The Republican journal., 1874-02-12

OlHcI utt} Idl dgdlllSI NHdIleS l eOlna0S
an old Californian, who is keeping res.
taurant here. After listening to his storiet
of the early days Of San Francisco, | said
''Mr. 1eomans, do you ever remember
of meeting a man named John X Hackett
in San Francisco"
John X. llackett ?" repeated Mr. Yeo-
mans. "Oh, yes, | recollect Hackett, and
George Barnard, and George Wilkes, and
George Butler, and John Scranton, OF
New Haven. and that whole crowd They
were mighty lively fellows, all of them.
Lem-me-see? Gin musing way) Lem-me-
see? Why, Hackett's Judge, on some
thing of that kind, IN New York now.
seen fellow about six months ago, that
told me he made u first rate ,Judge-5U
per cent. gold, Az per cent. silver, and 10
per cent. copper. lIackett was q wonder
tul wonderful. I've seen him drive
tacks IN i door-post, at thirty feet, and
never miss q tack All the bows took Oft
their hats 70 him. IIe conld shoot the
toes off ola fly. That was a great crowd
that crowd in Calitornia-n those davs.7 -
Here Mr.. Geomans showed up his shirt
sleeves, and mixed a cocktail for Mr.. Cor
don and Captain Dinwiddie, of Camp
Douglas After the cocktails had disap-
peared, he continued;
''ln those days, you See, | tried to keep
q place Just outside Of san Francisco.
called the Ocean House. had partner
His name was Barnard-not the Judge.
1t was--let-me-see Pit mus! have been.
yes it was, in 1901 All the BOYS used to
ride out and see Us, and the thing. first and
last, panned ont u good deal Of coin. 1t
used to be great place for the high-tored
sports to come out and shoot pigeon
matches and eat those big California
shrimp, and play little draw, drink wine,
and such things"
Here Mr.. leomans showed up his shirt
sleeves, and mixed 4 cocktail for Major
Wheeler and the Hon Sam Merritt. eX-
delegate to Congress from Idaho After
the cocktails had disappeared he contin-
ued:
"Well, the Ocean House used to be 4
great place of resort for the BOYS They
We're always playing practical Jokes on
each other and having good time gener-
ally, ] remember one !lorning there was
Cook Il Schcnck, the great markct-men,
Ward Eaton and Ira Eaton in the saloon,
having Il high old time, laughing, drink
ING, and telling stories ira Eaton had
one OF these here fancy dOuble-harrelled
shot-guns under his arm and was a bra@-
ging about the game he was going to
shoot before night, when who should come
in but John llackctt and john Scranton
You oughter have known Scranton. for he
was one of the best fellows that even
scratched gravel"
Here MIR. Icoman, showed up his shirt
sleeves and mixed cocktails for the Hon
Oscar C sawyer, MIR. Sloan, the tiNe-wited
editor OF the salt Lake Herald, and Ma
ior Howell, Of Camp Douglas.
"Scranton had on 4 bran new beaver
hat 1t was a. glo5sy as ebony. He had
just given 80 fol il, got himself shaved
and his clothes brushed, and looked as
neat as mountain quail. Hackett was
thing knew, Ira Eaton stood his shot CUR
up IN the corner, and went out doors say
ing that he would he back in 4 few min
utes. Atter he was gone, Schencll looked
at the gun and Sald, BT George, it, load
ed 20 ilackett and the rest OF them,
they GQt around and looked at the gun,
and aure enough he was loaded Then
Ward Laton said, Lets put 2 cold
deck on Ira while he's gone We can
draw the charges from his gun, and then
bet hun a basket OF wine that he can't hil
John Scranton'S hat Al forty yards tht
Joke took immensely 5chenck drew the
charges ont ol the gun, and they all stood
around the bar, chucklng and waiting tol
Ira to came back"
Here Mf. leomans showed up his shirt
sleeves and mixed cocktail for George
\, smith and Bishop Stenhouse. Attel
the cocktail had disappeared he continued
"N ell, Nou see, IN about five minutes
Ira he came back. They all began talk
ing and laughing, aud Ira began Dragging
about the game he waS going Ia shoot
llackctt lle 3tepped up to the corner aut
picked np lra,s gun lIe turned her over
and over a&am, sighted her two u three
times, and tiien asked ira what kind of ;
gun She was Ira said he guessed she
WAS a pretty good shooter, that he haC
used her half dozen times. and that ht
dldnt have any fault to find with her
w hat dld You pay for her. asked Hack
cit, stlIl turning her over. Well sait
Ira. She cost ne u hundred and seventy
five dollars. -At this llackett began tC
ridicule Ira, telling him that the gun wa
not worth a dose Of tansy aud bitters, ant
that man could buy i carload Of slcl
guns in New York tor two bits. DI course
ira was highly indignant. He told Hack
EFT that he talked like an Internal fool
and advised him to 90 to a gun shop an,
learn something about 4 gun before max
ING All ass OF himself
Here Mr.. leomans showed up hi, Shirt
sleeves ana mixed a cocktail for Judge
Hemingway, Of Kansas, and Judge Peter
Clinton, of Salt Lake. After the cocktail,
had disappeared he continued:
"Wcll, just As Ira and lIackett got tC
cussin' one another, John Scranton h,
steppedup and scuIled himself INTO the row
OF course he took llackett's side, declared
the gun to be nothing more than Il pop-gun
and wondered that Il man of ha's sporting
reputation would carry such q gun Ira
was wild. He had no suspicion but what
the boys We're i'll earnest There was
Jolly row 1t lasted two or three minutes
Then John Scranton asked Ira if the our
was loaded Ira said she was Then,
said John. Wmking at the boys, IN bel
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