The Alaska citizen., 1913-01-13
The Man
About
Town
BAT" SWEENEY AT The CON
CERT T.

CERT.
Say. feliers. did yuh ever take in
one of those sheHalisans where thpl
pull OFF this high stun in sinaina
stunts. Honest? Never? was TAX
ing a hike the other night and
blew past joint that seemed 10 he
getting sood play from the GROVE
and naturally tralisd In 70 pipe what
was dom Everybody was doIled u
TO kill and being in the glad rags mg
sell stepped in and took a rubber
! saW something was doius and ask
ed the guy at the lookout what the
chances We're for breaking in the
game He assessed me an ace and
! drew one card. A gink standing at
the main gate called me- took my
hand and passed inc the corral
f.ampine around | saw II the tar
end Of the arena vhere the main
bout VAS to be STAGED. | wasn't Wise
- what kind OF hout they We're
f sum ~ pun WI, iti It lh'Ht* 20 ne
that It MAS the reserved section
soon Tised up on the play Out
from the side came troupe OF
skirts and their steadies and plant
ed on the reserved section. stood
up to see where the attraction was
I" take place. then a guy wised me
up. He said they @eie having
concert and the stage was reserved
for the star performers. was
Johnny hep then.
1t wasn't long before a ginnes
stood UP and threw his wnkers
around the bunch guess we didn't
look good 10 him, for he turned am
done the stoney stare at the crew
on the elevated. He started to make
couple of passes like he vas try
ing to hypnotic the bunch aud
must have been there With the goods
for they stood up and let a yell
notice. In the long run the stars
seemed to win out. The professor
tried to put 'em all to the hay Vi Il
the Svengali stuff but couldn't toss
1t over.
Say, honest, | could close my ewes
and just think myself back in dear
old X. y. and he Met Class?
guess yes.
The first event finished the tribe
done the vanish. | gloms me lid
and was going to beat il when the
pal on the seat told me to stick
around awhile there would he some,
thing more doing in about ten min
utes. There was A crowd from the
kaiserland came out and let off
cloud in the brew. Say, was You
ever In the famous burg? No? Lay
bet that these tossers may never
have been there but the way they
jussled that fatherland stuff was
sure the goods. Put me away back
TO the gardens on a summer night.
couldn't savoy the lingo but they
We're sure there with bells on.
Next came four and two pair and
warbled to each other about a dance.
Guess the dates We're made all rich
and the gallery and main arena gave
them the glad hand on not sailing
and keeping it dark.
The whole aggregation made a
come back and held down the re-
serves. Soon fellow in the top
row stepped out to the front and
looked like he was going 10 an
nounce the next card. But he Was
the challenger himself and Was put
ting odds on himself in 80 with
spiel and | was going TO lay two to
one on him myself when be quiz.
He won the decision before the bou
was pulled.
Other doings made up the slate
and class was shown in the whole
works But say. take it from me. me
fOr the Snow Inc next TIME il tHtrt
chance to make it in the squeeze
for I'm going to pack the banner
and come through. Never had 50
much OF the grit since | had the pip |
| was standing in the crowd that |
was looking at the burning of the !
dummies, last Monday night, and !
heard several remarks on the per |
Torrance. The dummie repre- sentins /
McGihn was rather slow to catch |
on fire when ii tystander yelled out |
What's the matter with the guy on /
the left" He had no sooner uttered |
the words than he was answered !
By sympathizer; Hes too rotten
to burn"
Being hungry one night, fault
have, wandered into wellknown |
caterers emporium TO satisfy my |
cravings. Not being pressed for time
fingered in meditation. My train |