The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-17
JOHN Bull AFTER BREAKFAsE
Adventures Of "a Man who Soon Became Dis-
austed with thi. Binrued Country.

At about o'clock on Monday morning
mutton-chop whskcrcd Englshman. over six
feet in height. and broad shouldcrcd in proper
tion. strodc with n long swinging step into the
New York Hotel and wrote on the bottcr. In
big. breezy letters. the puadruplc name
Thomas Alexander Hayes Robinson. Lon
don. Then. after making hastv toilet.
he went mp into the breakfast room and
first called for coffee and most for u pot
Of chocolate. Mutton chops with fried po-
tatoc~. II bccfstcak followed by eggs and rolls.
and one or two small side dishes completed the
meal. Then Mr. Robinson descended e. tho
oricc and asked for hi- bill. Tho clcrk scrawled
81 on n slip of paper md handed il 10 him. 4"
want the toms. Mr.. Robinson said. haughtily.
RHa@E oSfbS yo y@pgr Io E@ rd3
" The breakfast is dollar. whether you took
only q cuE of coffee OF, me- cyerytnIng on th.,
Mr. Robinson retorted. as he turned on his heel
and sialkcd macsticnlly toward tnr door
ri, follow that nan ana Sec wn'r% hr Eos
porter who stood IN the hall O'Rourkc caught
up with Mr., Robinson as the hitter wns passing
he did 80. the Englishnlan struck out straight
from the shoulder at him. fortunately only
grnzinR the side of his head. Nothing dnunted.
ORourkr. without waiting To- get his hat. iol-
lowed his h"r"d'tary enemy into the street.
Down broadway marchrd the inll EnglishnInn.
wan TIA" inroheail"d lrlshnian al hi- hcc,. I'M
80 the two r"nchcd Blcrckrr street THOR"
D'Rnurke ordered Me first policeman they had
u"i 10 take Robinson into custody IN chars"
~ assault. lohti-pn followed III" officer fo the
Mor"rr street polio" station. and he gave his
mann and nationality without hes iiation. " hen.
however. til" sergeant said he must appear in
Jefferson Market Pole" Court tu answer for the
assault. he sci2cd the railing and said he would
huf 70 ont 81 ia" police sution, \ single on 'er
trird 10 move HIM. hut could not TIA" COM
Dinrd Efforts ~ two Officers were equally I'M
success, lul. aud when thrvc took hold. hobinsun
if 90 the ruling only to dash the entir, trio in
succession against the walls Of the room. H."
then yitsped the railing again. and 1t required
tlv, ~ Can't. Byrnrs most siawart officers TO
lrnw Robinson. who struggled and plunged
ike n kicking nruncho. uut %, the sintiun. Once
in The street. Robinson rpuScd his strugglcS
and slld hc would 90 with the officers II they
hs word and like lamb h. walked 10 IN" Po-
lice Court. When Justice k.lhrcth asked why
h" had not paid Tor his BREAKFAST. " bronx
lcstrd In Boston " stcrduv for sixty cents, fr.
bay the dollar without knowing the toms.
What husino-- are You IN - was the ma. is
trnts's next question
- have he hn-ine.s. am gentleman"
" N"u mus; have an Income. The Justice sng-
gest'l.
" really. YOU know. can't SCOT thu, my income
- any of vouf business IA" III i-uncr rrtort'd.
Three hundred dollars 10 answer. was the
mH.si -frufr's next remark.
! haven't that amount o! money with me.
don't want your money, you must give
Mr. Robinson WIS led to u cell and thence h"
deSprtch"da messenger Ia First O1i Ger Fetch r
ui the steamship Pariha. de;alin the " beast
IS row he had po' into. Air. flct her soon np-
l"hrei, and Oh his GNins the nee, s-ary lnil
Mr. Robinson was reeas"i ON lursdny Mr.,
Robinson WAS tried ia the Special :, ssinns. and
Was inci $40. lie paid the inr and sailed for
stay smother hour N the barsted country. you
] know.