, 1876-12-24
$5,172,;557


| WHAT HAPPENED TO 4 WEALTHY TEXAN WH,
| WENT OUT WITH TWO NICE YOUNG MEN.
A couple OF evenings ago man nut up at tn
Grand Pacific Hotel and registered from Brcn
ham, Tex. He was rude aud uulettered. AMI
bore every appearance OF being successfu
cattie-drover. Two young gentlemen Of fash
! 1onaole exterior who had witnessed the act ol
| registration approached the desk as be stepped
away from 1t, and careless1y scanned the list oi
arrivals, then strolled away through the office
for moment, aud met the honorable gentle.
| man from Texas. One Of tbem-it subseuucnt-
| ly appeared from his conversation that he was
| the nephew OF the Cashier of the First National
Bank Of BRENNAN, and had casually made the
Texans acquaintance while on a visit to
his uncle-accostel him as Mr.. so-and-So,
and, though at first the Texan aforementioned
him, soon recalled the circumstances Of thelr
previous friendship to his mind His oompan-
ion, hs said, was young and wealthy stranger
from Philadelphia The trio had several drinks
together, and the nephew Of his uncle proposed
to the Texan that they should go out and have
little fun with the boys. The Texan admitted
that, Us beftted a catt1e-drover, he did not OBJ
ject to long torns,-in fine, that they would
hare long horn, i strong horn, and horn
az together before they parted; shut" he
added 'n bis rude aud vigorous Vernacular, t'no
kecrds Tor me, my son Not bat what have in
steers, hoofs, hides, and horns, on little pair
When knoWed the other cuss was drawing to
three kings, which WAS only what
any, other gentleman would have done
ting old, and my uncle's son is studyipe
1or the ministry, and so you see it would kinder
bnng disgrace on the church; so I've sworn
They said that would be all right-that they
respected conscientious scruplcs, and the like,
"Drunk or sober, inebriated or intoxicatcd,"
continued the Texan, 'sold John Stoykdale
never went back on his word. I'yc got 600, coo
acres Of land and 279,000 head of cattle, and it
lose pay. The last time got on regular
sobcring up next day the ct1sses had been
spending the evening With came round aud told
me III lost S37, 900 to them Ia little game OF
draw: I'm gentleman, and SO, though didn't |
hauled out my sub~t1easury md paid them then |
and thar.' Both Of the young mcn said that /
ne was an honor to bis Sex, and shook hands |
with him warmly.
Hey .nueh,ll # take to sec this yer Arctic |
replied the nephew Of the Cashier of the First /
National Bank Of Brcphan, ''you don't want
any money. Well Just have couple of drinks
ina eoms oyShsefs and 60 and hear the st.
Aae, and 60 to bed" The Colonel said that was
ali right! and therefore he would leave bis
wealth with the clerk, which he did; said wealth
consisting ot . vad Of grcenbaeks about as
agge IS nail-keg. Then he went out with
nose TWO nice young meu. About midnight
hose two nice young men brought him back
H. was very drunk. Next morning about
J, Us tflr cattic-lruyer came out
s9 the Sssk!': yous PhsDbs s was onng
allied, Col. stockdalc," lie said, rendering the
rexan 4 small roll Of bills, ito settle debt OF
'onor. Here are the $3.50 lost to YOU. hope
ou will give me ny revenge some time" II !
ron $3.50 ott'n you, did II must have been |
rink1ng pretty considerable few replied the
onest drover, '' for disrcmenbcr touching q |
eerd. Fm sorry went, because ef his Trus-
ces knew Of This they might make q regular
'eccher out OF my uncle's second sou. Come
nd have something" !
While they were having 1t the Cashiers neph- l
r came in: and greeting them cordially, said:
A. Colonel give you any sort Of luck at the
ards, aud think would back you rs u poker i
layer against anyone in the world. But. after Z
II, two pairs OF kings beat three sizes most I
nywhcre." The Texan as5entcd to this axion
tic proposition. 1t was fortunate for me that !
le luck turned, or you'd have got away with |
1e worse than you did with my friend Perkins t
ere. But them four kings left me q little q
acad." "I remember,n said the Texan: i:I | c
bought could sort Of bluff you. Lemme see:
ow murh was behind when we quitl' aud he | 6
auled out his pocket-book. "Well," said the | :
ashisrs nephew, II don't know. You said
ou'd make memorandum Of it, and / never y
otner ABOUT such things. Debts OF honor, s