Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-01-29
OutcroDpiuRH.

One with half an eye may perceive
much fun in the hastily improvised
towns Of White Pine. The article, oc'
casionally of an e1trnyagant character,
outcrops along all the avenues to tina
now famous district. A party from this
city, who stopped at the Dry Creek sta.
ton to refresh themselves with rest and
food, were Immensely amused by the
hostier-one of that large class of Eng.
lishmsu who carry with them and reflect
the glory Of Albion in every position in
which they may be placed. The pride
of the members Of this class is not what
they are or have been, but what distin.
guished acquaintances they can boast
The man was dirty, ragged, and drunk,
and he sought to ingratiatc himself IN
the favors Of the new corners in the
hope Of receiving more whisky. His
advances were sighted until his British
pride was touched. "Why," said he,
Pm u gentleman, too. You bought
to ave seen me Mt 'ome. | wasn't q
'ostlcr then, but was in the first society.
| knew Lord Palmerston and the Earl
of Derby, and met crowned 'cads under
| pleasant circumstances. When | visited
this country | took the Same position,
and met your great men /; I knew Web.
ster, Clay, and Rerereiy Johnson. Only n
few days ago | 'ad the 'onor of shaking
'ands with Governor Blasdel, and while
at Virginia City ! was on intimate
terms with that hemincnt lawyer, Char
ley belong. | beg your pardon, but
we are all gentlemen" Fun is plenti.
full ut White Pine. Last week three
persons arrived at one of tho towns and
took the %precaution to secure lodgings.
Following the directions they entered a
house and engaged two hunks, n double
and a single one, at ono dollar per head,
which was required to be paid in ad-
vance. Ono of the party 'ventured to
suggest that the sheets and pillow-slips
were q little dingy, and that it would
be quite rs well to change them. The
landlndy glanced ut him coldly MS she
said, "Sir, don't keep beds for some
peoples My dodgers are judges, law
yers, generals and majors, and they
never find fault with my beds. Those
sheets have only been used ten days"
The men apologized and appessed tue
irate ldndlsdy. About 0 o'clock n OF
tue tired travellers thought he would go
to bed, aud it occurred to him to give
bis bunk a slight inspection before do
ing 80. Candle in hand, he turned the
clothes down and saviour ~whopping
"Wsshos turtles" The maj was
brave, but the sight appalled, him. He
called the landlady, and rs she came to
the spot, no said with i'll concealed an
ger, "Look there, madam T. The wo-
man surveyed the lively scene in appar-
ent smazement as she exclaimed,
"Wherever could they come from |
assure you, sir, my dodgers are all
judges, lawyers, generals and majors.
Only last night Mr.. c. slept in this
bed, and tho night before Mr.. T. W,
both eminent lawyers from Austin, sir,
and gentlemen who keep no common
company" The hastily contrived
houses at White Pine are i'll adapted to
promote comfortable reposc. A person
was recently in a lodging house at Ham.
ilton and had fallen asleep lea the
hour of midnight, when he was aroused
by . noise in the adjoining room. The
partitions were Of boards and did not
reach the ceiling. "Oh, my Quick,
quick" said tho voice Of II woman
hold the tumblsr here, it's coming on
the bed. declares pnusc)-I be-
lieve It's" There WAS an upper
story occupied by dodgers, and a thin
stream Of water was falling through II
crack in the floor. The landlady was
summoned, and there was much litter
ing and whispering and laughing in the
room: II was suggested that some
lodger may have gone to bed eight"
"No," whispered a pleasant voice,
I" whatever may be his condition, he is
certainly not light" The neat joke
soothsd the first floor ledger and pu,
him into a sound sleep.-R,ese Rirer
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