Show CHRISTMAS EVE IR ID cwi CAMPI 1894 by Bile bacheller beller a bachoua Bacho Uc t R RET E Y a h they toe they I 1 I 1 double 0 shuffle h 01 and a n d d 0 ou u ble t double s huffle h lime b I 1 the body bent the arms eway away ing inc and the k head bead tossed tomed in m a n arx n er that never flever occurs except f when ones onea 0 soul boul Is in ill vie work as theirs IL a r re e fw for it la Is christmas eve good luck min tag las camp just such a christmas eve as many a remote camp away in the will hwe leave this year and then look forward to tor for the next nest way beyond creede or cripple creek say A choose yer partners part nera fer a quadrille clear away get a n move amov e on aerl now then hands halt half round aud and bade back again up the alie middle and turn back home swing swin your our corners spring yer heel ladles ladia back and gents advance heigh oh tra la a 1 la la swing your partners part nera keep kecy it up tip ladies in the middle and ring around a rosy shake your soles all hands round turn tum turn tum doodle dum that chery cheery voice bel belongs ong s to bob the master r of 0 ceremonies trot got up expressly for the occasion HN his call balloon sall sail brings bi this gay g crowd down upon its feet wilh a 0 vim lin that makes Pine board quake well we jim Is ju just 6 t as interested as old jarl may be more ladles change chance Baloo Balo once nc on your heel drown their voices a agthe the door opens ns and a merry crowd rushes out to cool their glowing faces here comes the coach nineteen year old id susie and her baja friend violetta oletta Vl its only pi passengers and con iun at uie the reins you know COIt ling why bhele can you have lived well he can drive Co cant swarthy sam in one of ilia his numerous trips for 1073 has caught a glimpse of if the coach and announced its ita arrival with alth a wild war tro tho tr o COM company PIlly inside the tha foar eliex horses are arc led away while the zero sers are fairly cabriel into inta tile his ballroom there before the ills blazing bl abing plue pine low OS fire they tell the he stry story of their ride and ot of their term at school hurt hurry Y up un thres erect precious to tomorrow morrow dance to oua in n talk less leaa than ten minutes the girls are back again attired etti reil tor for the dance apparently r ot cf lite and rid limb thed the dc C bayed partied continue to dah up before the door from every little prospect dr OS piea t liole bole tor for miles ft round IV women omen are arc scarce in til all prospecting Prospect inc camps campa and nd sit at this party there are arc lour four men to each woman the girls ari are decked regardless regard lesa ol of all rules laid down by 1 short hair bob the parts parla fashion plates of long algo tacked up on the walls walla of 0 the shanty tor for artistic effect in good luck camp half hair tho the population lives the year round in tents and an 4 sleeps bleeps on the ground close to lo a cast ile 0 f A r IF W 4 old dan tucker he means balante balanca all by the th way in order that tie be may be seen as well as heard he has haa mounted a beer keg kee the hie head of which about twice every mili minute ute finds itself too small to accommodate the gyrations of his fedt ile he finds ibis his fiddle behind him over his shoulders on his bis knees once to in a great while in its right position yet bob wils was never known to miss a note in any tune he played he Is the leader in the good luck band dos a dos and dont get lo 10 lost st A lose your lady at your cost away they go BO twelve couple at once the me time increasing until the steps of the dancers the streaming hair bair end fluttering skirts of the belles the happy laughter laugh ter the loud guffaws come to a startling halt hall there Is a crash of the band and an unceremonious tumble ot of bob from his position on the beer kes keg and a loud promenade hll as he bounds to ills his feet and makes for the lemonade bucket A celestial noted tor for his long lone narrow pigtail and short wide grin faithfully deals out tile the lemonade in bright tin cups bought for the occasion ephraim sporting a new white shirt with ruined ruffied bosom struts about in all his glory ephraim plays the bones and is a nail hail fellow well met with all the miners of good luck camp ther Is no distinction of color religion reli eion race size strength or language this christmas night it Is on unshaven but a good natured assemblage but there may be a fight later on lemonade Is supposed to I 1 be the drink of the evening but bad brandy and worse whisky axe are furnished two shanties away A sm small a 11 bedroom filled with chairs and a table accommodates those unable to imd find a place on the floor some of the men are smoking two with their lady ady partners are playing california orala jack others at a side table having a hot time over cutthroat cut throat euchre long legged leg sed jack leans up against the board partition idly chewing ills his cud and gazing with placid countenance on the he scene sam short and swarthy makes himself more somber in appearance by tending the tire nrc throwing back the charred logs to keep at least one end of 0 the shanty corn comfortable for table it will be here 47 in a minute cant you hear it says jim mason maeon BS as tie be and an old 14 stoop shouldered miner wander to the door and look out jim Is a tall strapping cb broad dered specimen ot of Ilu humanity manitY and carries a knotty arm that has haa tested its more than once mr jarvis la Is an old man fully 70 with a face horny borny hands bands and bent body all indicative of years ot of hard labor la bor and cruel exposure lf it I 1 tell you the tha truth jim he says cays 1 a I dont think I 1 can hear any thins th ag you ton see my ears have been strained etral nod all aty liste listening ning for the sound of the berned old jerkey and now it cou id ride over me and blame roe me it if I 1 would not think it lmae imagination it I 1 haye aye reen the top torp heavy concern come down the ull once today to day I 1 have seen I 1 it a hundred times have you got a chow chew ot of tobacco to spare a pretty good plu plus 11 old nin men jarvis whittled ot enough benour h to malse make his lett left cheek punch out like a wen then sitting down yi the doorstep never heeding beeding the cold he anxiously turns his eyes in the direction where the coach will appear why of coursel the jerkey la Is the coach and the old mans man daughter dau Is com I 1 homo home front and jim Is iron ron stove that Is eastly ea efly kept red hot all if lf desired even men of culture like jim being thorough miners miner know better belter than to mingle the garb of the miners with the attire adopted by the city tailors so here they are in red shirt 4 buckskin breeches and fringed leggins leaving the tha boiled duds that the camp afforded anor dod to be sported by the floor committee at christmas time there la Is aldaya a cessation of 0 business to in all well to do camps campa men who spend long ion hours with the pick and shovel dire are better creps preps prepared red to observe tho the ceremonies of the ath of december the sharp thin voice of john chinaman can be heard now and then above the clatter of the dancing crying out you pay mo me halla dolla you ibelli belll can cam man or I 1 chackey you john Is evidently having trouble in collecting his fifteen cents for a drink of lemonade lemonade la Is scarcer la in good luck than bad whisky susie and violetta Vl oletta the spanish beauty are never off the floor for every miner wants at least one ona dance with each of them violetta Vl oletta has haa thrown a bout about hw her in spanish fashion a lace a hawl which fascinates every miner from mr clr jarvis down to ephraim including little tommy who picks crystals for a living susie Is followed by all eyes as she whirls about in the arms of jim her lover her dark blue dress tight fitting waist black slippers and blue ribbons completing a ball co costume that well you ought to see seven and one acel como come down come dewill are the cries that mingle with the shuffling of the its you cut jack and deuce and sounds of knuckles in the next here come down with your dust queen and tray come down cries another dealer twenty alve on the deuce ill break the bank or break me and then fiddler bob ashe as he notes the hour of 12 calls tor for tho the closing number old dan tucker lie ha warris warns all those at tho the card tables that playing must be closed with the present game as per sirree agreement ment old dan tucker Is a characteristic dance in mining camps campa no entertainment can be properly brought to an end without old dan tucker as a final clincher now for your opera dancel dance too toe the front yells bob mounting the keg and babbling wab bling his head in the direction of his tour four assistants bob I 1 Is to too hoarse front from calling call lne off to give other instructions to the artists and with a mad rush everybody not engaged at the card tables makes for the middle of the room noses are counted by sam and to pair oft off men selected to play lady have tied about the arm bright buttons glisten spurs click cowhide boots dig die their heels heel into iilo the floor feet are not behind in their thud thud thud as they come down on the pine floor soaped over so eo skillfully for the oc occasion caslon fling away there the couples join hands and form one mad dancing half intoxicated circle about the lonely old sam who Is personating old dan tucker in the middle of the ring every eye Is on the fiddler sving your partners don t be af afraid now every man leaves his lady and secures tie curca another by the right hand whirls her about three elins allm and one is left in n the ring to be dan tucker again when the rry cry comee from the master of ceremonies to swing partners lie he must light fight like a good fellow to ge get t a girl swing her round three ames and hoot at the miner who spry enough to keep her to be three times dim dan tucker pronounces one a doomed bachelor tor for the ed cn ulof year the th dance ends cries crien loud and joy loyous rise ending in three wild hurrahs when for the third time jim mason Is alone alon in the center of the ring and will jim stay a bachelor maybe it if he ret pet married tomor to mor row perhaps susie superstitious one by one the loungers leave withdrawing to the different tents and shanties provided tor for their accommodation by old jarvis it jim M says as a parting word vord that santa claus blaug has sent him a telegram st atlig that he will visit t aln acard shanty between 3 and 4 in fit the tha morning and all those wishing to receive his bounty could hang up their stockings in the ballroom any time after 2 the boots leffa leaa even shirts coffet sacks I 1 feed boxes and tin buckets fire are hung hune up nailed up or propped up aga irist the wells walls with names of tho the owners written on pieces of paper to inaura santa claus of the importance of 0 the person lie ie was to favor it Is TL runny funny sight to see ee the th antics of the miners an n each appears in ill turn to put something in his hl brothers christmas tinaa stocking sam bam with a seek sack of potatoes makes a great bi eat showing good night says violetta Vl oletta as aa jim at al last made a move to leave them 1 I am sorry you are arc doomed for another beor as old dan tucker but I 1 dont believe he la Is C M |