Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-08-01

half-past or 10 o'clock. They assume a
reserved air, and do nothing openly that
appears suspicious; but sometimes a
draft " necessitates change of seat near her
selected prey. Her table programme has J
disappeared. To request one |
from neighbor readily leads to converse
ton. The recent deal in stocks afforded 10 |
one of these vagabonds an opportunity that |
developed a California philanthropist. She |
wrote to prominent man-about-town that, |
having lust arrived from the East, and see |
ing his name in print, supposed him to be |
a dear schoolmate Of whom she had lost |
sight Would he please call on Mamie and |
tell her all about his sisters, whom she had
loved so fondly.
San Francisco men are nothing if not
accommodating, and the confusion of my
lady on discovering her mistake ~ did not
phase him 2 particle 1t took two hours of
persuasion in her parlor at the Grand Hotel
before she would consent to adopt him,
name and all, in place of the dear boy
friend, and call him Bonny.n After leav
ing her, the San Franciscan did an unusual
amount of solid thinking. That evening
he passed in plotting with a boon COM
panion, and the pair parted in high glee.
Next day he called again, and said
- Mamie, my child, Pm going give you
sample of Platonic affection. You deserve
better friend than l could be to you, but
know man you would like. He's Just old
enough to be vain, has lots of money, and
is gay Old bird. l have business engage
ment with him at 3 o'clock, and will Incl
dentally mention a beautiful woman ! saw
at the Grand At t you send him the same
note you sent me. He'll bite like fish,
and call on you. Tomorrow morning I'll
come up and see how you get along I've
taken a great fancy to you, and if You doas
| advise I'll have you % man inside of
| two months. Good-by, sister"
Next morning Mamie reported that
- Townie " was to be the future abbrevia-
| ton for her latest conquest, and that they
were going to the Cliff House that after
noon. Bonny and his Boon also happened
out that way, and passing Mamie on the
porch, she remarked in undertone without
| looking toward them, " Pipe the new seal
| skin cape and urban \ moment after
ward Townie emerged from seeing a man,
and cried, Hullo, boys glad 10 see you
| Cold day, amt it? Come on, let me intro
duce You to my niece. She's Just arrived
from Kentucky. Miss Turner, these are
my friends"
Within few days disinterested Bonny
called on Miss Turner" and said, " Ma
mic turn about is fair play, and l want you
to do me a favor. Sharon, Jones and Fair
are all friends of mine, and have let me
into a deal they are going to make on
! Belch and Buster. The stock will 20 TO SO
within month; but l have reasons for
not appearing in the scheme. Here are
$780, OF which l viii make you a present
if you go down this afternoon, and with
this 5000 buy my stock. If you want to in
vest your money, all right; but sell ont
when | tell you to. Understand"
Like a grateful girl Mamie obeyed i'm
plicity, and, through the manipulation Of
" Bonny," doubled her money. Not SO her
friend TOwnie, whom she had let into the
secret. He wanted to treble his, and held
on until he found out that Bonny and Boon
had put up the job to unload on him their
wild cats to the tune of $1,000 in retalia-
ton for like turn he had put on them
once previously. In the meantime Mrs.
"Townie," hearing of but unable to trace the
relationship Of the Kentucky niece, has
applied for divorce. Bonnv is content
with revenge and a repleted purse, but
Boon and Mamie are taking trip to the
Yosemite, while once more the gay old bird
remarks, It's cold day, amt it?'
COSTS IN THE sPREcKELs CASE.
The city editor of a leading daily paper
seldom lies when off professional duty
, Perhaps he generously wishes TO give Others
| a ShOW-perhapS he learns TO love truth fOl
its rarity. One such Bohemian is among
my acquaintance. He says. non-profes
sionally, that when Adolph Spreckels
mind meandered in the thenceforth of the
whitherward each of three pistol-pOps COS
his papa $4,000. For publication o
: speeches in defense the city papers wer,
+ paid an estimate of $4,000. The two law
> yers, Hall McAllister and Robert Highton
: received fees of $4,000 apiece. Shorthand
;, reporting absorbed another $4,000. Incl
% dental expenses during trial were 5000
- making an aggregate Of 100000 but doubl
. that sum would doubtless be necessary t
-. cover witness fees and expenditures q
=, which outsiders know nothing. Addin
9 what the Chronicle necessarily used, even
y only half, though there is no reason VIII
i its expenses should be less, you Will OF
serve that a nice little sum was called int
70 circulation. 1t was a gala day for typo
! | Newspapers combed the city for extra hell
); and the job was cash in hand. No prime
pie of law has been established, no reveng
% gratifed no satisfaction secured to eitht
~ side. The State has been at great eXpens
~ enemies made, evil passions encouraged
y. and yas gtacbeR Siel Nicbtsl
Il CAROL GROUSE.