Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-12
Cleaning Ont n Darkroom.


a short, stout gentlemen, with
heavy black moustnche whose aspe,
OF subdued ferocity was heightened h
Il weeks growth of stubble upon N
chin, stood upon the front platform ,
n Fourth avenue car the other morn
ing, with II high silk hat cooked owe
his left eye and AN extremely bad cigo
projecting from corner of his mOut
ut very acute angle. As the car role
downward this gentleman Of prepOi
sessing exterior discuursed upon me
and things to Haroun Al Rnschid an
The car driver, showing marked pan
TALLY for the opinions of the horse
men as compared with those of hi
other auditor From this converse
ton ii appeared that his profession
was that of II mixer of drinks in hos
telry in Tenth avenue.
AS the car passed through Union
| Square n brace of youths in very broat
brimmed hats, very short overcoas
and very brilliant gloves with yer,
thick walking sticks, skipped lightly
over the street under the horses heads
and moved onward at that india-rub
Der lock step pncc which Harvard
| University cOnlers upon her alumni
| The bartender laughed horse laugh
as he gazcd after them, and said 10
Haroun Al igschid:
"a couple u them dudes had lot o.
fun with me night before last. Haw,
haw' haw most break my heart
iaughin every time think of it,"
The driver having sigGifled an in
clination to learn the circumstances
TINT afforded the passenger so much
pleasure in retrOspection, the bar
keeper consented 10 relate the tale.
~ was sittin' down behind the barr
hesald, about O'clock in the evenin'
AN nobody in the place when in
comes a couple of the dudest dudes |
ever see. They was about as wide as a
bed Stat, and the way they walked
wouldn't have broke egg shells. one
of EN- says
"Aw, ChGwley, what'll 1t be?n
GIVE me some ari-and-arln saws
Chawley to me.
dude. Wv '''
"Arf.an '-arf of wot?" | axes ZEN.
=, ar setter an aIf sasparilla,"
Chawley says.
"Ihe same fer me,n puts in the other
dude, AN say, baw-tcnder," he says,
put little dash Of ginger ale into
hlhc. There's alcohol in ginger ale"
be says TO Chuwley.
lou can put some ginger ale In |
none, too, baw-tendern Chawley saws, |
~ big IA life.
Wen, fixed the drinks up for 'em
~ They poured 'em down their necks.
ihen The other dude axes me how
Half dollar" ! says.
by Jawyn says Chawley. ado YOU
axe ~ Tor gilllcs, baw-tender2u
Naw," says. 81 take yer for
That's the regular price
er chem strong mixed licKers.p and
heh Ter the HE Of me I couldn't help
hliRhin' nj 'em.
,hnwley.
"Coniound you, baw-tendeyn' said
iorAcc' What d'y'e mean pvc
aWy!n '''' ~
That almost made me laugh agin,
,l9y was such light weights. Why,
V pfcii AFRAID to touch one OF 'cm fer
,aF ne q come apart, and says kinder
lGsk to 'em:
ahsw, come, now, gentlemen. You
~. 4, '"' w iNsb u poor MAN WIN II
H@'iy ON his hands by smashing up
You've insulJed us," said Horace.
fOclouS as Il bull-dug. "Bawst You,
1W-iehder, you've insultad us. III
~ don y apologize III cloan out this
well, says to 'em, that's lust what
~ WI do, and / come out from be-
lnu tle bar Horace fei away a ton.
~ ! never touched 'em. only went
lhe door AID locked IL and but the
y IN my racket 1'hoa | got pail
Whter and Il scrubbing brush and q.
ooP, ana ! says TO 'ens
SOW yoa fellows slid You was goir'
Gleah ia h place cut, am rrm jrat
ON 70 1ake you do 10 -
niu liFy doiUn Inquired the driVer,
niuch Interested That lac was en,ire.
Wpii Npad OF n fat Woman, who was
working an umbrella and
'V,suvy..,,g 10 h m 10. Stop The car.
Wen, you just bctcher life lssey did
Wo ! Look Ike the Kind az u man
l't allows a dude to insult him in
= own slop?'' "
ahu The bartender got oil the car at
"',ne 'iieot and stalked lDftily down
ptrlorIly. " " '''