Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-11-16
The Idaho Bachelor at Dinner.


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-plug hat and blue silk handkerchief
with one corner sticking out of the pocket of
his new diagonal coat. He walked into the In
ternatona and when the gong rang for dinner
he sauntered into the dining-room with the rest
of the fashionable throng. Everybody looked
at him, but he didn't mind it, and went on eat
ing the branded peaches while waiting for his
soup. When that came he bent so far over his
plate to suck it in with the sound like the gurple
of a bati-tub exhaust-pipe. that his plug hat fell
OIL his head and rolled across the table against
the plate of an eastern lady tourist With grin of
apology he half rose, reached over and recovered
it and placed it on his well-oiled and recently
barbered head. He attacked his trout with his
fingers, and despised the use of any other nan
kin than his mouth. Pending the arrival Of the
beef the gentleman from HALEY placed both
elbows on the table and surveyed the company
with great affabiity and self possession as he
converted his fork into tOoth-pick Then he
lifted his pughat an inch or two from his head
| and scratched the same gently with his four-
pronged tOOthpck. While engaged on the beef
the hat fell OFF again and rolled across to the
Eastern lady, who had grown pale Presently
the gentleman from Idaho had need of hand
kerchief, and made use of the only one which
hat fell on the floor this time, and when he had
recovered and replaced it he sat alone at the
table. He looked with surprise at the guests
jostling one another to get out Of the door,
"fire:" he asked OF transf1Xed waiter.
"NO." gasped the man.
"NOi What's the row, then ?"
Had enough, | suppose" replied the waiter
with whitening look.
"Mghty small eaters. pears to me, and cussed
queer manners about gitten' outen arOOm Give
us another chunk O beef-poOty fur from the
horns, if yer kim"
Presently Landlord Hanak appeared with a
cOlOrless face and bullying eyes. He walked
rapidly up and touched the arrival from HALEY
on the shoulder.
You seem to be having pretty good time, "
teeth
''Well. that's so boss. You sit down here and
whack up a bottle DIVINE at my expense. Oh.
I've got pocketful Of rocks, an don't YOU for.
ger II; say. 90 you happen to know any likely
gals thatS on the marry! I'm in here on that
lay" and he grinned and once more lifted his
hat little and again scratched his head with
| his fork. "''
The landlord groaned and sat down with q
| thud. Then he gazed determinedly at the Wood
River fashionable, and said with set teeth: wv
do you know. my friend, what it costs to
| stop at this hOuse?"
No, an don't keer. I've got the tin. But
what's yer figure, list fur luck?'
d-dOllars-a-day"
The jaw of the gentleman from Idaho dropped
and he fell back in his chair and gazed in fear
and wonder at the landlord, who fixed him with
MS steady eye. Then huskil - as he struggled
70 an upright position on his caair, he asked:
"HOw much meal? This is nv fust."
Nothing for little lunch liz: ts:s answered
| Hanak. WV"
| With long sigh Of returning life the flush
marrying man from HALEY got his feet and
made unsteadily for the door: He sat the re-
In fhAr sAl...-
depot with his hand behind him as if on q pistol.
| and fed on the evening train.