Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-08-18
OUT ON A LARK.
The Smith RizziOs Take a Holiday.
How their Mad Career was Checked
and the Manner of their
Coming to Grief.

The hostelrie, Smith-Rizzio, at the
| foot of Monroe street, n atected
principally by mackerels and negro
roust-abouts, furnishes more work for
the notice than the whole extent OF
that delectable t~horoughfare, Gayoso
street, which is saying a good deal.
But since Smith has left the city (now
about two Weeks) and given up to
RizziO undisputed possession of Mrs.
R. and the chattels thereunto per-
tanning, quiet has reigned under the
hill, T" and those of the metropolitans
who have the river beat were begin
ming to think that their occupation
was gone. But yesterday afternoon
dispelIed this pleasing fancy-the
Smith, iZzio broke out in a new
place, worse if possible, than before.
About 2 O'Clock q huckstvr asked
Mrs. Smith RizZio to be kind enough
to keep an eye to his horse and wagon
| as he wanted to go up on the hill to
see a man. Smith-R. said she'd do so
with pleasure. AS soon as the coun-
TRUMAN had got out OF sight the lady
dressed herself in gorgeous array, and
inviting her liege lord and a friend OF
his to take a ride, which they ac-
cepted, hoped into the vehicle, took
M the ribbons and started out for an
afternoons pleasure. The toilsome
ascent of the hill was made, and the
fair (by courtesy called sO) JehueSs
touched up her horse and the party
went rafting along Shelby street. The
exhilarating effects Of the open air in
a spring-wagon were too much for the
female Smith,, and before Mccall
street was reached her spirits were so
buoyant that nothing less than a
" regular old tart" would do her, and
the wagon turned the corner of Nc
Call into Main street, exhibiting to
the loungers of that locality the tab
leau of the Smith-RizZio standing up
| on the seat between her husband and
! friend, her head-dress cooked over her
left eye, her arms bare to the
arm-pits, her MORE antique robe flap
ping in the breeze, the whip at the
exact angle, and with hi yah
Hoop lal G'longI" was laying Noun
tain Boy and Lady Thorne In the
shade with the countryman's wall
eyed Flying Childers." The gen.
tlemsR Of the party did not seem, trom
a hasty glance ~ their faces as the
wagon whizzed past, 70 be having
half as much fun as their entertainer,
But things couldn't last at this rate
| either the horse, wagon OF driver must
50 play out" and as the fore axle OF
| wagon struck the iamP-post at the
corner of Main and Vance streets, j
looked as though all three were done
for to all intents and purposes. The
increased leverage attained by
Mrs. Smitl-R. from her elevated
perch on the seat of the wag-
on had the natural effect Of
giving her the worst fall dished up for
the party, and she was shot, as from
a catapult, full twenty feet head-first
into an ash-barrel, from which, owing
to adipose development, she was with
difficulty extricated. Smith RizZiO,
his friend, and the unfortunate horse
escaped with slight bruises, but the
wagon did everlastingly catch it-nOt
a splinter big enough for a match left
of the whole affair. Officer Billy Ho-
man took the festive trio in charge,
and conveyed them to the lookup OF
the Second District, where they were
Immediately put upon trlel before
Commissioner Richards and fined $40
each. Mrs. Smith-R.'s eyes were fast
becoming eclipsed as she was led back
to the cell, showing that the fall had
not been entirely a piece of pleasantly,