, 1875-08-01

II Mike-Why I'll the boy1 would 20 down to =,
:, their friend licked and
q GAMBLE on HLM.
q R.-damble on him!
Il y hike-Yes. gamble on him
. Mike--Don't you ses' Now, suppose H.r
+ wss tied up, what pretty chance there wou
: be to bet On him. Some gambler would 1ant
bet that the nrst lash wouldn't draw blood. sorr
other snoozar wouid bet that ho wouldn't souel
t under ten lashes, or that he wouIdn'c squeat
; al. Somebody else would gamble that he vo,,l
t faint away before ho had had fifty lashes. Othe.
to walk to bis carriage when the thing was owe
Others would bet on the number OF days
: would take for him to get well. And u few
the boys, before he peeled would bet Oh th
color Of bis uudarshl1s. 0. that he didn't wes
any, OF wore silk or flannel; the number 9
! noles On bis bacs-in fact, there would be
thousand thtnga to gamble on. Don't you see
; R-Yes. That's very
CHEERFUL VIEW TO TAKE or IT.
Nike-Yes, and some OF the buys would Be O.
hand with sweat-cloth for chuck-a-luck. and
layout Tor faro and We would have good time
A. the end OF the fun ne would boost the v1c,in
iato carriage, take him home, have him covered
WIN an acre Or 30 OF court-plaster, and aroun.
aeasn the next week taking tr,cks baud oye
R;-Don't you think such energetic treatment
"onld somewhat disconcert the boys?
Mlke-Ao. II they raw that such plan vat
going into effect they'd
R:-Train for il! How?
MiEe-Why, Just ~ prize-fehtets do. They
"oad have their skins rubbed with pick1e-brioe
ana curry-oomha two or three times day till thew
Oceans ~ thick as rhinoceros hidaa. After
merely tickle ittla, and really do man as
much good IS Turkish bath. I'm talkinR now
| a. II It were going to be done on the s1uaro
bnt Il Il Ia done at all think can III it so the
| boys will not mind it much
h.-tou eeem to talk as II these ceremonies
@ we're 70 Be conducted publicly. s4pposing they
STRICTLY PR1vAT1.
| Mike-That wouldn't do. 1t wouldn't be
] week before you paper folks would Hny they we're
NOT conducted properly. You don't want the whole
| town there, Of course. The best wav would be
! to issue iuvitasons to reporters Mayor CON-
mon Council, and public officers, and Of course.
! to the "boys" most interested. It wouldn't
have any effect unless they we1e allowed to
SEQ it.
haaio RI Though though; it would bs blow to the
Aike-No such thing. But why pick ont tho
bunko-men for this kind Of treatment !? WhY
nos fog all other classes who eyade the LAWS
HERE HARRY LAWRENCE. ENTERED
and saved the reporter from discussing this
broad question with Mr. Mcdonald. Harry was
asked wat hes had to say about the fogxins
method of dealing With h,s class. After express-
ing surprise s1milar to McDooald's, he said:
~ 10y mother Used to aoe me tor playing cards.
ging 'elped me, 7 think. Never would ave been
where ham hif it 'adn't been for logging.
Yon can't break = hold dog Of hold tricks.
K.-But suppose you bad to stand LOO Iaahes
well laid on. Mr.. Lawrence?
LII would 'av to to stand it, suppose. But
they won't catch me. ham hout OF business
now.
R--How about the men who are still In it,
L.-They might feel 4 Little scary hif they
hain't game, but hit they are they Hon't- 4
4 FOOL 70 GET CAUGHT
hat ha trick hauy way.
R.-How eau you always elude your victims?
L-Wait till you get hin the business, young
man, and then will tell you- '0w do you get
reports OF secret meetings? There his tricks
R--bunko tricks, mostly, In yourB-
L--suppose this thing his hadopted,
'ooL DO THE FLooo1Sa?
R-Mike and have Just been talking about
big be elected to fill the position BY the Common
Council.
L:-You'1l a1 i'm, won't you, hike7 Hit you
don't. we'll 60 back hon the HaIdermen.
.. Aike-1 guess that'll be all right, Harry. We
won't close up 'The Store" just get, Will We,
pard?
NO, I think not, hif ave hany SAY.
R--Hut, Mr. Lawrence, there is 10 much pub
lie indignation existing Just now against b1nko
men, whom 1t seems impossible to reach By Law,
punishment will be adopted, and the people will
see that it is vigorously applied It may be that
the work will not ba delegated to any public
official, WHO mag be corrupted by the influence !
which has been SO successfully e1ertsd in the |
case Of other officials. I
rE v1cT1Ns
may be selected to apply the lash.
LILO my heres that would never do Let |
q man with . 6st like q am it me, hand with 8
bold bull whip, maybe. W, hit would cut little |
fellow Ike me tight hin TWO. hand 'ow many
R.-A lash for every dollar Of the trick taken.
lilo dear ME, that baint fair hat ball. you
know. w. the fellow as takes the trick shouldn't
ave ball the dogging4 Mike gets Is per cent,
get IS per cent, the gamekeeper gets hi show
ind the man has did the york don't ave more
han 'alf.
n.-Then you think you and Mike ought to
'ome In for share OF the threshing. do you?
L.-Ho no, that's not ltt but fellow 90 |
akes ha trick hought not to get Wiped for hall
,of hit.
a1lke-It's all nonsence to talk OF any f1ogger
'ut one elected BY the Aldermen. Il the fellows
Vho get ''steered against q drawing" attempted |
'efore they left town. aud that would scare OF
be rest Of tie fats from wanting to apply the
ash
IF THE COUNCIL Has CHARGE OF II
be bows are safe.
L-You Gao 'andla the Haldermen, Hike. So !
be vfppiDg Won't hamount to much. hand Taye '
q lot Of tricks I can learn the boys so they
ont get caught. W I'ave takeu in lawyers, !
LENDERS Of Congress, preachers, newspaper T
len, hand fellows 200 thought they was mighty |
fly" aud they couldn's prove it on me, could (
icy A1ike2 .
Mike-No. Harry, We always pulled you a
1rough, old boy. When you wanted a witness | q
prove an abb you had him, or some one to n
wear 1t was case OF mistaken identity, OF that 4
u had no interest in the place, or that YOU be-
nged to one OF the first families. 1t didn't y
axe any difference what, you always had your il
illnesses. n
LII could put the boys up to = lot Of dodges r
hich would save their 'ides from the whipping i,
ost every time hand Nike, Iii you can't liz hit b
lth the Haldermen, III do hit.
Mike and Harry INDUCED in = little farther d
'nversation, in which they congratulated the1n- y
Ives tnat, BY either the political influence" a
khe one, or the subtle tricks Of the other, they !,
ould preserve the 'boya from the institution "
the whippng-post- q
The reporter shortly afterwards accosted y
"sNAPPEB JOHN" Il
very genteel, delicate-appea1in8 individual, | +
ho was, in accordance With the instructions re- il
1sed from Mike Mcdonald. watching TOR the Ii