Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-10-31

The man said he would tell me the next
day. i never saw him again. Two or
.bree months later man came IN and. show
'ng me mat dispatch, asked me II j re-
membered sending IL. I told him ] did.
Tan You tell me where the man is who
sent ttP be said. I couldn't. Then he
went out, and yelled TO him. Say, hadn't
you better tie string 10 yourselff Pm
losing you fellows pretty iast.' This led 10
an explanation. and he told me all about II.
IL seems the three were brothers. The
first one was a little eighty, and was con-
tinually running of 10 some out-oi-the-
way corner OF the globe. Only q few
months before he appeared in Nevada he
had been In India. His brothers paid
no attention at first 10 his crazy tele-
gram, thinking II was only one OF bis
looney jokes. but when several months had
passed, and they heard nothing Of him, they
began TO fear that he might have fallen into
trouble. and II was decided that one of
them should 90 after him. This was the
second gentleman. and bis failure 10 re-
turn brought out the third under the ap-
prehension that the Others had been foully
dealt with. Well. he was gone about
week, and began 10 believe tha. he had
gone up the spout. too, when the first one
"say, IL anybody comes around here look-
ing for me Just tell them you don't
know where am Where's your
brotheri' said !. He looked at me
nervousiy and said Hes up In
the ComstOck with me- Where's your
other brotherf Hes down East NO
he int | replied; hes here, in this
town. and he's looking for you, and going
10 find you.' just then the second one
came in and said 10 the first: Come on,
Charley, let's be going While ! was
questioning him in walked the other. and
there was great handshaking all around.
The whole three Of them seemed TO enjoy
the thing immensely. Well, began to
think those were about the criziest
cranks ever saw. when the last
one said. kind Of pityingiy, to me:
1t's all right, my boy. Those messages
amt Just what they seem. A little cipher.
you know. We've got silver up here till
YOU can't rest. and we couldn't be teie-
graphing everything. You see, was young
In those days, and when TIVE OF those luna
tics came in at different times with copies
Of messages, inquIring very particularly az
ter the men who sent them. what was ! TO
Think No Philadelphia could come anv
such game on me now, III bet you. They
all got rich, and when they came TO sell out
one Of them made me present OF silver
brick worth about f25."
The last speaker was one who had no
hair on his head, but who said in response
TO an inquiry that no scalping-kn had
ever taken ii Of. cit was just scared on"
be exclaimed, "down toward old Jules
burg. Ose day was at my desk when the
man up at Hosper's siding, ten or twelve
miles away. telegrsphed down that he was
surrounded by redskins, and that they
were whetting their tomahawks on the
wires. thought that il was pretty good
Joke, until ne telegraphed that the station
was in flames, and that lot OF the Indians
bad set out for my place. Then began to
prick I'D nv ears. There were not many OF us
there Just then, and we were in no eondl-
ton TO fight Indians anyway. We threw
up breastwOrks and got everybody who
bad gun, a pistol, a club, or knife, to
fall in. II was about sundswn when we
got all ready for them. While We were
waiting neTyously for the onslaught one OF
the citizens, a salOOn-keeper. came riding
up in mad haste and shouted that that there
were lust millions OF them coming
you fellows are all ~ good az massa-
cred now,' he said. There's only just
one thing to do. and that is 10 telegraph
up and down the line for help. Put 1t
strong, now he said 10 me. BEG, I'M
plore exhort Them Well, could rattle
key pretty we'll in those days. and ever
lastngly begged for help. | wa, thorough
" scared, and l threw my whole soul into
the work. After about an hour OF agony
Cheyenne broke in with. 'Oh, turn your
self out, you big cali! What's the matter
with yeuf' This cooled me on a little, and
! looked outside and saw the people going
and coming as usual. They had put up
gorgeous Joke on me just because was
Geographic tenderfoot. Ny hair fell ont
soon after that, and it has never grown
SINCE