Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 April 1883 — One of the Boys. [ARTICLE]

One of the Boys.

Bodie (Cal.) Free Press. Aurora has a little jackass, that enjoys a drunken spree and ( will drink liquor until his ears can no longer wag. While under the influence of wine or whisky he will perform many amusing tricks. Several weeks ago a number of Bodieites visited Aurora. After drinking all they could conveniently carry, the Bodieites turned their attention to the jack, He was escorted into a saloon and the champagne ordered. The jack took his “medicine” like any old-timer. After the second quart had disappeared the animal became frisky and wanted more. He tried to climb up on the bar, and when intimidated he displayed a bad temper by kinking a country official in the abdomen and biting a lawyer’s leg. Not until he had drunk a pint of whisky did the intemperant jack'quiet down. In the morning he was found stretched out near a deserted building. A cocktail revived him, and he was ready for another “run with the boys.”