Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-02

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cause Of the lofty air Of high toned dignity
assumed to-day by the members Of the
fankton millionaire ring. The letter re-
lstea that the three feet vein 10 the Red
Cloud mine (mostly owned BY the Aforesaid
miilionsires) is yielding one hundred and
twenty-five dollars 10 silver to the ton.
Instead of being al ordinary money making
piece Of property. 1t is q bonanz. In itself,
aud the lucky owners have twenty or thirty
other mines iu the ssme region. Major
Hanson has been trying to-day to measure
the distance between the earth and the sky
on the corner of Capital aud Third streets,
where he designs investing several millions
ID q brick block of limitless altitude.
A distinguished Yanktonian recently
made a trip TO New York and before start.
ing got himself up regardless of expense.
That is to say, he bought a new soft felt hat
for which he paid $3.50. Arriving at the
metropolis he observed that he was a little
of on style-everybody there, men, women
and children, wore the stiff derby hat and he
speedily became = marked feature in the
throngs which peopled the streets, But he
bore up bravelv under the numerous stten-
lions bestowed upon him BY the public until
one day when he called at a fashionable no.
tel for the noon time meal. Passing between
the two fles of ~obsequious attendants, he
handed over his troublesome hat to the care
of the young mar who is employed to look
after such articles and was ushered into the
dining room, where he took his chuck with
the grace and dignity Of one who was born
to better Surroundings than a frontier ranch.
Leaving the dining room his hat was polite
ly returned, but he noticed that the curious
gaze Of the throng about the door was fixed
upon him and as he stopped to gather a tooth.
pick he overheard a little conversation about
himself, which was probably intended to be
private. One Of the sleek and we'll groomed
set wants sidIed up to a venerable companion
who had evidently had long experience in
the public service, and, with the manner Of
one who was taking up the ends Of an inter-
rupted conversation, asked what he thought
of i, now? The reply came back, well, l
dunno; he acts like a gentleman he took
his dinner like a perfect gentleman-but just
look at that hat" And he shook his head
with dubious perplexlty, while our Yankton
friend hurried off to make his preparations
for a homeward trip.
A distinguished general Of the olden
school is the possessor Of a beak which ex-
hibits the proportions Of a northern Dakota
snow pillow and the rich red hue of a straw
berry bed in the fruiting season. he is also
favored with abundant leisure, a portion OF
which he devotes to visits to the households
of his many warm friends in the city Of
Yankton. He is usually received with fiat.
tering cordially and his lucid conversations
upon the subject of railroad stocks are the
proud theme Of every business and social
circle. His observations are quoted as all.
thority and that settles the question withou,
any more argument. Many a
bloody conflict has thus been avert.
ed and great loss of life obviated
But TO return to the nose. He invariably
carries it with him on his visits, and as il
is we'll known among his acquaintance
that any allusion to the prominent feature
of his countenance is distasteful to his
sensitive nature, the bsuj ct is studiously
avoided. The notifying circu instance we
are about to relate was one of those things
which is liable to take place 10 the best
regulated families. The general was on
a visit: He was talking to the
members Of the household in his
usual intellectual manner upon the
mysteries Of railroads, cold hash and other
kindred topics. A wee midget ofa girl who
is just developing her conversational powers
was seated on the floor busily engaged in
pounding her big sisters doll into fragments.
Pausing for a moment in this innocent rec.
~reation, her %infantile gaze was speedily
rivited upon the cleaning proboscis of the
visitor. Pointing with her tiny hand to the
ruby excrescence she Mortified her audi
ence and gave away the entire family by
exclaiming, mama mama! nose! nose I"
The deep silence which ensued showed how
fatal was the shot. The visitor rose and
departed in a melancholy frame of mind
and has never since honored that domicile
with his presence. The family regret the
affair keenly, but it is one of those circum-
stances which cannot be explained away.
His friendship is lost to them forever.
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