Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-12


nulhnk IN IT, I'm goln' back, see"
These remarks touched a responsive
chord In every heart In the crowd, and
amid the popping OF corks and down.
pour OF che amber fluid they mutually
agreed to return and stand by each
other I'LL death did them part.
UP THE HEAVY GRADE.
As the beated train pulled out Of
Calientes the shades of evening were al.
ready falling over the landscape, bath
ing the crags and peaks along the noun
tain gorge which is a Grand canyon
IN miniature in mellow amethyst and
green, exquslteiy beautiful. But few
miles had been traYersed when the
grade, which had been gradually Steep
ened became so heavy that the cute
little engine" came to dead halt the
long train of empty freights, with the
two sparsely settled coaches was more
than II could manage While II should
have been patent 60 even a novice IN
the railroad business that the train
could not be hauled up the steep canyon
by the toy engine, the crew worked
away for something like and hour, Jolt
ing and shaking up the passengers, be-
fore II dawned on them that the train
must be cut In two and taken up In seq
lions. This was finally done, and with
little giant" staggered and.,puffed OF
for the summit. 10 or IL miles distant.
leaving the passengers, including tn,
hobos, behind, to languish Cor an hour
or so. The gloom Of night settled down
like n pail, but the full moon clear and
glorious, came peepng over the noun
tain crest, giving to the gloomy deals
a solemn and peaceful aspect
POETRY AND PROSE.
The stiffness was not Of long dura.
ton, however, for the revelers, now
thoroughly drunk alghted for the
purpose, so they declared OF making
the welkln ring They first III a small
fire few rods from the train and all
| went to work with much vigor Old ce-
| dar stumps, pieces Of broken ties. ana
| brush Of all kinds were dragged from
| the adjacent thckets and piled on the
| flames TIL their fierce tongues leaped
high into the air rejecting ON the beet
| ling cliffs of granite and sandstone
| hrd glow which caused them TO re-.
| semble a gigantic redhot oven or which
| one might be led to believe was fair
representation Of the portals to the me-
| Their gloom,
HOBOS AS ENTERTAINERS.
| The gang now completely under the
/
| ceeded TO entertain the other passengers.
| a motley crew II was which began 10
| perform weird and fantastic maneu-
| vers around the huge bonfire The two
| leading spirits were personages Of the
| most striking contrast One was thick
| set fellow with short bow legs, inclined
| to be pigeon toed the other a tall, spare
| individual with abnormally long pedal
| eXtremlties, SO long indeed that they
| QQampl Al qlnlngf p
bone. But they were bright and witty,
| In their own conceit a conceit their au-
| ditors did not share. Under the guild
| ance of the two worthless the mlrth and
fun grew fast and furious, and around
the cracking brands.
"They reeled: they set. they crossed
and cleeket
It'll ilka carlan swar and reeket."
And seemed like souls possessed. The
eternal uniitness OF things was ironl-
callY eNemplihed in the names OF the
ringleaders. The bowlegyed man was
addressed as ABE" and lie of the
elongated legs as Nose" Everytime
one OF them offered a suggestion he
would refer to the other with an "A.
AbeW or an "A Mose2' All points %
procedure meeting the approval of Abe
and Nose went with the balance Of thu
push.
| AWKWARD FOR THE PASSENGERS
This uanimity and subservance caused
the passengers no little uneasiness when
the imperlous Nose looked at them and
| yelled;
Look at them there guys on the car:
they amt put single leaf on our fire
tonight and we here performn' for their
benefit. / motion we bring em out
| lac 10 f,ta
notion said Abe while In one voice
the lay members mumbled ME, too"
sAVEDil
There Is no telling what would have
been the outcome at this crucial point
In the evenings diversion had not the
| engine, like the hero in the novel
showed up mt the nick Of time: for
| just as the mob was about 70 stoim
the car and drag out the passengers
among the snakes and pricklypear3 TO
hunt wood, the deep sonorous "Choo,
| Chez OF the engine came down the
| rocky denle Abe seemed TO get an in
! SEPARATION from the sound, evidenely
| through the Impression that the boilers
liquid supply had been repenished with
| malt Juice instead Of water, for he
shouted Rt the top Of his voice, Great IL
beer" The inspiration was most
| happy one and elected the most voci-
ferrous hllarlty from all. Nose, not
| wishing 10 be ecipsed by Abe demand
ed order In the assembly and unbosomed
, himself Of another inspiration In these
! words
"Fellers, let's all yen as hard ms we
can, that one glorious phrase Of Abe's,
Great Is beer"
In response mighty shout went up
| from the well fabricated Threats OF tho
| gang and echoed through valley and
| glen, and hundred dark cayerns took
up the refrain and called back TO each
! other the phrage "Great Is beer"