINa.-The Meth'
J;s, Church Festival, at Athletic Hall
Virginia, is fourishing finely, and |
crowded every evening with n wei
pleas,d sssemblage. 1t costs only tou
bits to ,ge, 10, and no one is either "skc'
or compelled by disagreeable badger'ni
20 spend one cent more than they car
to. Every gentleman, however. viii b
very liable to voluntarily invest in sol"
of the good things so lavishly aud temp
ingly displayed, either in the h'nc
goods or refreshment line. A good
square meal at that " Yankee kitchen
costs no more than ut any outside res
tauraut, aud certainly is partaEen o
with q better rclish-more especiaU.
when one has au agreeable female com
panion by hi, side, which he can hsv
lust as we'll as not. TableauN, music