The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-09-02
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Maaitsu socially ceBsfdered-ns
Bellies aaa tfs Ds.keys-

No. Ill.
MAnitou has many bellies and burros
lie. donkeys. They are associated in
the foregoing sentence because they are
associated q frequently at Manitou.
But more Of this below.
Bellies who come 10 Manitou from the
east TO make Q smash" on Colorado
mining and cattle millionaires, always
get left. Notwithstanding this fact
there is a new installment of match
hunters each year. They imagine that
at 1.-THE Saratoga of the west, !, million
aires and sons of millionaires congre-
gate In festive glee and are always sus-
ceptible to the persuasive influences of
eastern beauty. Here is where the
bellies make q mistake. Manitou has
precious few manageable young men
during the season, and they are mostly
made up Of broken down clerks and
consumptives from the east, who
wouldn't and couldn't recognize a
mash II they had one. The game that
is sought by the bellies isn't found at
Manitou during the fashionable season.
He has other and more important bust
ness on hand. If a miner, he is attend
ing to some new prospects; If a cattle
grower, he Is on the beef roundup.
Females largely predominant among
the visitors, and the few young men
who spend the season there just have a
gorgeous time of it, though we incline
to the belief that they + frequently at
a loss to determine which is their best
girl, when 1t comes to the pinch of Sc
lection for the German.
The young ladies amuse themselves
with the young men and the burros.
When tired Of one they take to the
other. You see donkeys are a crafty
ing relief from the attentions of young
men who purposely spend an entire
season-of course We mean the healthy
class Of professional Washers. Every
evening all of the burros in tho town
are gathered on the beautiful drives,
being ridden by the young ladies'.
This is favorite sport, and is enjoyable
10 the spectators, and safe amusement
for the riders. The fun consists in per-
.suadlng the s'bewroes'' as sstenderfeet-
esses" call them, to move out Of a
crawl, or snail's gait. The animals
also enjoy the sport, and they seem to
delight in the most vigorous lashings
administered by the fair equestri-
ennes.
But the best fun of all is afforded
when q party of ladies' resolve upon hav-
ing their photographs taken when
mounted. H. W. Storm & Co., are
the only photographers in Manitou.
and they are good ones, too. The
ladies and burros range into line near
the photograph gallery and prepare for
action. Mr.. p. H. Wheeler, the chief
engineer of the camera, gets out the in
strument, aims point blank at the
party and then the circus begins. The
ladies' want to look natural, but the
idea of the eccentric mixtures Of bellies,
burros and bangs incites their risibles-
OF the ladies, not the burros-and q
facial reaction takes place. The ladies
look sad eyed and meditative in spite
Of themselves, and indeed, it is some
times difficult to tell which looks the
most thoroughly and sadly impressive,
the bellies or the burros. The latter
seem to realize the gravity of the oc-
casion and look wondrous wise. Once
the executive pageant gets into shape,
the taking Of the picture is but the
work Of a second. The dry process is
employed, and the negative IS
exposed just long enough for Mr..
Wheeler to take off the cap and replace
it. This insures good pictures, for no
movement Of either persons or animals
can interfere. This process is q wonder
in its way. A large number of plates
can be prepared In advance and carried
to any distance before using. No dark
room is required, and the negatives
need not necessarily be developed for
several days. Apd with all this the
very best Of photographs are produced.
The majority Of visitors to Manitou,
male and female, get their pictures
taken on donkeys, and they thus Sc
cure pleasing mementoes of a first
class season Of pleasure.
The Eclipse.
The Eclipse which has attracted
general a~ftankion dnr1n0 fha naat vook