The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-04-15

Yes, yes [ remember; it was after Buck
had become bonanza king and had
made his name immortal by irrevocably
fastening it upon beautiful district o
our picturesque territory, that he deter
mined to 60 back and visit his old home
The rough old miner, backwoodsman
and mountaineer, after years Of the
widest, most reckless and free life ia
the wilderness, boarded modern rail.
road train at Bismarck. Along with
others, Buck gets into a Pullman car,
and it is noted that he watches suspic
lously the operations of making up the
| beds. Finally all go to bed but Buck.
The next morning be is found no where
IN the car. Upon going through the
train he is at last discovered ia the
smoking car all doubled up upon the
coal box behind the stove sleepina
soundly the slumber of the just and the
justly tough. Why, Buck, what's the
reason you didn't sleep in your berth ~
The Weatherbeaten old-timer slowly
unfolds himself after the method Of a
two foot rule, stretches to his full height
and fixes whitening glance upon the
speaker as lie Indignantly replies, ''Der
yer s'pose I'd he put into a d ID box
by nigger?" We plead guilty to not
feeling this Indignation in the least as
we stretch out to full length in the nice
white sheets and upon soft bed
Reaching out my hand [ fine a little
button between the windows; press 1t
Ia and faint ringing is heard in the
wash room as the electric enunciator
there shows call from section 5. Soon
dark face is thrust il between the
curtains. ooh! ali porter please bring
me q glass Of watern "Ah thanks.
that is good. Now just tuck the clothes
in around my feet and don't forget to
call ME at half past seven.n AS [ doze
away into quiet and comfortable sleep
under the influence Of soft bed, q gen
tie rocking motion and faint heat
rising up from the steam pipes below,
my mind Wanders back, back, far back.
Was it to some prehistoric time before
the flood? /? No, only to the night before
last, when | was being yanked in
'jerkey'' over the icy and bleak Bird
tail divide, banging, thrashing, humping
and freezing, with not even cushion
on the hard board seat. Let me suggest
right here, in parenthesis and for the
benefit of the Helena and Benton stage
that they might at least fur
nish their patrons with cushion when
they have to take a thirty six hour ride
over rough road in one Of their COM
fortress little jerkeys.
Among the many pleasing features of
q trip over the n. 2. road is the perfect
with which a very gentle
manly individual waltzes through the
car and shouts always the same thing
with the same unyarying infections
and emphasis: Dinner in the dining
room carn DINNER is now ready!n |
'Last calln Substituting
breakfast or supper for dinner as the
case may require, and wehear this little
speech delivered promptly on time three
INES day and in way calculated to
lraW every ones attention.
Come, We'll take nice bath in the
wash room and 60 in to dinner. Take
hat seat just opposite and we will have
he whole table TO ourselves. No need
o touch the electric button in the win
low at your elbow, as the waiter is
lready beside US, and has placed upon
he table the bill Of fare of the only
Trough dining car service to the
'acific coast, and it is a good one and
o mistake. Soups and fresh fish
empted us for starter. 'An oyster
pup ~ mo, / believe I will take some
aw.n AS the oyster ladened air creeps
p through the recesses where the olfac-
Dry nerves do congregate. the saliva
ows and / smack my lips, and so can
ou AS the oyster silently slides DER .
ne gustatory nerves and the gastric
lice embraces it feeling of general
is impaired to every nerve !,
nd faculty. How is it with you? Once
lore Well take up the billof fare and :
ok over its extended list of luxuries.
I will take some escolloped oysters
he raw ones were just prime), some
,ast turkey and cranberry sauce"-
1t why give myself away and let the )
orld into the secret that in Northern
.ontana we are not used to thesedishes; U
it those Florida oranges were delicious, r
ID that coffee was prime and we did '
It, T fear, some stupendous meals. t