Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1899-09-02
WALLACE DOwNED.
Driven From Tahoc by the Exac'
lions Of Fashionable society.
From the Carson Appeal


Charlie Wallace, who has been stop
ming in this city for the past week, has
been a sojourner here because Of the
exactions of fashion at Lake Tahoe,
where he had intended to spend several
weeks with his wife and sister-in-law.
He came here refugee from the lake i;
driven out by the dress requirements
of that elevated section OF the earth.
When he arrived at one of the fash
ionable resorts Of the Lake his idea
was that he could strike a spot where
he would be away from the newspapers,
and lounge about in the cool shade Of
the pines and listen to the ripping
brooks while his heart and mind would
be at peace. He labored under the
idea that he could do all this in his
common, everyday, political clothes.
His wife, however, thought differently,
and smuggled two suits of new, tailor
made clothes into his trunk.
When he arrived he had on an old,
hand-me-down attire with pants that
distinctly bagged at the knees. Now,
when a man arrives at Lake Tahoe
with a pretty wife and handsome
sister-in-law, society will not allow
him to 90 about with baggy breeches
and hat Of the by-gone days of the
Stewart campaign. OF course, his wife
noticed the Mortified looks of the haut
ton, who occupied the veranda OF the
hotel, but she made no protest, know
ing that she would have pleasant
surprise in the morning. Charlie said
he proposed to rise with the lark. when
the dew sparkled on the grass and
study the ways OF nature in the sylvan
shades. That night, after he was
asleep, she hid his old clothes and
substituted a genteel business suit in
its place. lie rose softly at four, and
not wishing to disturb his wife (who
was watching him, he dressed in the
dark and sailed out, not realizing how
well he was looking in his new suit.
He got back at nine, after delight
full trip through the forest, and meet
ing an acquaintance from San Fran
cisco. said GOOD morning" in a
cheerful way, and the person ad-
dressed. not recognizing Wallace in
his new clothes. gave no answer. lie
simply stared and passed on.
After breakfast, his wife and sister
in-law were simply delighted when
they realized that he had not dis
covered that he was in such fashion
able attire, and they watched him
with glowing pride as he circulated
over the grounds. He ran against a,
least twenty OF his old friends, notables
oil Nevada and California, and no one
recognized him-no one returned his
salute. When Mr.. Wallace was given
the cold stare and the CLASSY eye by
men whom he considered owed much
OF their political preferment in the
world to his deft manipulation of con-
ventions and primaries, he began TO
get little hot in the collar, and his
heat kept increasing as one man after
another, who had always been glad TO
grasp his hand in Carson, Eureka OF
San Francisco, turned away with
cold nod or frigid stare.
There was going to be lawn party
that afternoon, and Mrs. Wallace,
having such success with the tailor
made business suit. now determined to
array her lord in the somber habili-
ments OF fashion, and the black broad
cloth suit was brought out, together
with white tie and high silk hat,
the latest Market street go, such as the
fashionable bloods of the Golden State
appear in on matinee afternoons.
When Wallace saw the clothes he
was expected to put on he rebelled.
"Look here. my dear, this farce
has gone far enough. l see you snug
gled me into tailor-made suit this
morning, and ! overlooked the indis-
cretion because you were up in the
mountains where the atmosphere is
light and affects the brain, but this
black broadcloth is no part Of the pro-
gramme with me. The first thing you
know I'll be mistaken for Frank New
lands. Besides, l don't like this at
mosphere. Some OF these scrubs /
put on horseback have given me the
dead shake when | met 'em here in
the fashionable swim, and some day
when | can get 'em where | can
handle 'em they'll hear something
drop that will sound like kiln OF
bricks a iallin'.
when | strike a place where a