The sun., 1873-09-05

Wall street Operators Adventure in Utah
A Might at Camp Donglas-Thc Wonder
IuI Gun sud It's Wonderful shots.

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CAMp DoUGLAs, Utah, Aug. "A few
mont hs ago Mr.. J. II. Moen, a wall street broker,
came out here to look at some mines in which
he was Interested. Moen was accompanied Ivy
the Hon. hnasa Mason, London bdnkor from
KOChcstcr. y. y. They found snug qulrterS ~
Camp Douglal. and recognized the faces OF II
few old acquaintance among the onicerH. one
OF these was the face OF Major David : Gordon,
Col. TompkinS's ri1ht bower In the celebrated
cavalry charge at IairfaN Court House. Au-
Howell. joViu son Of Mar. who wnR planted
in thc QnaftcrnasLcrs Department some yeus
AGO b. Con. Rate Ins 1is, aul whp has tik1l
deep T. ,ot in t'' service = the ir1ulEc. = thiri
face WAS that of cant. pinwiddic, han4son'
HuuSicr vino once spent fOrty-acYCn dave ia lhc
gl.pmy depths pf the Black Canon OF The ChI.
radJ. iOen and Mason werc heartily welcomed
worthless. They made a sad inro d upon the
eatablcs. but created peri 81 ptuic wash they
waisNcy had been struck by liIhtniug tIe COM
motion could not have been greater ~ on" OF
their liquid meals Aocn said he had brought
nye-hundrcd-dollar dn goldJ gun with him out
here In hopes of shooting something Setorc hc
returned TO New York.
IHE PROpOsAL
Did you ever see jack rab it, Noen" asked
NO Moen said. az never did, but I'VE heard
Of them, and would give atty dollars f'r shot
at one. Are there any of them ABOUT here
"Oh. lots Of them" exclaimed NIiC lu.IlSs
military plant. you mustn't 20 back 70 New
York without taking one Of their hides along
"lil tell you what Wen d." said Gordon.
nlling his glass aud starting the whiskcy ON is
seventh round. American Fork i fall 9f jacA
rabbits. Tu-mOrruw mOrn.n. well Mitch up an
ambulance ai.d ride over tn, re- Nocn IS sure to
get shot at one. What do you say, y,genurmenf
VIII yuug'f
"U1,' ier,.ttd Mason. "Ofc, ,urse wen 60;
What do YOU think we came uut here iurr ia
like To- see jack rabbit myself How large are
they o,..,.,,,co.,o, ",hoyro .ho,, tho
size Of young colt. When they start on run
they've got the queerest lope that you ever saw:
the spring halt ia every leg
TnG whiskcy went round once more, aud lit
tie more intellectual c9nvereati9n followed
TIE partythen sepatated, but were brought t9le-
n or again 10y the power uf attractl u, all docIar-
ing that nghtcAp was necessary before going
e .cI man crept beneath his blAnkets, aud the
cuul air was quickly nlled with music. They
snnrcd 50 loui that the corporal of the guard
tugaC ou' h. men, under thJ impression lh"t
tie horses IN the camp stto'es were sih@f-
n- from the Gistemper
oS qiIE WAY 40 ANEKICAS fOHK.
Day dawucI clc ,r and beautiful. The five men
| were IN an anihIisnca by sunrise. They were
happy. FIVE morning cocktails had warmed
| their souls. The scenery was. magnificent
I The great valley Of the Salt Lake, checkered
with sqIares of yellow graih ana green glh-s'
ami heinmcd In by turreled mountains; was
tened at the base of the far-oG mountains like
an immens" mirror. Entranccd n the scene,
] Nut Ultu htlNt'ls anu EtAth u thi''-h NV
] tom II a black bottle. GLORIOUS, grand arair
/ rlpturOusV exclaimed the Wall street operator
! waNins hi, ndud over u ga OF s.i-c Drdsi. Qua
widdie lashei the mule-, and the alnpuian',
! ran down hill with the speed uf a l, Nds steer.
Moen gun attracted great attention. Al nan
died Il, al! sqIiutcd along It's barrels The lock
wa clicked i hundred times. II the gun had
! been a SecoH1 hottie of whsaey 1t could not
In,nt- more tNpltittcd uppi. M1en was de-
lighted, aud Mason regarded the expcrienced
| army officers and their bottles with an Affection
] bordering oh NtucrdtIou.
1lfL NIN1 OF JACK RABBITS.
/ 1t well aiuns ~ the Afternoon when the
I ambulance bean To roll up me Americin FORK
] ca tun. 4 bright watch was kept Tor JACK ran
/ iIts. Tdey were scarce. Hours passed, ANA none
were seen Moen became dup.ritod. Az last
cbnut % clock, Gurdpn saw two ears Sticking
| up above clump Of bushes on the side OF "a
"Unid on" he shouted. There's one now.
lie. a big one. too. Get out, Moen, and give II
TO nm. Easy, now, easy!
wagon and s!oNcd two patent cartridges IN tbs
barrels ~ his gum
Now, then, let him have It, Give 1t to him.
lie army jGicers began to laugh ~ Mo,
rested the fowhng piece upon the whce! OF The
ambulance aud s,iuattsa to take si9nt. IhcS
saw ;nat the supposed jack RABBIT WAS a jAh
without the ra66It. |; was bHit0 ur spanisl
firppAf' ippAf 4poSh & t"s.h-as sI'M sIaoa Win H.
quaint face surrounded ~ Tfeen IsaIes, per
feet picture OF coutcntment. The banker tool
gopd aim aud fired. The burru threw up its ear
/ but never Judged an inch.
/ lower aud You'li fetch him. neYcrsiw 10y :Ee
one. Hes the king ot all tack rabbits. Now
! then. ENc II t. him, quick
The banker S,IuLtGed again and sighted hi
game over the wheel. there Wa pun al sinuk
! and a REPORT. Ihe hiHTOS ears nvw up "A secun'
time. but nc didn't stir.
Too low. tnu low, old man., cried Gordon
Load up again and give HIM another shot
" heaNens. o. exclaimed Moen. amt lac a bi
fellow. lie nrrVnusN showed the cartridge
into hts fuW ling piece. Keep quiet boys, h
. whispered. Don't scare nim.
THE LAST SUOr.
"Nuw, then, give II to him sure, Gordon sai
IA a low tnue uf voice, as ia" broker squited &
'A..d shot. A. h'- finger touched the ti-s,
tnc htuIo tArcN one uf his ears over ms eye aii
h,-an to bray. y -a-a-w c-e-c-h! y-d-a
7 c-o-c-h :" shuuttd the jack. TIE officers bur
/ into ROAR ut laughter
The Wall stIeet man Strengthened up in an IL
stdnt "Great Caesar sad he, Its curse
ia, kds-! came near killing Ia
He jumped IN the ambulance and put up h
gun. ~, best of the joke II that tae jack b
, . ! usrd to al old Mormon named DAVIS, who CO
. ] lrctei S9j fr r,m Mocn alleging that he had sh,
the beast near the root OF the tail. serious
Damaging INN. Aftcr the banker returned
New York Davis acknowledged that the amin
4 WIS untouched.
The bulots didn't 90 Within mi.e Of Il
JACK, said lie, " hut what IL q New urker go,
N tpr IA this CpIntrl II II isn't Ia pluck piuck n,
him"