Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1874-06-26
Seletted Mistrllaup.
SENATOR JONES FIGHTER.
A Laughable Incident of a Senatorial
Contest in Nevada.

From the Virginia City (Nevada) Enterprise.
Just previous to the Senatorial contest
which resulted in his election, Hon. J.
p. Jones had the following funny adven.
ture in this city with man who came to
him to hire himself out as "fghter."
Mr. Jones and several friends were III
one of our first-class saloons slipping their
wine, smoking, and chatting, when a
rather strange looking customer entered
the place, and sauntering up to the group,
began the operation of "eyeing over
the gentlemen composing it.
He was man of middle age and me-
dunn height, with arms disproportion-
ately long, great spreading hands and
knotty fingers His angular, ungainly
form was poorly and scantily clad, and
he was topped out with curious little
bullet head, set upon very short allow
ance of neck. From the sides of his lit
tie, round head stood leaning out two
great pulpy ears, and all that appeared
on bis face in the way Of beard was a jet
black stubbed moustache. This seemed
to have been planted hair at time
with pcgging awl and hammer, the
latter coming down on the defencoless
nose as each bristle was inserted, and SC
intimidating that organ that it had ever
since remained crouched out of sight be-
hind the hairy stockade. A large livid
scar described semi-circle round one OF
his projecting cheek bones, and passing
down entered the corner of his mouth,
giving to the feature an ugly upward
hitch on that side. Wabbling his little,
glittering gray eyes over the party be-
fore him until said orbs rested upon the
rotund form and rosy face of Mr.. Jones,
he pulled off of the hirsute ten-pin ball,
which be would have called his head, a
scrap of a hat, and making an awkward
bow, said /:
-. P. Jones, I believe ?"
"That is my name, sir" said Jones.
Correct" sententiously observed the
strange visitor.
"Do you want to see me p said Jones.
"About three minutes, and in private,
if you please
Mr.. Jones led the way to large pri-
vate room In the rear of the saloon.
"Mrl Jones, sir, you don't know me"
said the fellow, "but when you lived in
Tuolumne / war also in that part Of Cal
iforney--in the admin county. Mr..
Jones, I'm the Taranterlcr Of Calaveras;
I'm war boss from the hills and aght-
er from h-ll p
II don't dispute your word, SIR" said
j. p, but how does your being "war
horse of the hills" concern me p
Pm here to tell you. Here, now,
you are going into this here contest, and
it's liable to be very lively one. About
election day it'll be ALFRED hot. Now
what you'll need will be good fighter;
a Teller to stand up, knock down, and
drag out for you man what can go to
the polls and knock down right an left;
wade through everything !"
Mr.. Jones said he had not thought it
would be necessary to have such a man
at the polls on election day.
''Oh, but it will p cried the man Of
muscle.
"You see, you don't know about them
things. I'll manage it all for you"
80 you want me to hire you as my
fighter 7"
"Jest So"
"What would be your price from now
till after the electionf You see as I've
never yet had occasion to hire fighter,
[ don't know much about the value of
such service"
"Well, | couldn't undertake the Job
short Of 81 900; there'll be lots Of work
10 do.
"Ain't that pretty high r
"Of course, it's considerable sum,
but thar's terrible rough set over here.
These Washoe fellers are more on the
cut and the shoot than is healthy. You
zee 81 900 is no money at all when you
salkerlate the risk. I'm liable to be
chopped all to pieces, riddled with bull
cts, and either killed out and out, or
crippled for life. You see 81, 900 is no
money at all"
"Well, come to look at in that light,
don't know but your price is reasona-
Die enough"