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THE OMAHA DAIM" BEE : TUESDAY , DECEMBER 27 , 1887.-
' Ij/VHT NIGIIT'H 86CIALH.
Bcvcral ISrlllinnt Kvcntn In Various
1- I'nrtn of the City.
Th6 MBcmblynt the Mlllanl last nlfcht
uiUlcr the auspices of the Pleasant Hours
club waa a moat elegant affair , and wan at
tended by the elite ol the city. Judges , pro-
fcsnloiml mon , ofllcors from Fort Omaha and
the loading business men of the city to the
number of 100 were In attendance with their
Indies , Many handxomo costumes wcro worn
1 fcVtholadlfcs. Nonrly the whole first lloor was
RIVCII ut > to the gay company , nud
the llorul decorations and appointments of
the rooms were In keeping with the splon-
d < jr Of , the fete. Messrs , McCord , Garncau
lid Drake headed the various committees ,
and the ladies and their escorts were wel
comed ' by Mrs. Kountz , assisted by several
of her lady acquaintances. The dining room
was converted lute a dancing halt , and the
floor was thickly covered with canvas.
Irvln and his orchestra furnished Iho music ,
each number being artistically rendered.
Lunch was served In the ordinary.
Tlio next assemblies will bo held at the
Millartl January-18 , 20 and February 13.
Mrs. McGraue'd Party.
Mrs. MeGrano's matinee party at Exposi
tion hall yesterday afternoon was a fitting
commencement of the social events of the
Christmas \vcpk. The party began at 2:30 : p.
m. and lasted until 0. Nearly three hun
drcd persons wcro present. The occasion
vru in every way a delightful ono. One of
the uiOftt pleasing fcauturcs wcro the fancy
dances by the llttlo people. The local cos-
tanctta by Miss May Mount and Master Van
Ca/np , and the Highland Fling by Eva Ken-
nard aud Master Goodwin were executed
With wonderful case and grace , and wcro
warmly applauded. The "Moonlight waltz"
Was the great favorite of all the dances. The
The gas was turned low and the orchestra
played some of its sweetest and most sub
dued strains.
Thn Concordla Club.
1 The Concordla club celebrated Christmas
night with a concert and ball at Gcrmanla
linll. First , the following musical programme
was presented :
Overture Musical Union Orchestra
"Stwjmlehen" Concordla
Cornet ole F. Luchalngor
"Vorlust" Concordin
Selections Musical Union Orchestra
"Lied dus Lands Knechts" Concordla
This was lollowcd by n substantial supper.
Next a Christmas tree was despoiled of Its
trappings , everybody getting a present. Then
followed the dance , comprising sixteen num
bers , only two of them quadrilles. Felix
Ulunkcnfold acted ns dlrlgcut.
A JoyoiiH Occasion.
Christmas was appropriately observed nt
the Hamilton street Presbyterian church ,
nnd tho-ovout will long bo remembered by
all taking part. The Sunday school scholars
generously and acceptably contributed to the
entertainment. The efforts of Clara Harvey.
Jessie Hunt , Jessie Johns , Laura Johns ,
Zoluin Eppcntor , FnyNeoloy , Clara Gardner ,
Lester Hutchinson , Frcddlo Van Horn , Huy
Whitney and others were agreeably received.
Mr. S. Wilson poisoimtcd Santa Clans admir
ably , and Mr. Fleming proved himself u
thorough waster of coicmonies.
KnlghtH of Pythian Hnncc.
Over ouo hundred and twenty-five knights
in full Uniform with their ladles attended the
grand U. U. of K. of P. ball nt Exposi
tion hall last evening. A good old time pro
gramme was given , comprising thirty num
bers , among which were the Menlo Musk
nnd Dan Tucker. David Kaufman was master -
tor of ceremonies. The floor committee
were Julius Minor , Isaac Schilf , James Don-
elly , Jr. , S. J. Fisher , Henry Croighton and
C. W. Kyle.
Church Chrintmns Tree.
The congregation aud Sunday school chil
dren of tlm Tenth Street M. E. church hold a
Christmas celebration at the church last
night. A hiirhly interesting aud entertaining
, musical and literary programme was ren
dered , and many "handsome and valuable
presents were distributed among the
1 Children.
Welshmen Celebrate.
The Cambrian society , comprising the
'Welsh residents of the cit.y , held a social nnd
banquet nt at No. 1018 Cumlng street last
.night. There was a largo tuniput of merry
souls , and tlio. evening was most agreeably
passed. _
1 < * Cnshlngton , the millionaire ,
Mnrri6d a lady fur from fair ;
Hut when smiles lit up her faoa
You forgot her want of graco.
iSO/.ODONT gave brilliant teeth ,
'These won her a bridal wreath.
4Klottms CVlnlmitom Arrested.
N. Henry and Fred liuser , a couple of
drunken rowdies , went to the Christmas
trep'enteitnlnmont tit the Tenth street M.
B. Church _ last evening , nnd beheaved in a
most disgraceful manner. Thomas Uithull ,
ono of the members , remonstrated with
them , but they replied by heaping upon him
tlm vilest of epithets. Hltholl went outside
'to ' call a policeman , nnd then followed him.
Catcliing him outnido they proceeded to kick
and beat him frightfully. Ofllcer Dempsey
learned of the afTalr and arrested Henry ,
liuser is still at large.
AMUHKBIENTB.
Edwin Mnyo In "l > iivy Crockett" at
tlio Grand.
Edwin P. Muyo , a young man less than
'
'thirty years of age. has succeeded his father ,
Frank , In the well known character and
'
play of "Davy Crockett , " and played It at
tli ? grand last night. With the elder Mayo ,
this celebrated , character had not ceased to
bo a drawing one. It was abandoned only
because the man who had created it desired
to appear in o ther roles. As a consequence ,
it Imti fallen to younger hands with the hope
tunt.lt . bring to the young man the fame mid
fortune which It brought his father.
The elder Mnyo's Crockett was a gem , n
perfect picture of frontier vigor and manli
ness' , idealized with u tenderness worthy ol
'more cultured surroundings. It was thu
creation of a genius nnd will long live In con
nection with his namo. To compare
the delineation of the younger Mayo with that
of Hid father would be unjust. Aud yet , in
most things ho imitates that worthy prototype
in 'dress , gait , carriage , lu many of his tones ,
, nnd iu all the business of the piece. But one
mlsscs'tho rich dialect , the nasal sound , the
drawling sentences which never failed to reveal -
veal beauty both in sympathy and reading ,
licsldcs the young man rushes through some
of the lines without apparent care nnd scent
Ingly regardless of their import and rugged
beauty. Ho may have intentionally dis
carded his father's dialect , but , if so , ho has
get usldoono of thochlefest beauties of the
character. Mr , Mnyo , too , was too indistinct ,
but this may partially bo attributed to othci
causes. Notwithstanding his Davy Crocket !
is'a commendable piece of work. It is nr
npprcciatlon of nil the bolder features of th <
work , with the promise of greater perfectiot
la detail , which did not nt ilrst Uistlngulsl
that of his father. Mr. Mayo was frequent ! )
recalled , and In the wolf scene was trcatet
to liberal applause.
Mr.Mnyq's company Is stronger than manj
his lather carried with him1 All the monition
tooU their.characters well , and some of thuni
have played In the piece for years. Alls !
Leonard's' Eleanor Vaughn is nn unovci
character , at times being good , at other ;
only fain
THIS DM.Y'S AT novns.
The well known Daly brothers presented
" Down " at Uoyd'
their now piece , "Upside ,
yesterday , both at the mutiueo nnd in th
evening. Everyone knows that Tom , Dan
and lieu Daly uro clnwn acrobats and that li
"Vacation" they Tgavo a most laughable pox
forufnncc. Of n lltho idiotic and meaningless
loss plays ( if "play it could bo called ) eve
produced upon any stage "Up ldo Dowu" 1
toosltlvoly the worst. The piece is replot
with old-time gngs and not u single uieinbc
of the excellent company is given nn omwi
tunlty to show his. or her talents. Thcr
were two Uirgo audiences present at. th
opera house-yesterday but everyone who ai
tended wus disgusted wl h the pcrforimatct
Soltleuborff'a Figaro , the only 10
cigar for 5c. Able your dealer for them
Max Meyer & Co. , wholesale depot.
Old Time Billiard IMayora.
Now York Sun : .A medlum-sizei
mail about forty years old , with rathe
n pulo couutcimnco and n-longdi
mustache IK Of ton soon at SextoiiVnni
other prominent billiard rooms. Nearly
everybody seems to know hint , nnil Ho
is greeted with friendly nods ns ho
tiikc ? a chair to watch the piimos. It is
Melvin Foster , nt ono time counted
iiinong the threat billiard pluyors of the
country. Ever slnco lie bectimu promi
nent in billiards ho hus been rognrdod as
a inotropoliUui representative , llfrplnyod
many cumes in his duy4 and won vic
tories from such famous players us
Decry , Joseph Dion and Rudolph o.
Foster does not give an , much time to
playing as formerly , but devotes him
self to the mnnngomont of billiard
rooms. Ho was in charge of the "Su
burban" during Its brief sojourn on
Broadway. Since UH collapse ho has
been resting nuiotly. An Evening Sun
reporter mot tlio veteran a few days ago
in Sexton's roomy. Ho was watching
two amateurs play at three-ball car-
roins. As io'gama proceeded the re
porter asked Mr. Foster { f the playing
of billiards Hadn't improved considera
bly siueo lie llrst played , the French
game.
"Yes , it has in main" respects , " re
plied thp veteran billiard 1st , "but you
must recollect that iif my titno such
games were .pUiycd on a fijxll table ,
and sueh run * as arc mode nowadays
were utterly impossible. Wo played all
around the table , and for * wifely , while
it is next'to an impossibility U ) piny for
safety on the small tables now in uso.
I recollect a three-ball game I played
with Joe. Dion in the Academy of Music
in 1803. Wo phvycd 800 points up , and
1 believe I boat Joe 4 points. My best
run was 21 and my average less than U.
Either of tlieso two gentlemen hero
could beat that record without an effort
now , simply because it is easier to piny
on a small tablo. There was no rail
playing then. "
' 'When was the three-ball game first
lilayed in. this , countryV"
"Well , the first public game that T
can recollect , and I bolieyo it was the
first over'played hero , was that between
Ralph Benjamin and Michael Plielan.
in 1837. Benjamiiij by the way , is still
in the land of the living , and resides up
in Yonkqrs. The match wag played in
Philadelphia , though both the players
lived in Now York. I'don't know why
that was. They'played tUo best in sev
enteen games , each game to consist of
sixteen points each. Not much of a
game , you will say. Well , I tell you it
took a heap of. work and strength to
make that many points on ono of the
old-fashioned Oxl" six-pockot tables ,
saeh as that was played on. They
played for $2,000. Phelan allowed Ben
jamin oddstff three points in each game.
Pholun won the match , taking nine out
of the Hrs eleven games. The biggest
run made was.six. Not. iliuch of a run
nowadays , t suppose , but it was a record
then.
"Speaking of those old timers , " con
tinued the veteran after a slight pause ,
reminds mo of the great game played
between John ScoroUer and Michael
Pholan in Detroit in the spring of 1859.
Detroit wasSeoreitcr's homo. I believe
that was the greatest game of billiards
over played in point of Jnonoy and ex
citement. The stake was $15,000 87,500
a side. But that was a small amount
compared with the immon&o sums
wagered in all partsfol the country on
the robiilt. The game was four-
"aall caroms on a six-pockot (1x12 (
tablo. Push shots and crotching were
then allowed. A great crowd of New
Yorkers and Philndolphlans wont over.
There was Dudley Kavanugh , who boat
Foley , of Chicago , in a game the night
before ; Chris O'Connor , then Phelan's
partner ; Neil Bryant , H. W. Collender ,
Johnny Cleveland , familiarly known as
"Ton-pin Johnny ; " Andy Shehari , Jack
Colton , the stakeholder , and a host of
others. I guess everybody who took
unj interest in billiards had money on
tli game > The price of admission was
$5. The hall whore the game
was played didn't hold over
12,000 or 1,500 people , and I
.juess three times that number wanted
to got in. The No\V Yorkers were well
heeled for money and took all the bets
the Detroitors could put up. There
was a gambler in Detroit called "Big-
headed Kiloy' " who was said to have
mortgaged his house to bet on the game.
Ho nifd his partner , Flowers , and a
banker named Compo , were reported to
have lost ovbr $30,000. I'vo heard it
told that just before the game began
Riloy's and G'ompo's money gave out.
Compo's father owned a bank there. In
company -with Riley ho went to the
bank , unlocked ths wife , and returned
iu a little while with' it newspaper full
of five-dollar bills'which was gobbled
up by the boys , from Gotham. Pholan
won the gajno ajid his friends brought
back a big pile of money. Chris O'Con
nor was reported to havowon $25,000 for
himself and partiiornnd Johnny Clove-
hind won $10,000 for Charlie Ransom ,
the well known feport , who died about a
year ago. It wus a well-fought gmuo ,
and the New Yorker won by 00 in a
game of 2,000 poiutu.Pholan's best run
was 129 , and Seoreitor's 157. The win-
no r'b average was a little over 12 , and
the loser's a trifio" less.
GEORGE DUVAL.
A. Notorious'Tliroo-Cnril-.Montc Man
With .Some Good Instincts.
San Francisco'Alta : In the early days
of the Union and-Contral.Pacific there
was no more noted characfoi on the road
than George Duval. Unlike the major
ity of his ' companions , ho was invariably
'droned 'in tio. ) latest fashion , and pos
sessed a bizarre manner that enabled
him to pass muster as a jolly good fel
low if not a gentleman. At all events
begot in his'work on the thoroughbreds
whenever , .ho met thorn" Ho died last
week in St. Louis , and ono of his f ricndd
who stood over his collln outlined his
character in the simple sentence :
"He wosn'monto man from way back ! "
Ho was this , indeedandporhaps some
thing more. Sharper and gambler as ho
was , lie had generous instincts , and did
many a deed of goodness.
It is told of him that ono day when
the Uni6n Pacific overland ran into
Cheyenne , a poor emigrant woman got
off the cars with a duud child in her
arms. Shu had no money. The pathetic
story of her misfortune reached tlio eara
of George Duval. and him ton ing to her
relief , he furnished1 the means for the
little ono'rt burial , and then emptied his
pockets of greenbacks-in to the wouuin'd
lap."I
"I can gcfa raise in a dayor two , " he
wild , "and you are in hard luok. " And
not waiting for thanks he turned away ,
This was the bright wide of his char-
actor. Ho hud another that was not sc
attractive. On ono of his trips from
Cheyenne to Reno he fell in witli sonic
gentlemen from Boston , ouo of whom
was a tenderfoot of pronounced typo ,
For bojne rcn on George bolocted the
Underfoot for a victim. It may havt
been tlio inherent wickedness of hit
heart , or it may have bean his love ol
fun. Anyway , ho attached him&elf U
the tenderfoot , who was as demure as iiv
nocenco itself , and filled his ostonishet
ears with wonderful Ftorlesof the rougl
west and its lawless ways.
"Do jou know , " ho said , "I had a cu
rious experience on thla road a fov
months ago. "
"Imlcodt" intcHoctod'his friend.
"Yes ; I'fell in with a gang of sharpen
who lleeccd me out of several hundrci
dollars. "
They were alone In the smoking roon
at the time wud George determined U
utilize the opportunity. "You see" he
continued , lltltey had a game called
three-card mon to , ) ) luvcd.fts the imme
implies , with throe cards * I lio.ro been
trying over since to learn how It was
dona , and with these words ho pro
duced three pieces of pastcboardi "The
trick Consists in guessing n certain
cnvd. " And the trickster manipulated
the pasteboards.
"That ought not.to bo difficult ) " sug
gested the tenderfoot. "I thiilk I could
pick out the card every time. "
fiTho fish was hooked. An lipur after
ward the red-headed rascal emerged
from the smoking room with $1.000 of
the innocent's money in his pocket.
It was on the Central Pacific that
Duvnl and the famous Canada Bill mot
for the first time. They were each a
prince in his calling , and by a strange
coincidence each had set the othur
down for a "sucker. " Finally the gen
tleman fro.m Canada oponcd his game ,
and Duvnl took in the situation. Ho at
once sat down opimsito the card manl ) > -
ulator and commenced betting heavily.
Ho picked out the right card every timo.
In a very few minutou $0,000 of the Can
adian's money had passed into his hands.
By this tilno the dealer felt convinced
that ho had encountered a master in
the business. But ho was too game to
Equonl.
"Well , shall the gamo-go-a"r in
quired Duval. i J "i :
"I think not " replied , the rattled
gambler. "But I'll ' toll you what I'll ' do !
I'll put up the champagne at Reno if
you'll toll mo your nanjo.'t-- < ; -jr. .
"With pleasure. I'mGcorgo Duvnl. "
"I thought HO , by heavens , and I'm
Canada Bill. "
The two sharpora thus -strangely .inct
shook hands , and "from Ihat'-inoVrfent
commenced a partnership that many a
Jlceced victim on the ovoi'lrihd liad-'roa-
Eon to remember. For years they fol
lowed the Central and'Union .Pacific ,
making their heauqunrters-by turlis at
Omaha , Salt Lake , " Reno and'San Fran
cisco.
Finally their depredations became so
numerous , and the complaints against
them so general that the very strictest
measures had to bo taken by the rail
road lines to rid the cars of their pres
ence. In time they fonitd their unlawful , -
ful business unprofitable and finally
abandoned it altogether.
THE IDAHO HORSE QUEENf
Romantic Story of tlio Knpld lllso of
Kittle AVIIKUi-1. . .
San Francisco Kxamincf : ' 4 Miss
Kittio C. Wilkins , the horse queen of
liloho , is at the palace hotel. , She ar
rived on Monday , accompanied by her
brother , J. 12. Wilkins , direct from her
residence on the Brunean river , , in
Owyheo county. Miss Wilkins , is ono
os thfc most noted women in the wobt.
A California ! ) and educated at San
Jose , she early engaged in the slock
business and has amassed a largo f pr
une. An Examiner representative
iCnt up his card to her last evening and
ivas promptly asked to come up. Miss
\Vilkins in homowhat tall , with a high
'orohead , regular features and rntjier
ighthair , being something of .a blonde ,
lor eyes are dark and her manner very
sharming. Altogether she imprests
ono as a very intelligent young lady of
nbout twenty-three.
' 'I have been referred to as the cattle
queen , " said she , "but this is incorrect.
The Wilkins company of Idaho own
" ) oth horses and cattle ; and this is how
, he mistake originated , but my own
specialty is horses. I now have between
700 and 800 of my own. They are Por-
shcrons , Morgans , Normans , Ilnmblo-
oninns ; uul so on. I have no native
Oregon or Spanish horses at all. Be
sides these I now have , if you will excuse -
cuso my speaking in tno first person sin
gular , I have hold a great many hun
dreds ; I could not begin to toll how many.
Dolliko living in Idaho ? O , so. much !
I am perfectly fascinated with it. I go
out to round up in the spring and fall
and enjoy myself over so much. It is a
fascinating business and grows upon
you. It was really romantic tlio way I
got my start. The way of it was this :
Over twenty years ago uiy parents had
removed to Oregon and were returning
to San Francisco , when our friends gath
ered round to give us mementos of var
ious sorts. When they got to mo they
said : 'Well , now , she's only a little
thing' I was but two years old then.
'We'll just give her some money to
bo invested for herTwo of them
gave mo a twenty-dollar " gold
piece each. Shortly after rptur.n-
ing hero my father concluded tp
go to Idaho and engage 'in the
stocd business. Ho went to Oregon and
bought o lot of horses. When ho .went
to pay over the money he ' bethought
him of my $40 , and booing a fine little
lilly left ottered $40 for her. The
owner valued her at $80 , but seeing that
my father was taking tho. bthb'rs' , he
finally concluded to loj ; thi ' ono go ,
oven if it was for losb' thivn she was
worth. From the increabO all iny bonds
have come. Ofcourbo I ) could tell you
of many ups and downs , 4for it was not
not always smooth sailing brtcktthere in
those early days , as' 1 grow up from
childhood , but I need not enlarge upon
this. At length I cnmo , to San .Jogo
to school , put in three or four years ,
and in addition traveled considerably
in America , seeing all the largo , , cities
and many of the greatnatural 'qip.1- !
ositios. But whoa 1 got back"to' Idaho
I wus so loncbomo 1 didn't kn.ow what to
do. I used to bay to my mother then
the only man I cured anything about
was the man in the moon. I got over
being so lonesome , though , in n little
time , and now I am already homesick to
get back. As I said , the stock businobs
is very fiibcinating , and hordes aie ; ye'ry
profitable , much more so tlian cattle.
A three or four year old steer ,
far instance , is worth but § 20 , while
a horse of tlio bnmo ago is worth $ S5
or $100 anyhow. Another thint * , horses
are much more easily raised and do not
require half the care. They paw away
the snow and get at the grubs hotter
than cattle. Last year the average los > s
of cattle in Idaho was ( JO percent. Some
owners lost 100 per center all they had.
Although our homo and many of our
corrals and buildings are on the Bjuneau
river , fifty miles southeabt of Boiho City
and twenty-two bouth of Moutain House ,
the station on the Oregon Short -Una ,
our ratifjo is seventy-liuo miles away. It
is what is known as tho'71 range/ and
it is there that many cat
tle and hoi-bo owners gather twice u
year to sort out and brand. I go out
there every year and look on and see
how the stock is coming in. I ride a
great deal , but I don't take part in the
round , up. As many as forty mon are
oftentimes out rounding up and cutting
out stock there during the bcabon and
things are very lively. I shoot a good
deal that is , 1 am a good shot ; but 1
don't often go hunting , although there
is lots of fine game.
Miss Wilkins discussed in an enter
taining way Mibs Morgan , the eminent
lady 'vrlter on blooded cattle and
horses , whose letters in eabtern jour
nals have attracted attention. Mi ft
k Wilkins wild she know no reason whj
Iho judgment of women should not bo at
gooa as that of men If they gave the
subject attention. Mlsa Wilkini
leaves to-morrow for San Jose , in com
pany with her brother , to visit hoi
nncfo , Judge B. P. Runkin , and family ,
She will remain there a week , whei
she will again return to her pretty hem <
on tile Bruneau ,
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Big Bon's Cruoft 'to , a Boy and-tho
111 That.Followod.
TRAGEDY OF CHARLEY'S GULCH.
Incident of n Western. Mining Camp.
Cold , and Poison Followed by.
Misery and Death Two
Graves.
New York Sun : Wcro wo afraid of
Uig BonV
Well , yes , to a certain limit. There
wore live of us in a bit of cabin out in
the silver country , and Big Ben was
boss of the ranch for several reasons.
First and foremost , ho was too much for
any ono of us single handed , and , sec
ondly , ho had many good points about
him. While ho was overbearing and
brutal at times , ho was the best miner
in the party , and no bad luck could dis
courage him. With any ono else as
boss wo should have scattered at once ,
for the winter was coming on and wo
had been down on our luck all the fall.
"Break up } Hunt for luck ! " sneered
Big Ben whenever anything was said
about abandoning our claim. "Well ,
you uro a lot of coyotes a cussed bad
lot. You haven't the pluck of a sick
wolf. I'd like to se6 some of you try to
walk oil and leave me in the lurch yes
I would. D n your eyes ! but I'll turn
to and lick the hull crowd out of your
boots if I hear mother Srowl. "
Big Bon insulted us a dozen times a
day , and on three or four occasions ho
laid hands on us in a violent way , but
pomchow wo stuck there. As I told you ,
ho was a practical miner , the hardest
worker of the lot , and wo leaned on
him in spite of the fact that wo hated
him. Wo could have shot him down in
some of the quarrels , and the verdict
would have been , "Served him right , "
but wo knew that ho had a good down
in his bosom , and the hand which
clutched knife or pistol was always re
strained.
Ono afternoon , while Iyas minding
the cabin aud the * other uion were ut
work in the tunnoVor shaft , a stranger
entered. Ho hnJi ; < omo up from tlio
forks , three milch' away. Ho was
a boy of sixteen' ' or thereabouts ,
with aeirl's Voice and shyness ,
and ho was H hungry and In
rags. It was bittcv cola , and yet his
clothing was of tlld thinnest kind , and
ho had hungered' RO long that ho was
hardly more than < -n shadow. I wel
comed' and fed and warmed him , and
then ho told mo ) that his name was
Charley Bland , aud that ho wandered
out there to look Ml-Hiis brother James ,
fipm whom ho hadWicoived no .word for
two or three yeun > . They were orphans
and both had beeu'lxVimd to farmers in
Illinois. Both hodl boon ill-used , and
Charley had fliwllyi followed .Tames' ex
ample in running .ay-ay. This boy had
been knocking around the silver camps
for six months , sometimes mooting
friends and sometimes treated like a
dog , and ho had found no trace of. his
brother. Some ono down at the gulch
it wiib a cruel thing to do had told
him that James was at our camp , and
lie had periled his life to como up
there and see. On that day , as I shall
never forgot , there was a foot of snow
on the ground , a blizzard raging , and
the thermometer marked 10 degrees be
low zero.
The boy was asleep when the men re
turned from the shaft. Big Ben was
out of sorts at the way things had been
going , and no sooner -did ho bee aud
hear the hid than ho called out:1 :
' Ho can't'stay hero another hour. Wo
don't run a 'poorhouse , .and wo lot no
baby-faced swindler eat our hard-earned
provisions. "
"I'll work. I'll work as hard as over
I can , " protested the boy with a sob in
his throat.
' "There's no work for you. Yo'uvo
got to move on to the camp above. "
The four of us protested in chorus ,
and wo took such a lirm stand that
deadly weapons were drawn , and would
have been used but tor the action of the
boy. Ho was terribly frightened over
the row ho had been the innocent cause
of , and as the four of us had our pistols
leveled at Big Bon and meant .to shoot
if ho moved a foot , the boy opened the
cacin door and glided out into the dark
and bitter night with the silence and
bwiftness if a shadow.
"You are a murderer , " wo said to Big
Bon , as we lowered our weapons , and ho
growled :
"D n him ! If wo took in every
straggler wo should bo crowded out of
hou.se and homo before Now Year's.
What is it to us whether ho lives or
diesV"
1 think ho felt conscience stricken
within the hour , however , as ho wont to
the door and acted as if lie hoped to see
the lad standing outside. The boy had
been gone half an hour before wo' fully
realized what his going meant , and then
two of us went out with the lantern and
searched and called for him. The SHOW
was "being whirled about in a furious
manner , and the wind was rising to a
gale , and the bitter cold drove us back
after a quarter of an hour. It wus true
that we had little enough to cat , and
that we wore cramped in our cabin , but
the idea of driving that pale-faced or
phan boy out to freeze was something
we could not got over. It was just the
thing needed to sot us up in rebellion
against our boss , and that night wo
throw off the yoke and gave it to Big
Ben'right und'left. ' Wo had two or three
rows before bedtime , and all turned in
suby | and indignant.
Whew ! But what a night that was !
The cold increased until the rocks were
split , and the wind roared until our
cabin threatened to toy pi o over at every
blast. At midnightBig Ben crept care
fully out of his bed and opened the door ,
and then I almost forgave him for his
brutality. Conscience had been at work ,
and his heart was touched. Ho hoped
to find the boy crouched on the thresh-
hold , and Ilioard him sigh and mutter
to himself as he shut the door and re
turned to his blankets. The strongest
man in our party , clad as wo wcro for
the winter , could not have stood against
that blizzard half an hour , and I fell
asleep to dream of finding poor Chrloy's
frozen corps on the trail loading down
to the Forks , and of his big blue eyes
being wide open and staring ut me in a
reproachful way.
For breakfast next morning wo had
some canned meat opened a now can
from our slim store , wo thawed it out
and all ate our full shares , and were on
the point of starting out to search for
tlio boy when ono of the mon was taken
ill. liiside of half an hour all of us
were down with pains and cramp.s , and
it was evident that wo had been pois
oned by the meat. Wo had no antidote
of any sort , and one uftei1 another went
to bed to sutler the mo.it agonizing
pains and to lo-to consciousness. Big
Ben was tlio hardest hit of all , while I ,
perhaps , sutTored tlio least. That is.
while all the others raved and
shouted and loit their senses , I was all
the time dimly conscious of everything
going on. Tlio blizzard was still ruging ,
and the thermometer was marking a
still lower degree when tlio door opened
and Charley walked in. I saw him , but
I was Highly , and it seemed to mo that
ho was dead. 1 remember him looking
doym upon each of us in a struugo ,
scared way , and starting to retreat when
one of the mon shouted a louder curse.
I wan the Urst to come back to life , as
it were , and that was twenty-four hours
after being taken. The pulns were gene
as I opened my eyes , but I was weak
and wretched , like one justovor a ter i-
ble fever. The boy Charley was btand-
ing before mo as I opened my eyes , nud
ho bent down and whispered :
"You have all been terribly sick , and
I think ono man is dead. Can you oat
something. "
I did feel a little hungry and had no
sooner signified it than ho came to mo
with a bowl of broth. As I afterwards
learned , the storm had driven a couple
of hares to seek shelter at tlio door , and
ho had secured both of them. Ho sus
pected some calamity , and was prepared
to feed us as soon as wo could eat. It
seemed that when Big Bou drove him
out lid stumbled into' the ravine a quar-
ler of a milo away , and found shelter
under a ledgo. How ho kept from freez
ing to death that night heaven only
knows. Indeed , heaven preserved -
served him. It froze our water pail
solid when standing within six feet of
the lire , and there ho was , out In the
cold in a threadbare suit. When morn
ing came ho returned to the cabin to
make ono more appeal. Ho fpund us
suffering and out of our minds , and the
lire was about gene out. Had it not
boon for him wo should have fro/.en
stiff as pokers , for on that day it was 81
degrees below zero all day long , and it
wont down almost to 40 degrees when
night came on.
The boy kept up'a rousing fire ,
dressed his rabbits for .soup , mid all day
and all night long ho kept forcing hot
coffee down our throats. That doubtless
helped us to pull through , or at least
four of us. The other man , whoso name
was Halohad his teeth firmly clenched ,
and from the way his features were dis
torted and his limbs drawn up it was
evident that ho died in great agony. In
a couple ot hours I was able to be upand
assist Charley in carincr for the others ,
but it was far into night before the last
man could UMJ his tongue in a sen
sible manner. It was Big Ben , and
when consciousness returned and lie
saw the white-faced boy bonding over
him , the great tyrant whispered :
"Aye ! The corpse of the lad has
risen up to confront and accuse mel It
was a cruel thing I did to drive him
out , and the Lord will uovcr forgive mo
for it. "
While out of danger , wo wore yet
weak and almost helpless , and none of
us could attend the lire or do a 'bit of
of cooking for nearly a week. The
whole work devolved upon the bov , and
no one could have done bettor. He was
cook , nurse , doctor and protector , all in
ono. Ho go three more hares and a
couple of birds , and I don't believe a
spoonful of the broth over went down
his own throat.
Well , I , for ono , had been watching
Big Ben to sco wcat lie would Jo. The
llrst moment ho was able to sit up ho
called Charley and ptllcd tlio frail halo
follow down on his breast , saying :
"If you'll only forgive mo I'll pray to
the Lord to do the same. I'm rough
and wsckcd , but to turn a hul like you
out o' doors on such a night as that
wasn't mo at all. Old Satan must have
had possei-biou of mo. "
That great big follow cried like a
child , and Charley cried with him , and
I might as well own up that wo all cried.
What made it the more solemn was the
fact that wo had a corpse at the door.
When it was known thai Halo was dead ,
none of the other four of us rould lift a
hand. How the boy got the body out of
doors I uovor could understand , but got
it out ho did , and it was three long
months before wo could ffivo it Chris
tian burial. ,
On the mtming when we got out of
bed feeling pretty strong again , Charley
went to bed with a fever , and before
noon was raving era/.y. I toll you it
was awful to her him cry out every few
minutes in his delirium :
"Oh , Hen , don t drive mo out. I'll
work. I'll work n.s hard as I caul"
Kvorv cry went through the big follow
lilco a bullet. He nursed and.soothed
the poor boy with all the tenderness ho
could command , and two or throe times
carried him about ir. his arms as a
f'atlu * would his ailing babe. There
the Forks and afto
wab u doctor at ,
dinner Big Bon braved the bll ard aud
made the trip down to and back. The
doctor could not bo induced to return
with him , owing to tlio cold , but ho sojifc
some medicine. Poor Charley was beyond -
yond human aid , however. Ho raved :
through tlio afternoon and night , and'
next morning was struck with death'
His mind came back to him at hist and
as wo stood over him ho calmly said :
"I know I'm going to die , but I'm not )
afraid. I'll see father and mother iu
heaven , and perhaps Brother James is
there , too. "
While wo all felt bad enough , Big Bon
was completely broken down. Ho gob
down on liis knees and begged Charley
to forgive him , and I never saw a man
feel the bitterness of an act as lie did.
"Yes I'll " tbo
, forgive you , replied
boy , "and if you pray to God , llo'll for
give too. Has it como night so soon
again ? "
"No , my child , " answered one of tlio
men.
"But I can't sco any of you any more.
Good-by. Lot mo take your hand ,
for ' '
And with that ho breathed his last ,
and there were two to rest in tlio snow
until spring came. Did you over hear
of "Charloy'b Gulch ? " Yes , of course
you have , and if you have pawed that
way you hove seen the boy's grave. The
head' board contains only the name cut
deep bv Big Ben's knife but the story
of the boy's heroism has been told In
every mining camp in Nevada , and it
has never been told without bringing
moisture to the eyes of all listeners.
Notice.
MATTKIlof npi > llnitlin ( ot O Connor A OCullabsn
lur llumirlUtmv
Notice It him-hy Klvi-n Hint O Connor A. OCnlUhin
rtldiiixm the SUU Uny uf DPI iMiilicr , A II Jwff. Illn Iliiilr
iiimlUiitlmi l < i Mm major mul illy imimll ol Oiniilm
fur IH'ciiMi In poll mult. unlrUumi * inul MNOUPS lliiiiM
at Nn.lUU Noilli IMIi miiM-t. Illlli uril. O' l > .
Nub. , from Iho llt > t ilny of Junuuo , 1VJ8 , lo tlio ntsi
iluv nf.liiinmry , lv" > .
Ifthc-re lie mi objection , remonntrnnm nr Rrot0' , '
tllvil within two wcik ! from DoLtiiilJur''Uli , A. I ) . 1137 ,
till ) Blllli IIUMliu will lilt KruntOll.
O C ( Mill \ O UALLAIIAK , Applicant * .
J. II. SUUTIIAIIU , air Clerk.
Notion.
-IVTATTKIl of nppllciitlun ol John S. Stilling tor
Miii'"f ! ? "TAelV Klvon Hint John B. MllllnB did
upon tlm li III ilny of fWinbiT , A. II ! " * ' nl" ' "I" JP !
liutlun tn tlm mayor inul tlly council ot Oinuh * for
llcmiwi tu M-ll mult. Kilrlluinn | nnil limu Iliiuora lit
No * . Nil nnil Hll Miulli Mil trwt. J Irsl ward. P'nuUu.
J\ch . from HiK llr-t duy of Jiimmrr. IM , to the flrnl
d1Iti lionilurii'o"I'lV ? ' < lllin' renionslmui-o or ProUwl
IIM ! within two wi'KkH Ironi ! ii > cmul > or Will , A. I ) . lUn ,
w'fli hu uruntiMl.4
iN rt. STII.UXU , Applicant.
J. u. SouTiuun , City Clurk ,
Notice.
TirATTKIt of application of K. I'.O'llrlcn forllnuor
.NotlioiTllcrPby Klvr-n Hint K. P. O Brl'cn 4I < "POn
Iliu lull Uar uf IK-ceiiibur.A. I ) . IW. To lil.'upplK-ft-
lion to tlio innynr anil illy cmim-tl of Omaha , furll-
cmiixilo M-ll iiiall , MilrltiionH mul Tlnom Il < | iior at
ro. 411 .North lull direct , mill want , Omaha. N b .
troiii HIII tlml ilny ut January , 18 , to Iho llrit
Yt tliL'i'iVuViio ' ohji'ctlnii , rcniiiii trance or protest
flloil wlililn two win ki from Iii'ifmberlWIi , A. U , urn ,
Uio.ul.lllt.nw " " < " 'j'"ji0.lmiE.v ' :
, . , Appurant.
J. II. boilTllAlin. Cltr Clurk. UW-.M
Nnllop.
IVP of application of Krcil Kruir for liquor
"NOIILU l iicroliy Kl'i'ii thnt Krod Kru Old anon
the loth day uf Ui-ci iiil'tir , A. 1) . IfeT.rtlu III } iippllaa-
I ton In Hi" iimjTdraiKli lljr fuuncllufOiiiHlm forUwnoa
to null ninlt. millIIIIIMI mul vlnou > llqunr ut .VjH.tUW
nii l lii/iJiKtiHun nlrout. KlrH vrtirilOinutia , > b .from
thu llr iu ) r ut January , isi , to itio lint ilujr of Jun-
iiurr , * * .
Ittlii-riibe no objoctlnn , reinoimtrnnro nr iirotoit
Illcil wlllilnlwo neulu { rum Doiciuburlotli A. D. 17 ,
tlio Bald hicnso will bo Kmnlcd.
KlIKUKnca , Appllcunt.
J. II. bouTHAHl ) . City CI rk. dl'J-M
Stockholders' Mooting.
nillR remilur niPctlnK ( if tlm HtoikholderH of
-L the OmiUiu Fair A Kxposltlon AHiuiuUtlon
lll be lu-lil In thu Hoard o ( Truda hiilldlnif , lit
the city of Omnha , the soiunil 'im-nlay < > l Jan
uary next , vU. , rnie iluy , January intli , IM , uta
n'LlocK p. m. . fur tlm ele < lion of u board of
directory tu w rvn during tlm cunning year , uml
until their miu-eniors HFH duly oli-rted , and for
the trutisucUou of aucli othur ImsdiieMH au may
b iiDtesaary. J , -McblUNli , Secretary.
OMAHA , yuli. , Dec. ! ia,2 7. dcca < d-j'J
1FRANK D. MEAD ,
CARPENTER and BUILDER
Ins cabinet work specialty. Td.lepuouo Utt ,
809 Couth Siztotntb Strait.
