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Show Mme. Mustache Famous Character of Deadwood One of the famous and mysterious characters who thronged the streets of Iieadwood. In the Black hills. In the latter seventies was a fine-looking, plump, little French woman of about forty years, called Mme. Mustache, from a dain;y little hirsute adornment gracing her upper lip. For lo years she had followed the railway and mining ramp. cnduct.r.f gambling houses "on la-r own." dealing tier own game, ban ilir.g the faro be! like a veteran and maintaining "order" "or-der" (as it was known) la every establishment es-tablishment she ow ncl. Nothing was known of her antecedents, antece-dents, ece t that she was of a degrea of culture superior to l.er cnv'.r.-a-taent find was a g"i"l sport anl t square dealer. Ih troit News. |