Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-05-01
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Spring Gums vs.. spriug Chickens
The Radical Party lose a Vote

We are tempted to give a little bit c
biography here, in commencing thi
mournfuI story, just to show that "th
way Of the transgFessor is hard al
that " evil communications corrupt goo,
manners ~ but as time and space ar
precious, we won't do it. For what VI,
would have said, see slmost any book i,
the various Sunday School libraries.
Anthony Glover was 2 colored gentle
man. He read the Post regularly snC
associated with Judge Hunter anC
Jimmy Gallagher, aud that was wha'
ruined him. He went to a Hunter meet,
ing Thursday night, and stayed there
until midnight, and he heard Jimmy
Gallagher tsiE. His ideas on the subject
of n1eUDg and tItaD9, never very bright
got confused At Jimmy's harsngue, and he
left the meeting feeling like stealing
something.
Being hungry at the time, bis thoughts
naturally were directed toward some
thing to eat, and he remembered the 10
cality of g certain cbickeu-house full Of
luscious poultry. SseWed chicken and
fried chicken danced before his mind,
and in fancy he sDuffsd the aromatic
smell of ehicken in all styles.
At No. 1877 Elliott street lived Mr.. Tom
Lockwood. It was his chicken COOP that
Mr.. Anthony Glover was thinking of
Strange 10 say, MIR. Lockwood had al
ready had considerable thought about
just sWeh fellows as Mr.. Glover, and had
planted q spring gun in that coop 50 that
the door could not be entered without
exploding it. Mr.. Glover did not know
this, of course The coop wss easy of &C.
cess, and the chickens were known to be
fat. The temptation was too great for
him. He went to his domicil, got a
coffee sack to put the chickens in, and
took with him q little crowbar, or q poker,
to pry out the hasp which held the pad
lock.
Thus armed he went down to the yard,
and straight to the front door of the coop.
There was I" no foolishiugn with him,
but he forthwith rRmmed mis- poker into
the staple, gave a pry, and out it came.
With esgeT hands he pulled st the door,
and got IL open nearly wide enough to
when ne say a 1ssh close 10 him,
and heard a roar like a thousand can
mons exploding F.; myriad stare danced
before his eyes. He felt something hot
through his breast, and he real
lied that he was shot! He turned and
over the fence close st hand and
to run, but a darkness, 8 thousand
darker than that of the night,
came yer his eyes and he fell.
Meanwhile the sound Of the gun
aroused the people Of the house, and Mr..
came out and found that his
rap had caught his game, and that in
stead of losing his chickens ne had a
lead darby on his HANDS.
This was about Qusrtsr past one
He immediately went TO this
station and notified the police.
Who went to the place, bat none Of them
Inew Mr.. Glover. YgFerday morning
joroner 5amelson held an inquest on the
and returned a verdict Of died
# the chicken poX," and eGhoneFating
lockwood.
During the morning 8 dusky female
ame, among many others, to look az the
iody. she took one look, uttered q pier
ing shrek and fell into the arms OF a
When she came TO she ex-
that the defunc5 darby was her
.Gncs, and told hia aa The story
tears to the eyes OF the police
nan, and so affected him otherwise that
10 forgot to pay for two drinks he took
Immediately slterWGrd.
The last we saw Of the widow, Jimmy
Gallagher was trying to persuade her TO
ne MF. Lockwood for damages, and
rust the case to him, giving him fifty
ollars ia advance to take charge Of if.
he was 6 little hystericy and simply
lurmured, "Tis as it is, now, and
be no tizzsr.'' she, however,
to marry Jimmy if he wanted to,
hen and there, and keep the suit in the