Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-11-06

fyugb; them back. Tncn they got into fight |
and policeman came along ard tell thom DO
would treat Gil hands to beer if tiioy would step
lighting; 50 they ell went lc;css tho street and
left me, aud little boy followed out, "RuD,
Mister; row's your time and | ran down q
plank walk and fell ilto ditch. end was drag
! grd out By q coGral darkey, who cha'grG me
80 cents. l kept on down The street until | net
a man mad asked him which was the hes. hotel
| 10 town. He told noe tho Tontpe, and direct,
! ed mo to keen down straight until came to q
bright colored lamp, then turn to the lett and
| enter 10. walked slowly along, watching for
! the lamp, until found il; thun turued to the
| Left is | IVES directed, and cntoc1 the door of
| o small building, wtc:o saw hugo p!o OF
bread on tho counter and pretty .i:tls girl
Standing behind it. got talking with her.
and tho first thius knew, heard a rear,
aud great big fellow made rus! at
ne. lie held 10 his la:d pis
ol, aud began firing. l was frightened
noariy 10 death, and Jumped through tho VIA
dow, carrying tho sash with m:, and the last
| thing heard was tho police runEipg away from
the scene. sat down on the curb s:Onc to get
back my Wind when man SAW me aud came
over nnd sat down beside me.
"Aro you running for anything2" he asked.
| Ho sgain asked mo what | was running for,
and then l told him had just boon running for
| my lilo. He then said that it WAS the custom Of
| tho town for anybody who was running for any
thing either to trost or give, half dollar. l
| asked him where WAS tho bar do said right
across tho street mt tho TontiRe-the very place
| l WIS looking for-so We went along; but hope
l may die If thoro wasn't dOzsn men vino lay
flat down behind tho treo boxes watching for al
invitation TO TAXA something VINO didn't coma
aud ynIr. mt fl,ah ar III
cry man said no would tskoa straight and n
cigar, 100. Well, that traet nearly brcko mo.
At lSst got away from them, washed my lace
and brushed my hair. and started up tho street
to hunt up my lady friend II was about eight
o'clock, and didn't SEQ IL soul. lost my way,
30 had to wait until l met some ono who could
guido no. Aitor while u man came along and
| requested him TO toll mo whore Miss Blank
lived.
Arc you running for anytbing?' no ssksd.
! answered him as before, that l Was only rum
ming for rny lfo. Gimme & quarter" be says,
"and will show you the house." handed him
one, end hn conducted me to the place and left
mo l look ed at the house; it was as dark IS
pitch. thought it strange, for it was only about
eight o'clock l rang tho door bell; wstod;
NOBODY answered. | rang again. After IN in
tervnl Of about ten minutes, hoard somebody
coming; then there came curious fumbling at
the toor-thst which We hesr when we apply
| for admission to q strange faro bank in u strange
CITY. linen Inc uOOr opened lLLlo ana y L.
male voice at ked mo who was told her my
nRmo. Whore was from?' ! answered thst
TOO. who did want TO see enlightened
her. She thon shut tho door carefully ana
bolted it, and lighted the gas in The passage
NexL sho let lnG in ard showed me into the pay.
Tor, nnd lighted the gas Gimiy. Then she went
out ind csmo back in quarter of an hour, and
ssd that iss biauk would be down directly.
got Il photograph album and tried to amuse my
self by lGt king over it but only reduced my
t~nlf h<,>, A l.. l,.1c
after that, whom l was just falling asleep. Miss
BisIk aailcd in, vary Geo! and damp, her hands
smelling OF CASTLE SOAP. She eat DIVA in q
cha!7 {. enc ond CT tho room ard made Iilo Eit in
another. After o few pumped up Tn:nsrk; her
| mother Camo il-an awful locking fama lo with
colk:crcW cagls. she eazsd steadily 1t 10 with
hlo;:uEs gaEce that never f.,.cred. aad that
set ma trembling and made ms nervous and
from between The opoa door l detectad tho old
father. she younger s!star6 Gad the servants
|s.ohinS snd listening. I got worse and fell
into cold shiyor; Precipitation ran down NY
face, AID tho room seemed to slide from uudar
nio. At last l told her that must 90, and bsdo
thorn AL good bye. just rs got up noticed
her mother take her hsn6k erchief and dust the
chair that had been sitting H. and as l. was
going out the servant came bohiEd mo with e
dust pan and brush and cleaned up my foot
tracks. Good Lord, thought, how swlul
proper and neat soma people sr9, ! found my
wEy back to tho Tontino. End when ] entered
thero wsE nobody ii! but the baIkseper and tie
proprietor, who is the most curious man over
saw il my lilo. do was smiling al The stove
when came il, and then ha commenced to
smilo VI mo.
asked him whether could ge. good room.
He Hmiled harder than ever, and ssid be would
give nc room wore Gan :. che, Col. Fast, and
Ion. ar. Hardbill alwsys slUpt in. ssked him
could Soa it st once, as WAS tired, H0 said
yes, quicker than Aladdin could rub his lamp.
1 told him l thought they used gas. Ns said
| Il m ippr Of
asked him If wss good room. Ho said yes !;
tuat it was lighted By Edisoa's electric light; it
hGd q drsught made 10 order. The boat rooms in
America by GGwd, sir. | asked him dd hotel
Keeping pay. ie said 10 was making Romo
howl. All the timo he kept smiling, until 60:
nervous snd started 10 bod, l had not been
asleep five minutes before l was woke up. My
room was one IN a.sulio of three and was the
middle room. From my right heard voices
crying. I'll 500 you Eve and raiee you ten; that's
my bet hold on, I'll strsddle YOU call you
three queens and pair ofjscks good d-n tho
luck From tho othor l hoard furious tones
saying, sir, tho honor Of the Stale; Mshone
says oh, confound Malone; bet YOU Gyo dol.
lars; put it up. Withers, Malone, election, o,c
etc.. all enssrod by brain, until l fell asleep
And So said my companion, is my experience
| in Alexandria.
Tho result in tho State will DO known soon
after this le!lor is road. l mako n very close
calculation. IL will not DO Waterloo defeat of
tue readiueters, on the contrary, it will be hard
fought baltic, and wo will havo nothing to boast
of. Withors has already enough of the noxt
| Legislature to elect him in CAUCUS, snd will in
all probability and in all fact, barring miracles,
heihonext senator from Virg mis-. CHAssEuE.
The Chic ScnntorshIp.
new YORK, Nov. Ga Cincinnati special
to tho Tribune fays: Secretary Sherman has
expressed his views Oh the Ohio s,nalorshp in