Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-11-17

The DASoEKs OF DEADHrADrNo on rHE
RALnoAD.-It is our purpose in this ar
ticls to give . warning to all d~sadheads,
by relating the experience Of a we'll
known character Of this town. ON Sun
day night last. 1t seems he found Gold
Hill a little duller than ordinary ON that
day; so, having q slight stock OF filthy
lucre which he desired to increase. he
betook himself by bus to Virginia. Ar
irving in that sanity city, he hung list
lessly around until the keno game open
ell in the evening. when he sauntered
into the room, picked up his card. pull
ed out four dollars. and set down before
il. Sixteen times did this srratic young
man play that card. and sixteen times
did he Join in the chorus with thirty
others when one man called out ''ksao!'
He then felt quite natural; he was
broke. He had to get to Gold Hill, and
the night was chilly and uncomfortable;
consequently. he didn't feel like taking
Shank's mare. Happy ideal There
was the railroad. He would beat his
way; they surely would let him ride to
the Hill. Acting on this happy thought.
he got on the train. seated himself, and
waited for Ed. verrill. the conductor. to
make his appearance. Ed. came, and
the snterprisiug keno player wsnt-ofi
the train. Heres n go unlocked
for" thought he; "but Yerington
himself can't put me- of the track. ltll
taie n bigger thing than him to do it
nothin' short OF an engine. and III
walk now" The night was dark as
Erobus. No friendly moon rays lighted
up his weary line Of march, and he
couldn't see his hands before his face.
However, he got along pretty well until
he reached a tunnel. Here his troubles,
trials and tribulations began in earnest.
Try ms he might. he could not keep ON
the ties. Every other n he came to
he missed and stumbled over. Then he
thought it would be agood plan to leave
the track and walk along the side oil the
tunnel. Here other difficulties were met.
Every timber he met no was bound to
hit. He couldn't miss one, try a. no
might. All things have an end. and so
did that first tunnel. When he reached
the Omen air he sat him down upon a
convenient bank and there bemoaned
his fate and took 3 survey OF himself;
..Hands and face scratched. boots bust
cd. afty-dollar suit all muddy and torn
that was his report. Then he deter
mined to keep right on, like EIcelsior,
oply he wanted TO get down instead OF
up. Once more he started. this time
with unwilling legs and faltering step.
The same difficulties were experienced
as above related until the unlucky angel
without wings came into the Homestead
tunnel. Here new horrors awaited him.
He thought he heard the whistle OF an
approaching train. aud he made q dive
into the darkness. His right foot
landed on a loose rock and over he went.
Curses, not loud but deep, awakened the
echoes in that tunnel, but there was that
train coming and he wantedto get home
Away he went again. this time he ran
full %seains. the timbering Of the tunnel
and was dashed back on the traok. Torn
and bleeding he made n more desper.
ate effort as the lights OF the town Tell
upon his gaze. OF he went, but with no
better success; this time . wandering
porker impeded his way and over he
rolled in the miro with the porker on
ton. Now, with hair on end and eyes
bursting from their sockets, he rose to
MI. feet and called aloud in his agony for
help. But the porker mistaking HIM
for some natural enemy. made another
break and upset him oneo more
her, no tainted dead away aud wa
found more dead than alive by some cit
izen. who had heard his cries. when
he regained consciousness he swore a
mighty oath that the railroad wouid
never have him for q passenger again
unless he possessed the necessary funds;
He is n wiser man now. but We are air'hu
not much improved in morals.
BALI. SurPkR.-Noyes, OF the May
nard House. is getting up the supper Tor
the grand ball OF Yellow Jacket Engine
Company. which takes place tonight,
and IN his hast and most approved STYLE
Noyes does not propose to be outdone In
49,. th,u.x