Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-09-14

ment I'm goin 10 read = chaptsr ous
If this here Testament. he says. i amt
maxim no claim for it cause it's part Of
the game an accordin to Hoyle. II there
was a preacher here, he'd do it, but
there bein no sech ca this range. /
makes it as forced play myself.
So he read rs chapter about the
sepulcher an Mary Magdalene an the
resurrection, an everybody took it in
mighty owly, for Of course that was the
lead to make an we knew it
''Then the postmaster said he like
to hear from any one under the head Of
good Of the order
Mr.. Undertaken and Chairman,
says Jim Hamilton, this thing weighs
on me heavily. OF course as keeper Of
the dance hall saw a heap of the
corpse, an knew him we'll Mister King
was my friend, an while his moods were
variable and unsertin al it was clearly
worth while to wear your gun while he
lowered near, loved him. He had
weaknesses as do we all A disposition
to make new rules as he played along
| for these games of chance which enjoyed
his notice was perhaps his greatest fault.
his givin away to this habit yesterday
was primarily the cause of his bein
gathered to his fathers. hope he'll get
along thar an stand way up in G with
them people up thar, an if a word from
me could fix it I'd put it in / would
say further that after consultin with
Billy Burns, who keeps the other saloon.
we have, in honor of the dead an to
mark the occasion of his eashin in,
agreed upon business departure Of in
terest to you all This departure Mr..
Burns viii state
"sMr. Postmaster says Burns, !
knowed deceased. BE was good man
an dead game sport from way back.
A protracted wrestle with the recklessly
compounded drinks of the frontier had
begun to tell on him, an for year or SC
he was liable to have spells. That was
all Referrin to the remarks of Mr..
Hamilton, states that by agreement
between us an in honor to the departed
the price of whisky in this camp from
now on will be two drinks for quarter
instead Of one, as previous. We don't
want TO disturb values nor unsettle
trade, an we don t believe this will We
makes it as ray of light ON the dark
ness an gloom of the hour.
After these remarks, which was well
received, we formed the procession.
Two buglers from Fort Cummings took
the lead, with Jack in one of the Silver
| City stageeoaches comm next. The pail
bearers were on horses next in line, an
the rest of the town strung along per
miscus ON horseback an in wagons.
".This is great day for Deming.
says the postmaster as ne rode up and
down the line. There amt no camp
outside on this side Of Albuquerque
could turn this trick. / only wish Jack
could see it for himself. It's more cal.
culated to bring this town into favora-
! BILE notice than lynchin.
"At the grave we turned in an gave
| three cheers for King and three for the
postmaster, an last we gave three more
an tiger for the town. The buglerf
give us everything they knows, from the
water CALI to the retreat, an whilt
the niggers was a-shovelin in the sand
we banged away with our six shooters
for general effect quite delightful You
can gamble there amt no funeral like
it before or after 1t was lovely.
cat last the postmaster pulls out oi
the stage we used for Jack headboard.
When 1t was set up. it looked like il
Jack wasn't satisfied with that he'd be
hard to suit. On it in big letters was;