Bisbee daily review., 1909-08-18

l Copper Queen hotel that the group 1 were sitting and from time to time arising to approach the shrine of l Bachus, to pour out libations to sloe gin and Scotch whiskey to the God of l the Vine. Seated there. between liba' t.ons, the conversation had turned to | various subjects until it had at last l drifted to periods of financial strin- gency, each had had his own per l sonal experience to relate and each related those touching experiences | with deep feeling.
 At last the man with experience
 written all over his face proposed a 1 libation and when they were once more seated began relating his exper' fence.
 If you must go brokes somewhere,
 if that feeling comes upon you which simply conpels you to blow in all your ready funds, select somewhere else than Mexico. Don't go broke in ths land of Manana: cut 1t out. forget t, select some other resort. I've been there I've tried it. know whereof speak.
 Never mind how I came to go 10 ' Mexico It don't matter. I went. had two hilarious months and then !, had three months of purgatory or | worse.
 | IL all started in San Fran, where ! was then living. and of course higa- !. balls and rickeys, with an occasional l. bottle of fizz were at the bottom of | it. I had had prosperous time of
 1t for two or three years when l got
 started. There were three wild and 1, whirling weeks and then things grow | dim. came to in Los Angeles and
 as soon as 1 found where I was I goi
 awsy. for never did like that town
 Angel City. huh," And the face of
 the relater took cn a tired expres | sior
 T tanked up a few and the next l time came to was in a sleeping cal smoking compartment with grip full of bottles and a chap had met some where was telling me about the wealth Of Sonora. It sounded good to me
 and we drank of it; after that what
 he told me sounded better and decid
 ed would go with him. I found
 had ticket for .Bisbee but at Benson
 1 got off and bought one to Guaymas
 Some how or other l reached. that
 Sonora seaport. and when I found
 could buy five dollar quart port anu
 sherry for 25cents, Mex. a drink.
 decided to stay there the rest of my
 mortal life.
 1 took a little trip by steamer ts Mazatlan. and back. I went to a
 fiesta at Alamos and lost a big lot oi
 money atsmonte was sure an easy come-oa to those Mexican sharps. Ther settled down in Guaymas and coult
 not tear myself away from the Ala
 -nada cantina and the Gambrinus ! from the delicious Mexican dinners found at 8 sequestered resort and iron that inimitable wine or three-star Hen
 messy at onfy 25 cents, Mex, a bil
 gold, throw. Oh. yes. I lived IT
 luxury.
 I Time went on and I get in a few poker games with griagos and Ameri
 canized Mexicans, with varying luck until one day I awoke to find that was in the near broke stage, that l also owed a month room rent and $10,
 board besides at the hotel. I has tonly $50 Mex to meet these obliga tions. A period of financial deprss :, sion confronted me. though did no |. then realize it.
 T wrote to my sister in San Fran cisco. who had a power of attorne, on ny bankers. to telegraph me som, ' funds. That night I received a let ter from her that she was going eas
 next day. I hurried to the telegraph office and sent her a wire. li Here was where my trouble reail, began, but did not know 1t and dranl | and a onA oo I sent the message as If were assur , not know the Mexican teiegraph sys
 tenn had never heard of ''urzente. messages, and l also did not know that our telegraphic money order sys [ tenn did not extend across the line
 l did not send my message '.urgente'
 so it may have arrived only one da, after my sister had left. but more thaI : likely 1t was more than two or thre, days late.
 -'I went to the telegraph office twic' the next day and six times the mex
 and asked for messages but none ar
 rived. Then I learned about "ur
 gente' and that telegraphed none,
 mad to come through banks. Then
 wired my bankers and I sent 1t "u sente" this time you may be sure. II Two days went by during which tried to practice economy. That i
 ate all my meals at the hotel wher'
 could set them charged and signe,
 checks at the hotel cantina for tha
 rare old port and sherry. In tw , days I received a wire that I mus , mail the bank a draft to San Francis
 co. They must have my signature .