Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-19

Oh here come kitin',
Sixteen gay girls the road to Brighton
The singer short, rotund old man with
face of purplish hue, and big, twinkling blue eyes
undimmed by years of reckless dissipation. He was
seated astride slow moving, patiently submissive
little Rocky Mountain burro, with the hair gone in
spots from its shaggy sides The rider had reversed
the position of the usual rider and seated with
his back the burros head, while his hands grasped
the creatures TAIL which he twisted from side to side
while he shouted: "a boss! boss!
Ny kingdom for hoss!
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The street down which the old \
man rode winding and rocky ~
1t the one thoroughfare in Camp
Fancy, and the camp was still too
new and too much occupied with kHAsexA
other things to give attention to the
trifing matter of its streets. In
deed, it was at the high tide of its
suddenly developed boom, and its y
municipal affairs not engaging
much of the attention of even the
leading citizens
Down the street past the Red Star 49,
dance hall, past the Oberon variety
theater with its cheaply gorgeous
front, past Kansas inns gambling
hall and to low, rambling log
and slab house with Fifth Avenoo Hotel" above its
front door, rode Pap Wymore in wild abandon OF
old man asked of big Dan Trim,py the proprietor OF
the place, ''Stage in yet DAM!
Nope. Expectn some one!'
mo one in pertic1er But I allus feel that it's
my duty the first citizer-the frst gent, might
say-in Camp Fancy to be on hand when the stage
individuals that may come in, and incident'ly to
work off one or two of my wu'thless claims on EN-
if / can Sold that Little Giant claim of mine over
on Bald Eagle Mountain for a thousand yesterday.
And it wasn't worth thousand cents and you
know it wasn't!'' retorted Dan.
..Aw, yes it was, Dan 1t will be with that in
experience to the galoot that bought it. And who
knows but that he may really strike it rich in it yet?
ANYHOW, amt sailed claim and I'd help to
pull hemp the cheat that tried that game just as
quick as I'd perform the kind service tor lot
or claim jumper, They say there's claim jumpm
straight right here that the first man that tries that
trick within ten mile of Camp Fancy had better say
his prayers purity blasted quick, and that too with
out benefit of clergy. And IL act as Jedge and jury
Business purity good!
the house. and some offering three dollars night for
the privilege of sleeping on the bar room floor :
boards from the sawrnill to do it with.
You'll need all the room you can get if the boom
keeps up. You'll need rooms with private bawth
and rooms 'en SCOT and you'll have bell boys runnin
round your shebang by the end of the year. if the
boom keeps up like it has the last week You'l
have lady guests, and say Dan, was thinkin' of
something little curious to-day
You centrally do" said Dan.
W/ELL, was thinkin' that it kind of queer
w that although Camp Fancy is most month
old there amt been lady in it yet.
You'd better not say that before Ma m sele
Vallemanda and Signorita Carlotta and
splitting the platform in his disgust. Them
amt ladies! / knew Ma selle Vallemanda when
she was Mag Tubbs over in Paradise Flats and her
mother KEEP boarders under tree and in tent in
the boom had over there, and Mag smoked
cgareets then when she want but twelve year old
more of lady than she is, brought up from her
birth in such places as this with parents like hers
Mag amt a lady, and she knows it to her
What l mean by no ladies ever havin' come to
vet Is