West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-12-27
"rwo Deaf Men nom rruclec."

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Recently two Italian ranchmcu from
lruckCc Meadows met ON North &. street.
Virginia City AS IL happened, both were
very deaf, They began an animated con
verSation In the Italian language probably
only about the rusinously low price OF hay
and the heggarly pittanco offered for pota-
tocs-but their voices rcSoundcd throughout
the lock and there seemed To bc dagSers
and pistols in every wori. Pedestrians
watched and fingered hy the way, eNpcc, B.
ing every moment 10 see "a knock down
windows went mp in all directions and
heads were thrust forth and necks crancd.
drivers of express wagons pulled up heir
teams, and with great appetite waited for
the fight. The two men shouted until their
eyes popped ont and they grew purple in
tho face. They gcsticulated ticrccly, aud
each seemed thirsting for the hearts blood
ot the other. A crowd began 60 collect. and
finally the alarm reached the station house
not far away an oilcor rushed forth
with war in his eye. lie grabbed the col.
lars OF the two TanChers and ordered them
to come along, The ranchmUn braCcd their
legs and resisted.
Come along cried the officer, arrest
You both for disturbing the peace
what YOU want1 What You a-do}
cried the men
81 arrest you YOU are disturbing the
peace, you are blocking mp the street Z"
cried the officer, still holding the collars of
the palr
One of the men shook himself loose and
assumed a warlke attitude.
What" cried the policeman, ''you will
rcsisJ-you resist an olliceri IN see that
you 20, and nc blew his whistle
This action and the sight of the whistle il
not the sound of II far enlightened the two
men that they understood that an officer had
gothold of them for something.
lyon enc officer ~ asked one of the
ranchcrs
The officer answered in the affirmative.
''What for you aucsta me Z" said the
man, 'speaka loud, me no hear very
good.
The officer shouted in his ear: IL ar
rest you Tor disturbing the peace"
''llow me have disturba dc peace r"
''By quarreling and shouting here in the
strcct-dont you see you have collected a
Crowd2
"Me no quarrcla, me talka me my
friend
"But you were both at it-both yelling
here ~
every well but you Gee my friend he
hear bad all same mc-both what YOU call
dcaf-a What for me and my friend no can
talk our business but we must be arrest ~
An Italian residing in the city came for
ward NJ this juncture and assured the on
GERS wing to the blowing OF the whistle
the stars were by this time shining on nll
Int lao, al.
ranchcrs, and knew both Of them TO he 80
deaf thai they could hardly hear first
class thunder clap
This explanation was quite satisfactory
and the officers departed laughing
The two deaf man from Truckee were
also greatly amused. They started of up
town, and the more they thought of the pre-
dicancnt their infrmity had got them into
the better the joke seemed
They went to the nearest saloon and took
drink over II. Then they told the Joke to
TWO or three fcllow-countrymcn and all
hands took drink, Finally, they took n
parting drink and left the saloon.
As they walked up the street the advcn-
ture Of their arrest seemed funnier than
ever, and just above Sutton avenue they
stopped to talk it over. The drinks the had
taken 80 strengthened their voices that they
could be heard two blocks away, and a
crowd began 10 collect and stare, thinking
the men wore PAIR Of escaped lunatics.
suddenly an officer came roInd the cor
ner, red-faced and excited, aud without
waiting for a word Of explanation, grabbed
both men and began marching them of to-
ward the station house They rcsitscd at
first and tried to explain, but the officer
would hear nothing, 50 they gave up mcekly
and marched along to the lock up
'What have you brought these men here
for - asked City Jailer BIriall NJ the
flushed officer marched in the two frighten.
ed ranchmcn.
Drunk and disorderly," said the officer
-''howling in the streets until you could
hear them mile away ~
"Thats all right" said Jaler Brdsan.
'lct them go, they're the two deaf men
from Iruckee, and bs then went on and
explained the case to the officer, who
seemed "a good deal bewildcred
Jaier Birdsall then tOok tho deaf mon
from Iruckec, one at time, and howcd
into the car Of each "Now you go one
wey, and let your friend go another, and
don't you try 10 talk together again till you
arc safs in Iruckec Meadows, or 1T least
till you are out OF town and mile from
any house.