The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-10
A CREEDE BURIAL.
Rough Men at the 0ravs Drinking Joe's
-. Health ON the Other Side.


:. From the Creole Chronicle.
Can Teller buy stack OF blues In here
to-day2"
mot to-day. pardnor."
What's the matter"
well. Joe Simmons is being buried to-day.
and the house Is closed until after the fu-
neral"
who was Joe simmons5"
How long have you been in the campP"
Game In on the. afternoon train"
Smiths 6ast ri Ie his sRs Uses
not a card will DO turned or drink sold until
JOSS remains have been carefully planted anti a.
You can slide ur to the bar and gulp ono TO
ioo's health beyond tho range. but your money
ORLEANS sS s eSS s ks
Tss pnss Who resnos sd Was tRS
SrnE sSs I'm %'F sm S was ssd taG Gr
S@SG sac 81 n s So ean
both ei ON was Kids tosother They went nths to
an old log schoolhouse and heln9u each otner
to annoy the teacher and got a little learning;
Then they went TO punchin' cows and WORKED
tRe Texss They tosetheT
together. yes, and guess they skinned many
sucker together too but they mover gave "
Well. Joo comes into camp when he hears W
the boom Is on. and went to dealin ior zen.
night few t moments 'beiore u o'clock Jeff
to Ms room }Ge wSs Syn s snd that
I'm dyin, Ny last chip will be cashed in very
won't have no preaehin' at my send.oft. will
your No Good Just lay me og i I'm ana 1o Wish
ss Sed h enoths tas health ee
Good-by. old pard. I'm OH !!
vas s as, s words s 5SS e spSf k and
man on earth Just died. and knoWsd what at ne
the " era Sst
gamblers f i in the Vest He was Smiths school;
day friend. and the last wishes OF Ms friend
funeral srn Witch Witch took place sund and the SER
vices at the crave Were perhaps the T 6ss
HSHRs upos to s
eors mingled with the Of a ehe ere 6Pe
narrow trail which passes beside Gods acre
on the broad plateau above this rnstlinC camp:
consigned con IT., to their last resting place.
At o'clock the funeral cortdEe left the un,
t Inc ony se
in town: containing JEFF Smith. John kinnenvy:
Hugh Mo1an and H t Wagons
A binding snow storm was in progress; but
the horses plodded on up the steep hillside.
When half way UP the mourheTs Wele i tptced ~ w
horses couldn't stand the strain. OF
Finally the cemetery was reached. Six
mounds OF earth ominously close together
marked i, gaping obloag h3le ha "a been son
had had been o taken from the improyised hoarse it
was lowered into the grave. Every head was
uncovered. and jeff Smith. standing at the
foot OF the grave. thus addressed the throng:
was the tn hest friend ever had. You ali know
him. Did any Of you ever know III, him , to 40
thing that wasn't SQUARE with his friends ist
No thought not NSither t did .st T ,her pes.
IN I've tSs lana hey 6eyond the s
there aae Was rs ana SaY don
Friends ai9't much Of speaker ers 81, But J4o
lie was zone. Let US do it."
Twelve bottles Of Pommery, were then
opened and each Ct the nssemb1aee fook MS rs
Inc there Is OF The Classes
drained Then FL Gipea h snds the
snow was falling in thick. heavy clouds. and for
a single moment the sun came out above the
crested cliffs and glinted on the glassesEiving
new sparkle to the wine that toasted TIE the
nonce was drowned by an offering to Bacchus
cortege returned to town. In n iew moments
they. were busy again with cards and chips.
This event. at which perhaps the outside
world would stand aghast. simply proved that
the sporting element Of mining camp regard
the last wishes o. the dying as duty to
the pale OF the world In many things. but they
practise the broad PRINCIPLES OF humanity.
How many centres OF civilization do this ?