Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-07-05
REMINDED OF HIS MOTHER.

The frontier type Of man is not yet
dead. He is not as numerous as for
merly, but when found he is just as
picturesque or terrible, according TO the
focus you get. There are three things
in this country that excite the curiosity
of the English tourist-Indians, cy-
clones and the frontier man who always
dies in his boots. One OF these English
tourists had a part Of his curiosity
gratified in Miles City, Mont. The his
tory Of the satisfaction is furnished the
Chronical by S. o. Brooks, a railroad
official, who was there" at the time.
Mr.. Brooks was returning from trip
to Vancouver's, where he had been in
the interest of his road He was in
Victoria when he met an Earl of some
body, who was studying the country
The Earl was not holding back a cent in
getting information. He was one OF
the wealthy, titled and intelligent Eng
lishmen that comes here now and then.
He did not know it all, and he was anX-
ious to learn, no matter how high
price was asked. The Earl learned
that Mr.. Brooks was going to the states
and as the Earl was thither bound, and
Mr.. Brooks knew the country, they jog
ged along together. They had travelled
from Victoria TO Portland, Or, and east
over the mountains, and along the
winding course OF the Northern Pacific
without encountering anything unusual
without encountering any unusual
incident. In fact the Earl began to
ribs, figuratiyely, about the proneness
Of the press to color certain American
types, the frontiersman particularly.
The railroad man explained that the
type was on the decline, but assured the
Earl that they were liable to find him
Unexpectedly.
The party reached Miles City one
evening and were taken to the leading
hotel" which was crowded. The land
lord, in his plain but modest manner,
explained that his guests were "sleepin'
on top of one another statement
which pleased the Earl. 1t did not
brighten him He liked it. He is one
of the intelligent English tourists who
can appreciate a humorous situation.
The landlord explained: Il can put two
in bed and there are several beds in
each room, according to circumstances.
The landlord went further. He fur
nished a sort Of inventory Of his guests,
giving the name of each one, and some
times his occupation.
"Thar's Buff Higley from Butte" he
said, the gambler. He amt no sleep
in mate yet. Thar's a preacher in a
double in the room in the wing. He's
in single harness. One Of you can turn
in with him. -Thar's Ratlesnake Bob
in the room often the library. He's
roostin' single and reckon he wouldn't
mind if one Of you bunked with him. |
don't think he'd ever know IL. 1t took
me and the stage driver and the porter
! to put him to bed, and / reckon he
| didn't know but what his mother done
it by the time we turned him to the
wall"
The Earl nudged Mr. Brooks and took
J him aside, and explained that he would
| like TO turn in with the man with the
''pizen" name, just for the sake of hav-
ing it to talk about as an American ex.
| perience. Mr.. Brooks thought it a
good idea and informed the landlord
that, as his companion was averse to
preachers and gamblers he would turn
in with Rattlesnake Bob. And there
upon the landlord showed the Earl up
to the room ''offen the library" the said
library" consisting OF table on which
was family bible, by the side Of which
lay a sporting newspaper and a patent
medicine almanac.
Before the room occupied by Rattle
| snake Bob was reached. the Earl heard
a sound which resembled that made by