Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1873-05-02

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An incident at JuIesbmrg in ls67.

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| The Kansas Magazine for Ma ch contains
the following s.littlc incident, which was
quite conln.ons during the construction Of the
Union Pacific Railroad. e descriptions
are lite like, and will be recognized and locat-
cd by thousands. SIS
II was Il NoYemher nightin 'G7,.a sleeting,
basl night, when II N dismal outside mud tic
damp cllilIs creep IN doors, despite fires and
lanapl lphf Il that q mnllntainecr cane into
JiilcsbAig nis voi siiucIiop srsi '.'A t'aS
west, and wended his way To the principal
and only street of tile town. II he was tall
and straight and bearded and # from under
the tapping rim Of his wide, black felt hat
heavy masses Of blaeker hair fell down and
swept the fringe on the short cape about his
shoulders; and If ii his belt was seen the
Ibutts OF his best friends pecping from their
black leather sheaths still you could tell as
| you caught The out ines Of Ills face in the
shaded light :iiat came out of the stained
windows OF the dance house, At the front Of
which he had halted, that the outward iiabil-
imenls and trapph,gs Of the Montana m noun ,n..
taiGecr only disguised a form that had
grown under other skies. and amid other sur
rouplings, He. was about five feet eleven.
str light and clean limbed as 4 Santec SAM Sioux,
dressed from the top Of Ills head 70 the soIes
oi his cavalry boots III the fashion OF the
Yellowstone, and his face mig.lt have beea q
poets but for the hard lines Of a semi-mclari-
clloly leviltry there were traced there By ex-
sr. 1y
:srhis is the place Moat described" said he
in anlundcrtone, pulling out Of his pocket q q
soiled card whereon were half-etf:,ced memo
ral,da in pencil j; ss.this is the house, now let
me see where the bank IS" Turning away
from the front Of the, rely7gurdy, he toqk
straight across the river Of, red mud they
called the street, and plonghci his way thro'
Int TO the further side. Here was long pine
board that laid along the tops Of some whlss-
key barrels rs you Neii;sin That answered 70. TOR
bar. At the far end we're two or three
thick groups, ,andin The centre "a each was q
faro game The tmountalnccr exclaimed
aIhis is the place. Ileliy's place----Il wonder
ii lac. is hcrc?" Gong mp to the nearest
| group, ne wcdged his way In till he reached
the table. Tie dealsr did not look up, But
the mountaineer louked down. As the lea
lures of the dealer filed his vision, there was
little flush under the bronze Of bis cheek,
and 4 little dancing CLEAN IL lis eye that was
balcful. lie pulled his wet hat down low over
his eyebrows, and then threw FIVE double-ea-
giles down on the. kaize. ssGiye me g stack OF
| reds,' said he. The game went on thcn, and
the Strangers play was singularly desperate
and wonderfully lucky Half dozen deals @
had changed his reds to blues, and there. was vas
two or three stacks where there had been pug a
one There was three card turn u lilsE poA 'A
lace. ,seFsn and tray. ig.. tfi,s
s.Wait, a minute. Mr. Dealer said the tne
mountainecr, III want TO press the san'F afE 2
little. Can you stand double Or break On my
pile.!nfs.. 6aa .aoiileetI a.s t,ssSllasi 'si g.s
,;Stand anything, sir, if it j. ! the same 1o
YOU la as.o ist9V htiA i5st4 Ti.. a..#
8 4 Hum-m !; we'll ace twice winner she u
lose ogt;aput that on The acc 70 lose, ~ you
please; lii make a favorite Of the tray to WIN
ont: she's q threeItimc floser.pa1 Aasttd
r. There was tilteer hundred on the turn
seven hundred and fifty on each side e of # II
and the run was tray, ace--a Whipsaw. ,i4sa
i,f..Out of luck, of course, on the last turn.
tsaid tile Montanian. betwixt his teeth: .,5t He
| left the table and went back to the the bar. a.
s.What is that atdealer's name r. he asked.
Ipointing 10 the table he had just left: and ad-
dressing the bartender q 81 sI4
| "Joe. .Morford." " a,jey