The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-03-30
THE "aIUM SOCIaBl.E
nil saukee Man Experience Some
of Its Disadvantsg ages.


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man, with his nose skinned, his eyes
blackened, and his white necktie around
under his ear, and one tail of his dress
coat torn off, as he came into West
Side saloon, with his overcoat on his arm
and his overshoes in his hand, and his
clothes ali covered with snow.
whats the matter with you ?" said
the bartender, looking ugly at him. "Do
You suppose that am going to lend you
a revolver to kill somebody, and then be
arrested for being an accessory? Not
much! But what's the matter? You
look as though you came out of Win
dow. Was anything the matter with
the door?
The young man took wet towel and
sopped the blood off his nose, then went
to mirror and fixed his necktie and
turned his back and looked in the glass
to see if his absent coat-tail showed much,
and then went and leaned on the bar,
and looked at the bartender for a mo-
ment and said
"You look like man that can be
trusted, and whose advice it would be
safe to follow in an emergency, and
will tell you about this murder that l
contemplate, and maybe you can give me
some points, as you have no doubt mur-
dered many people The trouble is right
here. Our lodge is to give mum So
cial this evening. You know what
mum social is. Young people 90 to a
house and sit around all the evening and
keep their mouths shut, and never say a
word till signal is given; then they all
make up for lost time and talk for all
that's out. is my nose bleeding yet !?
Thanks.) They wanted me to go, and l
Just came from there That is, l came
from the house next door. You see,
went to the wrong house and rung the
bell. A man in his shirt-sleeves came to
the door and said Good evening" but 1
wasn't going to be caught speaking be-
cause you have to pay forfeit if you
speak, So l Just walked right in and
pulled off my overcoat and hung it up,
and hung my hat on the rack. The man
looked little bit annoyed, but he asked
me if the weather was not softening up a
little. l smiled, but didn't say anything
and walked into the sitting-room. ]
thought l was the first one there, and
felt very awkward. The man watched
me pretty closely, and finally he said
had the advantage OF him; and I smiled
again, but didn't say anything. Now
that think of it, l noticed that he un
buttoned his shirt-sleeves and began te
roll them up. did not think of it al
the time, but his arms were as big as my
legs. He asked me to what circumstance
he was indebted for the honor of this
visit, and thought he was trying to gel
me off my guard so would speak, wher
they would have the laugh on me; so
smiled one of my best two.for.a.quartel
smiles, and looked at him as much as t,
say, You can't play any of your game
on the undersigned. / think he was tn,
crossest man ever saw, and l woneeret
what made the committee have the nun
sociable at his house. l thought it wa
time some of the rest of the crowd wer
coming, and got up and went to tn
window to look out, when the man cam
up behind me and hissed in my ear
What is your little game, any way
Well, l wasn't going to speak. and Civ
myself away, so l looked at him sort Q
impudent, as much as to say: "Oh, g
and chase yourself around your feet, an
then thought Tightening had struck me
He took me by the throat with one hand
and by the vicinity Of the coat.tail wit
the other hand, and he choked me SO m
tongue ran out; and his wife screame
and said: Don't kill him, and the ma
hustled me out into the hall, and opene
the front door. and he picked me u
bodily, and threw me out into sno,
bank five feet deep. struggled littl
going out of the door, and run my nos
against the decreasing, and guess
forgot to let 60 Of my coat.tail when