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14 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 nian Magazine. “A” Grade $40. 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