, 1876-09-20


There was bit Of IL light Inst night In the
Do,cra saloon, au,l rs acco,,nts differ, perhaps
It il better to gro tho various stories just as
they were told.
Said Ton, the barkccper: "Thcy WIS a-talk-
ipr a,,d a.fussing and n-foo1Ing around, and
sometimes they was a.skippEng about, and final
ly they"
"Nho tlo you mean bv they, Toni"
"JcT Hanlsins and sinJor jerks. They had n
fIrl.t right l,erc-right there where you see that
kuut-l,olc. They was a.fussn and a-foollng
around, una they was a-talkinS md slapplnE
about, md finally they called for becr-"
"Who calle1 for bcert"
II don't kn,w who, but they was a.fooling
md a-flssng ntNi a-talliug alll a-sklpping
about, md I'e-"
"Why jerks, he got to talking politics to
hlm----n
"Why, to nankins, and Hank'nss wouldn't
l,nvo It, ea,,sc he Didn't take no stock IN Hayes
mid Wheeler; anl Jcnks, hc calculated that liz
diana was going so1ne 100000 ior ~ hepub-
d-n fur him.
"Was he tlrlnkl"
"No, hs wnsn't exactly drunk, but he Was
feeling little luxurious.h
HIIu asked n to he id, and then turned
nwny. But ITai,kns, not knowing Ills own In
teyests, wouldn't be a-d, and turncd around
md handed him otlc 0n the eye"
"Wlmt t!vna" ....
"lFrii, jerks went down, md nankins gavo
him te% more for l's nbs, but tl'at's al know
THE noornLAcK's ACCOUNT.
1T was u-goin' fer ter shine Il snooxcr - lcath-
CT when seed tlulter tell anothcs uIT us low
eomc lllinns III wears pnl.lticcs was .:go!n' fer
to haz"n l'A,rcr named wheeler, antt thc hloko
as iuot M ateck IN tho stag gtycltt to tho B,lcls
tHf1at1 him hn NtIi s.rnWJ
Orto Ills cs,lnr anil plrr ut tt1. Ihe'n Teller nR
they r,l Jerks was down, and thu othcr llokc
| wns ,.pnrtn' bouts intu Elts ears when ] llul-
lere.l sshine! atl thst stopi.edl / tho : circus"
"'rIlc,, jerks was ahead, cos them llank!ns
Ind tn trt 'rn, IN after the fight. llanA''ts, hc
siincd L.. Jerks eye patent.lentlcr STYLE, but
lrnlss !lu only got l sclI,it on tl'ose fla'kIns
| Ellnc 'em urt-onIy II 'ickcl!"
THE EEHsRor'H ACCOUNT.
~ bought two T;meses IL the mor1!tn' atlti had
sold ttlo, a.!d about o'clock l zoe" into TUG
Dolcga 10 elose out. 1sccs tho Ace coppcrIng
" "What's tlat7"
III secs ElanE!na n-blarkin' jerks, and two
stacks a-wa!ti1' fer tic play"
aYrs, two buffers l,ol,lln' back fer seasc.'
Rce.l tfal,i[ns plnyin' tntlI hands closed ind
tho otl!rr .lalT goin fer the black OIL tic spln,
WWho rot the best of III"
| "Hau1tl1s throwcd hln, down and piliEet a
peehsr, md TINT ,' way all. 1t ~nsnt no light to
MANK1Ns' ACCOUNT.
sits nil n stuck of lies J haven't playcd
Jenks opcn for ton tnys, and II lie los gGnc
tlnwn tu the corner Invent dealt to aea him.
Jerks may be on the queen aid mt know 1t,
hut OH my suul l haven't secn him for ton
de,s.H
.'I1ow do you account fur that copper on your
left eyc''
| "lherc's where II spider played mo open and
Won"
"Itow al,out tho corner from tho noec to the
| mouth"
''Tlmt was Ut, tho last turn with a hei'bue.
: Them Is I'll! right, young man. Don't you
fret"
IENKa' ACCOUNT.
"Why, the blrMly nutTer alu't rot square
hair Int, Ills heal. nlll DON'T give grccnGnak
for all lln holds. Gun haels-cnp him and hEs
f1nilly. md nO double bank ran win .llt down
Curt blow nub0.ly overheard lust bcrullse liz
lieut. nlu $40 for becs, and don't take no chlra
from no inan whc's be wants 10 TaiI a sussalse
down ne.''
(Which cot tho hest ot 1T"
81 dill; but limits my way Of lighting. I am
n shulltng-cock, am, md lit down, a1st
thpt's the way he got llekcd."
"IIow about that eyet" .....
"That's oil right; but did you sec how
blacketl up his lcgs1 That's what te!ls.n
Gentle RAIDER Hankins aud Jcnks blacket
each othcrs' eyes, and yet wo arc not happy.