Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-04-16

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Missouri for it, and there he stopped
for it was long sentence for the mayor
A few of Ashcroft's citizens stood il
front of the saloon the next morning
and remembering the mayors remarl
the night before scanned the passenger
in the Aspen coach. but saw only two
the mayor and the surveyor so they
concluded that the bad man Pete hac
told them of had gone away the night
before in his own outfit, and Ashcroft
never questioned the authority of her
mayor to leave the important functions
of his office to do neat detective job.
1t was only day over two weeks
when the Concord coach, covered with
dust rolled up in front of the st. Elmo
hotel at noon, and to the amazement of
the two dozen curious spectators Peter
Lonergan stepped out and then turned
to assist very small woman through
the narrow door of the coach. Peter had
not spoken word nor recognized by
nod any of the citizens surrounding
him, but they noticed with smiles that
he wore new suit of civilized cut
Clothes new shoes-not boots-and to
their amazement his whiskers had been
clipped.
Conjectures as to his companion were
varied in the minds of his audience I'M
til the driver rpstrapped the boot of tho
coach and threw down the leather Gov
ering, and there revealed to the gaze of
the dumfounded bystanders new trunk.
On one end of it was stenciled in black
letters MRS. P. Lonergan, Ashcroft,
Colorado.
The gossip of Ashcroft had up to this
time been chiefly confined to rich
strikes, new leads or lodes, of the posi-
bility of money coming into camp, but
the sight of that trunk revolutionized
social customs there, and like a fire
orand to alfalfa flew the many forked
tongue of gossip, spreading in few
lours from the town to the hills the
news that Pete was back without his
nan. The joke was ON the boys, the
thinks were on the town, for he had
'rought back wife. If it had been any
ther man than the mayorl Gossip was
erified by fact as the long string of
itizens filed :nto the hotel and then out
1T after la ling scanned the consump-
i've, dirty register with its last inscrip-
ion, Peter Lonergan and wife, Ash. {
roft, Colo. -
Now the hearty good feeling every
ian entertained for the mayor came
to the surface, and that after '
DON committee was formed to give &
Pete and his woman" ball at the i
otel and instructed to spare no expense. Il
team was sent to Aspen for the mu- e
c. and two of the committee were or Il
red to hustle up the finest grub that n
er had been laid out as a spread in T
shcroft, Everything was to be con- IL
'cted secretly, and the ball would have b
en- great surprise had it not been for OF
proprietor of the St. Elmo, who ap- it
eciated the fact that Pete and his wife al
q had long journey from the east n;
q ~ mile stage drive that morning
might need a rest before the bali.
cordinsly he took Pete aside and said; W
Mayor, you've got the joke on the th
rs, and they hold up their hands, but til
ween us they are getting up a ball
your honor-that is, for you and your Of
they are going to do the pu
ng III shape. They sent to Aspen for on
music and are rounding up every pa
70 IN camp for expensive grub. The
VIII begin about 8 tonight, just as an,
as we can have supper and clear gre
room, and, mayor, there was some Sol
OF sticking each boy 81 at the door bis
NY one of those parlor organs for tbe
sis l thought would give you inc
TO let you know their game, but ma
. give 1t away to the boys on your stri
w sell
Well, it's pretty decent of the bows.
m afraid the missis is tired ont
to the dollar, won't stand that. A
}" open your doors, and if there is of
charge to tho business give me the that
~. pier
lat night was an eventful one in Inv +,
history CT Ashcroft, and one never dem,
forgotten by Pete. About S o'clock one,
nmlttee of four visited the MAYOR. rain
miners and their wives. They told Dav
ball given in his honor would cont
at o'clock and that their wives som,
q do the introducin." or II
TO tried hard to look surprised, but nara
s clear acting. However, the min. tho ,
ere too excited to notice ANYTHING fore;
q o,o,oo,. by II
}. Tho hotel dining room had been The
"a OF Its table, and at one end of it brigl
rete' ms little wife and two of be "a
nest ladies in town with them aion
music, two violins and a cornet with
pehed the ball. Yet not q sonl had vans;
d. Ao"A ""o 'ausi
, had be in
roo m;, ueen waiting impatlently Lii
'o'nes, and now he was chatting at
looked to him like hitch in the He
suddenly the swinging doors soho'
Z TO the barroom were thrown Th
ana Left, left, left, right, left" abou
rom Ben Sowls, who with q new er of
over his shoulder, led 80 stalwart asked
Iii military style down the mite
'neh right wheeled and around rathe
times There were miners Of all kler
ons' ana men who were not min God !
all, One was lonesome Indian. asked
ad been invited in, and who little
gun and all. They came to a took
ace halt before the bridal party. They
an carrying bundle of some. as th;
II practical use, from a sack of was v
1o bacon to the kitchen utensils. ratl
oenter OF tho party was baby up sh
WIN 'ts immature pack saddle, the tie
"o feet high above its back, pre-. it," "
.ue srup stake. " and c
."s. nan IN tho line drew by teache
: !, .iny cradle made of cigar how q