Golden era. (Lincoln, N.M.) 1884-188?, 1885-12-03
NO. 50.

hratcd the latter in cor junction with
his or not, as We are opposed to pry
ing into personal matters.
d troop still fingers to the west of
the Rio Grande ostensiblv hunting
the willy Lo-~but low they are wing
to catch the order to return to the
Fort.
Some davs before Thanksgiving
day Sergeant Max. Simon, of H
troop. donned the robe of Nimrcd,
and. with a few lesser lights, lied
himself down to Roswell. How
we'll he performed his role the Sc
quel will show. He crC turned loaded
down with 9o ducks, S6 quail and 2
antelope. We must credit Max.
with excellent management and IN
dustriuus work to achieve what he
did. or debit the game wi,h lack OF
energy to get out of his way. Be
that ms it may, the fact remains that
the game did materialize. and that
our appetites waXed warm upon sec.
ing it, Did we gorge on Thanks
giving day? Well, we should smile.
Max, don't linger too long in the in
tcrval, but do it some more.
The work on the system for sup
plying the post with good and
wholesome water is progressing ia
vorablv and the day is not far dis
tant when we can take just lntlc
Of this much abused element to
rinse our tumbler after taking our
''mountain dew" without soiling the
glass, as now with that taken from
the acequia. A we'll has been dug,
and fine flow of water captured.
We have heard it asserted that the
water is much softer than that sup
plied from tie Bonito, but being Il
poor Judge Of water, cannes confirm
it. At any rate, we hope It's quality
in this respect will not prove dctri-
mental to the proof of "Tommy's
best" however suspicious the con
ducting of the pi pes in the direction
of his den may look.
Thanksgiving day was observed
at the post by 9 suspension Of all
unnecessary duties. Our generous
friends, Messrs. Bicderman and Ruff
fey, the renowned brewers of the
Bonito, presented sufficient of their
newly made beer to the various com
panies to give all hands ample OPP
portunily to test its excellence. The
novelty Of seeing beer on tap in this
section proved treat; and recollec-
tions of St. Louis, Milwaukee and
Cincinnati suggested themselves,
and while we were standing by see
ing glass after glass filled with the
Goaming beverage we urconsclously
turned about 10 call the boy with
the Wiener Wurste and pret2els.
Alas, this bov was missing, and the
picture remains unfinished: but the
beer was finished to the last drop.
In the evening an informal hop
was given by some OF tn boys AS
usual. it was well attended and every
body enjoyed themselves. a few
new faces were seen among the male
attcndcntS. How came they there?
a remnant of the Horribles Oh
heavens! how have the mighty fal-
len, What Eecamc Of the KID
Who covered him with the acequia?
The hop was success from begin
ming to end. The ladies in their
grand array Of silks and satins, and
the boys in their blues with bright,
polished buttons, mlde a picture
worthy of Rembrandt. Were we
versed in the description of female
toilet, here was an occasion to spread
ourselves. Trains and demi-trains,
with loops Of lace and ribbons in
tcrspcrscd, with here and there Il
nosegay Of naturaI flowers nesting
on the breast of some fair one, and
a lot of chewing gum helped To
adorn the otherwise plainly arrayed
toilet of another. There were bru-
nettes and blondes, he brown mingl.
ed with the strawberry, and all in all.
they represented It pretty and happy
lot of the fair sex. The music was
excellent. and Professor Beall de.
serves credit for the excellent way
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in which be handled his instrument
that is. under the disadvantages
Ec Iabored under on this particular
occasion. PEEK -A-BOo.
TEXAS COWBOY;