| Show IN NEVADA eos ross browne one of the most moat popular and accomplished american writers and untiring to urise has recently returned to california from a tour away somewhere among the ici ales cles ce of northern europe previous ous oua to his bia departure depart tire from the pacific 1 cosat coast he nale male a visit to nevada and annd gave a picture oi of things as they were which wa was wab 9 racy enough for he cannot write anything t els else but lut not so very batie satiE satisfactory factory to the ne radians vad lans ians on his return home again apin he enters on a lecturing expedition and finds oga A second peep at washoe 11 interesting and forwards to the san francisco lill ci from which we make a few extract tract in virginia 0 city now claimed tob tot the greatest little city in the world THE virginians adnire ADMIRE themselves the citizens of virginia like he cithens of I 1 in africa and reykjavik in iceland are enthusiastic admirers of their hei aei r own place of residence not satis satisfied tied fled with the I 1 j praise usually b stowed upon the city by every I 1 sti sty stranger anger who ho entera enters it and who desires to maintain fit tit friendly endly relations with the inhabitants they are exacting to a degree bordering on A vis tor is required to go into exta cies over oter the climate should there chance ebancu to occur during hs sojourn a passably fine day ilay he is called u on at every eiery turn to homage doi dof to the wonderful progress of improvement wh ch they c csider far ahead ct cf anything ever achieved by human beings constructed in the usual form he fie is expected tapay P 1 Y the tribute of admiration to the ma 9 6 C 11 nce of the buildings and the bumph bous accommodation of the hotels if he dolsot and without reservation ek express iress the opinion that the mines are aicher by a thou thousand saud to one than those of mexico or south Am america etlea he ii is at once seu art down as a man wh se e opinion is asworth worth notha ibio illo should a stray bullet whiz by his bis head and nd kiil kid some equally innocent arty acty patty within a distance instance of three paces he is gravely assured and aw f required 1 to believe that there is as much respect paid pali tolice to life ilfe and limb in in virginia as thet thel e is in any city in the union at any hour lour of the night when the noises around bis his lodAh lodgings gs would shame bedlam bis his attention is exultingly directed to the elysian repose of lots delectable detectable metropolis pa pasting sing those dansot infamy that abound on every street earshot ear shot of those fr scenes of debauch revelry and dance and nd levure lesure sori eboff disturb the leep of 0 boneet mer neb heis invited an assurance almost in cr ali to r ender render hon bon age to the exalted con of public morals in full view of the moal noal barren blasted and horribly desolate country that perhaps the light of heaven ever bhone thone upon lie he is appealed to as a lover of nature rafure to admire the fertility of the soil the I 1 auriance of the vegetation and the exquisite beauty rf vf the scenery Stir surrounded rounded by an enthusiastic thusia dozen of citizens most of whom are w th sore throat in fever erysipelas is si 1 peik bleeding nse n se shortness cf c breath heart dise disease asep asey diarrhoea and loss of appetite he is urged to observe the remarkable salubrity of the climate and to disabuse lis mind of those prejudice prejudices a a against it arising 0 from the aular misrepresentations of inheres interested ted parties withal ivie it is due to justice to say that the virginians are a tree free generous and hospitable set of fellows bald and energetic overflowing with acu bau and aad brimful of the manly qualities that adorn the best specimens of the human race and why should they not be for most of them are californians though they have the peculiar affection of referring to california as some foreign state slate they talk of visiting california as we would of visit although this is quite proper mi it sounds d ands a little odd to a citizen of san fran sees nothing but californians hed and it reminds one of the charleston newspapers after the first bombardment of the latest intelligence ce from new tew rew york was headed foreign news new as a convincing proof that they were independent of the mother country HOTELS I 1 1 really aily ally dont co nIder consider nijer myself fastidious on the subject ot at hot hotels is having traveled in r countries I 1 have enjoyed ahn ihn an exten extensive s lve lie experienc tu eln eun the way of accommodation from my mother earth to the foretop of t a from an annan innan wigwam to a parisian hotel frona from an ati african palm palin tree to an arctic snow barik I 1 have sept wept a ept in the bame same bed with two donkeys a camel haita aalta d zen araba arciba and a horse I 1 have lave ilist siept on beds bedis alive with witti s ss akes lakes lizards scorpions bugs and fleas beds in which men stricken with the plague pl ague had died horrible deaths beda beds that reasonably m be suspected of smal saal boxi pox measles ard asiatic cholera cholena I 1 have slept on beds of ri ers era and bedsol beds of sand and on the bare bedrock bed rock standing Stan ding sitting J lying down doubled up and lar Lai barging ging over twisted isted 1 punch punched edy edt jammed and elbowed by drunken m mn md D snored at in the ears sat upon and smothered by the nightmare night mare burnt b by fi to rained upon and bitten by b X f treat trost r ot I 1 in n ri fl I 1 these thebe po irions and t te to all ah these dig dis comforts I 1 have slept with ith comparative comfort there are plea piea pleasanter santer banter ways wass of sleeping to be bure aure but there are times when any way is a blessing in respect to the matter of cati catl ea 1 aj jam i ahl aca even lebs leea particular frogs flogs lorae leaches snails and grasshoppers a are e usuries u ries rles to what I 1 have eaten it has pleased providence dence to favor me with appetites and tastes appropriate to a greater variety of circumstances and many conditions cf of life these facts fact serve to show that I 1 an am not fastidious on the subject of personal mationg lations la ions tiong when I 1 was about to start on my trip to friends from virginia assured me I 1 would find hotels there almost if it not quite equal to the best beat in san francisco there was wal but little difference differences they said except in the matter of extent the virginia hotels wede were just as goed gord though not quite so larce large of course I 1 believed all they told me per laps kd a my ray experience WAS unfortunate I 1 trie tried 1 0 find accommodations in one recommended as the most comfortable and was shown a room over the kitchen stove in which the thermometer ranged at about to degrees of Faren helt heit to be lodged and baked at the rate of 2 per night was more than I 1 could stand so I 1 asked for another room there wab waa but one more anel anil that wib aas preempted by a lodger who might or might not come back lack and claim possession in the middle r f the night m har it had bad no window except one that opened into the passage and he the bed was so arran arranged eed zed that every other lo 10 0 iger ger in the house could take a passing observation of the slee sleeper er and enjoy his style of Iee Blee pine it was az bad enough to be smothered for tor or want of light and air but I 1 had no idea of laying 2 a night for the poor privilege of showing owing people bow I 1 looked with my eyes shut and possibly my mouth open A man may have an attack of nightmare his coun may be distorted by horrible dreams he ie may laugh immoderately at a very bad pun made in his sleep in all which conditions ef of ody and mind be doubtless presents an ina in ling spectacle to the critical eye eyes of a but be he like to wake up sud lenly denly and be bi caught in the act thy thi next hotel to which I 1 was recommended w was as eligibly el il gibly locate located 1 on a street composed principally of greg grog shops and gambing hous houss s 1 was waa favored with a front room loom about eight feet square the wails walla were constructed ted of boards fancifully decorated with paper naper and amford afforded td this facility to a idge lodger e hat that he could hear all ail 4 hat was going on in in the he surrounding rooms the partitions might deceive the eye but the ear received the full fall benefit of the various oaths calculations conversations and perambulations in which his bis neighbors indulged As for the bed I 1 dont know mow how long it had lad been in use or what race of people ual had hi herto slept in it but the sheets an ani ant 1 blan blankets sets lets seem beem seemed ed to be sadly dis colored by age or lack of soap and water it t would be safe to say washing was not considered 11 a paying investment by the managers of this establishment having been over 21 24 hours bours bours without sleep or rest I 1 made an attempt to procure a small supply but bly ly failed in consequence of an interesting conversation carried earned on in the passage be tween chambermaids chamber maids waiters and other adies ladies and aad gentlemen respecting the last list free ggut from what that I 1 could gather this was considered the best neighborhood in the city for free fights within the past two weeks some three or four men had been shot stabbed or maimed close by the door 0 its ita its a lively place you bet said one a the ladies ladles 1 I loov loos out oc of the abe window every morning b to see how bow many dead men ate ata gyin ato aro around nd the bullets flies around here sometimes like hailston esl eal now taking into view the pic spec tacie that a few dead men dabbled in blood must present to the eye on a fine morning and the chances of a miscellaneous ball carr carrying ying I 1 away ones cranium or penetrating the thin board wall and ranging upward through his bis rangit body as be he lies ii in bed I 1 considered it best to seek a more secluded neighborhood where the scenery was of a less stimulating character arid and the hailstorms hailstorks hail hall storms not quite so heavy by the kina kind aid of a friend I 1 at length secured comparatives agreeable quarters in a private lodging house bouse kept by a lady the rooms were good and the beds clean and the price not extravagant tor for this locality only 12 per week so auch much for or the famous hotels of virgan virginia if there are any better belter than ebani 1 have described neither myse f nor some tellow fellow who told me their experience succeeded in finding them the concurrent testimony wasp was wag that they are dirty ill kept badly attended by rough ill manne mannered red waiters noisy to such a degree that a bober sober man can get but littie little rest night or day and extravagantly high in proportion to the small comfort they afford the food is enough to make any but a very hungry person tag gag with mith di disgust agust one of the newspapers pu published dished a statement which the author probably intended for a joke but bat which is doubtless founded upon a fact namely that a certain hotel advertised for selve solve seive the same number of ot guests only one i chicken could be had for love or money this laas inas made into soup and atter after afterwards wards wares served UP P tn form torm of a fricassee for guests firsts the flavor waa was considered extremely delicate what there was sl of it and there was penty plenty ot of it ity such asit aalt aa lt wag wai |
