The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-01-24
ReadjusEer's Budget.

ReadJusEer's Budget.
CLARK AND BRACKErT, Jan. II.
Editors EVENING LIGHT:
Capt. A. E. Woodson, 9Th cavalry is visit
ing friends at Clark.
DIR. Maddox, assistant surgeon U. S. army,
arrived last Wednesday, and is now on duty
at the post.
A ball was given by the officers last Thurs
day eve, at the post hall.
Troop c will soon relieve troop X 9Th cav
airy, at the mouth of the Pecos, and Mayors
spring. .e,"
The paymaster has been here, and it is quite
evident that he brought some of that which is
''heavy to get and light to hold'' with him.
Everything is quiet, however
Except now and then a stray tussle,
Tween some of the boys, who love to make
noise, q
And swagger around on their muscle.
A new social club, lately organized under
the very appropriate title of the Star Asso-
ciates, will soon dazzle the natives by a grand
opening ''bawp' in the post 'haur' We think
this double 33-inch step in the right direc-
ton, and much advertisement and pleasure
will doubtless eminate therefrom. Our "peace
on earth, good will towards men, sentiments
are with them in this their great, humane and
muniiicent undertaking, and we fondly hope
their strenuous efforts to please, and crafty
may only be exceeded by unbounded success.
| think that's about the run of the usual eulo-
gy on similar subjects, and hope have de-
waited sufficient TO prevent an infringement on
| the patented article.
Mr.. Jacobs (Morris Of course) won a fine
gold watch, at rattle last Friday evening. 1t
is thought that dame good fortune, is getting
entirely too partial to Nj. !. She had better
pull OF The blind and see what she's doing.
1t Is said two miserable patrons of the
''adulterated," we'll charged with the same.
and clothed in garments once blue, had
beautiful scrimmage, near the defunct head
quarters saloon yesterday.
| Ii IS sight, IN no way pleasant to see two
men lighting, but when two bru,eS, like these
were represented to be, engage in biting and
souslng, Its sport to watch them beat and
hammer their brainlcss skulls ,,N#
Mr. Adel has accepted a position in st.
Patrick 5 saloon. He is rather vertlant now
in the business, but will soon have ON the
long apron.
Nh Schafer and wife, of Bracket, awoke
last Friday morning, and were horror stricken.
to ind, that their only child, babe of three
months, and whom they supposed to be quiet.
ly sleeping beside them. was dead. Under
| the circumstances, coroners inquest was
held, and DIR. Harrison decided. that conges-.
i uon OF the brain was the cause oil death
McBaugh is very i'll, at his residence in
Bracket.
The collector of customs at Del Rio again
graced Bracket with his official presence last
week, and Charlie drove home behind a fine
horse, purchased from Mr.. F. Murray.
A gentleman from abroad called at Par
tricks drugstore, recently, and enquired of
George if he had any ''slickers" Not being
familiar with this las George supposedly drug
or herb, he made dive for the good old dis
pensatory, flew down the SIS, rushed around.
and hnaily gave it up, and was quite .'taken
ln,' as 1t were, when the gent. informed him
that an oil cloth coat was the article desired.
Poor George family remarked that they were
just out but that they expected a Carload in a
day or two, and asked him would he take an
almanac.
AT rattle, last night, Mr. Fred. Mahon
won fine horse, formerly the property of
| foieSu a. pyOO-ulOtC OF
Seventy-hve tickets were sold at S2.oo each,
MIR. Tom Piggott arrived in Bracket yester-
day morning from San Antonio.
Grand mssque bal at the Brewery last even
ing.
We learn, for fact, that it is rumored and
spoken OF at army headquarters, as well as at
this and other posts, that The z2nd infantry,
now In Texas, Is to exchange with the Sth in
janty, now at San Francisco, Cal, the coming
tall: The move may never take place, never
theless, considering it serves to buoy up the
spirits Of the men of the 22nd.
Although they have become greatly attached
to sunny Texas, yet, with California in per-
spective, they are confident that they can en-
dure the parting.
| We are having beautiful, glorious day.
The sun is shini--pll take it all back, there's
cloud slid over the sun. It's turning cold.
and going to rain or snow. This weather re-
minds me OF the various moods some ladies
can assume at times, or of the changeable flea:
it's cOnundrum-which! READJUsrER.
| Arrivals at Vance Hotel
| A Sommer, Victorio Rsreine New Vorl