The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-26

was always a source Of amusement to all, and I
cannot recall an instance when he was ever
even. in, his alleged frauds and tricEorics,
whether innocent or retnliatory, and were fond
e efo reIIssin %i Sbts great ssst Fu TSiI bis Ss sy" sn o Of ssc
slSS %Ss S%SIS " MnsS, Rri Inc &nsn! at ihs st Shines
alluded tool Identifying any particular China;
confusing recognition by. intcnsifying their mo
nSton nImso fsG "a ne sSp prS,sdfG. III Having " nsc paid nd.s his
tho receipt to his follows, so that the collector
found himself confronted in different parts of
tho sottlsmsnt with tho receipt and the simless
though we ali knew that there were a dozen
Cinnamon or more at work At the mines, the
and e. sss great was their facial resemblance that
himself with the conviction that no had made
."'See yup". pay twice, and withheld the money
tho c anS TSEGf'Rm Teeorni y os v 81 yh pPs sSnStit snS 81
a joke, hrd his belief that Cheating the Gov.
eminent was only chestinG himself, accounted
But these sy mpathies wore not always unani.
nous.
One evening l !strolled into the barroom of
the principal saloon" which, as far as nero
upholstery and comfort went. was also the prin.
had commcnced; the windows were open, for
the influence of tho southwest trades penetrated
even this ar.oft mountain mining settlement,
central stove, around which the miners had
collected, with Their. steaming boots elevated on
were not attracted by the warmth. but the stove
formed a social pivot for gossip, and suggested
stinct. Yet they were decidedly a Respondent
group. For some moments the silence was only
i SrSssn ny o 4 snsp' q e s %pSsit { mnt fssre 0 %sa oet En-
ing In the fortunes Of the settlement nor in their
' 9Sn s ipdlyidn ,lu affairs air. TO-. suggest sEss this g, gloom ON
all, suffering from the panRs of dyspepsia.
Homogeneous as such q complaint might seem
life, their daily exercise, the healing baisam OF
the mountain air, their enforced temperance in
G a,s' s Wss inc neS S1sSnSe 81 I'll the enif Soontssii SblisaffS acs.
Whether it was the result Of the nervous; e.
citable temperament which had brought them
cooked provisions. they hastily bolted. be-
sumo them; whether they too often supplanted
their meals by tobacco or whiskey. the singular
finely selected adventurers, living the lives 81
picture Of health and strength. actually suffered
more from indigestion than the pampered dwell
!Inss;..o. '.bi .a;a II ~ ,tpIlisr npanaes,ss" and
oeadedP the amount Of the regular provisions
whose effects they were supposed to. correct.
and plaeaPds. There w SSq"e OCCASIONAL s'rnns"
ON open nsw ,,s FsSneS into and : GIsesssil SO on f6s,I 81,
trust in each new remedy was not the least dis.
tressing and pathetic of the symptoms of these
ing around at his follow sufferers. I'VE Kin talk
all but only the other day I 4 Struck suthin' that eh
I'm goin, to hang on to, you pet. .
but ny no o EYE s %iads a anTfSf R00oiiS 70 Inc speaker
And I didn't get 1t outer Advertisements,
nor Of Of cireqlers. l got it outer my head, just
what was 1t. Cyi' said one unsophisticated
and inexperienced sufferer. >N
knowing he had the ear of his audience. dra.
Dld ysa ever hear Of a eSina%an having
"Never heard he had sabe enoug to hev
anytthink,. said a scorner:
well. no. chorused the group. They were
um nSf SGyr' "eo: y they d ain!t.' % vii a paFtSa; TIT Il
f S,dn n! sss'ow to me shs sSa snsSs1 thing nso thSt b e pSs sii,
tortur' that u Christian feeif, and one day after
dinner. when ! was jsst a;lyin, fat down on the
pizenoqs See Yup.., with q grin on his face.
eati neii seq h @an 'bPa ltn ehREn mama 70 s men eSSi p slsss
alice same. and no hab got
he i th easE t I sa s,i passy fS' 70 T %s j }ess Rg% utf %as
that weak I hadn't stren'th, boys. to heave q
rock sw ct h Mas is nst th It ge ssss %e s ea i i
he was alone, and / was feelin'' mighty bad;
what he meant. Then he took a piece Of punk
n my skim n a ssn'lemen. y you mlsfht a?t believe aha; an me.
but in e minute felt better, and after a Whit
was it pow'fui strong, Cyi' asked the mex.
"No. said Parker, '..and that's just what's got
hot night. But as / couldn't 60 round ,monG
you boys with a lighted piece o punk in my
crackers, / asked him il he couldn't .fx nae up
suthln' In another shape that would be handler
no1 use s, %h s6r I II w Sttt tO ea f Pad; Ds AND ,d I'd n rset osb to
patent medicine. So he fxed me up this"
He put his hand in his pocket and drew out
closed q pink powder. 1t was Rravely passed
why 1T It Smells and tastes like ginger" said
1T is only ginger" said another, scornfully..
pa %Mses seo # l. and aM %sRse i ~ isp oniy r @y fsns Gy
But 4 IT. the sort o stun 70 bring on that fancy
and that fancy cures me. it,s all the same: "
he earthly put i baeE in his pocket: w. W.
mean himself" by consulting a Chinese euack
he'd hp ar ss,asF h Sisy CABIN SR i9 + Of If i SSa t ina s sUrR q! 'e eon
fdences with See Yup. he ought to go to worl
with him on his cheap tq9ilings and be fumiSatee
L uAi ~ Wv otNAlo tAALits II iAo ~ bSS INV hitlb GA
opium pipe instead of smelling punk, he ought t.
ticeable that they were all very anxious to ex
anime the packet again; but Cy Parker wal
alike Indifferent 10 demand or entreaty.r
A few days later l saw Abe Wynford, ono o
the party, coming out OF See Yup's wash house
He muttered something in passing about tn,
but did not lingcr long in conversation. Thu
next day ! met another. miner at tho wasi
house, but he fingered 80 long on some trifint
details that I finally left him alone there wild
See Yup. When / called up Poker Jack o
Shasta there was a singular smell Of incense IL
his cabin. which he attributed to the yer.
resinous quality of the fir logs no was burning
/ did not attempt to probe these mysteries b!
any direct appeal to SEQ ,Yup himself: / re
spected his retise1ce. Indeed, e had not.
me. Enough that his wash house was well pat
-onized and he was decidedly getting on"
1t might have been a month afterward tina
DIR. Duchesne was setting a broken bone in tn
settlement, and. after the operation was over
had strolled into the Palmetto saloon; H
was an old army surgeon. much respected an,
loved in tho district, although perhaps n littl
feared for the honest roughness and militar
changed salutations with the miners in HI
invitation to drink, Cy Parker, WITH a Gel