Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-01-20
Why He Was Blown Up.

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black eye and an equally restless jaw,the
latter being constantly employed in the
mastication of slime cut" while the for.
mer found business in more directions than
there are points to the compass. Iron
gray locks projected from under his
slouched wool hat, and beard Of the
same color struggled far down over the
front of his blue wooden shirt. His voice
was shrill and piercing, and all his SIS
sertions were of the most positive de
script1on.
He carried small bundle in hand
kerchief, and shortly after taking his seat
in the cars at Reno, for this city, lie
turned to the passengers nearest to him
and sail: "Boys, there are some curious
ups and downs in this country. One day
you see mans breaches half-soled with
| a flour sack, and the next he is million
aire, rolling in his coach and four,
lolling back and smoking Havana
cigar a foot long. There is flip, flap
and flop, and he is back in his old
brooches, driving a bull team.
Three days ago was not only we'll
to do, but fixed for life,as thought; but,
bang! she went, and | was flat on my
back again. Not my fault--not thing
| could foresee and guard against jist a
regular dispensation Of Providence, as you
may say. Never heard Of SIGH thing
before in all my life"
'Bottom drop out Of yer mine?" asked
a passenger.
'Mine be bowed! No, I had tenpin
alley, and was doing a land-office bust
ness-jist coming money, as you may
say-when all went to smash in an in
stant.'
Burn out?' asked a listener.
Burn out! No, worse than that
blowed up"
"BlOwed?"
Yes, blowed up! It was the most
terrific explosion and one of the most
curious you ever heard of. Some fellows
come in one morning to roll game for
the drinks, my first customers that morn
ing.
only Chinaman, Hop Sun, set up the
pins for EN- One of the men took up a
ball-one of the biggest--he took a short
run and let drivc--I can see him now.
The ball no sooner struck the alley than
there was report that shook the whole
building, tore up the planks, and shat
tered the glass in the windows. Each
bound made by the ball down along the
alley was followed by the same kind of
report and the same kind of wreck and
ruin. The ball reached the pins, and
made a 'ten-strikc,' but at the same in
slant there came such an explosion as
shook the whole town. All the pms were
shivered to pieces, and splinters FROM
them filled the walls and the roof. Moth
ing was left of my Chinaman but the
soles of his shoes and a few stripes of his
blue cotton blouse. Not enough Of him
could be found for the Coroner to set on;
he was literally exterminated by the
shower OF splinters from the alley and
the pins
"What caused the explosions" asked
some one.
well, you see they had certain kind
Of club in my town that they wanted me
to jine. | refused, tellin' EN- I wasn't
qualified, and could not conscientiously
becomea member. This got the club
down on me, and some of 'em slipped
into my place at night and creased my
alley and all the balls and pins with nitro.
glycerine. Blast SIGH town as Austin,
and scech an organization as the Sazelec
Lynn Club, anyhow! BY their doin's l
am again poor man-again q wanderer,
roamin' the wide world without q dime.
Will any gentleman please let me
ave the price of square meal and a
nights lodgin'?'-V Virginia CITY (Neu)
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