The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-12-24

pushed to their Utmost extent. 81
experience in iIl1se scenes has II,
been small, bu, never Was I pres,:I
! at s;lch scene of ,i0t US w:.s cnac,
ed at WoolJriI5e's TINT might
i|ngi!shmcn al;d Germans tried t.
QUITO each otheGili noise song IL.
lowed song: the health OF c,t:I
member Of the party was druAl: !!
rapid succession, and each ncmbc
OF the purity WAS drunk himself. IT,
Ill health prevented Inc from iOin
lns TO much exten5 i'll the dis
j slp;;t!on, and I sat looking on IN,
wondering whether I had eve;
found real amusement in suci, ,
pandemoniuln. At last. whilt
0 oc@sIdon WAS telling Il wonderful
s;o:'. OF a run with tie Ballybothe
1'tua hounds, hall in English aut
hall IL German, the landlord enter
c;t the room and declared that il
L. noise was pcrs ste! N lie should
DC Compelled to Gil in the gensd'
aImes. THIS announcement y was /:
Received with yells; he Was told to
Fci;.:;! whom he likc.I. Woodbridge
muttered som vague sentence
a5oat 'Enslisln's houses cassie -
and the landlord retired amid a
Storm Of groans. Tie tlproar was
renewed. but i've minutes after We
heard the heavy tramp of the
SenSdalmes ascending tic stair
case: and ali OF lis determined to lc-
sl$t the invasion BY force. Some
seized sticks, some laid hold of
pieces Of furniture to hurl at the
:ntIude;s: and I graspcd an empty
champagne bottle by the neck and
and slipped it into my coat pocket.
keeping my hand On it the while
The doc: was ii'lng open and the
r!lIci oT police entered, leaving two
OF his men outside Tic door.
"Gentlemen," sail he, in an au-
thorltive voice, Gin tie name of his
Majesty [ command you to quit
this house at once
A roar of derision vas the reply.
''Suppose we don't intend to 60!
said a student with @ red beard.
tastefully decorated with scraps o.
salad, shreds Of tobacco, etc.
"Then I shall proceed to execute
my duties and turn you at once
into the street"
A second delisivc roar mucl
louder than the first.
BY the holy NIalone!" said
OSca.don, rising slowly before thu
estonishesl gcndarme, and pulling
himself up to his full height, I've
mind to fling You ont of this win.
low. And I'll do it. too, before yof
,an say knife" He made two
steps forward and seemed about to
execute his threat, when Zintorski
nterposed.
"One minute" he said. "Gend'-
armc. where is your permit!"
The gend'arme looked astonish-
ID, but did not reply.
"1our permits" ?" repeated Zin-
;olsii. You are aware that after !
midnight no gend arme can enter a
private residence without q special
'ermit from the burgomaster!"
Herr Graf" suffered the wretch
ID fHnctlonary, edging toward the
joor: II regret that"
His courage failed him. He said
10 more, but rushed down the
tairs followed by his men, and in a
minute We heard the door close be-
ind them.
immediately upon their depart
ne fresh vine was brought in. and
he orgies continued until about 2
'clocE. when the party broke up. T
I'd secured bed at q house where
had lodged III my student days.
nd it 50 happened that my way
y il :; different direction from
HIT Of my companions: I therefore
ade them good night, and started
f alone. It was Il dull, murky
light. with a sharp sleet driving
ON the north the only light shed
pom the wretched streets Was
ON the oil lamps swung at inter
nls across the road. On I hasten
/, Wrapping myself up in my large
Dat, and meeting no one. Not a
ound did I hear until, Just rs 7
as reaching the street where my
'dSings was situated, which turn
| up Out Of one Of the principal al
Us Of the town, I thought / dis
nguished the sound of advancing !
otsteps. l listened, and WAS con- 7
need that my srlrmise was correct.
1t thinking nothing of it, I pro- ,
'eded up the street. I had reach (
my door, aad was endearoring t
turn TIE rusty piece OF German ,
echanlsm supposed to be a key. ,
ID mentally contrasting it with
y own neat Cnubb at home. when
10 men advanced toward me- fol- :
vel at some dist nee by third. !
his [ could just distinguish by !
e light of a neighboring lamp. i
the two men came up 10 me one t
them said, "Good night" ':Good g
ght, I replied; or rather good
orning, for it must be almost that |
: this time" The words had t
arcely escaped my lips when the a
remost man hit me a tremendous
ow between the eyes which lit ND !
thousand candles before me and +
locked me violently against the Y
'or, I heard something crash. In Q
second I recollected mysclf-it a
Us the champagne bottle I had t
aced in my pocket when the !
nsdumes entered In second e
5raspea it by the necih, withdrew t
from my pocket, and wlirling l.
in the air brought it down on the p
ad of my assailant. He gave one 8
oan and fell heavily to stthezr.s,
ound, while the l.kcall ::s;: y!
I'M the wound like a Z u Sss1 e. HIS 8
turned and fled, while 4
c third man, who all this time re- r
,ina1 at a distance almost i'm =