The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-08-02
"run OF pLoonn WIDE OPEN.

Cordial Wolchmp for tho N0rthweatOra
senator. IIrylIltiug Hts Constituents
Wp,iiHgioa rot
Last month, Iald a far northwestern
senator, ~ was back in my state, Some.
thing occurred to illustrate tho easy,
old.shoO methods OF those parts, and
tho calm familiarity OF tho inhabitants
with even SO tremendous an engine Of
state as senator, l Wouldn't, how
ever, for tho world have such monu.
menta Of dignity as some OF our eastern
statesmen hear OF this. I'm afraid It
would give them IL profound nervous
shock. Well, this Is tho story:
"ld como to town that noou and had
been busy with affairs until late into
the night. II was about o'clock in the
morning aud I'd just finished up din.
ner. Having, rs It werc, exhausted
what might DO called the better eIe.
ment, aud not feeling at all ike sleep, |
concluded To hunt up Tow old friends
who belonged to tho fringe Of society.
II was perhaps 1850 o'clock when |
s,eerod into salnon, known locally as
Tho Tub Of Blood It was conducted
under excellent influences, aud | was
warm friend Of tho propriGtorL.
"'Thc Tub Of Blood was wide open
as turned In, but there wcFdn't many
people there; possibly seven in all.
Those, five white men aud two China.
men, woro at tho rear Of tho saloon
bending Loalously over game they call
American Tan You must know that
about the only people out my way in
these gold.bug days who have any
money are the Cinnamon. Tho impov-
oristed Americans have Invented par.
tlCular tan game TO get some Of thid Chi.
noIo wealth. At Chinese or fantan tho
MonEols arc too many for my constitu.
Ons.. 80 IhOy havo been driven to con.
struct this Caucasian tan to mako hOad.
way against tho saffron invader.
81 walked down Tho lab Of Blood
until calnO mp to whoro tho tan game
wa, raging. Tho doaOr-triewl Of minO
Looked up: Hello, Billy, old stocking,
how arc your no said, and look Of
genuine pleasure Came into his face. lilo
was glad to SEQ mo.
I'm first rate. Hunter, ropliod.
How AFRO your Tnktnv vonr homiock
all along?' Sure, said Hunter; all tho
time continuing to deal tho tan game.
How soon you goin back TO Wa'h'ntOn,
Bily2 Hero you Oninaman, you can't
play your money on that card. You
know tha. Rs well Ms do, you almond.
eyed horse thiel-As Twas sayin', when
you goin' back cast agin', BllyT ri
10 horo about week, ronlied. An
tho boys dom woll lluntOrT 'rolora.
bio, said lluntor Say, you sonp.Con.
SUNNI son Of thief, YOU didn't win
that bot sOt thom chips right back on
tho card, or I'll hNvo your laundry in
flames in u second. HUa, Billy, boys
dom well enough. You hoard about
Carbon pOtO margin Big Lar
"'NOp | replied. you know Two
boon pretty busy In tho senate. Don't
hear nurl roHI now. back ga't, Hunter
"Nol allow not, snil llnn,or DO.
faro you lnayu Gu by tho rhluC
'rulons, don't YOU short.horns know how
to play an yOt? Got vOurstnl up, an
rot 1t quick. Dyo think Pm turn those
kyards out o idlB curiosity TO 900 whit.
overs onto 'Om2 mol | s'po'o, Billy,
you NIL back In Wash'nton don't hear
much now ill aomu Of ~ jump IN on
you now an lhon2 Ioi, Caribou mnr.
riod BIG la, an lhcy'rU knOpin' hOuso
over tllr clgn Of camp somo'ors. All
lhUy had, Onribun tolls mo, 10 begin lifo
on Ia dslringoI llHhdt an buffalo robe
'Ihats what ! call lcttn' zach Other In
OH tho ground floor, thom nhptials was
--, lluto, YOU ptg.tallud still, pick
y'tO monOy np thar, or ri tako II away
from YOU. ion'fO rOllin' ID lHth.
argyle 6Oltn' over thar. WhH'H the mat
tor Of yu2 Drcnmln' ii ChinN?--lInt
do you know, BLY, now III mtKn u
bot, oven ~. Caribou M IiH VI lu all
riphL U0rlbou'a nL work every, night,
nn' LIS took II brace AM anya ahoN
to llyo down tho past, an I'm nllowin'
Ilu'll ,lO H.
"'lIi, la has ghoto lived down II
hoAp Of whisky IN hUr tlnc, intorjoutod