Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-06-13
THE WORD HE WANTED.
A Denver NIlninE Man Who Was ''study'
In the Lingo"

A Denver n1ininK Man who Was sstudy~
~ In the Lingo"
The Mining exchange, which has had
n rather checkered experience, brought
some unique persons the city. When the
exchange was opened there was an in
hux of mining men, and for time they
kept the hotel district busy. They were
men of great hoseitality-to use their
own expressions, "weil lined with
money"-and of a convivial nature.
They were willing to meet everyone on
equal grounds, and If anyone tried to
appear superior to them they were
ready to fight. Many of them were men
that struck it rich" in a paying streak,
and had only a thin veneer of culture.
Once in awhile they manifested the
rough-and-ready characteristics Of the
placer miner. Perhaps none of the visit
ors caused 50 much amusement and was
so thoroughly sociable as certain min
ing man who stayed at the Imperial
hotel. He is gone now, and expressed
extreme disgust with the exchange be-
fore he went, but he left record be-
hind him that will be talked of for long
time.
This particular citizen trailed into the
Imperial about ten o'clock on the night
of his arrival chewing the flag end of a
burnt-out cigar and dragging a fox
terrier by n string. A huge diamond
blazed in his shirt front and piece of
quartz weighing almost a pound
dangled from a heavy gold chain that
was looped across his breast. He had
on a suit that would have caused COM
motion anywhere but in n mining camp,
and another huge diamond glistened
on his chubby finger. He lurched up to
the desk, and with yank of the string
! brought the fox terrier to attention"
under his feet, and then he said in a
voice that seemed to emerge from the
soles of his boots:
Say, pardner. 1 want a room, and l
want a good one"
The clerk soon furnished the stranger
with suitable quarters. Then the
man called a bellboy, and, throwing
him the string of the fox TERROR, said
Say, sonny, take that pup and give
him a good feed. l am going to give
hem to a friend, and l want him looking
| like a winner. Brought him all the way
! from Colorado, and he's thorough
bred. Look lively to him now and have
him ready when l want him.
Then this man with the stamp of the
quartz mill and the glazing signs of
prosperity all over him turned to the
clerk and looked intently at him for g
moment. Then he broke forth conf
IDENTITY:
You'll do, youngster, and want you
to sort of look after me while 1 am in
these diggings. I'll make some money
for you, too, while am at it. amt
much of sassiety man, but am hon
est, and l want you TO put me on to the
frills. 1 don't want TO show my ig-
n'rance to any of these yere mavericks
lying around here, so if yer see me goin'
wrong just toot your whistle. I'll fix
it all right with ye."
The clerk promised, and the man of
wealth marched off to explore the city.
He evidently found things to his liking,
for he strolled into the hotel about two
o'clock in the morning, mellow and
communicative. He confided the fact
TO the night clerk that he had got out
into real society" and he was going
to spruce up bit and study the lingo"
He eyed the clerk for some time, but did
not seem to like him as well as the one
that he encountered first. Then he
walked over and sat down on a settee
and stolidity watched the man behind
the desk. Guest after guest came in,
! and each having secured his keys went
upstairs TO bed. Still the mining man
sat in the chair, alert and watchful. He
eyed everyone that came in anXiously.
At five o'clock in the morning the
night clerk was getting restless, and
the man in the chair was still on guard
At that time a belated guest came in,
and, after glancing at the clock, took
up his key and said with faint attempt
at mirth: well, 1 guess it is pretty
near time to retire"
| At that moment there was an explo-
sion from the chair. The mining man
! jumped up and came to the desk. "Re-
tire! That's it," he exclaimed. 81
have been trying to think of that blamed
word for three hours. Gimme my key.
l am goin' to retire. See yer later"
Before the clerk had time to recover
from has establishment the man from
Denver had snatched his key and made
a rush for the elevator. He was not
heard from again until late in the after
noon next day and then he was still
! studying the 'lingo."-N. Y. Tribune.
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