, 1876-03-03

TIE uSKxowx 1AH FRuM s,c'DoNAi.n's.
A county official after, two nights OF melita-
tion, has decided to eussr q monnasory. and do
votetho rest Of bis iifo 10 fasting md tlaBolla-
tfon. journalist lIas lost fnttt, In humanity,
aud will retisn to editorial sccluaion and waGo
war on .nanknd and nen. Hc!lcnck Annthnr
county official WAS at .hc County Agous'a rosscr-
.tay, Ills largo eycs filed with tears. applying
for porm,saion to enter tho roor-liouso An a
permanent inmate. These painful fhcts wonld
be withhold from tho pnbiic wero thoro any roa
non to expect theso gentlemen to chaueo tlioir
minds. Init there is no hnpo Of that, and tllcro
forn It ~ M rcll to state iii thor ssd reality tho
ovrnts which havo cast pail over tho coru-
uiNnfty.
Monday evening number Of dgnitarics. en-
bracine members at ttle County Doart. Common
Counctl. city departments, otc., called at tho
i,oltee Of n beloved brothcr on the South sitle
for the purpose Of surprising him with teAtl-
montal Of their appreciation Of hia moral and
political worth. The presentation WAS precedod
BY glaas OF something hot. Then Tho watci,.
or cal'n, or whatoros y was, vaB handed over.
waa surprised, lut managed to sluni'e through
q rosponto. It wns received with choora aud ap-
p1auso. Then thoy had something TO drink.
Ilicn thero wore speeches. aonga. aud ssorlea.
intcrporscd With tho dcl'cacica OF tho seauou.
vino, mud punch.
Among t,o party mas tho journalist. IIo won't
~ chronlcsor. Ilo was 10 prcpAgn tho report
which raB to appear In tho ncxt mornings
paper. But nonn appeared: This wAa not duo
majority OF tho gneets, choored on br thoir los
pitabe hoste, coon got under tho tabie. A fov,
including tho Journalist aud tho county officers,
remained sober. Not wishing to deserk their
comrades. and having no desire to eugage ia In
pastlmea. and act to work to organize Ganlo Of
poker. They 1hw. eltttng over In one corner, \
qufst-looking follow, whom nobody seemed 10
know, md who did not soaH1 to know anybOdy.
loosor-ou than a participant. 30 they asked the
unknown il Lo would Join them, aud he consent
cd. They played oil Monday night.
Tho o&bcr members Of tho party got sober,
last part Of the progrs,nme thsy broke into tleir
hostH Hinocclar, aud relieved II OF It's contents.
In bringing tho bottles up-ataira thoy smaahod
Bomo, but thero were enough left to Keep up tho
1oiity. Ordinarily a holaokoeper ia 5uAtlilod
iu oblccting to such Ibsrtsca ); hut whom one has
boen presented with = onne or watch ~ teai-
mouial Of political and SOCIAL oetcem, Quo fools
ashamed to- bo particular. about triacs.
They got drunk and got Eobcr again
by lhs clash Of bottles and the dull thnd Of fall
lug comrades, kept up thcir play until Tueedny
night. BY that titno tho qulet.fooking man.
rho know nobody aud whom nobody knew, had
oil tho money there was l., ~ TUG party, He bad
bedrock. This point having boon reached, the
unknown declared his dlsiucliuation 10 doing
business Oh credit. This ended the game, and
tho party broks up.
Tie inobriatos recovered nomowhAt. One Of
them sent out tho host for some ham, aud
AnotLor Hont ont tho eervalit-gtrl for Hone beer.
The collar waa empty. They had Illtle parting
drink. Ono man borrowed 8 cent? from his
host and went home. Another found q hickman
who had fatth in tho County hoard. and he wont
home. Thc Journalist walked. Tho unknown
satd nothing and asked for nothing, but dcparteh
with about 5000.
Tho noxt day tho two heaviest losers mot on
Clark street aid discussed tho presentation par
ty. A church-nombor in front Of them lstcnel
for n,omont to their rctnnrEs, aud thon hurriod
on. Looking acroBa tho stroot, they saw tho
man whom, nobody know. 11o nodded. Tie
bstutation WAS not rott,thc1. Ono ct tho two
asked hacItn,ap Of looso morals and laIgo &C.
guaintanco who tho fellow was
+" lie Is ono Of Mike alcDonald's boys" rays
tho hackman. "Bt1uck somo Btckofs yesterday,
I llnar."
InblcAu.