The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-03-19
The lleoaheo q haoee.

Dol Grille (Ambrose Bierce) has pub
li.hed book, from which the following
California anecd, te 10 taken:
One day in ~ IN honet miner up in
Calaveras county bit himsslf With . small
snake Of the garter variety, and ether - .
possible antidote, or with The determination
| to ecjoy the chief remnant Of Lost life, ap-
piled hrimmins jug OF wbisky t. his lips
and kept il there until, like rep,eted leech,
it fell OE. The man fell Of Likewise. The
next day, while the body lxy in stale upon
pine slab, and the bere.ved partner ofthe de-
ceased vas unloading in . game Of seven- up
With friendly Chinaman, the game was in
tsrrupsed BY . familiar noise which seemei
10 proceed from the jaws Of the corpse:
81 say, SIM"
"Beresved partner" played TIE king of
spadea. claimed "high," and then looking
over his shoulder ii the melancholy rfmsins,
replied:
81 ny, Jim" repeated the corpse 10 the
aau measured tone.
viii look Of in,enre annoyance, and
muttefir Z ZONE thing about people tia,
could never stop desd mere than . minute"
the bsreaved par nes aood over the body
With his cards in his hand.
'Jin," continued the mighty dead. "ho~
far's this thing eone?'
''Pvs paid the Chinam,n two dollars and !
6fty c<n,s to dig the grave" responded the
tefssved.
ibid he STRIFE an,thins?'
The Chinaman hooked up.
me sirikee pay dirt; me no bury dead
Mclean man in 'sm grave; me keep 'em
claim"
The cospas sat up.
"Jisa, ct my revolver and chsss thst pig
tail oG. Jump his sepulchre and tx his
emp Eve dollars each br p'ospect-
in on the public domain. Chese MOnxol-
yum hoFdsG has got to be pot under. And ]
eay, Jim, ef any moro eespenis come foOlin'
around here, drive 'em %. 'Taint right TO
b bitin' felles when vhisky's two dollars
. gallon. Darn Ill foEaignsn anyhow."
a Heass Aai:sosA.
One Of the most complete rsiiwsys which
travellers are bow able to avail themselves o
i The Kanss City and Chicago short line
The Chicago and Alton Railroad. running
betvesn Ksnsas City and Chicago. The
large and powerful fry bosh hitherto in
No By this rod ct Louisiana. No.. have
bsen replaced By soe Of The bet iron bridges
phich spans the Mississippi. Hereafter
b this great shot route there will be no
l.ssfess, 10 isrries. and no change Of carr,
,stvsea Kansas City and Chicago. The
.quipmenb Of shis line are going to be nm
urpaasd By any o. The Continent. Pull
pas's palace slsepisg carr and dining car;
10 cunmodious ard coalostsble and re-
iieins sat eass. No extra charge 10 male
oe the reclisisg seat cars.
Ths Chicaeo and Alton. running between
/, Lou;s and Chicago, Ne pnt.cs has been J
.cossed (by the Board Of Railroad CON-
aisosess. rsees'ly sppoisted By the Lesis-
.iure Of Illi,oia, shs only 6ns-elao rosA
} The 6esas. Esesy improvement known 70
,odsn ast and seieses = brought into
,qoiiaioa il he equipnese Of the rod.
, = justly popular hse. and one rsason =
v it. sanding - il don. i the fact tina. it, ia
lests are popalas, eestIensnly snd 81 u
eies1. Ths 0essssl Passenger Agent, Maj ..
snp Chaslaoa, i o. of the most genial
u dnesvsdly popular sailrosd nes Who D
~ opesssed H. ~ W0l We congratulate -
Isjoe Chasltoa upna seleeaisg for his asisG- q
\ thal aAable ssd eoopssest gsaalemas, c.
r.. BoOW. vhoso eoaaart viah The public =.
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upnhls inpsasioaa The Chieaeo and
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