New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-28
CITY ITEMS.

SWANS Eecs-The itch for public office, for some
place in the gift of public men or parties, Is
deyeoped among our adopted citizens from the Gem Oh
the Ocean bat in none of them strongly as those VINO
were members of the Old, or Fernando WOODS Pohce'
Since the disarmament Of that force, its members nave
for the most part, been hanging around the PUBIC Oh
fees, borirg Commissioner DIGGING head clerks way
)ayng contractors button. holDg men OF supposed IN
fuence, and in all cases. most piteously begging Tor
another chance at the public cribexpecting OF course
no lees than some fat sinecure the chief daty required
being to drs monthly pay. One Of this sort has Tor
some days past been prosecuting Of the prominent
fcremen IN the Central Park. Morning, noon, and
nipb-st the Park d the house. in the car, at the cor
nsr, down the street, anywhere eyerywhere-this ON
pipresent beagar appeared Any place would suit
but the easier the better. He had been policeman
under the burly MatseH and the sngleeyed Fernando
and had right to be leech upon the people all his
life. Our foreman the Colonel svaded him, put him
off, refused lodged, denied, and-we greve to say
broke one of the rules Of the Park all TO pieces oy
heartily cursire his ntolerable bore. 1t was of no
avail. man who prefers begging for paitry mental
places when he can earn an honest and independent
living is seldom insuted, aud never driven Oh. FL
ually in entire despair, the lionel undertook bis
causefor the persistent bore had followed hum even
into bis bathing-roOm.
"wen," said the Colonel, al don't know but there
s one Office that you might got if you would keep per-
fectly still but you won't hold your tongue
"Yis, cure an WILL Divil a word will they get
from me at al"
Mind now, if you breathe whisper, there will be
five hundred after the place.
COB, never fear Sur If you PLACE, what is it y
"Well, you kno " the swans that came from Ham,
burg"
"Is them big birds wild the long, crooked necks ?"
"Ye,. You know some Of them died, and now the
others are laying eggs. The police carefully secureth
eggs, and they are soon to be hatched Do you know
how they hatch them I"
"Tley puts them under the ould bird, sure
"No indeed Swans never hatch their own eggs.
In Hamburg, they build soft, warm nests IN the bot
tom Of box chairs, put in the eggs, take
the old soldiers of the army who are su-
peranruated set them over the eggs, give
them plenty of tobacco little schnapps, newspapers
and books and there they sit until the young swans
appea For this work. however, they select the fat
test Of the men, as possessing the greatest amount OF
animal heat"
ooh, Colonel, that's Just the place for me. In fat
We see weighs about 200 lbs and Ill do it toa charm"
Can you writel"
"a trae, your honor"
"Tben write as l tell you"
Tohhe Hon. the Oommssoney, Of tae Contra! Park; IT,.
6ysTLExIS: The undersigned, your petitonsr having
several years policeman uLder Mayor ood ani
feeling entirely pten both by size and natural inaoence
10 the duties the situation most fopect
fully socs body heappontmnt hatcne
swans in the Central Park And as In ou ooua
your petitioner will eyerpray. Ssned'
AIMED With iris document, this human hen went
forth to get previous presenting his petition the In
dorsemenis Of Mayor Wood, Alderman Peck, Sheriff
Kelly, and score OF leading politicians who, accord
ing TO his account ready to do anything for him.
Whsther he has taken his ncubating seat We cannot
tell but We venture to guess tina. before the eggs are
L,oho5 no ,.ill bs tolara,ly well cured of Office