Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-11-18
The Idaho bachelor at Dinner
Virginia Chronicle.

Virginia Ohr0nicle.
a gentleman from HALEY, Idaho,
came to the Comstock the other day.
Having recently sold his claim he had
plenty Of money and went in for style,
Ming hat and a blue silk handkerchief
With one corner sticking out of the
rocket of his new diagonal coat. He
walked into the International, and
when the gong rang for dinner he
sauntered into the di~ningroom with
he rest of the fashionable throng.
Everybody looked at him, but he
Sidnt mind it, and went on eating the
branded peaches while waiting for
his soup. When that Game he bent so
fan over his plate to suck it in, with
the sound ike the gurgle Of 8 bathtub
exhaust ppe, that bis plug hat fell on
his head and rolled across the table
AGAINST the plate Of al English lady
tgzrin With q grin Of apology he
half rose. reached over and recovered
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Na ase3 tie zsa.
No. What's he NV, thn?
Had =91Eh l suppose, replied
TIA EL-fI VITA ; Eithering look.
Mighty snail eaters. pears 70 ne.
AID c1sss5 czssE manners about git
ten Outea a room. GiTe Us another
chunk o bsef-p0Oty fur from the
hons, if yer kin.
PresgutlyLzndlord Hansk appeared
with a eolorless bulging eye. He
walked rapidly up and touched the
arriy.l from HALEY on the shoulder.
You seem 10 be having a pretty
good time" said the landlord, refrain
ing from crashing his teeth.
We'll, that's SO, boss. You sit
down here and whack up a bottle O.
wine at my expense. Oh, I've got a
pucketful Of rocks, an don't you for.
get it. Say, do you happen to know
any likely gals that's on the marry
I'm in here on that lay" and be
grinned and once more lifted his hat a
little and again scratched his head
with his fork.
The landlord groaned and sat down
with a thud. Then he gazed deter
minedly at the Wood Rivel
fashionable, and said with set teeth:
DO you know, my friend, what i
costs to stop at this house2"
mo, an | don't keer. I've got tn,
tin. But what's yer figure, jist 70.
lEok?"
0ne-hundred-do
The jaw Of the gentleman from
Idaho dropped, and he fell back il
his chair and gazed in fear and won
der at the landlord, who fixed hin
with his steady eye. Then huskily
as he struggled to an upright position
IN his chair he asked:
How much a meal? This is M
fust,"
Nothing for a little lunch like
this, answered Hanak.
With a long sigh Of returning lif
the flush marrying mar from Hailel
get his feet and made u~nsteadily fol
the door. He sat the remainder o
the day in the waiting-room of tn
depot with his'hand behind him as i
on a pistol, and fed on the evenin
train.