The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-21

stopped at a place called Dirty wom-
ans RANCH The tabiecloth had pic
lures of Europe. Asia. Africa and
oceanica on 1T. and 1 suppose you could
nave Inquired out Klondike or any other
country.
The proprietress was engaged in
EARNING SOCKS when we entered. Sew
erai times | noticed her glancing fur
lively at me from her work Presently
she said: Can you wait 20 minutes
/ TIL prepare meal?' We COULD wait
she commenced busting around there
TOOK the geographical tablecloth off the
table, replaced 1t with a clean one set
hef husband Dan to grinding coffee
cut porterhouse off a buffalo quarter
MADE cranberry pie, and in about 90
minutes prepared one of the most ap-
petizing meals | ever sat down to. At
IT'S finish / laid down a dollar by my
plate and was prepared to go. She LOST
no time in Offering it back TO me. NO
sir; no. sir. could never take ANYTHING
from you; we are only too glad to have
you come she said.
As we were getting ready to set out.
Dan, her husband, busted himself at
tending to my comforts. He tucked the
buffalo robes in around me. and after
everything was ready the good woman
inquired: is your riverance perfectly
comfortable?' When l explained TO her
tnat was not a priest out only poor
pay actor, she exclaimed: 'Arrah,
GOOD Lord" made the sign of the cross
and ran into the house. On the next
trip stopped at the Dirty Woman's
Ranch again. She greeted me with:
Aha, you dirty spalpeen, | won't take
you for a priest this time. The boys
nearly guyed the life out of me for it,
put You can have the best there is in
the house just the same And l got
the acknowledged chickens and ali the
good things after that.
At another time | got into Virginia
CITY, New, on st. Patrick's day L,
went INTO the barroom OF the hotel, and
there | met Jim Warde, the comedian.
who was playing there at the time. we
had some conversation. and l went over
and sat down, Presently L noticed
Warde taking up a collection. | could
near MN say: Poor man, he's great |
man. one OF the finest orators that ever /
entered the pulpit: but he got suspend |
co from his church for drinking Those |
lelIoWS In that barroom Clipped in 10
the amount of $50, and Warde came
over and offered the whole thing to me.
mere was great laugh from those
VINO We're onto the joke and | turned
the money out onto the bar with in
structions to treat as far as it went"
Mr.. Mcguire related a humorous Incl
leht which occurred at Virginia CITY
when he was playing Miles Ma Coppa-
cen in Colleen Bawn" He was SIM
'ocky pass. and discharges a gun at a
nan on the opposite side The gun
allied to go off, but the man, without
Waiting for flash, report or anything
Use, fell. Mcguire turned to the audi.
nee and said:
what a great thing these air guns
ire. They make no noise and no
moke. but they kill man instantly"
he house Numbered with applause.
Junius Booth, Agnes Booth and a
ompany came to Virginia City and
'layed Romeo and Juliet | was en-
aged TO play the part of Capulet. Dan
e guile, in writing the criticism, said:
Romeo and Juliet was played by
ne Booths to large and appreciative
lrglnia City audience. The charac- ,
ers were all well taken, but Capulet
al touch of brogue. Upon consid-
ration we are inclined to think this
,as all right, for Capulet, not more
han week ago, was Miles Ma Con-
aieen in Colleen Bawn" The Ma
oppaleens We're horse thieves and so
ere the Capulets. The Ma CoppaIeens
ad to leave Ireland for their country's
ood What was more natural than !
nat they should settle in Italy? There
he name became Cappullni and was
nally corrupted into Gauntlet we ]
ont know but that it is proper to in :
1rpret the character of Capulet with q
touch of the brogue'" v
Mr.. Mcguire yesterday said: II have e
zen IN the show business for So years, |
ut l don't know thing about it. II
Ike of my hat to the meanest prom /
" man | meet, for next year he is U
able to be the biggest manager in the a
'untry'' h