The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-05-21
THE GIN AND MILK SUR
Has the Rev. G. II. smyth Paid Mcdonald
His SIS f-Earie, Of Enrle's Hotel IN
Trouble with n waiter-Why the Wniter
wouldn't take OF his Hat.

wouldn't take OIL his Hat
Quite number Of curious people had collected
IN the court OF the Third Judicial District yes
terday afternoon in the hope Of enjoying the creamy
testimony in the case OF Mcdonald agt the Rev.
Charles B smyth. The latter Is already well
known as the inventor OF the " Gin and Milk Recu
perator that bears Lis name, aud is recognized as
an orthodox divine Of the 1rst water. He first
loomed up on the public horizon rs the periphrastic
advertiser OF tho naughty Black Crook" and AFTER
ward preached to packed pews on Pilgrims Pro-
Erese, using panorama TO point his moral, and tho
borrowed editorials Of city papers To adorn John
Bunyan's tale.
Since the recent cruel action OF the Presbytory In
csnsuring Nj. smyth and depriving him Of the priv
ilege Of preaching to the elect. he has chartered
church Of his own wherein he Ia to hold forth heb
domaday TO hetsrodox hearers. The same heart
less sentence OF the Presbytsry had the eject too.
of souring MIR. Smyth toward the publican who
aforetime furnished him with his " Ave fingers on
SUNDAY. and for some days hs has purchased his
milk Of one Mcdonald.
week ago, for the recovery OF the sum OF Sla al
legged 10 be the value Of sundry quarts OF milk sup
piled to Mr.. smyth at diver. times and ssserts that
bis clerical customer has thus far tailed to furnish
funds TO liquidsts his Indebtedness. Mr. MELON
aids sthdavit is no milk and water document II
reads like ukase intended TO make recreant con
sumer walk the chalk" whether he win OF not
and whom the world learned that Judge Fowler
ys % people % made /, : point q be present T-A'
But unfortunately, and 70 the great disappoint.
men. q naious sosens, nsiIher ihs aellnassn,
posranes. Neither had settled the nttle account
known In court trial fees" and as consequence
naiatuds vss not unfreely Expressed. Ono visitor
asserted positively that Mr.. Suyth had paid the bill
in order TO disappoint the pubic. Another gave Il
as hh opinion thai hcDonald did not dare to prsss
the anti as could be proved that the milk he cold
sne sis w snos Sr oSs caS
or any other respectable fuid ext,sct OF juniper
SsS ous x ooncSs s1 S
petition.
While the quidnuncs were growing Of the unpar.
donabe trick thai had been played upon them, there
entered the court q magnlhce nuy attircd, well
formed and intelligent looking gentleman, whom the
dark for tlonfe, and not dark enough for brunette
| mis- complexion being fair compromise bet tSeen
q dusky brown, AID pale tan color. His bau war
short and curly, his ressiye OF good nature,
and his nose what students OF physognomy call a
pfe@sirosfer. MI. MUsgrove had come to invoke the
Hhjesty of the law sgalnst Mr.. kr,e OF Ears's Ho-
TEL for whom, It appearea' he had served iot 20 days
Ter ta6 month, aud had been ANONYMOUSLY dis
charged before te clote OF that term. lie elain ell
Tat the sum Of s2S was rightly due hin, aud pray d.
forced to dis. .orge that amount without delay.
Mr, Earle t,stided that he had desire 70 wrong
No unknd feehnGs. lie said that on the day the
pls sntn was dtseharsed nom his honorable and re-
cheek on the cashier for sl9 49, the nii amount due
him. That he walked up to the cashier without hav
ing removed his hat That IL has been rule In
the Earle Inn that servants shs approach their EN-
pl yers unbonne,ted, and with the nir and men Of
subordinates. That Mr.. Musgrovs was requested to
uncover, whereupon he made in substance the tol-
lowing defiant answer:
"Sir, won't do sich thing. I am British
subject apd a woter, sir, and l won't take OF my
hat oil TOR no man Of he was the Queen herself You
An't hoerd nothin OF tho Fifteenth Commandment
guess, has you! You'd better read the papers"
And that forthwith MIR. Musgrove was elected
rom The hoiel and ordered not to return until he
could come Ia q genuemanly msuner.
Judge Fowler dSeresd that Mr. Mu,groTe should
receive Iufn the tCfcnda1t the OF sis -, which
was immediately paid by Mt. Earle, who also set
tied tue evsts OF tie suit