Arizona republican., 1899-09-07
THEY HAD SOME BEER
6uf Only E9ouah TO Excite nr, Ouin-
Iey'S Thirst.

The wicked are often undone bv
their own designing and almost every
day the wise are taken in their own
concelt, as will be hereinafter ex-
planned. w. c. Foster. Just ont of
chicago on his way home, fell in with
an elderly gentleman of huge propor-
tlcns, modestly clad, wearing a Stet-
sen sombrero and looking altogether
ike a prosperous Illinois farmer in
search OF somebody to talk to. Intro
auc1ng himself to Mr. Foster he said
MS name was ]. A. Quigley Mr.. Fos-
Yer SAID MS name was W. Z. Foster of
Phoenix, Arizona. Engaged in COP
per mining?" suggested Mr.. Ouiglev
NO, replied Mr.. Foster, CLERK of the
district court" After recovering from
his surprise at meeting a non-mining
Arizonian, Mr. Quigley asked who was
the chief justice of the territory and
said that he used to know the first
chief justice of the territory, Judge
Dunn, he believed, was his name. for
some time resident of Tombstone.
Mr. Quigley said he was thinking of
dlpplng into mining and was then on
MS way to Barstow to look up some
properties which had been represented
to him to be worth his while After
that he expected to come and see Phoe-
mix. -
Arriving at Kansas City Mr.
Quigley said he had some business to
lock after which might detain him a
day or two. There are two Atchison
trains out of Kansas City. The Cali
fornia express leaves at 10 a. m, and
the fast mail at 2 p. m. The fast mail
oVertakes the express at Albuquerque
and both are made into one train for
the coast. Mr.. Foster, anxious to be
moving, took the earlier and slower
train and arrived in Albuquerque last
Sunday night. While waiting there
he met lively party of travelling men
we'll known all over Arizona There
was Nose Hamburger of Los Angeles,
a representative of the Coulter Dry
Goods company of Les Angeles, and
Hamilton Adams, an Englishman trav-
cling for a mining supply house.
While waiting for the fast mail these
parties attacked an easy roulette game
and invested their winnings in bottled
beer with which they stocked a Pull
man buffet. There was beer every
where, enough to last the crowd to
California. The fast mail came up
and among the passengers who disem-
barked was Mr.. Quigley, whom Mr.. |
Foster was both surprised and glad to |
meet. He introduced him to the pro- |
prietors Of the beer. They asked him |
if he would have a drink. He would. |
He drank glass after glass and the |
proprietors drank for his encourage
ment to greater performances. The
fun of the thing consisted in laying
the old man out. They nudged each
other as Mr.. Quigley continued his Ii
bations and when he seemed to be get
ting unsteady on his legs and maudlin
in conversation they winked pro-
and became uproarious. The
old man seemed to be too far gone to
notice it.
Mr.. Quigley between drinks at length
became conscious that he was holding
the stump of a cold cigar between his
teeth. He hunted through his vest
pockets with nerveless fingers for
match Then he drew from his trou-
sers pocket a handsome metal case
from which he took a match and with
effort relighted his cigar
and had some more beer at the urgent
of the commercial travel
ers. He handed the case to Adams,
who glanced at an inscription on it.
luit laughing and looked as if he had
seen a ghost. Then he read the in
on the case aloud: "Compll-
nents of the Mendoza Brewing Com
pany, ]. A. Quigley, President" Nose
eyes started from their :
sockets and the Coulter Dry Goods
;ompany's man dropped the cork
screw with which he was intending to ]
open another bottle for Mr. Quigley.
'Ach, mein Gott!'' exclaimed Mr.
Hamburger; "it vos all off, Mr. Ker-
yigley; it vos all off; We lay down nit
,ur handts Sc; you vos president nit
lot brewing company? Mein Colt! ]
Did you ever see such a lot Of come {
ms as We vos?'
By this time Mr.. Quigley was no
onger unsteady or maudlin. He looked :
ike a man who would take drink
low and then to be sociable, but didn't
are for it. Il don't drink much f
,eer," he said, but when 1 do I like q
o start in en- more than you seem to 2
lave in sight" !