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THE SUNNY SOUTH, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, DECEMBER 3,1892,
JIMMY,
GO SLUMMING Occa
sionally, at least once a
year, and sometimes
twice, at times with
some chosen friend, bnt
preferably alone. It is
such a change from the
beaten path of every day
life; so different from the
pleasant side ol tue world
that one observes at
home, in fashionable sa
lons, or at balls and cotil
lions. Therein lies its
charme, transitory
though it be.
One night recently, after a respite of
perhaps a year, I donned an old suit of
clothes and other accessories to match it,
pnt a number cf halves, qnarters and
d : mes in iny pockets for ready change, and
proceeded carelessly toward Barbary
coast, the fonntain head of vice and the
kannt of criminals, and the most debased
of our male and female population.
The Colorado, El Dorado, Arizona and
Scandinavian halls were ail impacted,
presentirg to my eyes no change in ay< ar.
The same faces were s<-eu before and be
lli <1 the liars, the same waiter
'‘chased the duck” with asilo feet, and
their eyes were «ver on the ah it for a
"eleep. r,” or an error in change. * Idle the
same motley crew of sailoia, soldiers and
Others wtro being fleeced as usual. It
was interesting however, to a certain de
gree, especial.y in the Scandinavian,
where two female “beer jerkt rs” were se
verely puttitnelins a friendless Italian be
cause he, iu bis mild, drunken stupor, oh
ju ted to payii g twice for the same
drinks
I left there soon and crossed over to the
Matble Hall, a Urge underground dire,
Wm|| lighted and crowded with piteous.
Waiter girls ran to and fro with dru kt,
and as the asthuiatio orchestra »>h*y.d
“M»r? Green,” each sought a partner an t
danced a species of walix, that won id cre
ate as. nsatiou if introduced at the meet
ings of the Fdday Night Club. I ordered
a pony of beer and sat quietly wat hing
and studying the people there, endeavoring
in my m nl to form seme idea cf their vo
cation from tb*ir appearaice. One man
quite near to tue. aitrai ted my attention
J iariicularly, as there was sono-tiiing r-m
nisceut ab mt bis face and figure,
more 1 s udied him ilin more uiy brain
sought some av« tine through which 1
could rec guize him, until at length my
thoughts traveled hack through the vista
of time twelve years, and the following
narrative formed my mental photoiraj h
* * * * *
In the early spring of 1580 a frien-l and
myself resolved to tuako a trip to Yosein-
ite valley. Every one tried to dissuade us
but we insisted upon g dug, »s he was
t*ota the east, and wta obligrd to return
to bis home eoon. He was tiu roughly de
termined to see tbs valley then or never;
so we s‘at ted. Mr iced was react <d by
rati and Mariposa furnished ns shelter the
secind night, after a hard stage ride of
twelve hours over rough roa Is. The fol
lowing morning we secure ! s idd'e horses
at Maiiposa, and a guide in the form of a
diminu'ive colored boy, or rather a man,
as he was 22 yeais cf age. His name was
Mose, at least that was ail he claimed
ownership to. He was almost a prototv po
of the once famous “L’ltle Black,” who
was so well known on the miLstrel stage
years ago, and his comical appearance and
make-up put us in good humor that c>:d,
crisp morning.
Wo were assured that he knew every
foot of the mountain country, and was
honest and reliable. The express agent
gave us this assurance, and coupled it
with the information that a lady and
gentleman had preceded us one day on
the road to the valley. We struck out
over the hills and mountains and
reached Hite’s Cove about 4 o’clock in
the afternoon, feeling quite tired. To
our surprise the lady and gentleman
mentioned by the express agent were
at the hotel, and their detention was
exn'ained by the innkeeper, who said
tl t the lady was too tired to travel:
sc wl h their guide they had taaen a day’s
rest.
Tb® f n«d® was a strange contrast to our
little Mose. Ha was over six feet in
height, somewhat gaunt as to frame,
though evidently powerful, and his
long, matted, reddish-hued bsard rested
far down on his breast. His eyes were
the peculiar feature of his physiognomy.
They were sunken deep in the sockets
and tufted almost all around his beard
and his heavy eyebrows that connect* d
over the bridge of the nose. They were
Wue in color f but v or j as restless as
a squirrel in a rotary cage. To me he was
repulsive, and my companion shared my
dislike. J
At dinner we were introduced to the
two travelers, Mr. and Mrs. Carew, or
Kansas City, they styled themselves, and
they seemed quite pleasant people. Al
though in middle life,and app ireutly mar
ried many years, they seemed, at times,
almost as‘‘kittenish” as a newly wedded
couple. We all agree to start together for
the valley in the morning, and tuey gave
every evidence of delight in having our
company. They retired earlv, I ut I k ml
my traveling companion, J.c-k G.irnan, an
ol«l college chum, went into the barroom
and played billiards. 8oon the room be
came tilled with miners, for Hite a ove
® great mining camp then, and may
be now, for all 1 know, and its gold sus
tained a high assay. These miners were
no; in the class of men that one would
lui at at Ids club, and although they par
tially restated our intrusion, tliev gave
b it little « utward evidence of it. Stilt we
knew enough to stop plsytng billiards in
a burry, and took positions at the end of
the long bar, aoj scent to the doorway.
Moling to the hall.
A few minutes later Csrew's guide en-
aiw l M he did so, be was greeted
itu a shout aud a chorus of blasphemous
remarks from rough miners, who instant
ly received him, bore him to his knees on
the floor and then covered him with their
revolver, made him pray. He did pray
and he prayed wall and long. Then these
demons made him sing hymns, and as be
sang they formed a circle around and
danced like evil spirits in high carnival
Eicli hymn or song was followed by a
drink, and they came thick and fast. This
was ail very exciting and interesting to ns
“temler'eet,” as we bad been dubbed,
until some one threw a chair at the mir
ror behind the bar. Then thirty revolvers
blaznl out an anthem toward tbe ceiling
and we disappeared through the doorway
in great haste. The fusillade continued,
and we sought fresh air at the rear of the
house. At last the shooting ceased, aud
climbing carefully to a hack window we
saw ill it the bar-room was a wreck. Ewry
mirror, bottle, glass and chair were bro
ken aud the miners were on the <1 >or in a
state of exhaustion, with the guide still
kneeling near the stove. We had node
sire to return to tli) scene of carnage; so
we sought ourr joins aud were soon asleep.
We arose at (> o’clock, and before break
fast, had an explanation of tbe previous
nigIh’.s scene from the barker por.
‘ You see,”’said lie, 'it was all on ac
count of J mmy, the guide. lie’s one of
them religious erauks, called S?ven Day
A-. veut ui l.-ts, and all the b >ys know it; so
when lie uoiu^s up here they j ist have
some tun with him. They nev^r hurt him
nor any one r-lse and always pays well for
the ddtriage (b>nv to the bar. I always
tries to ke^p J.uiny a vay, but sometimes
he • an’t be p coming.”
We took the explanation, and mutually
agreed that w e <ii i not admire the Cali
fornia ininei’s idea of fun. J>mtny turned
un early, 1 x>king no worse than ever.
M >se was on hand with his widely expau-
Hive, grinning countenance, an t Mr. and
Mrs Carew w* re ready for the day's trip.
Breakfast was fluislod quickly and our
party of six were so mi iu the saddle. Our
journey eouuutnc-d hy m iking an ascent
of the almost perpend .cnlar trail up the
mountain side at the rear of the hotel, aud
it was a task for both lo ries aud riders
Jitumv, ilie giude. led tha way, with our
iittie black uiiii, bringing up the rear
T‘;e.v exchanged very few remarks, aud
Jimmy alw* a had precnlei.ee in every
thing, At last we rea died tlia summit ar.d
soon afterward had a view of mountain
si eueiy that has hardly a cannierp r> iu
Amenei. Fierce-locking, rugged crags
arose apparently to tue sky fr< m the pret
ty valley k iieadi us, and the immebse
layers cf gr »nit« were tap stried in fanci
ful ties gus with 11 <tcy mats of snow, cold
g is truing reiicg of the winter that the sun
war fart melting.
The sceiiety *as tint of Switzerland,
and different frith that of the Yosntuite
valley beyond it by la-ing thoroughly pie-
t "--"-qii j without any tii g > of gnitideur or
T ie »ubli uiiy. D i vu we w*iit over the tuoun
tun tr -i*, our It -rses can-ftiiiy feeling the
w«y, nu'il we reached the rreri| ilous
ride of the mighty chasm through w hich
the M- reed nv«?r madly flows over the
immense fallen bowlders of granite, s*»etli
iug aud folining in its wild durs i There
the trail < n led, and across the chasm, 80
feet wide at that point, was a rudely con
struct* d su-pension bridge, wrought of
houghs of trees woven together iuto u
comparatively strong framework. It
lotk-d like tern; ting Providence to cross
it, hut both of wur git dcs said we must, as
there was uo obiter wiy to read* the other
s.de and the Y< Semite valley, some four
teen mih s away.
J ui uy told Moso to cross first alone, on
foot, to teat the strength of the bridge. lie
did to and returned iu safety. Tuen a'ter
mi'ffl ng the feet of our horses in gunny
facts to prevent them from slipping on
tbe smooth suifice of the bridge. Mose
led his liotse over the swayiug structure,
then Jack’s and afterward mine. lie was
about to take tbe other horses over, when
Jimmy said to him: "Never mind them,
I’ll fix them myself.” Then turniug to
Jsjx and myself, he said: “Now you two
can go over, one at a time, and we will
cross afterward.
I will pledge my word that all tha
hoarded go'd o( the indies could not tempt
me to cross that bridge again. Imagine
that frail structure of bcuglis swinging to
and fro with the wind that swept through
tbe canon, with only cne narrow rMi at
either side as a support for the bands,
while below me, a hundred feet, was the
river, dashing along over the rocks, every
one of wbiah seemed to ins to be a death’s
head staring me in the face. However,
Mose, Jack and myself reached the other
side all right, and as we mounted our
horses, we noticed that Mr. and Mrs. Ca
rt w and Jimmy were liavfng qnite a seri
ous con vt rsation, judging from ihe«xprr s-
sion of their faces. Finally Mr. and Mrs.
Carew stepped on the bridge together.
She was ahead, and lie supported her as
best he could. When they were midway
over I noticed that Jimmy was on the
ground near the big rocks at the end of
the bridge, bnt I could not see what be
waa doing.
A moment later there was a crash, and
tbe bridge wat carried from its moorings
on the other side of the chasm and fell in
to the abyss, carryiug the two unfortu
nates with it. Piercing shrieks rent the
air for a moment, and then were silence hy
ilie ceaseless roar of the river its it thun
dered along We were all spsU-iound by
the awful catastrophe, but soon recovered
and, dismounting, looked over the brink
if the precipica for the Ladies. Tuore
they were, silent in death, bring carried
along by ibe 11 tod further, further away
from us until sjou they were beyond our
vision. Wuat could we do? It* was im
possible to return the way we came, as
the other end o( the bridge was d ingling
below us on tbe rocks, our end stilt being
held by the rop^s. Jimmy was ah lilting
and miking frantic signals to us, but we
could not understand biui or bear him, as
the rushing waters drovned his voice.
8 »w finally turned to our guide for in-
f <rm itiun. As we looked inquiringly at
h m he said to me:
“Boas, I always kcowed dat bridge
warn’t safe nohow.”
‘ But that isut the thing,” I said
“What are we to do?”
“Can’t i*o nufflu’ now, boss, ’cent go to
d« valley,” he answered.
This we did «.v r an Indian trail for
mile*, leHving Jimmy to make his way
back to Mariposa as best the could. After
tbe experience we had, our trip was not a
pleasant one, especially as most of it was
on a narrow trail that was bat a shelf in
midair, with a thousand feet of granite
towering precipitously above ns and a
tbout and feet more of the same below,
with tbe Merced at tbe bottom. Upon ar
riving in tbe Yosemite valley, we pnt up
at Lieiig’s Hotel snd stayed there two
days. It was in possible to make the
ascent of any of the trails then, owing to
tbe ice and snow that covered them. We
r* turned to Mariposa by way of Wawona,
guff, ring much in a snow storm that struck
us at Inspiration Point. At Mariposa we
told our story to the authorities. The
sheriff bad heard of it from Jimmy, the
guide, who brought the horses back safely,
aud then suddenly disappeared. We re
turned to S.n Frar cisco hy stage and rail,
and soon afterward Ja.k went Etst I
have never seen him since, nor did 1 ever
hear the finale rt the L? rew episode.
This story, in brief, was what flished
through my mind as I sat in (hit dive and
gaz^l at the stranger at t‘*e next table.
Suddenly lie turned in hi* chair, and get
ting a full view of kia face, I saw at once
that he was Jimmy, the guide, I immedi
ately took a seat at his table, and tapping
him on tli« arm, said to him:
“Hell *, Jimmy, have you been up at
Mariposa or ILte’s Cove lately?"'
lie turn* d quickly, and sud: “Stran
ger. f reckon you’ve made a mistake.”
“Oh, no, I liavn’t.” I answered. “Yon
are Jmmy the guide, who was with Mr.
and Mrs. Carew in Apiil, 1830, who went
from Marip sa to Hue’s Cove, and then
was killed the following day by the fall
ing of the suspension bridge over the
Merced liver. I know you.”
•‘Oh, yes, stranger, t reckon I recollect
yon now. Yes yes.”
Tht-it he mused for a moment and said:
‘I never ^xneeted to see you agdu.”
“Nor did I expect to »e« you. Here
waiter, two heir*. O i, you’il take whis
key. Weil, make it a beer and a whiskey
ar.r>*ight.”
Tins interruption for refreshments was
fallowed hy a f nv remarks about my trip
to the Yosemite valley ; then we had our
Irinka, and I asked him how it happened
that the bridge broke down.
He turned to me and Lis eyes twinkled
devilishly as he said:
•That wo uan u«ed to l»s my wife, and
she rm away with that nun ten years tie-
fore I ni- t <11010 in Manpnsy. They didn’t
know me strung r mi actouut of my beard,
an t I wasn’t as pretty then as I uatd to
be.
I knew them, though, and that’s how
tint bri'lgi broke down. Look here!
-trunger,” he then said q licklr, “C reckon
I'm talking too much aud J*m going out
P rliips it'll be best for your health if you
sit j ut where you are (• r half an hour
ami keep your mouth shut. If you do
move, tin re’ll be another bridge broken
somewhere.”
Hi vanished from sight, an 1 I held that
chair down t r an hour. Then f went
home.—Walt-r B. Coose, in Tue Califor
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