The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-02-22
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j. T. Pantlin9, who since quitting
the "Ormsby'' mt Carson, Inns been
writing some very readable lett, RI tU the
iPPsdi from various puiuts mt which he
has briefly anchored in cruising about
In search Of health aud amusement.
The last Of his present series of cuinmn.
nica,iuns appeared in SuIiIny's IPpedi.
from the By into which H., had ,lrif,cd.
and from which the following is *
tractcd:
" When Mt tn" hotel I inquired fo,
my baggage, and found that il had not
arrived from Carson, and as my apparel
attracted too much attention. resolved
to leave t,c hotel anL sack some unicr
lodSings,us near Kearney street as posi-
hle, yet not directly on that sinful aud
nnd gay thornu: :hfare. All OF The lodg
ing houses on Kenrney street. I except
none, are noted for single married men.
and married sinSl" women. There are
possibly, selma lc women in Iod ling
houses on streets that cross Krarnev,
Int IL such is the cas-. they fly IL
higher kite and const qu-ut quirtudr,
though doubtful r,spcclnbiliiy. il tho
result. Ir either case | know absolute
ly nothing about That strata of S Ill
Francisco society; aud TO anticipate th.
remarks of my enemies ut the above, /
will add that | know nothing about any
kind "f san Francisco society. Il guess
| got my work in that Tine. eh?) At
best lodging house life IN any street
has its drawbacks from social worth.
knowing this. /, in all the glory OF
Bnfiulo Bill's widest dream Of n noun
tain rig, big hat, blue shirt, red sash.
/ top boots and nll. entered the door Of
nn I'M o1ing. nristocratic looking hons,
where the cards 'R 'oms to Let" hung
gu the outer wall, pulled the bell amt
patiently awaited the answer. Soon il
came, waited FROM above, in squeak,
voice, "who's tlIere?" a stranger
Madam, from the Willis of Bodie. seek
ing rest anl shelter beneath your friend
| u roof, safe from the snares aud ills o,
city life; and for which is willing to pnr
mp the necessary ducats in advance,
replied. AMI again bent my ear upward
| for the answer. Goodness me! what
| kind Of gibberish is TINT man tnIkiay
in2 Here, Ah Git, Ito the Chimes.
servant, go down and SEQ what that
man wants. Ah Git was little il.
doubt, and bent over towards
the balustrade to get n glimpse OF
me. and seeing my strange costume
jerked his head back AMI said, "Wel
L DO dammc; what you callee him?"
He was answered by a little girl
who had been looking down also, and.
she yelled in childish glee. "Ohl nam
ma, its Santa Claus! Its Santa Claus -
And down stairs she ran followed by
All Git and a puffy, red faced woman,
in scarlet velvet dress, with diamond
and dirty finger nails on each hand
They caught the little runawny but uoi
until she had reached where l stood
The mother got briween the child and
myself, and the Chinaman got behind
them both md all stood glariug Mt each
| other. The silence was broken by til,
little one, who titnidly sail, mother.
isn't 1t Santa Clau>2' No my chill.
there is no Santa Claus. lie is only M
imaginary being, anl l have fooled III
darling long enough. II il your owI
papa and man nL that puls those ,nie,
things in your 1t 'ckings.' 'Whatvc
yon say? interrupted All CIT in sur
prised excitement, mo caIclee Sautuu
Clausee? what for you teled inc NIL tim,
workee hard, very hnr,l, all same Iish
man. and you fetch me Sautum Clauso,.
Clistmns? bye aud bye yon tellee me
no Melicnn God--uo CIsus Clist. Hea.
lie; snbo lic2' aud the dissusted China
man went ny. stairs. Cornered ana
beaten. the puffy woman glarod nt M,
and said' j have no room for Injur.
| fighters; best 90 to houses round til,
corner. rented room 10 Captain
Jack once nuh h. wrote miilrwad poetr,
all over tho wall and spoiled u pal, oi
$40 pillows With his mdngy hair Tn,
puffy woman picked Up the chill anu
left me nn ns,onishcd man. Thinking
possibly the woman knew what kind OF
a room l wanted better than myself, /
went as she directed, rpunl tho corner,
and rang tho bell at tho first house !
came tn. The door was opened by
gcntcel colorod woman. That was
enough for me. broke and rnn like
n quarter horse and never stopped until
| reached tho Occidental Hotel aud
Giere bfsa:hlessly related my narrow
escape from ruin. ani my desire to fiud
a toom,'' w-lt o..
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