Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-02-22
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ofthe following story when told ths
svefy retail liquor dealer in New Yorl
j. compelled TO pat ont . sign. .sshossl.
and to have aee0mmOdotiops for thres
dodgers. The adventures Of our hers
explains how they svade the law.
lam from the broad West. I haf
rom the land where the sun stays ~
night / have shot buIFaloes % ths
plains. have scu1ped Indihne Ia sht
Rockies overhauId mall coaches, livee
on coyotes. and made aaortune ont Of bsal
skins. When am f0uehihg Il I aim u
home. lean bake Aapjacks, eat raw
bear steaks. and drink the oiliest whis.
key ever made ID mountain still
But my brains are IN my rife barrel,
and in an evil hour started for New
York. let OF the brakes with BRAID
new suit of woolen stuff spun in Yubs
Dam, new red and blue blanket, and
. seven-shooter; that Is nv brother by
marriage. 4 came 90 miles on snow
shoes without a scratch; caught 900
miles ride in a mule team, staged IL to
Omaha, and put up Ia the PInk-eyed
Bear hotel, with s400 in my belt, and
double handful OF loose change in my
pockets. At Omaha I took the cars,
with a through ticket for New York, and
then my troubles began, so to speak
Not but what they brought me through
very fast, but the third day out fellow
traveller proposed game Of poker. |
have said that am from the far West.
-Four kings went back on me for The
irst time in my life. My pard's four
aces called fcT all the money in my belt
but $40. This makes no difference to
you, of course, but I'm telling you about
il TO explain why | wanted cheap ho-
tel when l struck New York. If those
four kings had stood by me, I'd have
found fault with the beds in the Wind
sor. / That's the kind Of man I am. But
being hard up, 50 20 speak, and not
knowing exactly how / was going TO
get back b Yuba Dam. / thought best
% be cautious. So, as was coming
down one Of the roads from the big sta
ton we came into, asked a polite look
ing man in the street II he could tell me
a good tavern to 60 70, not over-expen-
sive. Said hes
"My friend, don't know what for
tune led you 10 ask me that question:
You could not have asked more proper
man. My brother keeps just SUCH
hotel as you want. II is meant Tor
ii6hRi iSla5aB6at eesaEiES5 III psf thNQ Bgg
style of the metropolis. Let me take
you to it."
had my shooter handy in my over
coat pocket, and as ! got it out to look at
the caps, my proper man stepped around
the corner. guess he hurried on to
his brothers hotel to tell them ! was
coming. But we Westeners have too
much bark on to be green, you know.
After going on little further / met a
soldier, in blue clothes and brass but
tons, with big club. / knew no man
who fights for his country would de-
ceive me, so / asked him about the ho-
tells.
"You'll nnd plenty of them in the
Bowery and Third avenue and Chat
ham street." said he; and he showed me
the way to the Bowery.
The Bowery is as lively as Yuba Dan
on dogfght day. hadn't been in !
a minute before / saw a. sign "Hotel.
II was over the door Of small two-sto
ry building, rather cheap lookingplace
that thought would suit the size OF ny
pile very well. So | went in. There
didn't seem to be any Office, but there
was some sitting room, and good dea
Of bar. There was another sign owe
the bar, Hotel" A young man will
big diamond pin was waiting for Gus
toners, and asked him whether 'tha
was hotel. -..,s..
"Of course its a hotel" said he.-
Cant We read, young fellow Don
We see the sign - \.
Then I'd like TO have a ROOM" sai'
I "and the sooner the better"
"You want room, do you :" said be
looking at me very sharp. "And VIA
do you want Of room I"
GYou NEEDN'T be afraid about the pay
voung man." / told him. ''I'il pay in ad
vance" and shook a handfulf Of silve
4 O0b Ou ttlG OaAe
"You tell the, captain to send smart
| er man round here than you are mex
ltime," said the barkeeper, getting yer
mad. "And you get out Of here, abon
as quick as you can. We've had spie
here before TO day.
/ Just stood and looked at him min
ute, NOT quite knowing what be meani
and he made Jump at the counter, an
sprang over. | got my brother out
my pocket again, to have friend hand
m case Of trouble, and as soon as b
saw 1t be got bis temper back quick
But he was nothing but . child, and
walked out Of the place to save hnrtin
him.
About three doors further down III
road vas another sign, "Hotel. j weE
in.
"Is this hotels'' said I.
s'It is that" said the man behind u
bar.
"Then I want bed" said /.
Il "The're all in one rOom," SAID hs
sand a man in one cfthem has the smai
pox." -.
It vas honest in him to tell me aboI
, ii, anyhow, and / went on. Hall
block further down was another sig
"Fiotel." I went IN there.
sOf course II is," said The man, whe
. / asked him whether that was h
! tel.
| GA bed is il you wsn.." he went Ol