The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1874-08-21
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h~esms the faanaAiiaa Il namsrea
telr. On. Millssms ~nh qairl
~ii'eA sen~ " hs r,uft.slen. .rise.
Arun NJ ard " his inmi,sll, drill rash
~, gave 1humss i rs,.d hsa-, ,svat,
the pinnacle II fssur.
Then Isiuerans lrummrfs rangh, III,
Infection, and when shv, wrui ~, y,
their spring drumming ssear.i.ns the,
earfied u With them Travellers eaughl
u and gave II to heiel clerks. and ,hnss
mna.l specimens II eie,.rues- trans
mi'.ed !, with designing intent 10 an
wary guests. aud - the disease spread
until Tom colllas" was seagh. ate,
IN every town In the lnion. lie lin,
been found IN several rlace.. hui La,
proved different kind II Themas.
Tho real Thoua- has never hem found.
Al We SaiL before, Tom Collins II i
fraud The gag |. nothing mere N
leA than the revival of Al pll me that
had iss origin about twenty-five years
ago, and was successfully prac,irrl. IN
New York City. lf this falls nn,lrr tho
ego ot any Now Yorker of that period.
hc will remember tho s.ory, especially
if he ever sought man having let.
ter from friend in California.
All chronielcrs in tho .bnifer" fra.
ternity will rccollcrs tho fight between
Tom liycr AMI Yankee Sullivan. which
occurred about twenty-five ,rars ngo.
They will likewise remember that Tom
llycr got away" with Sullivan ~ the
"boys' term Il. A good deal IL ,non-
cy changed hands on tho result u this
fight. AMI Tom Flyers aimircr. were
80 slatcd At his success that they start
cd him In saloon At No. ~ ION tho
lIowcry" II was about the time IL tho
opening of this establishment that Iiy-
or cndcavorcd TO assist M oil friend
named Frank Mclaughlin, once n rec.
ognixcd leader among tho elias. IT pro.
fcssional gentleman known NJ gamb-
lors.
Onc day Mclaughlin was In con-
vcrsation with ll,cr IN front ~ the
latlcr's saloon and when they parted
company somc ono stepped up and
warned llycr agsin-t his recent rom.
ranion. setting him down A. a rrnni-
gate character llyer denied the
charge against his friends reputation.
snd remarked that In less thaa twenty.
fur hours McI.aughlin's name would
rcsound In every street In Now York
City. Turning into bis saloon, he
then instructed hin barkeerer to tsll
any ono who might inquire for Frank
Mclaughlin that ho Ind just stepped
ont, and also that he had 4 letter from
California for tho person making tho
inquiry.
This was about tho time tho Cali.
fornia gold fever was Mt la height, and
thcrc wcrc worry fcw persons who llaln't
some relation or acquaintance reck,g /
a fortune in tho Ear Nsst. Naturally, /
therefore, such ~ assertion was ealcu.
lated 10 throw a person into sudden
fever Of excitement TO hear tho latest
news from tho Western Eldorado. Tho
gag worked admirably; s,ery ono ny.
pr mot was sent 10 his saloon 10 inquire
for tho man who had 4 letter for him,
md IN very short time Frank Ne
Langhlin WA sough. Afscr with ! ,lili-
gsnce shst spread hls fame everywhere.
Tom Collins ncycs enjoyed 4 shadow
u Mclaughliu's prominent puriti"n
before the public. Esor, body drop
pol work 10 hnA him. and many a 'hnst
was iudulged in over expeetant golden
news.
Tho gentleman we got this story
from was Mt the time printer IN New
York City. Onc day an associate
Lamc IN brcathlcss with excitement.
and; with dilating eyes and flushed
rountsnancc, exclaimed. Just nav
Bob Morris. and hc told mo Frank Nc
l.aughlln wants 10 sec mo. He's got
! lsttcr tcr mo. know it's got money
IN Il. because my loft hand ii.hcs and
! saw The new moon over my lefs shoul.
der last night"
All this was ratified out liko shot
from datling gun. Forthwith tho
heir Of good fortune donncl
bis street clothes and sallied forth.
l.ato that night ho was found In 4 high
y liqnifsd state In 4 saloon. lie
hadn't found Mclaughlin. bnl expect
I'd him every moment. Cincinnati
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