The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-03-07
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EveryDody las seen Judge Barnard = aon7
de-.rl hst The Hon. Hugh Hastings saw
the hit shortly after II vaa imported He .d-
mireI ii. He neyea asterwafd met the Judge
without TALKING to him about the hat
Finally the Judge told him that if he would
wear such d hat that he would make him 4
present OF enc. lr. HastingE eagerly ae-
eepsed TIE ofsar: A lev days afterwards he
appeared On Broadway WisEs the hat end cre-
ated g4eat CONSERVATION. He was arrested
siA dimes by the police between Union Square
aad casal street. Mr.. HASTINGS was repeat
edly taken. 70 police stations and only dis
charged after he was recognized. Soi lebody
who had heard that Judge Barnard had given
Nr. Hss.stings the hat, started the report that
the Judges celebrated hat had been started
and superintendent Kelso put the police on
their guard. III ss.s s5.s
This ascounsed foi' Mr, Hastia..s repeated
arrests. Though much chagri1ed, Mr.. Hast
ings held on to the hat. He combel the long
white fur very carefully every morn.ng and
made stars and strange figures on. his hat. He
grew attached to the nat and the hat was at
taehed to him. lie wore it eyerywhere-
TO church. to the theatre and to the horse
races.
Finally il ne went TO Long Branch The hat
went also. Mr. Hastings put up II the. Con-
tiliental Hotel. The hat was greatly admired.
The gong sounded for dinner. Mr. hastings
laid the hat upon the rack and entered the
dining room.
Ia fev minutes crowd Of deeply inter-
esfe6 persons gathered around tie hat. They
trisdt the hat ori, tubDed their fingers through
the Woei, slnelt at it, and wondered what it
would weigh.
Nv ose hat is this, any ways'' said d short
man with q checkered neca-tie.
Well, replied 4 politician at his side, '.i,s
a great shame about that hat. The hat be-
longs to a poor Blind man, who came down
here and was robbed OF his money. He's
been goiug around the hotel trying Is sell
the hat SO as to get enough money to take
him back 10 st. Louis. where he came from.
It's i nice hat; it amt ~orn much, and it's
we'll worth having
Here one of the party proposed that they
should getup rattle for the hat and thus
raise money enough TO take the poor blind
man TO st. Louis. No sooner said than done
Joiin DaYGson--he was there--had all his
syinpathies aroused and he headed the list at
81 q chance. twenty-five chances were take
up.
mfr. Davidson borrowed a dice-hox from
one Of the boot-blacks, and the rattle began.
Davidson threw 35 IN three throws. Birch
followed with 33. The sixteenth thfower
was man named Potter, from Lynehburg,
Virginia. He threw a and was bound to
have the hat His throw was not beaten, but
just as the last man OF the twenty-five was
about to try his luck. Mr.. Hastings walked
out 6I the dining room.
Seeing his hat on the table and great
crowd around it. he deliberately walked up,
seized his hat, put 1t upon his head and was.
about to walk off, when Mr.. Potter of Lynch
burg seolared him. Ess.
Here. where are you going with that hat?''
said Potter.
This hat belongsto nle,'' SAID Hastings,
with a quiet smile. 7
I sWhy, how many did you throw ?s asked
Potter.
''Fhis hat is my property said Mr.. Hast
ings. sterliy.
Not bv a long shot, said afr. Potter of
r1,,, 4. rio y th.t 80, , T,..
heard of these New York tricks before. Th s
hat belongs SC a poor blind man who lives in
st. Louis and he's put it up at a rattle, and
I've just thrown AZ and no mans got over,
that. That nat belongs to me- M
Z Mr.. Hastings then assured Mr. Potter that
who he was. ios sssz#i. ~ saisf fs1e
s'No, uo;' replied Mr.. Potter, styou can't
work this thing on inesno way that you can
fix its'' tssg isS .a64s s.ys
I Air. Hastings then appealed to John David
sou as a witness to the truth of bis assertion:
bur Mr. Davidsonaston;shed him by replying
that Ire knew Hugh Hastings very well and
that this was not the man.
.asMr. Potterlot LyneIbnrg then sailed in
He had a lively sci,ifie. ut he got the hat
and carried it ia tr susnph to his ROOM Mr..
Davidson poeketed the money and went off
20 give it tothe blind man. The crowd fol-
lowed hl1n. III 1
The man who got the money was a fancily-
dressed young man who stood behind the bar
and opened bottles.
il Mr. Hastings went bareiieaded to Mr.. Bor-
rows; the proprietorof che hotel, and told his
story BDrrows convinced Potter Of Lvnch-
burg otaifs truth and Hastings got his hat.
but potfer has ever since been looking for
the man who got up the raffie.-Neao York
San. = q
Mr.. Barnun, through his distant agents.
has at least one hand upon ain attraction of
SO extraordinary a nature that ,shduld be sue
ceed, the public curiosity will be quickened
as rarely ever before. -Four cannibals--three
men and one Wonan--from Bnranthe of the
Gannibal Islands, captives I'D war. and. ac-
conling to- the laws of tannibal warfare,
doomed TO death, have, through large sum
OF money and bonds tor their return. been
reprieyed for three years. Documentary and
official evidence sufficient to remove every
reasonable doubt wilsbe secured before the
heavy cost is in 'urredz Should this enter
prise prove success. the community for a
time will forget Alexis. The King OF the Ia
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