Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1888-07-14
DON'T LIKE MELONS, ANYWAY.
The ROys on the Douglass Road Fool
the Cinnamon, but the Girls Fool the
Boys, Always.

AnG 1tUyS Oh une DOu&kHSS hOdu OO1
the Chinamen n, but the Girls Fool the
Boys, Always.
The first watermelon joke of the season
was cracked the first of this week. The
weather for the past ten days has been de.
cidedly hot, and on Monday last it was
little bit hotter than ever, the thermometer
marking about I25 IN the shade to man
who was working in the sun. About halt
past three O'Clock lhat afternoon the Doug
lass tailings train arrived in Dayton from
reservoir below Sutro, and while passing
through town the trainmen spled McGurn's
vegetable and fruit wagon standing in the
street loaded down with watermelons. The
trip from the reservoir being a fearfully hot
one, and the engineer and conductor longing
for something to take the dust aud swelling
cut Of their parched threats, they went down
in their greasy pants and dug up the where.
with to purchase a good sized watermelon.
They made short work Of putting the largest
portion Of it where it would do the most
good, and having a small piece left gave it
to one Of the Chinese slum. shovelers who
was on the train. This Chinaman was not
long in letting the balance Of his crew know
that there was watermelon in town, and
shortly they made up purse and sent Chi
naman No. to purchase Two large melons
for their own use. The deveured one be fore
they LETT the wagon, and decided to take the
other one home TO eat in the evening. They
accordingly slowed the remaining melon
away in cool, and as they thought, secure
place. The eagle eye Of the conductor Of
the train was on them, however, and smile
stole ever his face as he thought Of what a
joke he would play on the unsuspec,ing
"Heathen Chnee." When the mill was
reached he forthwith ordered the Cinnamon
to get int the dumps an. begin shoveling
The engineer not being of guard the melon
was quickly spirited away. Everything
worked we'll until evening and then the
Cinnamon missed their fruit. The made a
general and careful search fer their prize
but without success, and with locks of dis.
consolation they started for home. Quiet
being restored The engineer and conductor
had quiet laugh, and thought of what a
treat they would have next day. That eve
ming they invited friend or two to be
around the next day and help eat the stolen
fruit. Along in the warm part Of Tuesday
the boys assembled with watering mouths
10 attack the melon, but judge their surprise
when no melon could be found, high or low.
Each one accused the other of reachery,
but both emphatically denied knowing the
whereabouts Of the fruit, and after some
further search they separated from their
friends and from all appearances were much
angrier than were the Cinnamon the preyi
Gus day. Well, later in the week it leaked
out that the melon had been discovered by
two Of Dayton's most charming and ms
chieveus young ladies whose mouths were
shaped just right for kisses and waterme Ion,
and they, with a lady friend who was built
the same way, had got away with the fruit
while the boys got left. The boys now say
they are not very fond Of watermelon, any
way, and prefer any other kind Of fruit.
Who were the girls, did yeu ask?
Guess.