The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1882-01-14


"Say, Jack" fh.'..
"Ughm
Jack"
ooh, go to bed"
"Jack; I've got something to tell
you." "
"Lemme 70 to sleep, can't you!"
Say, Jack, do you remember that old
Burgundy the old man brings out on
State occasions!"
Jack sat up in bed as suddenly, and as
wide awake, as though he had been a
half asleep terrier and had heard "rats."
DO you remember it, Jack!'
Remember it! well should smi -;
but what's the use of teasing fellow
like that: if you don't let me 60 to sleep
I'll fire boot at you, Fred. Brown"
Jack"
Bang! the boot was lodged by Fred,
who said, "hold on, can't you, till you
hear what I've got to say. If We only
play it fine, we can get bottle of that
Burgundy up here. Perhaps you
wouldn't like that" picking up the boot
with an injured expression of counten-
ance.
"How:" Jack was sitting up, with
eyes wide open again.
"Well, if you will stop firing boots at
me, I'll tell you how. This mighty brain
of mine has been at work while you have
been snoozing there" IHI#t
"Oh, skip the brain and drive ahead.
How can we get the Burgundy"
"John, it will be necessary for me to
make a confession. When you and l
were civilized creatures and lived under
the paternal fresco, !, upon certain oc-
casions, took to your room certain bottles
Of dads Burgundy, did not?"
Edward, my beloved brother, you
did"
"And John, my beloved brother, 1
told you that our beloved dad gave me
the Burgundy in consideration of certain
moral perfections in me discovered"
"You did," -.....-
"Well, I led W #
you didr Us
II did," .*.. r
II always thought so, Edward"
"Thank you, John. l stole the Bur.
gundy."
"You did," .EEfEt
II did, verify nipped it."
"Most esteemed brother proceed, the
story interests me"
"Well, l had key to the wine
bins, which key at this moment is hidden
under the sitting.room carpet, in the
corner by the Fireplace"
q" Excellent brother"
81 propose that we write to Fred, in
structing him, in the dead Of night, to
possess himself Of the key, to then pos
sess himself of bottle of the Burgundy,
which he shall express to us. We will
suggest in the letter that any risk he
runs Of being caught and thrashed, will
be compensated for by the continued
possession of the key, for verify the kid
has the family fondness for Burgundy"
"Most excellent brother" -- ID.
So the letter was written and dis
patched, and in due course of time the
stage.driver brought the Brown boys a
small box, opened, was found to contain
. bottle wrapped in the well remembered
J blue paper.
, "We will not open this until oul
Christmas dinner is dispatched down te
the joint where in civilized countries
: the dessert would appear, but here at the
joint where the onions disappear"
And so it was done, and when the blu,
paper was removed note was fount
twisted around the bottles neck, which
read as follows:
SAN Francisco, Dec. Goth, 1881.
My DEAR SoNs:--Your entertaining
letter to your brother Frederick was re
: ceived during his absence in Oakland
8 your mother, anxious to hear from you
insisted upon my opening the letter.
am thankful to have this happy occasion
to again remind you that you were no
: sent to the mines to revel in Burgundy
/ have other objects in view for you. A
your time Of life you should find the bes
n relish to dinner the contents of this bot
i tie, Spring Valley, pure.
l. Your affectionate FATHER.
e P. S.-I have possessed myself of th
key.
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