Austin's Hawaiian weekly. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1899-190?, 1899-07-08
The Castro Baby.

all the population of Maverick passing between
the swinging doors of Sidney McLean's saloon.
The male population of Maverick usually gray
itated in that direction in all seasons; in fact
considerable number of them might be fairly said
to live there, but even in it's most prosperous days
the Spread Eagle had never known such per-
vasive air of feminine futter and fashion, an air
that the capacities of nail-order shopping makes
possible even in Maverick
The womenkind of Little Long Valley were not
disposed to look favorably on the Spread Eagle.
They were even known to view it with open hos
tility, and to account its inducements to idling
and n,oney-spending as only partially compensat-
ed for by the personal good qualities of its pro-
prietor. To-day, however, there was in the BUS
tie of coming and going, in the bunting that dis
played itself about the front door, in the cres-
cendo buzz of conversation and the rattle of
knives and forks that issued from it, evidences
that nowhere in the world could be mistaken for
anything else than fancy bazar.
The fact is, Maverick was undergoing revival
of religion. Maverick accustomed to take
its experiences of whatever kind spasmodically.
1t had lived through two mining excitements and
a real-estate boom, and was still very far from
learning moderation The first excitement had
given Maverick definite location and name.
the second had built the Spread Eagle, which,
was originally dance hall, and the land boom
had built the railroad to within four miles of the
ed away into the Businesses of the Nevada hills.
e., Now the revival of religion was responsible for
the fancy bazaar in Sidney McLean's saloon, be-
the Reverend Aaron Frear had decided to
include Maverick in his fifty-inile circuit
church edihce was needed, and the townspeople
felt that they must rise to the occasion. The
question of ways and means had crystallizel
around the idea of bazar where it had halted
for some time in nebulous state. for want of
suitable quarters in which to nlaterialize.
Then it was that Sidney Mclean came forward
with an offer of the Spread Eagle which. having
been built in boom days, was sufficiently capa-
cious What the Reverend Aaron thought of this
is not recorded-ne did not hear of it until it was
too late.
So the bazaar was an accomplished fact and
that nothing might be lacking of its wonted fea-
lures travelling photographer, who had set up
his tent on the mesa had offered "a dozen cabi-
nets in our very best style" as prize for the
handsonnest baby.
SO Maverick had also baby show. The vot-
ing was paid for at the rate of five votes for two
bits. Maverick had not accustomed itself to
smaller change. but it knew how to divide up and
distribute the benefits, and the proceeds of the
balloting went to swell the building fund.-
1t was surprising after all how many people
could be gathered into Maverick when there was
anything to bring them. There were first of all,
the townspeope, who were not any of them want
ing, and good number of farmers from the river
bottom. There were owners of mines and the
men who worked them; thirteen from the Re-
ward. twenty from the Eclipse mill and smelter,
and all the small and solitary mines among the
desolate hills poured out their jewellers to make
the great American holiday. There was the sta
ton agents family from Lawton, and the weather