The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-09-27
self quite at home here among u.
Boye, take good care Of Butt tern,0utll;
how him arOund--show him

OeSJ 9uSt0 ~ nome mere among u.
Beys, take good care Of Buttern,0utll;
how him arOund--slOw him
round!'
Just then, Daldfaced Bill, hanged
PIN Shasta twelve years ago, came
up. shook hands heartily, aud we all
went across to Canphene Bills and
had regular round Of what seemed
pretty good sound stuff. As We cane
out upon y sort Of verandah and
eto looking up aud down the place,
| + ard familiar voice cry: 'HI
III ButtermOuth!'
Looking toward q sort of pavilion
Il l0rt distance before me, l saw ut
u upper Window, waying her hand
! rchief, LOp-eared Sui, who was
= Tommy, the Masher, about live
years ago. Hi! Buttcrr,Ou;h, old
L"y!' cried she, glad I" see you here
and looking 10 we'll. Just "a natural
rs lite-and not u hair astray!'
"Then Jenny, the Gin Pig, came
to abe same window, end giving lit
tie gtggle-just as in life, James
said: Hello, Butter: why my oleag-
en0us friend. how well you lock!
Not . minute older than tie day
passed in my chils;::' Why, James,
1t seemed like / knew almost cvrry-
body there.
ECrTEkMOCrH FiGHr;TiIE SYYGyAN
TIGER.
"Well, slstthen along COMES Wall
eyed Murphy. Slal.ping tile On the
shoulder, AMI sang out: Hello, But
ternlOutt,, when did you come jn::'
just as II it was some new mining
camp. l said / had just arrived.
''TIied your luck yet" says he.
"Tried MY luck" said 1, not under.
standing what he meant: 'a"~ tried
"'Wly,' sait! he, at faro, poke',
keno or anything OF that kind::'
"'NO, Eurphv,' said I. i didn't
know that there was anything of the
kind here"
"'More than you ever Saw above,
said Murphy.
"'Eut have no money said I,
slapping my packets.
"'Never mind that-co!ne along
and you'll see how things are n,a!lag.
ed here, said Murphy. Let's 90 Ov.
er 10 BOnanA Mikes; he runs 4
ssinare game in fact, there is no ht s.
ging at all down here
"Going about half Il block down
the side Of the square or l.:rk, We en-
tered a place that VAS l,alatiaI, simply
ralatiai, James. AL! manner 0l
games were in full Last. Little black
sr!nning i,nps the only people l saw
be. Nv, James, that didn't look res,
;rc:able-vcre running here and
there, waiting upon the great crowt
Of sports. There was the greatest
clicking Of checks and cbinkiny Of
coin ever heard. Tie place seemed
:sM or 300 feet long and 100 feet wide
and the clicking and c!linking rose "a
\ roar, like that Oi snail waves
rolling in aid iunlbiing ahoSt the
pebbles Of the ocean beach, james
"Mr. Murphy tosk a scat and
signed for me to take another. l.!
came black, grinning imp, Wit
bowed very politely and said: "Noul
pleasure, gentleman
mot understanding the customs
of the place, I looked t. Mr.. Murphy
who promptly said: Bring Us 8
few thousands each, my child
'.Ttc little imp bowed, smiled aM:
without q wOrl has:encd away.
II followed him with u,y eyes till
saw him s'isa ppear within the door a.
AN immense vault or safe that was
built in one Of the walls Of the room
presently he returned, bending
beneath the weight of a load Of sack.
of gold, halt Of which he Grve to I,l<
and tho other half to Mr.. Murphy
Some were filled with twen!y-lol!aI
gold pieces some will! tens 4 nj other!
with tives and other coins, Io,
could IHt without limit, and ha,
against you oaly the even chances q
the game. you so: broke you liza.
only to Or.irr ;,,Ore gold and 80 AT i
again.
"Aftcr l,layia:: atnut Cnar hours
began ~ find the business nlOlotOn
o,.s. / had won and lost stacks ans
stack. vf ys,lt. l never st"!~d IL c"un
it-and had Ic:nre NE all ] c"mls
cram, into my packets. lprOpDsed t.
Mr.. Murphy that We walk about ;
little. hut found he ccultl not te:l
himself lt,1>e from the game.
uURDy-IIOCsE IN HAp*S.
"Just ti,cn along ca,Ac ~ dorado
Johnnie and Texas Jack. Hell"
I:uttern.Outh! cried Ls'th III once
'wl,rn did you land::'
"'Just got in salt! !.
"'Nunt to take y spin" said Ja.:.
"''ri,e very thing { WAS wishing T.
do said /.
".sycil, all right sai! jack, .:,".
here comes Wild Bil! and ('ari!"'
Brown. JUS; the lads to take ru'
with
"'So,,,e coin, l;ttl. one, said l..
Dora 10 Johnnie t0 one Ol the inls'
who has!enetl away and soon return.
I'd " i:h .ever.:: tn: sacks, which IL
distributed an,uny the company.
I'VE hn,ked in ut u big Euris'
house that was in full blast. Their
it all wss, James, jus: as al,ovc--la:
musici:.ns un vi, Il platform, ard tli'
bows is>: q Throwing: theni:eivf. ans
,s:min. down with the d"ui'le.shuti'
when they balanced tO their ls'rtner'
IT. ere, in the thick Of it, ! saw Buck
skin Hill, Handsome Charlie, kaHg''
roo sam. I4o',-ler Dick, iso.!"'
Charley, French Alex, sondo Jim
C;vass!. .oppcr. Little Barney, HHH'
Ism, Jack, Dutch Pete. TNjaM Ike
Tapeworn, Charley. Calics' Jack
rcrkn,arked Jake aud even ol! Pa
smith, ali in a regular whirl. 'He'!'
\ Bu;ter,nou,h: hello. old hos: whe
did vcu get it. ~ cried all these charm
in. old friends 'cc,ue up and take
drink! Needn't be afraid ni any
stuff"
1--WE III! touk Il ariak. James, an
the whisky was as good ~ you'd g
anywhere. You'd never have iH
Iieved 1t was y brew Of n, the is'
ulncc they tell about Il: caml r:ee
inr above. Chuck-.-Lu:S Bii!
whose threat was cut at Ltadvii'
Inst summer by Curly Frank. va
lsorkeeper. The scar "n his neg
showed very n'a;n. Deaf tnarie!
who was found dead in his cabin :
Butte City twn years ago, was wast
ing glasses and helping about gel
orally.
lwAY. NIGHT IN THE REALM
OF PICTO.
Leaving the hurtiy-ho,,se, :.ftt
treating and being treated a f.
times. we a. r,lck out tO sec the sight
"f tho piacc-keno games, dives, NJ