The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1883-12-12
THE BOTTLE IMP.
A Voice Speaks from Within a
Mammoth Campaigns Bottle,
And Gives Points on ire Inns and Outs
OF Pernmbulating Adyer-
Using Business


Tho gildsd neck of q contrivanco fashioned
In tho smilituda Of u champagne bottle tow
cred hbove the heads Of the throng in Sixth
avenue A pair Of legs protiuded from the
bottom. Half way up, on the sido which
fnced In the direction Of its progress, was a
small opening, with a grating across it
Stepping alongside. thu reporter raped near
the grating.
"Who's therer" came a challenge in hollow
tones from within.
The response, "a friend suggested iuslf,
hi was spoken.
What do you wantr' said the voice.
want to ask how you like this thing
The bottle became communicative, and as
1t eoddled along up tho avenue tho voice
said; IL oil depends on the weather. A man
as understands the business will accommodate
himself TO the seasons He will toto a ban
ner, OF. may be, carry O lettered umbrella or
wear q painted linen duster during the
heated term, take 10 boards when the
season OF raw northeast winds comes
on. and go into q bottle for tho
winter. Boards is better than banners In
cold weather. TIL wind always blows up or
down the street, so a Teller is pretty well
protected most of the time. When he comes
TO a crossing If he finds tho wind whistling
across pretty sharp, he can walk cdgeways,
and protect himself. But In right-down cold
weather q bottle is as much better than
boards as a double breasted bsayer overcoat
Is better than a liver pad.
"Ihon, again, in hot weather, no man rs
knows himself viii go intoa bottle, unless he
happens to DO a chap Us has seen q good deal
better days, and don't want to be recognized
BY his friends. Take a ward politician In re-
duced circumstance, f'rinstance-he don't
want to be seen carrying a banner or between
boards; SO he Is glad enough to go into a bottle
for the heated term. Then there Is once
In a while a chap as has reasons for sort o.
keeping cut of view, you know, and he Is
ready Tor a bottle any time in the year. l
amt telling no names, but / knew a party
what kept awny from the police for q month
or more, TIL they got Off his track, by doing
tho bcttlo act He used to toddle along
the avenue, right by the side of the deteo-
lives who was looking for him. He wasn't
any OF your poverty-stricken sort, but lived
like a fighting cock-carried q bottle of the
best old stuff In his coat pocket, lunched on
boned sardines when he was loafng along.
and smoked real Havanas. Tho smokel oh
that was all right He blew it out of tho
Lookout, and, IL anybody saw 1t, they thought
1t Just curled up from this cigar OF somebody
else who was passing.
w amt all so toney as this chap was
the voice went on;r but we manage to hnye
a good many comforts. My cupboard amt
very replete with l~uxuries, but l can offer
you a hunk of gingerbread, half a sandwich
and a clay pipe of tobacco. Generally
speaking. it ain't safe to light pipo TIL dusk,
and then you have to be careful when you
light up, and to hold your hand over the
bowl when you smoke. But the neck OF the
bottis holds the smoke in, and you can SNUFF
1t up half a dozen times before it gets out
"Heavyrn the voice said, in response to un
Inquiry. Not very. You soc this thing Is
made OF a sort of oil-cloth over a skeleton
Like a hoop skirt Tho whole business don't
weigh much moro than an ulster. For a
rainy day there amt nothing like it No
matter how hard 1t poura you're dry os a
husS Another advantage of being in a
bottle when the weather Is suitable is that
you can go against the wind about as good
as with it-presents a smooth and roun ling
surface, and you don't get blown all over the
siiewalk as you do wit big fat boards.
oh a little is COOL cough for me I'll next
May" said t.e voice at parting. Come
arouni aud call again during the wiuter. II
l don't recognize your knock, just sin : out,
aud l shall know your voice-n