Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1882-10-06
THE HISTORY OF YANKEE JIM.

,os Sooi9Ihins al.erhooh III ouly,
.,nr,,,, VIC ,. ians.owh ,hn low s.age ereakeu
,h. hg ovo, 'ne Pi.hn roauway ioriliing mn
no Rnnoipnl st.ee' 0i ia Iaoraiiehto Cig;
tha IOnS Dnnn " 1 tuii 5.oP IA irone oi
Ill, la ,to.nI 0 lto. a., ~ hau hoU acs
;diaryS u,oppa nI ainn.nS ". o usu"i hhoI vi
inS w. eoHe'Vou " s'ale, US 'ney
da1en @ % ~, 90 90" d,nt m ho;ad u ga, ou', ss az .ne
~ 1;n,.oa 81
than, yas i;i,a anu 'o,, mnu .h SI W, haaa
~ Laau I mi ion of WY @ n"u oeen ous
bay;rn ;,,s, Gn;shaa az hn,toot II
dnstiest siytv n;las of rood in An,or;no
This norticnlor staae nsnoiIv ,,aJo
connection with tbe dsy hoot for ..Tho
Bav.n az San Froncisco % wos so ,,suaiiv
termod t5a bai intear rrancsf0 S+ was ,b usually
casion IL had come too late bv an hour
at least and ] the % boat .H as 'e an moa,
Mt that moment twentv m;les down ths
river. Unon learninG thi. disagree,hie %
piece of INTELLIGENCE. the beIated trav.
elers scattered grnmhlinq at q deten.
tion which each took good care to ey.
plain could never have beon worse
timed or more ;nconvenient IN him.
self than unon tbis narticnlar after.
noon. '''
One traveller bowever stood onnar.
emily nonnlussed bv the situation r. =
moment or two LONGER nnt;i b;s % ave- :.
CAUGHT the word "Bank - in bio ro,Ssu
letters, staring at him from the onnosite
side of the street. He crossed over
read it again from the curb stone and
then shambled in at the door, He knew
not why, but once within. he felt a
strange desire to get out aqain as
quickly as possible. BIZ this secret adj
monition passed unheet sd.
BEFORE him wos a oonnter ex+o,d;no.
across the room at the hack of whic5
was n solid wall of brick W;tb;n th;s
was built the hank vault tho iron donr
of which BEING half onened disclosed
bags of coin 5iled mon the foor and
shelves from which The dnIl aI;tter nt
gold-dust cauoht tbe vis;torFs aya d.
rectly. The middle Of the copnter was
occunied bv nair of tall scaies of boan'
tiful work kmanshin in which dnst ms w. ,aae
weighed. while On a table heL;nd "ii Il
were trays containing cold and silver
coins. < vonng man Who was wr;tina %
and smoking a3 the Same t;n,e iooL
I'M when tbe door onened IN ADMIT tho
person of whom we were sneok;ng r.
look Mt the two man one womlT boyo
said that II was tbe hont clarL NJ
might be exnected to feel the nresenti'
ment of evil. Really the otber was ha i,
bandit in annearance
Tn tho sol;tar,, ;nJ;r;d,,,, .,,o,
.,tarad ~ 49, .na'nIuui ai,u1, Mno mas JUS.
ono MON nni,. M h,,t We t si uesiiipe ho'
sands who iile Du; m,;rray - stpu y, aio as snou,
onnus ond s.as'.d mmo tIte ngratoiy ants passed
sA&N hSReooSo ehS X iOhp
was @ % hrnn1oJ hoordod tmo Joiuon n ''a u. ~
beaten honabre dressed IN a fad"S mS",neI ,uno1
an shirt nontoioons saonrod 'L q. ~ W., 1.;'a,
bv a halt and tunsaJ s IonSoir a. .;tI; .nI ;m'ps
na;r of m;nar's honts aoEso bsoad m.sm hI;ro
felt hat that had Gs.s hesn O,heG basa;iu heG
upon his head. and n nea.;aciet dang
ling from his left shoulder like the shor,
cloak of an ancient cabaIiero. The haf,
of bowie-knife protruded, ready to be
orasned. from bis holt. and ubom bs
walked. n bio "siY.sbooter,, @ p, sonnat n at
against his right hip at every stem. Tbs
man seemed a walking arsenal. hn
had the well-dressed Young person be
hind the counter been searched, a "Der
ringer'' would have been found in hi
pocket, while n revolver Law conyen
lent to his hand underneath the coun
ter.
Although he was alone and unnoticed
yet the Strangers manner was undeni
ably nervous and suspicious. Address
ing the Cashier, he disjointedly said
II say, mister, this YER boats left
can't get to Frisco afore Tomorrow
(inquiringly).
"Thats so.n the Cashier assented.
"Well,'' continued the miner
there's my fix: bound home for th
States" dropping his voice); "go
two thousand slowed away; don't knoy
a live homJre in this Yer burg, an,
might get knitted afore morning in som
fandango. Seep''