The Morning herald., 1878-04-08
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The Hon. Hugh Carlm Of Lyon county
vas in Virginia City last week. He Is
Naturally good-natured and unsuspecting,
Sut don't presume too far, or he will be
sure to drop on your little game. Some
time ago Hugh was in Eureka. Not having
anything to do when he first arrived in the
town, he wore away good deal of time at
3 saloon kept by an old acquaintance,
whom he happened to find there.
One morning this friend had some busi-
ness out of town and got Hugh to take
charge of the bar during his absence.
Hugh laid aside his hat and took up his
position. -N ..1'' t.' ~ +.
Some person who was in the saloon when
Hugh thus took command went out among
the boss jokers of the town. In pursuance
Of plan agreed upon the first customer
that arrived said, as he marched up to
the bar: SCOT any real frst-rate whis-
key" ...
"Have got any good whiskey !? Haven't
I! You don't find anything else passed
over this bar. Never was finer pack
age of whiskey lugged into Eureka
than what is on tap back in the store
room !'' '-.....-.
The man poured out a big horn, took
light swallow of it and began coughing.
He coughed SO hard that he was obliged to
set down his glass. He then clapped both
hands upon his stomach and coughed him.
self all about the room-coughed his hat
off and coughed till he was almost black in
the face--coughed till the tears streamed
down his cheeks-till he seemed not to
have breath left to cough more, or to utter
syllable, when he took his handkerchief
from his eyes, shook his fist at the aston
ished deputy bar-keeper and rushed out
the saloon without word, leaving
his glass of liquor standing on the coun-
ter.
Hugh was frightened and bewildered.
He took the whiskey bottle, held it up to
the light, and carefully examined it, fear
ing be had made some mistake. Finally,
to make sure, he tasted it, and found
it to be whiskey, and pretty fair whiskey,
too.
He had but little more than recovered
his usual serenity of mind when gentle
man came in and said: "Have you got
any good brandy-real, genuine brandy
no manufactured stuff ?"
"What do you take US for" cried Hugh.
There's not drop of doctored liquor of
any kind about this establishment. No
such brandy as this was ever before brought
TO Eureka. It cost $22 gallon in San
Francisco It's like DILL"
The customer poured out liberal al |
owance, but had no sooner attempted to
swallow it than he began coughing and
'pat out what he had taken into his mouth |
He held both hands to his cheeks and |
whirled round on one heel like a dancing |
Dervise, then ran for the water pitcher,
md finally began coughing as though he
would cough up his lungs.
"Ough, dough hooh ! hough!'
'oughed he. "Call that brandy2" and, |
doubled up like half-open jackknife, he
oughed himself out of the saloon.
Again was Hugh astounded, and again
le critically inspected the liquor he had
lealt out. He was fnany convinced that it
vas all right, but that the fault was
q the people - something wrong with
hem.
About the time that he had arrived at
his conclusion man came in, and, spread
ag himself out before the bar to good ad-
antage, said: 'Have you got good
rticle of gin-real good, pure gin?'
"Of course we have-never keep any
hing else. What do you take us for?" and
[ugh reached down the gin bottle from a
aelf behind him with his left hand, while
ith his right he brought up from under
le bar cooked revolver, which he
ointed at the head of his customer as he
laced the bottle before him, saying 'Now, !
ou cough, d-n you'll"
The customer didn't cough. h.-Neuaaa En-
rprise.
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