Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-10-02
Tie Remark Leap Made by a
CaEnON valley GraSshonner.

I Some weeks ago John Mackay was sitting I'm
the Gould and CurTie Office reading about the
Jumping Fog OF Calaveras,v wnen an iiea
occurred 10 him that some sort OF trick Ike
that would be splendid thing to ring ia on
Maurice Hosiiich. the mining expert. Hoeflich
Is around the Office good deal, and whenever
In some. sort of q dispute, and offer a bet.
Mackay don't like betting aud trowns 1t down,
unless he thinks people are trying to bluff him.
At LAST he determined to cure Hoefiich OF his
habit and find where the weak spot In his armor
lay.
One day he saw Hoefiich on the Stoop playing
WI, Win an enormous grasshopper, which he was
learning to jump. Hoetiich's grasshepper could
jump twenty-three feet, and IL wasn't long b.
fore be remarked to Mackay:
I'll oct two dollars dot you cand fini him
Mackay bet ten dollars that he could beat II,
ana HOetlich raised him twenty dollars at once.
me pet was closed at these 1gures, and Mackag
said ne would have the hopper there in a day or
so. He then sent trusted emfssary down 10
carson valley TO secure contest ant for the
winged steed OF Hoeifich.
The man spent nearly week roaming I'm
Carson valley catching hoppers he finally Sent
an Official report TO Mackay, stating he had
caught over three Thousand grasshoppers aud
poy ot EN- ha snr On taer PAGES The 5st gait
a Digger jumper could be secured. On rec .ip5 0
the letter the BonaoZa Prince telegraphed to
d !, man 10 hring htm up anyway. The next
day he arrived with about a dozen hopoarS from
Farm er Urea ways ana Mr. Mackay gave them
quarters In his room as Vanderbilt would stable
ais sJud Each hopper hld cigar box to him
sell aud every morning they were taken out
ana PUT through their PAGES. It was tm0oSsi
D!e. however, to get one 20 jump over is feet
aithough all sorts OF inyigoraling food was given
Jhtm.
Mr.. Mackay was In despair but one morning
hopper shifted 1T bottle OF ammonia on the
table and Immediately jumped thirty feet.
Afer making re experiments It was founG
that one Whit OF ammonia SO ellivened III
hoppers that they could make jumps that were
almost Incredible Next day Mackay announced
10 10. Hoellch thaG he was ready for the match.
Ihe expert was ready at nine O'Clock an hour
before the time with his pet hopper. Mo- nn.-
ing MI. Mackay In he Sat down Ia his Study,
ana there noticed the bottle OF ammonia. While
ne was examining it. Bridget, the Old and faith
iul domestic OF the Gould & Carrie firm, came
In with:
Don't be techin' that nuulon!a, Mr.. Hoefck.
us 10 make Mr.. Mackays hoppers sprightly
Bedad. behave by the robes of st. Patrick he :
north ind"
Hoefiich pumped the domestic and soon knew
all about Mackay'S game.
A light broke upon Hoefiich; grabbing the bot.
Tie he rushed up street to Perkins drug store
thIeW away the ammonia, ordered it filled vita
chlofoIoIm. IL ten minutes he was back
and leaving the bottle where he found it got ou
or the place as fast as he could.
Mackay s0on arrived with half dozen mining
stperintendents he had invited up 20 see hini
have some fun with Hoelltch.
They were hardly seated when Hoefici
came In with the hopper in cigar-box under
his arm.
II vas leetle late. Mr.. Mackay, but I'm h ere
init der hopper and der ccin."
lie laid down tie money, which was covered
promptly.
"Anyone else 10 pede"
ice Stewart laid down 500.
John Kelly put up $50.
warren Sheridan stepped In for $500.
Hank Smith wanted like amount.
sam Jones had only $50 but he put it up.
a n h,a ar or
| and concluded ft was shame to rope HOe1lch
| In In that way, ard finally agreed to give The
money back after they had won 1t. Mackay
| then bantered HCefiich to raise the pot los
| shares Of Union Con. Hoe1ich wrote an orde:
On his broker and remarked:
Oars no limit TO de bets, gentlemen, de coin
sbeaks."
Nearly every man doubled his bet and then
Mackay got behind Sam Jones and let his hop
per snin OF the ammonia bottle which held
HCeflich chloIoform.
size oy size on the piazza, and at the word go
each Insect was touched on the back with a
straw: Hoefiich's grasshopper described a
sem1circle In the air and scored twenty-four
feet. Mackays gave lazy urcn OF some four
inches. and, folding its legs across its stomach
snore.
Hoefiich walked back into the room, sweep;
the coin into canvas sack, and Mackay wrote
out an order for stock. Hoetich went up the
street with his hopper under his arm, leaving
The others too astohished to speak PRESENTLY
Sheridan put the ammonia bottle to his nose
and called Mackay's attention to the smell.
Chloroform, by c."
Then the MfIeslan woman who was the cause
of all the mischief appearing with broom an.
nounced that 1t was ''swapiI' time, and the
crowd dispersed, each going In different direc-
tions.
as Mackay started for the Union shaft he re-
marked:
THAT fellow Hceftch does play In d
queer luck"
And to this all hands inwardly agreed
carson Appeal.