Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-04-11

A Partial Receipts Given BY Theo-
dOrc Tiltom.

A Partial Receipt 0fven ~ TmeO
d0rc Tilton.
A SENTINEL reporter was interested yes
terday in examining with H. H. Kirchner
C'Father Hyacinthe') . lot Of memen-
toes and literary scraps which contain a
good deal Of comical history. His LET
ter From Ny Aunt" has already passed
into notoriety through the press Of Ne
vads. Among his many souvenirs he has
. receipt from Theodore Tilton, which
came into his possession under the follow
ing circu instances: He and Charley May,
bright and rollicksome fellow, were vibrat-
ing from one point to another in Western
Nevada, "out Of q job" in the latter part
Of May, 1877. They happened to be hang
ing out at Carson then, while Theodore
Tilton was lecturing in Virginia City. An
elephant had trod upon their common
purse and they had to raise the wind some
way or other. John Quincy Adams
Moore, an old timer, said to them: why
don't you get Tilton down here and try
him ? You can have my theater for him to
'belch' in. ! won't be out anything, II it's
. fizzle, only for lights and cleaning up the
hall" 1t was q new business for Hyacinthe
and Charley, but they didn't hesitate TO
tackle ii after such an offer. Charley went
to the telegraph Office and engaged the
author Of Tempest Tossed" and the hus-
band Of Mrs. Tilton to lecture under his
management one evening for 500. When
the time came for Theodore to arrive
Charley weakened. He had looked into
the situation sufficiently to find ont that
they couldn't drum up . 500 house, 20 he
backed down completely and left the field.
Hy acinthe, however, stood his ground, re-
ceived the lecturer in style at the Y. q T.
depot, and offered him his choice between
q closed carriage and an omnibus, but Mr..
Tilton preferred TO walk to the hotel. the
Ormsby House. After p~Rrtaking Of Q
couple Of crackers and . glass OF milk
which the Father had to 60 out and rustic
up for him, he was escorted with all de-
corum to Moore's old theater. The house
footed up gross $67 30. After the lecture
was over, and the lecturer and manager
had repaired to Ormsby the exact state OF
affairs wal laid before Mr.. Tilton.
Said H~yacinthe: I'VE have done the best
we could by you. You saw the house. We
have to pay for lights and putting the hall
back in order, n we owe you 500, but
we've got only $67 80. Mr.. May. who
telcBTApHou loE yOu hhu OohsheOsou W
have you lecture, is off on . drunk, and
that's the whole story. Now, sir, what
are you going to do about it,"
The lecturer recognized the inevitable
at once, and wrote out the following
partial receipt for $50, the document
being now in Mr.. Kirchner's possession as
stated. The composition and ~chirography
are characteristic Of the emotional author:
ORMsBY HOUSE.
CARSON CRY, New, June /, 1871
Received Of III. H. Kirchner, in behalf
of A. @. May, $50 on account for lecture
at Carson City, june /, 1877. 1t is under
stood that this receipt is not in full, and
does not invalidste the claim Of the Amer
lean Literary Bureau to collect the full
fee. 1t is further understood that this
partial receipt is given by the undersigned
on the assurance Of Mr.. Kirchner that
Mr.. May is ''off on q drunk"
THEODORE TILToN.