New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-26
LIFE IN OKLAHOMA CITY.
PEN PICTURES FROM A BOOMERS NOTE
BOOK.

w1cH-HUNrISG FOR QUARTERS - SELLING
THE BABY's NAME TO THE HIGHEST
BIDDER-THE FIRST PRISONER
AND THE RULING PASSION.
tyRox A sr,ry CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRIBUNEl
Oklahoma City; Oklahoma Territory, May ID
II was a great dnncr-the finest i ever sa' COW"
IN Two courses and one wine only, as becomes
voo,,,men who have arrived At years Of gasronomc
discretion; stewed terrspin maryland sNie'' anu
canvas backs washed down with yellow Laoei,
taste of Gorgopzols, and the most DELICIOUS cohoe'
scsldcd In Turkish fashion. We had |us' ro''rO' "
the cool veranda al the back OF the house. "heio w"
hosts daughter with her beautiful taperng "h''c hnse'
had herself concoctcd the julep ana wa" p0pa.
10 bury my noso In too iraSFs"' A'' '
Ca, Heavens what an Oklahoma sandwich will
sometimes do .,, :. ,,r
..r midnight wondering what my companions VINO
har.d With me the floor Of the miserable caoin Wou'
,oop I,kc IN the morning Their aspect was ior-
adding enough when NO lay down. and involun'a1',
ioh,ened nv grip on the watch In my poehe' spa
,oI, ~ make sure that the money | carried about
mo Was still there. Sleep came only a'er muir
~ tossing on unsympatheuc boards, aho aer INV
LAT cartridge In the belt OF an uuoou'', '"o.
hilarious cowboy had been expended. Inc VIM ns,
bovl,ng through the cracks OF the shai's h''u'
n,shes OF lightning cast their glare through ho'os ~
the roof; peltins ra'p IN" mo ~ ,no.. a,
thunder Kept alternating with the terr'hc snoo y,
INV nvbt.hand neIghbor, who had thrown hms'n
down At my side with the warning a.,
"I,ok out there young foller; hero grs 2no
pounds ,,.o- - ,,rr
And the cold II sttll makes m" SILVER 70 INN"
u, Il now A heavy winter ulster anu Two o'a"A'''
,ar ,s possamcr must when the Thermometer
i.l,,
enor SOW and her litter had been disporting Them
Ice all night At regular intervals her razor
hack would lift the boards on when LAY WI
nomcut the fra structure seemed 10 hra>c ""'
,rcmhlr like "A steamship In heavy Aa wv wv
described by my back might have sroused INV CIV !.
~ A profc- sunal cOntortoniS'- the"' WV"
,r, inv the plc ] would fall back, cNhaus'en'
oh II was cheerful night! MORNING hN' " ~
norc vou wish YOU had fever been born
-r, train h.h arrived from Guthfi" on the previous
,,,,, orlv abou, seven hours late Nou are play"
IN graf luck" II you arrive anywhere a, q" I">'
" ., ro,tN Oklahoma city lay hid In the dark
mo- 4 few lofCrcrS about the s'a''"' "''' W.
me- ,o lie Palace Hotel as h",hg 'h' '"''"s
-, ,,,,. IN ,,, town. Across bitches s'ah"' ANU
"''''''' n, q, lac srarIiuc ours and guided only
>, . d,iu, On .lrrS ~ occasional canP-nr''
, r,y WAY 10 rough board structure ono -'o'H
g. height Whose fat roof was w'ieh''' o""" ~
,,,,. and massc, Of dirt. The Nlg"r WIN WIN ="
l,ckcd against what seemed to me I'd nc "''
a,,uni>hcd even myself
It,Ilo There Halo halo
~, wind moaning in the tops OF til" trees ",'"',
49,, rvrr apd plsylng cairIcoutly With VI" F'"'
,,, Ca ,,r ucichbnrhooi was the only ahs"rr'
Halo, halo"
IN what, What's that
,,v co,, left for fellow 10 sleep In ~
Nav"
Any shelter al ALI
Nav ,, - -
,nytL,n, Ia b., got anywhere say standing room
Nav ,, ,,o y, tho
, ., ,I,, "pala,c Hotel for presently near
,,,,cr,rrs decidedly suphuronS In chaFa'"r' 3'u
,,,,I,,rcou,lv with ~" cUchihS 81 ""'''
crl.i voice calls "n'- 4, -, ar
s,op ponndlug that y"rr door ana 8" '" "''' W.
-, e. bad, The humor Of IN" gentleman Is az
mailing lrIi don'f Walt ior nun =" Nus" "
aud lack 20 the station 'rot
ANY r,om In the freight 'h"'
nn vc,: lot, Of IT," says N" station
.,,v ,hcr, for tho night, Just tn keep on
81 he rain '' -, ,o,, :, t,
Zee, that am being surveyed fnm hr"' ~ ''''
,o me- faint Hight Of lantern \ i"'e''H" ","
ID, ,. To-, ,,upcls me- to button nv coat ana NAM
wv" wy ,I,,uur my cravat and pulling down
"' ,, alas, neither Of th"S" vanitic> has
',, mo these many days. The examination mus
,, rrov,d sa,l.fa, tory. however. Tor p'Sc"'p
hen, tho >o,c. Of the staron.mAS'er say
com, along
,o, my sp,rts rise. Visions OF con'"i'a''
nights rr.t boxes perhaps on ;" Vi po no,,
,'o, ANYWAY, out Of that drrn"ing rain Ana ~"
| milf. and lo1uaclouS my good samaritan e',' V,
| sudden as Smmbl" across SUN '' "
| ,honi .rHong N" freight cars -,
| IN Represent The Sr~-iork Try b'"h' ''
,,. ,ca1 TIN, New York Try-b.un" ever sine" "''
nan Greeley started It. you bet. Gosh W" S""'' ~
| I, then during them Kansas troubles anu WI H"o'
| ,y # nov Yer boss going to France"
| We. yes but what am chiefly e"nccrnoa III jus
| ,cn f. f., ind a dry place 10 sleep H. w p''''''
,r. n, from, Of tho shoi. It seems an eternity "'
| for. The big lock y'"lhN a"" '''' ~
| back H. hinge"
! .Therr Won arr. young ieII""'
=, r,o a,ckcr,ns IIgn the gamnt shadows cast bN
| -, h,c r,rrr, look uncanuy. Eut "hst OF 'ha'
,,,, !, dry and isn't II some shelter. 81 "as'' ''"
h, chilling wind outside Curious uio''9h una
I,-, h,,,, ~. scarcely lie any freight In thar shea
f., fat, a, | look closer. hnd that u Is empty Sa'
fr long uarruw box In ia" corner
"whst'. that ," ask
| .rr,,, oh YES; that's fellow wh" was s'r"'
hv lightning the other day. We'll snip MN Ut ".
| morning Yer don't MIN" '
now
No not In tho least: only ,
r,, soucboy or other. ! do mind II ana pr'>'n''
, mako nv way back to the pla"" from VINO" !
49, h,rr ago n Is past midnight now INV"
states cavalryman--I sec his brass buttons e'a" !
mc reflected hight Of a lantern Oh the platform Is ="
inc surrounded by half a dozen men, all e'Nt"ma'''
r,ldly and plying him with requests TO hhu 'n""'' =.
than, during the night II" knows vi p'S'
| cough I'm, rs better than standing out III INV ran
Accent the Offer We'll. 10 be s"ro VIC NO. ~"
| 60, $50 ars ,ware Of n ourselves, almost, wo ar
,ar,,rc out into the night once moro, led Goa ON
rnous where. II WAS In his cab!n-a barn O'"hst'
IN some sntcdluvian dIgn,sry connec'h VIII" IN
Military establishment Of this great conntry-'ha'
,en, ,at night on the bare boards Prico VI io"sIS
a. head.
"ccr,crcn what am bid for the privilege OF nan