The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-03-23
"ch.ppy Old Boy"

which will recall to the minds OF
numerous Meeker people, Of the old
school, pleasant memories:
mo one was more proudly humble
In all the busy countrywide around
Aspen in the good old boom days
than was the debonaire Cecil Nor
gan. The wayfarer to the great silver
camp In Pitkin county will never for
get his jolly good nature and his
CHEEKY sxlutation OF "Chappy Old
Boy" with the wholesome slap on the
back that greeted every man. He was
q big, good looking Englishman, -
brusk a. Paul Jones and As tender 81
. woman. He was the most popular
man In camp and no stranger within
the gates ever escaped his hospitable
greeting with the proverbial invita-
ton to step In and take 'wee deoch
and doris" In the good old Scotch
way.
"As superintendent Of large con.
solidation Of rich mines nm Aspen
mountain he had the means to make
. splurge at any hour Of the day and
WAS always on the job. It made no
difference how hard the lushing may
have been the night previous or how
beastly hot the coppers In the morn
ing. "Chappy Old BOY" was on hand
like sore thumb co chase dull care
away and defy the troubles that be-
set the day nor did he ever lie down
on his duty at the mines.
"Fveryb body loved him for what he
was-an inotiensive pilgrim from
''dear OIL Lunnon," but the loyal cit
liens never forgave Nose Stern for
the time he got their popular idol rs
full a. q goat. In all the Wild doings
at the bibulous camp during its spicy
days Of everlasting good cheer moth
ing OF the kind had ever happened
before. The smooth Mosea was ira
yelling for Ed Pisces wholesale house
In Denver and had brought along
new connection known as creme de
mint which he was anxious TO intro
duce among the elite Of the hills
and Of course he had to pick OH Chap
py Is the most probable victim to try
1t on the dog.
ut was greenish looking. sweetish
tasting stuff. the like Of which had
never been heard Of In the camp, so
1t was easy enough to get Chappy in
terested In 1t. He imbibed half dog
en- llberable drafts Of the emerald H.
quor with the avidity Of furnishing
man and - the dose was enough to
founder horse Chsppy Old Boy soon
felt 90 queer that he had to excuse
himself. His head was buzzing in an
impudent sort Of way and he began
to see the green cars chasing each
other around in circle. There was
nothing to do but TO unload the bal
last
"The experience was the greatest
lesson OF his life for It converted him
into . profound prohibitionist before
the party question had been raised
although every thing else CAME up.
As natural result Of this involun-
tary reformation half the drinkeries
on Hyman avenue had to shut up
shop and the old-timers remembered
him only a. the principal witness In
the Apex Sideline case. 1t was but q
short time afterward that Chappy Old
Boy threw up his position and biked
out for the land of the red gold in
Australia beyond the equator where
the simple Inhabitants had never
heard of such an abominabie bever-
age - creme de mint. He was in
Denver on his return to dear OIL Lun-
non few years ago but the writer
did not get to see him. Cecil Morgan
must be pretty we'll along in years
now but he still belongs to that PEI
culiar tribe of white men "who have
honor; men who will not lie; men
who can stand before demagogue
and damn his treacherous batteries
without winking"
The above will be read with inter-
est by many old-time Meeker and
White river people. "Chappy, Old
Boy" was among the celebrities as
sembled here during the exciting
days OF the last Ute War" among
whom were Governor Adams, Major
General Crook, commander Of the
United States Army, for the western
department, Hon. William F. Byers,
fret editor and owner OF the Rocky
Mountain News, and General George
West ("Give Elm Hell.D "Chsppy''
presided over the strategy board
now We would call 1t the General
Stah-which had its headquarters In
the liquid refreshments room of the
Meeker hotel. Ever and anon he
would slap the governor or general