The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-11-20
A wEsTERNER SEARCHING FOR
SOCIETY.
From tho wa.hinr,on "Po,i., ;,

| Manhattan Beach, ''what | want to see
is some OF your boasted civilization.
amt much on the swell myself, but !
want to see some top-shelf society,"
That's what want. Now just parade
your Astors and your Vanderbilts and
your Jay Goulds and your Knicker-
bockers and the other ancients right be-
fore my presence. Don't be any way
skeered of me. These clothes only cost
SIS, and I'm no way stuck up. Iwant
to see some tone. Cut me a thick slice
Of high life. I come long piece to
see the fashionables, and if they're in
condition just pull off the blankets and
trot 'em forward"
"Is there anything | can do for you ?"
asked the manager cour;couSly, noticing
the crowd gathering.
"Right you can, stranger. | come
morn bushcl OF miles to see this eli
mate, and want the attractions spread
so | can examine the layout. can
throw some money myself, but what
want to see is style. Tell 'em not TO
hide on my account. ust walk some
of the digntaries up and down before
me couple Of times. ] want to see
their points. Fetch me out couple of
well matched high steppcrs and give 'em
their heads.
"All the people you see around you,
sir, are first-class people. They move
in our highest circles and belong to the
aristocracy," explained the manager.
care you giving it to me straight,
partner? All these fellows way-ups?-
Who's the philosopher with his breech-
es tucked in his socks?"
"rhat is a Yale young gentleman,
come on vacation"
al don't want that kind. Show me
high daddy, one of 'em that gets their
name in the paper for going to whoop-
ing weddings, and is called the clight.
Pick me out some Astors. That's the
trout I'm throwing for"
al don't think any of Mr.. Astor'S
family are here to-day. That stout
gentleman with side whiskcrs belongs to
one of the first families in New York.
He is very popular young man and
leads in the Germans.
"Ain't big enough. Haven't you
got couple Of head of Vanderbilts or
Jay Gould or so anywheres You
see, stranger, I've read about these fel-
lows and I'd like to greet 'em with cor
diality. What want is to wobble fins
with the satin lined. That Yale man
and the boss leg singer in the Dutch
fandango amt new. We see them
home when they string for tourists
I'm on to them, but what want is the
balloons, the soarers. Throw your
pickaxe and see il the wash don't pan
better dirt. Strikes me your rock don't
assay pretty well this evening. Where's
the mob ?"
These are the best people | know Of
to-day" said the manager in despair.
"Mr. Vanderbilt is not here, nor is Mr..
Could"
"Ain't you got any knickerbockers
on draught? Don't you keep the best
in stock? You'd make out to starvc in
Denver If you wasn't intcrfercd with,
partner. When 4 man throws himself
for hoteler in those parts he keeps the
high-toncd population right out in front
and shored up behind. You don't
seem 10 have much experience in run
ming a bcef-a.la-modc rancho. Just be-
gun, haven't you? II | was in your
place I'd have them Goulds and kn:ck-
erbockers and Vanderbilts and Astors
ranged right along the front edge Of the
back stoop, splitting at chip for drinks
and the first one that broke gravel
would pay his bar bill or go home bare
headed; now, you hear me. What you
want, stranger, iSen,erprisc. Allyou'vc
got is she'd and some water, and il
your liquor amt any better'n your
Judgment I'm going back dry"
"You will find everything iirs:-class
here, think" argued the manager
ave aim"
"Just so, chief, but YOU don't hit
You aim too low. You've got room
here to hold the biggest bug that ever
straddled blind, but there isn't card
out highcr'n an eight spot. reckon
you play pool without the fifteen"
"Would you like to try something3"
asked the man, anxious to dispel the
grinning crowd.
"You might fetch me one, and these
gentlemen little tan bark, il it's good.
don't want any stock which the share
holders are responsible for the debts,
but il you've got some liquid symphony
in Q major I'll wrap up cartridge with
you, stranger"
| .sIo:,, ~, "a, ,La h,r.roop, ~ said the
manager, nervously.
GOOD stake off for a junction. Cen
tlcmep, me and the engineer are going
for the doxology. Will you jine us3"
They "jined," and the stranger or
dered refreshments and left, despite the
entreatics Of the gentleman from Den
yer that he would "introducc him to
the ladies, such as they were, and he
would forego the top-lifters until he
(the manager) had run along the vein
to the prospect of paying clean up"
pw-A gentleman from the country
arrived at Galveston hotel the other
day with his little boy. The little fell
low had never seen anybody play oper-
attic music, SO when he pceped into the
parlor and saw a lady leaning way back
on piano-stool, paving the instrument
and whooping, al am dying for some
one to love me-" he naturally became
interested, and when his father came
back to the hotel he told him that there
had been woman fighting the piano.
(which got whippeds" asked the pa
rent, smiling at the simplicity of the
child. "She hollered," was the re-
sponse.