The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-10-17

ness to the last, and passed away pace.
fully. surrounded by numerous frienLs
who had called to take their last adieu of
him. lie leaves behind him grief.
stricken wife, 10 whom he had been
united about ten months, and who has
the sympathy Of the entire community.
Those who fail to attend the ball to.
morrow night will miss good time, as
every arrangement has been per.
f.cieh 10 make ii an enjoyable affair.
Business was very lively in Judge
Birds police court yesterday. The first
party up was the man Davis, who stole
>traughn's gun, and who went to Jail in
d fault of three hundred dollars bail.
Then came Andrew Nol,n, who shipped
on board the Colorado with four com.
panioii. Tor the Crescent City, but he got
of here, aud through some mistake, got
drunk, and was picked up by the police
/ for raising disturbance with one of our
( lev restaurant Keepers, who was up to
the raising" business, and raised a big
lump on Andrews head with u club. He
was put into the caluboo.c until yes,,r.
day afternoon. when he wa- gwen u trial.
and Il avd five dollars and costs, aud sent
/ u The loch-,ip brcau-" he couldn't pay
Then camc the turn of u young man
named Orpheu- SkeevemiIck. O'pheus
!. "a mild looking, hand.on" young man.
with hair In curls, grey eyes, aud a
strawberry mark Oh his lett aIm-in fact
bully boy whom no one would suspect
of visiting u house Of III.
| fame, but he nevertheless did
| go TO one Of Ihem--a tlrst.class one,
however. for Orpheus l. n high tVatd
young man, Who don't care tor expenses,
or wheth school Keeps OF not-and
through some misfortune go, into diff
Guilty with naughty Old girl who Went
and had him arrested for calling her an
Old witch, or something that sounded very
much like that. and had him fined live
dollars and costs. Then just for revenge
--reyengc is sweet. you know-Orplleus
had warrant issued for the Maynard
Hattie-llattie Is her naiue-for
using language tough to him and
had him iiued five dollars and
costs. But 10, and behold this
was not all. Instead Of falling Oh each
others necks, kissing and making up,
! the now thoroughly aroused Hattie got
iiirly"up on her ear" and demanded that
warrant be issued for Orpheus, for being
IA trcquentor Of houses Of ill-repute. Now
Orpheus's grey eyes began to twinkle:
his mild fac. hogan to assume an appear
ance Of much determination and his nos
| trls tn expand, as each breath that passed
| through them bore away tn. words OF
disgust and indignation that his tightly
compressed lip. dared not let pass IL the
| presence OF the monarch OF the court.
Bat bright idea struck Orphcus. He still
had another avcnue through which he
could come back 1T the undauntrd Hat
| tie. lie would have her up tor being an
inmate of house of prostitution. In
tact, ne would arrest all Hattie, fri nds.
ana max" his revenge com plete Orphtus
l. sumner when you get him riled, and
-,,ius almost heartlr--. Nothing would
TO but that all Hattie's acquiiniancrs
should be punished tor having anything
to do with her, but lp finally confined
his ire To two OF them, namely, Eva aud
Girtie, IL well as Hattie herself. who
were arrested tor living in house Of
prostitution. But so much time had al.
realty been taken up in the sport, ,ha, il,
WA, decided to put 1t I'll until Monday
morning, when Orpheu. will give heI
AL she wants of the sport, you bet"