, 1874-03-14

missioner sank Into chair aud fooby 1nuttorod
"Thank God It's ovor. Now Am FREQ for q
month"; It WAS q cheerful little Indictment
which Mira. epoight brought against Sheridan
tile counts Of which worc substantially NJ fol.
lows,
Iten. That lie WIS ut tho hoad Of tho Com
'nrnc in this city
ltcn That thoro wero only three paying GLASS;
ea OF business In tue city: Tho social eyii, tho
liquor buslnosa md shoridan's t. e., Office
holding), and tho last waH tho worst Of all.
Hem. That the Police Commissioners owod thoir
posttiona to tho votos of tho Commune. the
thieves, tho gamblers, and tho CyprianB, who
were tho backbone Of tho peop1o's Party.
| Hem. That ho and his minion Hickey had long
been trying to got her out Of tho city, but that
1ho would resist them eyon in her dying agony.
Hem. That tho Commissioners had smooth.
mosmeric way Of getting tound people, but he
couldn't got round her.
| Hem. That ho had sold himaelf to tho devil
and tho Peoples Party, and thoro was no health
in him.
An unprejudicad person might call tho above
list OF itoms sufficient for all practical purposes,
but that Mrs. spefglt's strength WAS not OK
haustod is evident by The fact that after sle had
polished of Sheridan, she turned round upon
tho unfortunate Klokke, who had ventured
word tn edgeways, mud sent him sprawllng by
informing him ho waa = young and ambitious
Jew, who ought to DO ashamed of the
company ho was Ia. Having accomplished tl,ls
feat, the bolligorent Mrs. speight, r1fling Ill
her feathers, sailed out Of tho room, leaving
Sheridan and Klokke to DO sponged. ealycd, and
sympathizod with by their more fortunate aaso-
ciates, who had escaped her wrath by the discreot
strategy OF sionco.
There are two gratifying phases In this pleas
ant little drama Of spoight Us. Sheridan First, It
shows thst the head which wears the crown ia ,,n-
easy, and TINT thoro aro thorus In 6heridans
purple Elevated as his position may be, wido-
spread as his influence may bo, tyrannlcal as his
sway may be, 'onco month ho has to pay tho
penalty Of greatnoas, for, every thirty days. Mrs.
spo'ght aatls In upon him like an ayepging
Nemesis. Twolyo times year sho oomos like
tho apparieion of wronged victim, and
takoa the oonceit out OF him. The second point
Is, that ut last an antidote has boon discovered
for Sheridan. Hereafter when he gets upon tho
rampage and grows obstreporous, and rides
rough-shod ovor his associates in tho Board lot
them sond for Airs. speight. She can quiet him
and make tho lion roar rs gently as tho eucliug
dove. Weknow something Of Mrs. speight sho
comos to sec us, but She only, !e0mos once year,
like taxea. eho comes to Sheridan on the other
hand like gas.bllls. and pow-ronts; aud, il some
arrangement can bs mado to secure har attend
auce whenever 1t is needed, the reat Of tho
Board may always hold her in terrorem over tho
domincoring Commiaaloner and kesp him within
bounds.
We have said that Mrs. speight comes to see
US once year. It IL due to her to say that her
mission Ii to secure decont treatment for tho
female inmates Of the Bridewell and tbs County
JAIL She Is good woman, and NO think that
when she is not engaged in securing decent
treatment for females in the Dridewell Ind the
County Jail, she is best employed In polishing
OF Sheridan.