The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1889-11-30
HE SAW THE TOWN.
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An Ohio Smarty's Experience in
- the Garden City. ~
He Makes the Acquaintance Of Two Pleas
ant Young Men, and Leaves His Hotel
y ON borrowed Capital-A Story
~Ses.s, with a Moral. Ur

Chicago is seductive town. To some it
Is verltable SodOm Of sin and cussedness,
TO others 1T as simply magnificent city,
noted for its many large and splendid
buildings, the enterprise of its citizens and
its wonderful growth and progress. 1t all
depends on what man is looking for If
he wants to see the elephant, if he be
painter and desires to carmine or kali
somine the municipality, Chicago will al
ways afford him recreation in this line that
is liable to make his head swim. y
To illustrate this, Ed r. Pritchard tells
the following story in the Arkansaw Tray
eer: a
The other night was in the Office of the
fremont House. Among the many guests
and frequenters in the hotel lobby my at
tention was drawn to pompous-lool1ing
little gentleman who was nervously pacing
up and down the hall He was elegantly
attired in costly and well-made apparel
sported fine diamonds, and had the general
ar OF well-fed and prosperous man. t>1nka
Presently two other gentlemen, ,ywhom l
recognized as two we'll known Chicago
sports, entered the room. Our pompous
little friend was evidently waiting for them.
be greeted them warmly and the party at
once adjourned to the bar. . knew some
thing was in the wind, and followed. sna
While the bartender was preparing the
drinks for the trio heard the little fellow
say to his companions something like the
following: ~stAAss~ s~Mps-~aaunes
"You see, I'm up here for two weeks and
Pm going to take in this town in great
style. I've got the stuff and every thing
goes. You bet Pm from Akron and that
town don't send out any chumps. I'm here
for good time and if there is any thing
rich, rare and racy why want to see it,"
Here the party from Akron was inter-
rupted by the bartender who had quietly
shoveda glass and bottle under his nose.
he eipoured out his drink, there was clink
OF glasses, and minute later he proceeded:
"Yessr, Akron's no slouch Of town an
you bet when an Akron boy glts out for
tear, something's goin' to be ripped wide
open. Let's have another" ,4sr ,.sxosS~,
Half an hour later the party of three
called cab and started out to make night
of it. - sssA~se~s---.ss ~.&, >,
felt sorry for the little gentleman from
Akron. l knew the company he was in.
My fears for his safety were well grounded,
as the sequel will show. On the following
afternoon l was again in the lobby of the
fremont. Scarce had l entered when 1
recognized the little fellow from Akron. He
was sitting in large armchair, his hat
drawn down over his eyebrows; his cloth
ing, instead Of being smooth and spotless
in neatness, was soiled and rumpled.
noticed at a glance that his watch and
chain were missing, his diamond was also
absent from its accustomed place on his
shirt front, and in strong contrast with
his jaunty and confident manner of the day
before were his istless attitude and de-
lected appearance, as he sat there picture
OF woebegone misery .-~j v.-
While l was studying his features and
Illuminating on his experiences of the past
night, messenger boy entered and placed
note in his hands. He tore it open and
read it eagerly. "All right" he said to the
boy, and dismissed him with wave of his
hand. A moment later gentlemen whom
at once recognized as well-known Chi
cago business man came in and walked up
TO the little man, shook him cordially by the
hand, and said: a
"Well, Billy, what's the trpuble9"
Just this, Tom,'' was the reply; II was
out on a little toot last night and got
cieaned OUT; money, watch and chain and
diamonds; all gone. I've got my fill Of this
"-N ''"Ae AAAe"ACy OuOtlku UO RcL uOul0
with Akron's good enough for me. OF
course" he added, s'Chlcago's great place,
beats any thing I've ever struck, but be-
tween you and me it's too rich for my blood"
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SO 1t goes. As said in the outset, it all
depends. II stranger comes to this big
city by the lake and is content to study it
from its better stand points, he can find
much that will both entertain and instruct
him. Taking in all kinds of legitimate
amusements, including, of course, tour
OF our magnificent parks and boulevards,
inspecting public and private buildings, and
becoming acquainted with representative
men in any Of the callings of life, he will
ind much to excite his warmest admiration.
But, on the other hand - Chicago is
thoroughly cosmopolitan, and he who comes
mere to take in the lower strata need not be
surprised to find them, indeed, dangerous
paths to tread. They swarm with the de-
PRAYED and vicious, who get their living by
melt and robbery and even murder; and
they ask no easier victims for their pluck
ing than are those of whom fair type has
peon 0e9Crihn6 in fho odu ~ fho