Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-11-27
SURPRISING THE 6RlToN.
4 California Nabob's Efforts to Make the
Youths Visit Pleasant.


California NabOb's Efforts to Mak ths
Youths Visit Pleasant.
In the Ralston days, when Belmont
was in its glory, and its profuse hospi'
tality was the talk of the country, a
young Englishmau of title called upon
the banker with letters of introduction
from the American Minister in London,
an old friend of RalSton. OF curse.
he was invited to Belmont,
"Rathcr L fine place, You know, y he
remarked TO RalStnn, as his host totcd
him down to Belmont; ''but some OF
our fellows who were out here have
told the most outrageous stories, you
know, a6out California-your bears
and immense regattaS, and all that sort
of thine-so | have determined to keep
my ewes open. | imagine, You know,
| that thrv have been hoaNed. BY Cad,
Mr.. R~alston. | have been all over the
world. andit would take a pretty wide
| awake fellow to hoax me, don't you
know
During this conversation Mr.. RalStOn
ne gistcred 4 mental oath that if money
| or influence could produce that wide
awake fellow, he would be forthcom-
inc before the termination of that
noblcman's visit. At Belmont Were
assembled a few choice spirits. Lcav-
ing his guest in charge OF one Of them,
Ralston at once called a council OF
war.
This Englishman must be fooled"
he said. ''Now let us put our heads
together and give him something to
talk about when he returns to the Lon
don clubs
The private wire was busy that even
ing. and a close carriage was sent to
meet the next train. No expense was
spared to make the BritiSher's stay in
every sense delightful.
When RalSton and his guests saun-
tered into the diningroom the English
man opened his eyes and stared in be-
wildcred establishment at the table SER
vice. And well he might. The bottles
were of that colossal size, holding half
gallons, which the beer and wine men
use <ol "oSet''I'nS Pun PosI G,r.mi,u.
must be a thirsty lot said the Eng
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YOU n''I sn"' s'I, ~ Nni ~ in.!
USE" u nave 'nGH' "h'" NV" 'nc'N'
man, wears "So' .,
may Si"e' great heavens no
wen mere 800 an nov lttcl'
SOM cIl"HlPa9nV' All" lat p"I'cI,
WIZ ',hPHSS'No race oPehcI a MAJ,
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'INe 'hc cNPlo''o" % II tIllc' az .ne
Ill!nci ptosrrS'eu inc Sut''' PIIt'' 'he
piI'I'"Et "il, '"p ''or' in'l.clou9
.nleS 81 lhc 'pS9IieIS u we country
lle pG"ts, mons anu "'''eioPeS una,
fo"'l't1 'he n~e'ShpotlnT mus, ahd
'ei 'hlllg' IN n!l', 'nat inc most ran.
l"s''c S'i".lon eou.I invent ~
""I "jI4IEvu ~ H"Nc 'nc "o'se at
tacNeI tlaI h'?nt ny outlaws out they
lt"ic" 'Le loI" l''SHl s'I >"S I'clo'S' SO
,l'a' scnehle WIS "%oahuoncu' y oeer
iun, was ugV'oeG upon lol tIo heAt
ltoII.InS anu " "'ni"S parry LOT inc
"itTt''ooh' ,.
me parry were out before daYoreak'
ana ,he 'oru was STATIONED near 4 milk
r"hcn ana Instructed not 10 Sllr ulliI
one VI lle hunters caille 10 lelch MN
"neI ne was properly pl"h'eu me
o'letH returned 10 Tue mouse, lor inc
hunting grounds were NOT mlI' away
t'iu ail''>Po themselves un'Ii Aoon WIN
laN !'S new PI"iiS LOT tiig ueItflalloh OF
t'IeIr Nlctli'' Nca'l"iliIc' tlou%h thc
poor foreigner uil hol see Il ater' ne
near" Silo'' ABOUT nm y, intervals ana
"lleh ne was lll"fIne" 'hat me ran
was over ana 'hat mere would be no
more >hoot,nG that 0aN' ne was taken
oack ONE mousse
i am awful sorry maj YOU dld not
nave better IucK. said halSton when
me disguised brtlshcr appeared. Our
fellows dId falriy' YOU see anu he
pointed TO Inc rafcas>"N OF half q
dozen deer Nmg on the piazza, which
mad arrived from the market by the
morning tram
'Dldn t you really get a 'hot' Con-
less, now, you hIaIed away at a stag
or two n missed.
stag. assure You, my dear fell
low, didn't sec n single beast pro-
tested the mortified nobleman.
well, never mind, never mind,
sand his host; "wc.H see how the fish
ing pans out
The fishing took place in n pond