The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-10-20

Frog of Calaveras,' when the idea
occurred 10 him that some such
q trick would be q splendid thing
to ring in on Maurice Hoeficb, the
mining expert.
Hoefich il great on Offering to
make bets and Mackay determined
TO cure him Of this habit. One
day he saw HoeHich on the stoop
playing with . big grasshopper
which be was teaching to jump; 1t
could already jump 20 feet, and it
wasn't long before he remarked TO
Mackay:
"Ill bet two tollars dot you
cand find . himself TO peet him."
Mackay bet ten dollars that he
could beat it and Hoefich raised
to twenty dollars at once. The
bet was closed at these figures and
Mackay said he would have his
hopper there in day or two. He
sent trusted ernissary down to
Carson Valley to secure contest
ant for the winged steed Of Hoe
fich:
The man spent o week In Carson
Valley catching hoppers. He
finally tslegraphed that be had
caught four thousa nd and put them
through their PAGES. The best gait
had was ia feet. He doubted II
q bigger jumper could be secured.
The Bonanza King telegraphed TO
bring him up anyway. He soon ar
rived with . dozen hoppers, and
Maskay gave them quarters in his
room, each one occupying q cigar
box. Every morning they we're
taken out and put through their
PAGES. IL wss impossible, how
ever, to get one TO jump over Is
feet, though fed oil sorts OF invigo-
rating diet.
Mr.. Mackay was in despair, but
one morning q hopper shifted at a
bottle Of ammonia on the table and
Immediately skipped 30 feet. After
. few experiments the jumps were
incredible. Next day Mackay told
Hoefich he was ready for the
match. The expert was on hand at
8 o'clock, an hour before the time.
with his pet hopper. While wait.
ing he noticed the bottle Of ammo
MIA. and as he was examining il,
Bridget, tho old faithful domestic,
came in with:
Don't be techin' that numonia,
Mr.. Hoefich: It's TO make me
masters hoppcrs sprightly.
H0cfich pumped the domestic
and soon knew oil about Mackays
game.
A light broke on Hoeflich, and
grabbing the bottle he rushed TO q
drug store, and throwing away the
ammonia ordered it filled with chic.
iofcrm. In ton minutes no was
back, and leaving the bottle whore
no found it, got out Of tho place as
fast ~ he could. Mackay soon ar
rived with half Q dozen mining 81.
perintendonts whom no had in
vited mp TO see him have some fun
with HoeAich.
They were hardly seated before
Hoefich came In with the hopper
In box under his arm.
"Ivash . leetle late, Mr.. Mackay,
but I am hcre NIT do hopper and
dc coin"
He laid down his money, which
was promptly covered.
Anybody else want to pet2"
Joe Stewart laid down one hun.
dred dollars.
John Kelley put up hfty dollars.
Warren Sheridan stepped in fol-
two hundred dollars.
Hank Smith put up . like
amount.
Sam Jones had only sixty dollars,
but he put it up.
Then Q few got into corner of
the room and concluded II was !
shame 10 rope Hoedioh 10 that
! WY, and many agreed to give the
money back If they won L. Mr.
MackAy then bantered the expert
10 raise the pot enc hundred
shares Of Union Con. Hoeflich
wrote IN order on his broker and
remarked:
"Darc's no limits to do beta.
shsntlemen; de..coiu speaks.p
Nearly every man doubled his
bet, and then Mackay got behind
Sam Jones and lot his hopper snifl
OF the ammonia bottle which held
HoeAich's chloroform.
Time being called the hoppcrs
were placed side by side on the
piazza, and ct the word Is Go" each
insect was touched on the back with
q straw. Hoenich's hopper dos.
cribcd . sssni.cirsle in the cir and
scored - feet. Mackay's gave !
lazy lurch Of four inches and turned
on its back, folded its legs across
its stomach and fell fast asleep
Jones sworc that You could hear il
saose. Hoedich, walking back into
the room, swept the coin into !
canvas bag, and Aackay wrote him
an order for the stock. Hocilich
went up town with his hopper
under his arm leaving the Others
too astonished to speak.
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