Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-06-04
KNowrNe Doe.
How II Made n Fortune for Two
NHen and Then Robbed Them.
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Men and Then Robbed Them.
San Francisco Call.
"Hed a dog myself in 49," was the
first ineligible sentence after every one
had yainly tried to conjecture what his
mutterings were about. After delivering
this scrap of information, the ''relic"
paused to draw on his pipe and see what
the result of this announcement would be
upon his hearers. Seeing that none of
them were thrown into feverish state of
excitement by it, he continued with
another course of mumbling. drought
that dog around the Horn. He'd him with
me when landed here-when the water
war up to Montgomery street, and thar
war only eight shnnties in the place.
Purity smart dog he war, too. knowed
most as much as 1 did. He war hill
team ON fishing. Used to dive down to
the bottom for EN-. Spotted sturgeon
and chased him under water clean to Oak
land. Git down on the bottom and dig up
CLANS by the bushol, too | dunno how
he worked the racket, but he hnd way
of making them catch onto his hair, so
when he'd cum up he'd have CLANS
hnngin' all over him. Regler patent idee
of his own. All l he'd to do was TO pull
'eln off,"
board, did YEP" queried the red-headed
tailor, MS the ''relic" paused to commune
with his pipe and gain fresh vigor by a
good long rumble.
mot much. l ran boardin'- house
myself on what that dog fetched me. Fed
90 men. Fact. But was goin' to tell yer
bout how he made fortin' fer me. Me
and n pardner named Leatherhead was
workin' little claim of our own nigh
Telegraph Hill, and we he'd to do some
blastin', cause we hadn't got down to any
gold yet, and we wanted to see if thar
was any thar. Now says l to Leather
heap, 'thar's no use in blastin less
Calamity Jack'-that's the dog you know
-'help us out"
elbows tibet to be did p SEE Leather
head. ..s
IN show YER SEES I. So gifts Jack
and gins him small piece of gold tel
look at, an bite an smell. Wanted tel
get him so he'd know jest what gold was
He was fly dog, and five minutes arter
gives it to him he whines and kicks il
a-one-side, as much MS to say, 'Sho,
know all bout that
''"Good 'nuff," SEES l, and then Leather
head an 1 plants ther powder. Jael
a-watchin' us. We touched her of an
got out of the way, Jack a-followin', bu
keepin' his eye peeled for the explosion
for he knowed jest what WINS comm. Sooi
she goes off, bang, and ther air was jes
chock full of pieces of rocks. Look n
ther dog cried Leatherhead. There h
was, a-boomin' among the fallin' rocks
but dodgin' 'em all slick as whistle, til
we seed him spring up an ketch a good
ish sized one in his mouth.
"'Hoornr,' yells Leatherhead an me
hes got ther gold, and tarnal taruntu
lers and galopin' rattlesnakes eff he didn't
wallopin' nugget did he hey, pards
right a-tween his teeth, worth ut leas
$1,000. Pards, we worked tibet clair
tibet same way for month. Jack nllu
nailed the nuggets. Cleared up forti
apiece. Then Their gold gave out"
''You must have been almight
wealthy" remarked the captain, rubin
his rubicund nose and looking reflec
lively Mt the narrator.
''Was," cried the ''relic," "but the Gus
of a dog spilled me. Got mad one da
cause kicked him, and went and ca
ried every burned nugget out of IL
shanty and dumped EN- overheard, an
ter finish he gave me an Leatherhead Il
shake and took up with an opposite
boardin' house. A fiendish, mean tricl
you know"
The ''relic" gradually drifted into
prolonged cable car going up the hi
rumble and an ACKNOWLEDGMENT nd-tul
BILE tussle with his pipe, while the re-
headed tailor dipped into II rucy accou
of dog story which he had read abo
i'll the papers,