The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-06-23


The EHacISman who Understood
the Rules Of Egaiirond Tnrin:
Virginia New Chronicle.
A communistic person identified
with the dangerous classes Of tbl
/ Comstock and notorious for his dis
regard Of truth and contempt fol
vested rights, has just returned from
q visit to San Francisco. This morn
ing he endangered the good name o.
the Chronicle by enteriug his editorial
rooms. The Nihilist declared that
be had GA good thing on Stanford
and Steve Gage" but he supposed
/ the Chronicle, like the rest Of the
corrupt and time serving press
would be afraid to publish it,
"Tell your story" said the editor
with dignity, and gazing inquiringly
at the boot Of the socialist, which was
resting upon the editorial paper.
The boot remained there however,
while the following ridiculous nara
tive was delivered:
It's fac weather at the bay and
everybody who can afford it takes
spin occasionally out of The dust and
heat. Last Saturday Stanford and
Gage we're walking along Kearney
street, and when they got to tho
corner OF Bush, the Governor took
off his hat, wiped his brow and re-
marked:
"Stevc, it's too hot for anything
What do you say to breath OF fresh
air
"Have we time ?" inquired Mr.
Gage, pulling ont his watch. So did
the Governor, who replied
"There isn't anything very press
ing lor a couple Of hours, | guess,
and We may as well take q spin out
to the park. 1t isn't worth while to
have out my horses. Let's take q
hack, and then we can enjoy walk
when We get there, It'll be better
than riding around the drives" "
So they got into the coupe and
we're driven out to the Golden Gate
Park. At the entrance, the Gov
ernor and Gage alighted.
"Whats the fare Y asked the Gov
ernor,
Tho driver, a retired prize fighter,
replied
"only s15 Guv'nor"
"What," yelled Stanford and Gage
in the same breath.
"Flfteen. dollars repeated eabby,
unbuttoning his coat and splitting on
bis hands.
"But my good man." protested the
Governor, esuch a charge is exhor-
bitant The law conanes you to a
certain price for your services, and
you can be arrested and punished for
such violation Of the ordinance" j."
"Hang the law 2 growled oabby.
"My money bought and paid for this
hack an hosses, an essence Of own
ership is CONTROL
"Hem p coughed the Governor,
looking slyly at Steve who began to
grin. aThafs all well enough when
applied to my railroads, but-hut-
err nos # vou charge us fifteen dol
lars TO bring Us to the park, what on
earth would you charge 20 take as to
the Cliff House Z"
Give dollars
oFrom here p
"No, from the city,
"But it's twice the distance -
ayes, but it's a competitive point
Fifteen to the park, five to the Cliff.
No hoggin' about it. Through rate
to the Cliff, local rate back to the
park added-just as ron fellows do
when you charge $500 for drawing
car load of stuff from New York to
Frisco, and make It $500 if you drop
the ear at Elko, about 500 miles
nearer New York
Il was steve's turn to cough and
the Governors to grin.
"Well,n said the Governor, stake
us to the Cliff"
At the Cliff House the Governor
and Stephen drank their beer and
smoked their cigar, and listened to
the barking Of the seals, and dlled
their lungs with the sea breeze. Sud
denly Steve clappcd himself on the
leg and cried out:
by Joye. Governor I forgot
ilat lot of coal oi Smiths that the
hena Is 10 sell al O'Clock. lis 2
now 1--we miss that q chance 10 save
at least two thousand dollars will
be gone
"Good heavens" ciicd the Gov
ernor shatehing out his watch, slet's
Us hurry back at once. Driver Oh,
driver
"Ilerg slr.n answered eabby. who
had been leaning over the balcony
pafapets within ear-shot, "here Sir.
1--WE want to return TO town inn
mediately, cried Mr. Gage
"las, ] s'pose SO" said eabby,
slowly chewing q straw, "hut I'll take
ny pay in advance Tits all The same
70 You, gents
The Governor growled something
between bis teeth and rendered So.
"Iaint enough said eabby con
lempluously.
"Iu heavens name, how far vii
outextoflion 20 E suofted The Gov
enof GLOW much do you want =
"Fiye hundred mofes " calmly re-
piled the haekman
Hey r shfiekcd Steve and The
Governor.
give hundred ard nota cent less, =