Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-04
EVENING STAR.


NIGHT IN 4 SPRINGS HOTEL
y sS.:s s,S asG .s s1 SssP
notel. miss the quiet 30 which have been
accustomed st night during the last three
.eeks Esen In this little vale Of delight there
are such things AZ crying babies and indiscreet
| people VINO carry on loud conversations AWAY
ihto the small hours Of the night. re zardless OF
Sesos sI inst Of their neisheors. TAs night
one the talking was constant; I could not get 4
VIM Sink OF sleep: While restiessly turning from
feriDgs, wac s1ddenly startled by a loud soiss-
oecssaoned by gentleman bouncing out of bed
stridins down the corridor, and saying IN . arm
the whole gallery From q room wSics
seemed TO be just opposite mine there came the
quick response: mind your own business: ssop
your own taking"
The first speaker came immediately hack in
search OF our common enemy, but could not
Ind the place. After cropping around ia the
dsrk Tor a moment, he said in the same deter
"who tells me to mind nv own buslness?,
"i do,' shouted the disturber OF the public
peace who Is now closely besieged. The two
tentleLStn having come IN close contact with
only the toor between them, begin, o. coarse
30 ..s'T' eakh other up and down.
You must re aware, cir, that you are pre-
venting everybody on this hall from sleeping
hotel N'~
Gust then came = little thin piping voice evil
dently womsn's: "rell him We are IN a board
iDs house, my dear, aud have a right 70 talk a
mneh a. We chose"
ora ,elI him he is = slsckguard, ths; Whist
l. tell BIN"
The on 7side voice sgsin t,kes up the thread
of tie ctsveTsstiOU: III you will b. Rno a
CROUCH 20 step outside. sur, 7 " n soon conSincs
you, sir, thSt n IA not q blaci.yu ard sir"
- decline 10 sep OUTSIDE. SIR"
At THIS stage Of the proceedings Cautiously
opened my dSor To get a look AZ mis- bold cham
plon of bis own aid other peoples rights. 1
could, however. see nothing buc tail figure
nrnly planted in front OF his enemy = doFniciIe
lie shot on his final vOlley after this fashion:
MY name Is coroett, sir-Corbese from Ala
bsma, sir. have marked your ROOM sir YOu
shall hear from NE In the morning, SIR. Were
" not Ter the presence OF lady, sir, FhOuid 20
through this door like thanderbolt, ard one OF
us would probably come % GRIEF, SIR With
that MIR. COrbett Of Alabama stalked OF 90 AIS
room In grim silence.
Corbett knew very well by sight. I could
not sleep. All manner OF blOodthirsty due and
ssnguinaTy recontres came rushing tc nv
mind. thought of the late lamented TaeRart
ana his melancholy end at the hands OF thst
OF Galveston, Texas" / wondered what wonld
be the termination of this quarrel, and deter
miued 10 watch the proceedings closely. 4 er-
amined the register long before the first break
fast bell rang, and found that Mr.. aud Mrs
Lawton, OF Florida, were the occupants of the
room opposite mine. Pretty soon sCorbett, OF
Alabama, siI, made his Appearance. .'inter-
viewed" the clerk as regards Mr.. LAYTON, aud
obtained minute description OF that gentle
mans person. L saw CoTbett 90 up 10 three
several individuals, as they came down stairs,
and politely inquire, is TINS Mr. LawtOn, sr?''
"NO, sir, my name IL Roberts, from Albemarle:
ct your service, sir" Finally he caught the
man he was in search OF.
All YOU are Mr.. Lswton, then. Well, sir
nave been looking for you since half-past six
O'Clock. My name il Cor bett, cir; or Alabama,
SIR, and come 20 ask an Immediate retraCtiOn
OF your offensive language OF last night. Be-
goo1 enough TO step outside the grounds with
me, where We can discuss tits matter more
freely"
decline 10 step outside, sir. But an real
~ glad OF the opportunity OF assuring you that
II, in moment OF excitement, z called Won a
blsckguard, IL was with no offensive intention,
and very much regret what has passed"
" That will not do, sir. / care very little
about your Intentions, and sfill less about your
regrets. You did call me blsckguard, aud 4
demand that you make an apology, and cate
gorically withdraw the 'blackguard,' or 1 shall
take much pleasure In giving yOu some prelimi-
nary instruction concerning the way we manage
these things IN huntsville, Alabama"
Mr.. Lawton immediately couched his regrets
IN the form demanded. Where upon Cor belt, OF
Alabama, went of satisfied, il not pleased. He
evidently had hoped and wished for noe ami
mated discussion. Corbett had that in his face
which boded no good for Lswton. Moreover,
Corbed hsd the right en- HE side, and the sym
patty OF ali persons whO were disturbed BIZ Hr.
Lawtoh's indlscreet behavior. A few C1rbett's
distributed here and there at oGr seaside hotels
and inland resorts in the northern states kould
90 a monstrous deal of gOO1.-Cor. Of ". l.. Pos
from Warm Springs, Bath County, Va.