Tombstone epitaph., 1896-12-20
BISBEE NEWS.
BIsBEE, D c. Is, 1896. COPPERINGs.

train.
 l Frank Abrams who has been back | in Bisbee for Q number of days past
 took . trip 10 Fsirbsnk today.
 Jas. A. Lamb left Bisbee fnr his
 home in Tombstone this morning
 where he expects to remain for several
 rnonths. He will return in the ea:ly
 spriug and resume hi. old position in
 the sompsny's ice plant,
 Vim. Gadd left this morning for his l home in the east, for 6 visit to his
 folk.. He will also take in quite a l little Of the eastern country and will ! probably net return to Bisbee for
 some time.
 George Shibley, the prepossessins
 road master of the A. < s. E.. left this
 morning for trip to Chicago and to
 his old home. He anticipates a very
 pleasant time and will return in sbe
 course of four or five weeks. William Breckenridge, the special Southern Pacific detective who came
 in on yesterdays train tcok his de-
 pArture this morning. IL was rumora ed about town that he had been sent for to ssrist Mr. Johnson in unravel-
 ing the Blum ca:e but this is undoub.. sjly untrue.
 B. A. Packard who has been in the
 east for some time past looking alter his cattle interests returned 10 Bisbee l on the this evenings trs'n after a
 very pleasan. trlp. He looks as hearty
 and hale ss can be and his many
 friends are pleased to see him in their
 mid,t once again.
 Mrs Henderson, one of BisHee's
 well known la lies, left this morning for California where she will rt main
 for time. Her future plans are not
 entirely made up as yet and she may
 return 10 Bistee in A few months or she may remain in California for good. Her many friends here wish her a
 pleassnt and enjoyable trip.
 Johnny Folks, wLo has been under the weather for come time past, left
 this morning for a trip 10 Hermosillo and several other Mexican towns. He
 thought g change quite necessary for the benefit 0i his health and concluded to take much desired trip into Mex
 ico. The next thing in order would be An account of his adventures, en- .:.!ed A B;55ee Hood iu Mexico" of something of that sort. Such book
 would surely have large and ready sale.
 We were fortunate enough last nigh, 10 run up against one of those very amusing rack.ts which we hear told of every now and then. While on our way up town during the early pars of the evening our attention was | attracted by . conversation carried on in an unusually earnest tone. On O
 nearer approach we immediately cav
 how matters stood and determined to | see tue n atte- out as it was one of the | finest instances of Greek meeting l Greek that it has ever been our fortune
 to witness. It appeared that one ol the numerous gentlemen Of the genus
 Hobo" to plentiful in our town at
 present. in his usual search for a sup per had made a mistake and run afoul | of book-agent. He was just finish ing his mournful tale when we t, ok our position of advantage and the book-agsnt immediately took his turn told how dull business was; what, long journey it was and what xpens- | e he would have to meet in getting to the next town; etc, etc, conclu ling by telling how sorry he was that he could net do auyt hing for the Wander ing Willie and attempting to pass on. His "NObs" however was no. one Of the bsshful kind and nor, over he seemed 10 consider his reputation at stake, for be quietly buttonho!ej the poor "bookey" and poured into lis disinter- ested ear tale sutficient:y pathetic 10
 melt an iceberg. In vain did his vic tim tried 10 get away, to nt.rrupt him,
 10 etop the eloquent appeal. It was no use. He was caught fast at one O: bis own games and struggle as he
 yigh, he could do nothing to stem
 the tide.
 Finally in a fit Of desperation his hand sought his pocket. The Hobo