Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1875-03-10
Whole No. 1877.

himself in this style:
"Yaw, mine frents, be cooms u,
NIT his loafers, und dey ride dow
> NIT der bridge, und what COON
oud. Dey ali say "Dake your hant
up" Veil, we takes our hants up
und den he tie his ropes NIT oul
! hants. und he say, "show up
Mine Got, dose loafers dey drink
up mine vislky, and dake mine
watch, und kiss mine frau, und
dake all the money in Kingston,
two hoonerd und foorseen dollars
mine gone, und mine haus all pruis-
ed up"
"He didn't get much comfort
from that crowd. The most char
liable mind would at once conclude
from their appearance that the va
qneros were refugees from civ
ilization and justice. They just
laughed at his story. The Dutch
man had been trying to tell the
story of a visit from the notorious
bandit Vasquez few nights pre-
vious. Vasquez (who was captur-
ed few days later, in 1879, came
down the valley with a dozen of
his outlaws, hitched their horses
at the bridge at one end of the
village, tied seventeen men hand
and foot, and plundered the houses
and persons of the inhabitants, at
their own sweet will.
81 tell you, Vasquez is one of the
boys" remarke d an athletic vague
ro, with down-east twang on his
| tongue.
"He got lots % dust from that
train up the valley last week" said
another, "but he had to do little
barkin' for it. That Mexican chap
of his, him as laid out Jim Ander-
son, got laid out himself with a
hole above his ear that kicked his
brains out.
"Mr. Phuerman, the German
proprietor of the hotel, disgusted
with the total want of sympathy
which his auditors evinced at the
recital of his wrongs, busted him.
self with experimenting the pre-
paration for the accommodation of
the large influx of visitors" I
"The pole was raised, the cam {
vas spread, and as evening fell, the I
whole population of the valley with I
in a radious oftwenty miles poured '
into the show. All tho acts were r
especially the novel one q
Of the bayonet combat between Z
Mr.. Charles Austin and his wife, O
Ind the drolleries of the clown, e
Nat Austin were frequently cap Il
BED by impromptu witicisrns from S
he audience, in that peculiar style s.
If humor which is indigenous to II
he Pacific slope" b
Mr.. Austin took sip of pale
lie and went on: .'sL 8
"Circus performers generally I
cramble into bed when the per- G
is over, and of course / I
ras no exception. But l was con-
iderably surprised and indignant "
hat no arrangements had been a
lade for the accommodation Of N.Y. O
elf, wife, female colored servant
nd baby. Arrangements had been v,
lade by the advance agent, as a in
natter Of course, but the German re
was upset by the pressure o,
{ business, and had given my room I'll
way. knew it was useless to &C
equest the two occupants of the In
Dom to vacate, as any attempt in th
nat direction would be unsuccess- Iii
II, besides running the risk of th
'rfnipg target for the revolvers sa
nd bowie knives Of the men, which or
ere hanging from the bed-pust. Ar
he clown, riders and acrobats, he
in number, were all up stairs in IN
Ie attic OF the hotel, long, bare on
4ftered room, innocent Of plaster L.
finish Of any kind. In the spaces ba
'tween the bare, upright posts an
ere stuck a number Of loaded IN
uskets, carbines and shot-guns, Gu
ored there in apprehension OF sh,
other visit from the vasquez rie
Ing. The performers were asleep,
preparing to sleep, on straw th,
lttrasses in close proximity to on
ch other. I went up stairs and an,
planned the situation to the boys. !
I" Take the first bed and bed sta
ng you see, CHARLIE said Romeo wi,
bastian, the somersault rider. ter