, 1886-01-09
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On the streets, At the hotels. and
Elsewhere.

Elsewhere.
II was last Sunday. | slrolled down to
the Pacific house, to find someone to talk
to death. | found Clerk Gulick standing
in front Of the stove warming the lower
end Of his spinal column. Where is the
captain, " asked. He raised his head
and turned his thumb In the direction Of
a small room opening out Of the Office,
the quarters occupied by the dispenser Of
fluid refreshments. | approached the
door, and listened. There was a steady
hum Of voices, and opening the doors l
looked in. There were four gentlemen
standing in front of the bar. On the bar
stood four glasses, each with the regula-
ton four fingers OF whisky. Come in"
they said. went, and instantly another
tumbler was added to the line on the
bar.
where was II" said one OF these
gentlemen, a medical man by the way.
"0h, yes; the order came to charge, and
away we went through the underbrush
and over logs, but when we reached the
guns that had been banging away at US
for an hour, the Johnnies had all ske-
daddled.' That was enough for me.
These men were fighting the rebellion all
over again. and | was in for it. l raised
my glass as though it was time, but
not one of them "tumbled. and l set my
glass down with a sigh. Would you be-
lieve it. they had commenced with Bull
Run, and had fought over again every
battle of the war clean down to the sur
render at Appomsttox. and took a drink
every time the union army won a 6ght.
| did'n keep run ofthe number of drinks,
but hope the bartender got his money. The
four are well matched, they can spin
yarns that will raise your hair, and their ca.
pacity TO stand up and take whisky straight
is something wonderful to a man who
never wades out deeper than ginger ale or
a~pollonaris water. Three of them were
in the army, and the other was a salt son
Of the sea, but he doesn't take any water
in his grog, | noticed that fact as we went
along. Finally after two hours or more.
they had the rebel army all licked, and
they adjourned to my intense relief, for |
began to feel as full as a goat on pop.
You bet. the next time that crowd are
fighting their battles over again, | won't
be there, unless they OAK me, and I'm
| willing to be coaxed.
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J. A. Shelter, law and real estate agent
Of Valentine, Neb.. bodied up s~erenely
in Cheyenne yesterday. He was as breezy
as a blizz ard, and completely gone on the
charms of Wyoming. Returning from a
tour along the proposed route Of the
Northwestern road, his vocabulary OF
strong Saxon was not extensive enough
to convey his admiration of the country,
and his belief that it was the best that lies
under the shining sun. lie is organizing
colonies to settle in the fair fields of the
Gem OF the West" and is receiving,
he SAID to me, more correspondence con-
corning Wyoming, daily, than he could
begin to answer. The aid Of the print
ing press has been called in, and he is
sending out thousands Of circulars in an
swer to the inquiries Of his correspondents.
of course" said Mr.. Shaffer, I'm not
doing this for fun. 1 expect to make
something out of il, and the prospects are
hat the year 1886 will sec a tide of emf
grafton flow into Wyoming that will give
her population enough and more, to ask for
admission as state. | am dead stuck
on the country, that is a fact. The route
Of the new road will be through the gar
den spot of the territory, rich in future
agricultural and mineral wealth. These
facts are becoming widely known, and the
tide of emigration will begin its westward
Aow early in the spring time"
There are some other people who have
been giving me a lot of chin music
lately and | will do them up next time.
WAYFARER.