Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-09-10
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Correspondence csnon Tribune, Sept. sth.l
As We we're going in . passenger train
on the Central Pacific Railroad, between
Verdi and Boca, We were about falling
into q sweet sleep. when we were aroused
by the stumbling Of Q person who had
Just entered the car. His awkward, un-
calmly movemsnts attracted our atten.
ton. AL eyes were directed to the
seemingly silly or drunken intruder. He
was rather tall and trim built, one shout
der elevated about Ave inches above the
other. dressed in . sssdy. slovsnly coat,
his vest reaching TO and covering his
hips, his broad rimmsd, black felt hat
that felt many changcsNsoversd this
crowning Of the most adroit swindlsr
that practices on the transporting trav.
elsr to the West. He had not proceeded
far bsfsre he squeezed himself into q
seat already occupied. facing the sleepy
and half-amazed audience, when in q
half-drawling voice he delivered him.
self Of the following: "Shs isn't
in the other car. she isn't in the
next car, she isn't In this car, she isn't
nowhare." I'd rather staid i've days
longer in old Missouri. rs she wanted
me, than to be here alone without her.
She has got poor Joe this ~clattsr. and 1
must tell yor how this is (hers comes a
thrilling and comic detail Of how he lost
his wife, the train having left her). The
passengers by this time began to sup
pose that the fellow had imbibed too
freely, and was naturally silly. Sympa-
thy for his forlorn condition was now in
the aseendency. He placed his overcoat
on his knees. and from q side pocket
drew a buckskin purse containing So
900 90. Carelessly would he drop eos
on the floor, and carefully would, APP
parsntly, circumspsct gentlemen gather
and return them to him. with the adj
monition. "Be careful Of your money.
stranger; be careful. or you may lose 1t.
Look out there. don't drop any more"
When he would answer. at is none OF
your business. I've more money than
any boo-o-dy.'' He returned the purse
10 the pocket, and drew from another a
pocket-book containing a large amount
Of gresnbacks, remarking, "If yer don't
believe II. sec the greenbacks. I've
more eos and g~resnbacks than anybody.
Get away from me, yeur nowharss.
I've got some cards, too. / amusss my
self throwing them this way and that
way. 1 does amuse myself this way;
now you see 1t and now you don't. I'm
reckless; / don't care for money now;
I've lost my wife. Come, boys, and get
my money" (all the time throwing
the cards d~s1tsrously). -Four cappers,
dressed as gentlemen Of a. many differ
ent vocations eagerly buck at the game,
and win every ~clattsr. Passenger thinks
he has q greeny. goes after the purse
to the extent Of . twenty, and pays q
twenty for his first lesson. Slim Jim
pockets the twenty; conductor appears
Jim and cappsrs followed by passenger,
in the vain attompt to recover his lost
twenty. We did not lose any. aud SC
had no anxiety to follow. The role is
so well played a. to furnish moro smuso-
msnt than any circus we have ever seen,
rave to the passenger who picks him up
for q grssny, and when he drops him,
drops with him his coin. The Piute
pales when he sees him dance his pecu.
liar figure. ~retirss to his vigwam, and
looks through his door to learn some.
thing in relation TO his own dance, and
the music to which he performs. The
Celestial opens his moon-syes with
amazsment, to hear his jargon 30 well
initiated by a 'Melican man." We re-
clined again in our seat for rcpose, con-
graduating ourselves upon our superior
wisdom in not being dupcd by him, and
clenched u only twenty-which we
had borrowed before leaving home
harder than ever.