Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-04-15
SENATOR JONES FINDS "srUBB-
AND-TWISr.,

Not long since the Hon. j. p. Jones
was crossing the Serras by rail when tho
train on which he was travelling drew up
at station and the usual announcement
of twenty-five minutes for dinner" was
made. As the Senator landed he noticed
little man rushing up and down tho
platform ringing n bell. Tho man was
but n few inches over four feet in hight
and was SO built about the neck and chest
that his shoulders appeared to stand above
his head. lle was stoop-shouldered to
such II degree that his neck appeared to
project horizontally from his breast
From his bare bullet head n shock of
black hair bristled in all directions. The
bell he incessantly rang was of unusual
size and weight. He grasped tho handle
with both hands and doubled up like
figure four, us though by the great weight
Of the bell he welded, marched to and
fro up and down the platform ringing
away as though doaf and blind to all elso
on earth.
The Senator won't into dinner, but did
not remain long. His appetite was not
sharp and what ho found on tho table was
not tempting. Most prominently and
profusely displayed was tho mustard.
There was mustard, common, thin mus
tard everywhere. The next that caught
tho eye Of the traveller was few scatter
ing platos containing thin slices of very
tough looking boied beef. There were,
besides, " tow blatos of bread, dishes Of
beans, somo boiled carrots and plates of
pickles. No comfort was to DO taken
with oithor the ten or the colleo, for both
were thin and of bad flavor.
Tho Senator was soon out on tho plat
form again, whero no found the curious
specimen of humanity still ringing his
bell rs vigorouslyas over. AS no oshuilcd
sidowiso back and forth along tho plat
form, swinging his huge bell with both
hands, he looked not unlike IN overgrown
chimpanzeo.
Tho Senator stood and curiously re-
garded the bowed yet active and muscu-
lar little man, who was all tho time shuf-
fling to and fro and created no end of
clangor.
Suddenly tho littlo mans eyes met
tloso of tho Senator. His face lighted
up and no ceased TO ring his huge bell,
allowing it to hang idly from his right
hand. " lila well, we'll Woll, we'll,
ha ~ cried he, approaching and pecring
at Mr.. Jones from under his shaggy cyc-
brows. Wen, woll, it must DO Amt
your namo Jones ? Didn't you once mine
Mt Whisky Flat, down in old Tuolumno?"
My name is Jones, and once mined
at Whisky Flat" said Mr.. Jones.
"llo, woll, woll, | thought so. How
arc you doing2 | am Bin Smith you
must remember mo, used to work in
tho Badger mino with the Rogers boys
Bill Smith. Not Extra Billy but Bill;
though the boys used to call mo 'Stubb-
nnd-Twist' You must remem ber Stubb-
and Twist, Mr.. Jones 2"
" Very we!l-very we'll indeed" said
N''' "'ii'o' w INV hlt you uOlnB mere,
Stubby-you seem to be proprietor ?"
Yes, own tho place. | am proprie-
tor"
" Then need not ask you how you aro
doing II is plain that you arc doing
woll-that you are getting rich"
Getting rich, Mr.. Jones O, no, |
am not getting rich. Indeed, | am max
ing very little money"
" can't see why you should not be al
most coming money!" said Mr.. Jones.
"Tho trains stop here for dinner, and you
get n dollar meal from all tho passen-
gors you ought to be coming money"
"Oh, no, | am not. Everything is so
very high up here in the mountains. All
idnds Of provisions aro very dear up here"
&" THAT may be-" sad Mr. Jones'
"Still | can't see that you arc out any
thing except the wear and tear OF your
dinner bell !"
John Jones ~ yelled the little man,
" I've seen the time when you did not
turn up your nose at bacon and beans ="
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