The Van Buren press., 1894-10-20
MISTAKEN IDENTITY.
ASs'p--1ateis Strange Experiences
nissan Ereneisoo.

Anefeiesesof the year ls8g founti me-,
steefaKes tiieer on board, the United
states snip - commanded bv-. .at,e.
- 2no lyiag tn the harbor of san
francisco, bound ON eraist, in search of
Inc eoniuaerate steamer Shenandoah. :
Whiea waszat.tilat tim. burning Il nlefi-
can " naierss4n the 0shoGsis sea.
Whiie reeaperating alter our long
Foy age sreana the Hornz the younger
oiiieefs-of the snip were won't 10 maze
freaneae visits to the shore. 6aras
aaa blillafar we're our usual afause-s
nlunts. anu n following ihese pas-
ttHes we sometimes ionnd ours-iYeszan
queer places anu often IN dangerous
l9catitiess f0r Frisco was non the
place then that It is to-day. In these
days the eity was infested with some
q tho worst characters no raseaIs
that xistca mis- side ef fhe
siams Of London. they we're the
ofrscourtng OF New ork and ether
large cittcs an the east----eunry isirrip-
ens-snn cutthrorts driven vest bT5 ti1e
trait fellows mo would nou hesl-
tate to-use tho slungsnol OF zuife upon
tie least E1rovocation.
isTas nnona one Of our perlodlcai
visits 70 tlle iavOritc harnts of these
mnn that rereivssi ithe impression taat
il Goes not aix'avs 90 tollooK inst ike
s1Hnc other fellow
pom 1iIe night In c urstion We L an
been iglrurura bv ourrommander tfIat
we snouir sait n ext day. We of the
steer1ae, accomuaniei by some of the
1vnrt;roumzuo fficcrsv i IN conciuied 10
visit tIe city ONCE more before Ia king
cur depHrrnre. All agreed to 20 III
uni1orn1.D ann ASA brass buttons ann
shoulder srraus w eYe the preconIuabs
inn fenrure7 e7rsinIroururH HifuruIrn those
daus, Nt sassdfficutt tor the ianasman.
to distinguish between thendress OF
the stee-nre aud thaslof thsw1rdroom
oifise-s-s
Surnensi irnen q Iriurag uur rersTnufa-
tionsnson'rs hnrer4 fouBd myself sep-
araraa from mr comuaninns. and after
Walking pentfor sginen irne chaneeri.
ouuos1ta the = pniaeen nsaioon''.--t-neE of
thsl l,nossa HI xgu.ficen.r butumost iav W.
lesss n lnses svnfch- I heRs a bounded In
the city. Bsinr ready for a lmost snr-
advenrare Il strotieas su a ne, ieaiied for
a abottle sofsAytne.e Being pretty welt
suppueas with. money! 4 wssa u oslonv'
in picking mp aconnintancesa was
vcrftualiy invited .toita<e a hand in a
game ef til1iarts o nd soon hecar,se a b.
s,rhed n, sts destinations.
Thar,ara .asveli fl He'd with eos.i
ufcro,itan crowd Willie waitinr forHv
ot,,,onert &, make h is isrin' ! aoticcd
sRroHpf whose appesTeneei ''tIlarised'
tter as belpnrinp toF the e anelinT
fraternity fixinp their chances ON ma
ard now ard then enrarinF in %
x,hispered conversation This did not
sfstor-h me . oil, ssaI supposed thar
thess uniform I wore may hspe iat-
t,.~t.s their ntsentiont and J went on.
With the PANE little thinking that -
s,.ere An nv lift, 4vould befenaeted in
,cfs,s.t- fe,v hours which wouid be
ex-d nron nv memory forever
The ga,re beinp 4 nishedf a trio or
ths rroup approached me- and smiling
blsrdiy. in~ited me TO 5oin them IN =
cis-arnns a ehatover.a rlass. | readily
,s..,,sa and We aii6urifsa 70 an
i,,,,,.- rt,oY.4 which svssa e laneratelr
fv-,;sNes We we're soon engaged N
iiy.,v co,versation The trio sat di-
rectly opposise nen fIappeninr TO east
nv cves In their direction J detecte'l
u n a.
a besty glance 'rass between theml aud
;,,r,~s,stelv one OF the strie arese'7
,,o,..ss s,.,,t ~ The room and closed the
doo- Atthe same time heard the
,,.,,J;,r click of q lock and liS 20 y
desh n slawneae apen ameithati was
prisoner
pi.,,,s to r1v feetl demanded auiexs
.,1s,,si,,n OF such eonhuetf out re-
r..,,.l,;,, retnrp q maiieioussneer' One
..,T,,,,. ,,,,y,, ,,s,,iars 4 without a word then
,.....,s ~ $40, III q breast mufdero'is-
.,,,,Ss aasoer4loren 4 of the donoie-
,,,.se,e ,ladn usssiiy earraed by the
s,,,.,,csin 1th ese' stlays-''rrld rroceehe''
t5,trvr4ts edge upon his th"'nh- ana
finrcrs ,,,,,,.-
-, ,.,,,se that murder was com
j.. ..,s,,Iat4d aud sprinpiae int a cerher
s. s,gt SOW, s,,reesrsd - sela fagiife as
deaply ns noseihle -,,-.,.,,
' NJ anJS weapon Waa a snaiii iolasn
,,,,,f4 .sIieh useslig enrr'od nhoat my
,,.,s,,, piaesnpu msHthamh upon inc
elss, IN order 20 prevent the -ni'l''e @
fre.,l d losFneupen mghaod ana taerer ~
bv diashiine merll ''V"'teu -, -,
.io,,ens which, 4 we eenvinceu "o"'"
soea s0nae ..,. &.
'V,' AIe,o.eA csre'i iittis fo~drasn IN
Ina a deoieed aversion 10
- ,,,,,,,,, h Il, sne's sVsyf hought after
lag lh1,,sns ebs4ed tarourn nyH1inds--l
'...,,a..rst ,yiIero my shipna1ss 3S'.'s'
'y',l',,s "a NOT miss mennd search
y 49, ,,..na n tl,as eId not resrae lne'
lIT n,'y.. @ vour, theg not rescvsr my. eols.
In the pear'tiu'eF Th'is y. YVES : ',,, pr,
90 ,let with is',1's;' : t's''a' ,.,,,.,,,,.