The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-08-29
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Familiar Reception Accorded to a United
States Senator on His Return Home.


Something occurred to illustrate the
easy, old-shoe methods of those parts
and the calm familiarity of the inhab-
itants with even so tremendous an en-
CINE of state as a senator. | wouldn't,
however, for the world have such
monuments OF dignity as some of our
eastern statesmen hear of this I'm
afraid it would give them a profound
nervous shock. Well, this is the story:
I'D come to town that noon and had
been busy with affairs until late into
the night. 1t was about one o'clock
in the morning and I'd just finished
up dinner.
Having, as it were, exhausted what
might be called the better element,
and not feeling at all like sleep, l con-
cluded to hunt up a few near friends
who belonged to the fringe of society,
1T was perhaps half-past one o'clock
when l steered into saloon known
locally as the Tub of Blood 1t was
conducted under excellent influences,
and l was a warm friend of the pro-
| prietors.
THE Tub of Blood was wide open as
l turned in, but there weren't many
people there; possibly seven in all.
These, five white men and two Chi
nese, were at the rear of the saloon
| bending zealously to 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 Chinese. The impover-
ished Americans have invented par
ticular tan game to get some of this
Chinese wealth. At Chinese or fan
tan the Mongols are too many for my
constituents. So they have been driv-
en- to construct this Caucasian tan to
make Roadway against the saffron in
vader.
Il walked down the Tub of Blood
until came up to where the tan game
was raging. The dealer-friendo of mine
looked up.
Hello, Billy, old stocking, how are
you? he said, and look of genuine
pleasure came into his face. He was
glad to see me.
I'm first rate, Hunter I replied
How are you? Taking your hemlock
right along?
Sure, said Hunter, all the time
continuing to slowly deal the tan
game. How soon you goin back to
Wash'nton, Billy?-Here, you Chinese,
you can't play your money on that.
You know that as well as do, you
almond eyed horse thief-As l was say
in, when you goin' back east again,
Billy?
"'rll be here about a week. re-
piled. All the boys doing well,
Hunter?'
'Tolerable,' said Hunter. Say, you
soap-consoomin' son of a thief, you
didn't win that bet. Set them chips
right back on the card or I'll have
your laundry in flames in second
Yes, Billy, boys dom well enough
You heard about Caribou Pete marry
in Big Liz?
MOI l replied. You know I've
been pretty busy in the senate. Dom
hear much real news back east, Hunter.
"'No, l allow not said Hunter. BE
!, fore you leave Ca. By the three
Tetons, don't you short horns know
how to play tan yet? Get your stuff
up, an get it quick. Dye think I'm
turnin' these kyards out O idle cur'os
ity to see whatever's onto 'em? No
, l s'pose, Billy, you all back in Wash'n'
!, ton don't hear much news till some
, Of us jump in on you now an then
, Yes, Caribou married Big Liz, an
they're keepin' house over on the edg,
, of camp some'ers. All they had, Carl
, bou tells me, to begin life on is a string
of beads an a buffalo robe. That
, what call lettin' each other in on tn,
ground floor; them nuptials was
Here, you pigtailed stiff; pick y'r
, money up thar or I'll take it ava,
from you. You're gettin' blesse,
lethargic settin' over thar. What's tn
matter of ye? Dreamin' of China
But do you know, Billy, now I'll max,
bet, even up. Caribou an Liz'll d.
, all right. Caribous at work ever,
. night, an LIS took brace an say
she's goin' to live down the past, an
I'm allowin' she'll do it.
, big Liz has shore lived down
3 heap of whisky in her time interject
ed one of the Americans who was play
. ing the game, as he meditatively place
a a bet.
, "'Well, l should kiss a pig, re
marked Hunter, in affirmation of tn
? last statement. Big Liz has soake
, more booze than Luncoed Charlie, an
r he's gone crazy at it. See here, m
q tub thumpin' friend; do you take IN
| for a sucker? Now, get your chips OF
, that card or I'll be on your neck. Mex
a time you do that I'll hang your cue u
back of the bar, just to show wha
+ happens to a Chink when he gets funny
4 Well, the deals about through, Billy
a won't you take a drink
f Lets make it on me- Hunter?
y said; that's what came in for
There were the four Americans an
,. two Chinese sitting in the tan game
h besides my friend Hunter, who dealt il
9 AS we started for the bar l said to tn
+ Americans: Come on, boys
n me, too?' said one of the Chinese
$ hopefully pointing to himself.
a YES l replied, get in
n $50 there we were, Chinese and al
4 drinking harmonious whisky in tn
,. Tub of Blood. l had to smile at tn
d thought of what Senator Hoar woul
probably experience in the line {
% sensations if he had beheld the spe,