Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-17
AA Unexpected Anti-Climax.

One day as stood in the door of the post
office In small town In South Carolina, saw
a man enter saloon opposite. In thirty Sec
onds he reappeared. having passed out of the
back door and turned lumber pile. He came
straight across the street, a look of fun on his
face, and as he took chair on the steps he
whispered:
Now, stranger, you'll see some fun in about
three minutes"
Chow 2"
"Waal, my old woman is around the corner in
the truck cart. She'll miss me and head straight
for that bar to collar my neck. Iwont be there
and she won't give up looking until she has a
set-to with the chap who hands out the pizen.
She kin lick him, and I'll bet on it, and you jist
sot still and you'll hear splinters fiy!"
In about two minutes We saw the old woman
cross the square and enter the saloon and then
we hurried over to look through the window,
the man saying as we crossed
stranger onless yer made Of cast iron and
double-bOted yer hadn't better 60 In till the
row Is over !"
But there was no row. The old woman walked
up to the bal, laid down one of the o!d-fashioned
ten-cent scrips and called for whiskey straight.
Then she put onc>foot on the rail before the bar,
elevated the glass; and down went the spizen''
without gasp. Upwent her hand to wipe her
mouth, and as she turned to come out she said :
:yum-don't let on to the old man If
he comes in y
We lodged around the corner, and expected
to hear an explanation from my companion. He
should have given one, and think he started
out with that Intention but all he could say was:
NOW, then, may be chawed by alligatOrs I"
The Missing Companion Of the Doiio.
From the Marysville Appeal.
Tom Clyma, Of North Butte, captured by
means Of a steel trap, a few days ago. an animal
supposed to be q marten In some resnects tho
animal resembles fox and is quite curiosity.
The most singular thing about the quadruped,
If report be true Is that the legs on one side of
Its body are several inches shorter than those
on the other side. Should such prove to be the
case. the creature is undoubtedly gyascutus,
an animal always exceedingly rare and which
has long been thought extinct It is never
found in other than hilly regions, it's peculiar
structure uniting it for level country. Bv
reason OF Its peculiar One-sided development the
gyascutus is, however, adapted for living on
mountains and hills. 1t can walk with ease on
the side OF steep slope. where even a goat
would have precariOus fOothOld. The ami
mars strange structure. unfortunately. is in
one respect great disadvantage. While It
can travel around hill from right to left with
the utmost ease, it cannot retrace it's steps. So
long as Its left side Is towards the hill the
creature stands as firmly as tree, but if it is
Immediately and it rolls helplessly to the bot
tom Of the slope. Hunters of the gyascutus.
whose fur was held in high esteem used to
avail themselves of this fact to capture the ami
NAL. 1t was useless to pursue gyascutus on
his chosen path, as the animals locomotive az
fangements gave 1t exceptional speed. The
hunters therefore adopted the artifice of travel
Ing around the hill in a direction contrary to
that pursued by the animal, and meeting It face
10 lace, had no difnculty In securing It,