New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-17
FINALLY GOT THE WORD He WANTED.
DENVER MAN. WHO WAS "srCDYIy I'm
LINGO"

LINGO"
The Mining Exchange. which has had a rain,
checkered experience. 5rough; some unique persona
to the city When the Exchange was opened thers
was an influx OF mining men. and for time they
kept the hotel district busy They were men .,
great hosp!tal.tyto use their own expression wei
lined with money"-and OF a convival nature rhey
were willing to meet every equal grounds
and II any one tried TO appear superior to them
they were ready 10 fight. Many OF them were mea
that struck 1t rich in paying streak. and had
only a thin veneer OF culture. once in whiA
they manifested the rovgh-and-ready characteristics
OF the placer miner. Perhaps none OF the vstou
caused so much amusement and was thoroughly
soc.ab.e as a certain mining man who stayed At
the Imperial Hotel. lie is gone now. and expressed
extreme disgust with the Exchange before he went
but he lef, record behind him that will be talked
OF for a long time.
This particular citizen tra!le1 into the Imperial
about 10 o'clock on the night OF his arrival chewing
the fag end of burnt-oG; cigar and dragging
fox terrier by a string huge diamond blasd IN
his shirt front and piece OF quartz weighing a.
mos: a pound dangled from heavy gold chain that
was looped across his breast. He had on suit
that would have caused a commotion anywhere but
in a mining camp. and another huge diamond
gl!stened OF MS chubby finger. He lurched up TO
the desk. and with Z yank OF the string brought
the fox terrier to attention" under his feet and
then h/said Ia voice that seemed to emerge from
the soles of his boots
Say pardner. l wart a room. and want soeo
one"
The clerk soon furnished the stranger With suit
able quarters Then the man called hlboy.
and. throwing him the string OF the fox terrier,
said:
say. sonny, take that pup and give him . goa
feed. I am going to give him to a frsra, and !
want him looking Ike a winner. Brought hin "
the way from Colorado. and he's a thoroughoree
Look lively to him now and have him ready wnsa
Then this with tn. stamp Of the quart. mn
and the glaring signs Of prosperity all over MN
turned TO the clerk and looked ntently at him iof
moment: Then he broke forth confidently =,
You'll do. youngster, and | want you TO sort o.
make H some money for YOU too while am IT,
amt much OF sassiety man. but ! am honest ana
! want you to put me on to the friIls don. Ssh.
TO show my gnrance to any OF these yer mavercxs
lying around here, II yer see me soin wrong
just foot the whistle I'll fix it all right with ye,..
marched off to explore the city. He evidently
found things to his liking for he stroed into i tas
communicative. He confded the fact to the nisn!
clerk that he had got out into real society ana
lingo" He eyed the clerk for some time, but dd
not seem to Ike HIM A. well as the one s .na .,
down on a settee and stolidy watched the man De:
each having secured his keys went upstairs to bed
Still the mining man sat In the chair. alert ana
watchfu. He eyed every one that came In ahA'
.ously.
AT ) o'clock in the morning the night clerk was
getting restless. and the 81 the chair was sta
guard At that time belatei guest came IN
and, after glancing at the clock. took up ms KEY
and said with a faint attempt at m.rth; "Weh'
guess II is pretty near time 10 retire.
At that moment there was an explosion from w
char The mining man jumped up and came % s ,rs
desk Retire, That's H." he exclaimed Il nave
been trying TO think Of that blamed word Tor tn.es
hours. Gimme my key. am gon' to retire se'
yer leter." .,
Before the clerk had time 10 recover from ny
establishment the man from Denver had snatcneo
not heard from again until late in the AFTERNOON
next day. and then he still studying the ling"