The Phoenix herald., 1879-08-23

and bleared eyes, Sklp the tTa la loo
 with the freighter and festive miner,
 and at the end of each form they tro.
 their besotted darlings up to the bar
 and hand over four bits for two
 drinks of poison, that pays for the
 dancing. These houses, like the va
 riety shows, runs all night, and if ycu happen to be up that early-you
 can see them vending their way 10
 their dens to sleep off nights de-
 bauoh, and get ready for repetition
 as soon as darkness sets in.
 I have met in cne-haif hours
 strol century of intoxicated men
 and women who have heen up all
 night and are taking up the whole
 side walk and shouting and singing drunken dance-house songs. The
 gutter finds many of them at mid night, where they remain until they
 are brought to their senses by a po- liceman's locust or awaken with terrible cold. These men are the ones who give Leadville the name of an unhealthy camp.
 \ cold contracted under these cir cumstances in this high altitude, and especially where the nights are so cold and penet rating, will soon hurry tie victim over the range from good health and bright pros poets, no doubt, to premature grave. One thing is highly essential in this burg
 DON'T TOUCH THE LIQUOR
 They hand over the bar, as ii is the worst stuff on the mar ket. l don't ! believe there are a dozen sample | rooms in the place where tn ey deal | in good liquor. Two bits a drink ought to guarantee decent drink, | but it don't The best thing is to give the vile stuff wide berth, and you will be happy and healthy.
 Last night tho Babtists gave a social in q lager beer garden, and it was largely attended. There was large delegation of Denverites pres ent, and if it hadn't been for the place it was in one would think he was in Denver. Il wss n odd sight to see a bar on one side and dainty tables on the other presided over by the finest ladies in town.
 EDDIE,
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 The duties of a morning newspaper man demand him to be around and about in all sorts of places and at all times of night, in order to gather the doings of that portion of the com munity who turn night into day and are seen scarcely ever at any other time. Bodie has now assumed the importance which admits of many places of public resort; saloons, res taurants and the like being kept open constantly night and day, and It is interesting to observe the class of people wlo form the patrons at these unseemly hours. Upper main Street above the Neecs office, goes to ,, bed carly at night, consequently /, but little of interest to the police force is ever known to transpire there, but from the point named, go- ing north, the scene is often of a live ly character. During the present fine, warm weather, in our pilgrim , ages around town, it is 10 unusual thing to be obliged to turn off from the sidewalk at different points, to | avoid stepping on some poor unfor , Lunate who has completely filled himself with sheep herdeTs delight, { and become unable to further navi- gate tight frame homeward. The saloons have their customary quota of sleepers and men without visible , means of support, many of whom i. doubtless, are waiting for some poor, honest, but drunken devil to lose his C lead sufficiently for them tC go trough him and raise stake with which to aid in the further support Is # a worthless existence. At the 0 lance house, after midnight, the boys n nd girls have become warmed up to d. heir work, and, casting aside all 1T deas of appearances, rush madly Ia round, over the board floor to the il auslc of the orchestra. Come up h nd drink all hands!" shouts some ae ykisky-loaded enthusiast, perhaps ir miner or teamsler who has been el aid of, and the invitation needs no in econd but is promptly responded to To V his friends. Back ofMain street we H nd Virtue Avenue, with its dozen ol fe