The Morning herald., 1878-12-02

DInaEs III eno tom, eati1hed ring In
his gru6 voice. a..Put this inyonr epooEstt"
He stuck 6vs.dollax mote IN the young
mans hand. : You mead II TO buy bread.
They gave you liquor--whaa they call H.
quor-but that can't keep . staryin' man,
unless his innards Il eaten mp by the eussed
stuK: ! used TO think II would; ! don't
now!" t.,'F Fs' ''
Money is not what I want. began
George. y' '4 '4Es! ..1E -. "
"That's Q liep' interrupted the sailor.
"Yer crazy pride says, Don't take it,
The same pride would make you thief
afoYe 1t would let yer accept . trifle O. money
as Q present. Bury IL; It's no goodwj 's"s'
d George hesitated before aslring: y1a- 10 3
"How am Ito pay Clark" b F'l4n9 ALDO
keep on owing," was the tart reply.
"You're able TO, ! spose. Tnasse that yer
not pestsred." 1i1aeh bGa.r af @t&Gi 49,
"Whst power have yen to keep him on"
None; wish ] hadl Good nightwa
Tom cut short further inquiry yby stepping
out from their secluded nook. t7iT 1hf7
As he did 30, his head bent forward, he
jostled against man who was passing. yia
Lifting his bat b apologized in his rough
manner. n, ii, .,,,-rr..,,.
The rays from the Aictering lamp fell
sthwar the pedestrians face. Tom caught
merely q glimpse Of H. y and md stood as i rooted
,"Gfsat Heaven" he cried, d shost!"
He was alone; George Newton had gone
gloom, without youchsaHng sword. 40 a. -.
! Black went, hunting the .appsridon. At
! length, he caught sight of III and followed
lstealthily on behind IL across Broad
: way to- vesey Street. where II took .
f6ixth-Avenue car. Tom got On the back
platform, and, with his bat drawn down,
d Watched its movements. Il e7srl tna'
loWs 7apparition seemed Ill aaS ease, and
kept issesyes constantly roaming about; yet
did not seem to know that it WAS followed.
,oI Atds Twenty,ninth Street, b u aaighted.
Halfa block further Tom jumped 'etf, and
, darted to the corner. y Hs deserted his .fal.
low-passenger on the north side Of Twenty.
ninth Street. Hs, kept close behind him on
the south side till he saw him stop In front
OF handsome brown stone front, then
darted behind q tree and waited for him to
enter. ......
r The door closed behind him, Tom ran
quickly up the stoop and took down the
number Of the house. va, ~. g.. gg71'.
What he had discovered would have
opened the eyes Of the wise-acres Of the do.
tective and police force Of the city. '1 3 ~.
He returned Immediately 70 the Water
Street den. The lights were still aickering
In 'front.' and the noise Of carouse still
greeted the ear. Boldly he showed open the
door and entered. n7F. t' = t.y-.
Gipsy Jack and Grabbed Joe were not In.
Walking up to the bar, he cried, fafnil-
MATES, lets liquorr' .'l". -. =.
The space round the bar was crowded In
0 twinkling. !. q 81 81 'i's - =. =
Only astonishment at the audacity and
recklessness Of the man kept them from lay
ing violent hands on him. -. -,a.. ~. lg.I'
s.Now, boys" he said, 10 soon, as they
were gathered about him, ''do you know
why drew my pop on the crowdS Dye
think me one o. the towards, or dye think
me mann" .'' .'''"
. "Bang-up tellerl",, responded . rsd.nosed
individual ...,,. lrl as'1..5 3t,iJ+..,
Chorus Of assent from Tie drinkers.
"Well, If I'm no coward, aint afraid to
whip any man in tho place, but split my
topsails and scuttls my craft II I'll injurs .
woman, or allow any one else to. A Wo-
mans O woman, O mans man sometimes
and blast my jib-boom, i know the differ.
ence! There's no fun in crushin' . trsmblin'
bird, give me -bull-necked, csoss-eyed
rounder, and ri sock him jest like thatr'
The wooden counter received . thunp
that upset the fresh-drswn beer, which ran
in a stream to the floor, causing look Of
regret TO overcast the classic features Of the
assembly. @ =" '..s'
"Fin 'em up againl" cried Tom. |
Once more the glasses were hlled and
emptied.
and the roughs finally became fired TO-
III ibis % evidently was what Tom Black WAS
waiting for. While they drank, he kept
telling highly tinctured legends and stories
of valorous deeds and undegtakings. LAS
the men began to show unmistakable signs
of being 'full, hs turned on tho pressure. !
Hating in the midst of q story Of crscks-
mans perady in bstrayinss his pala he de.
msaSfs, %Sa. ssS%S: ~oa1S you d. mates
friends.-a Teller ye thought. . friend
should bstsay ,s yer into the hands o. me NIP
xiii himl' shouted the dsspsradoes.
4 Down on the counter fell Toms fist? -,yLi
Carried by an overwhelmin majority!
The workin' man to the frontr' ~ "a. ~ n
"That amt loikely to occur hessr ssid
:9 "Aint ehi That's jest wh.r. yer wrong.
It'll happen to-morrer, II yer dont stop itT'
sWhatS' yelled the drunken chorus.
Every right hand almost In concert sought
breast or pistol pocket q ,pJ.., t,,a 49, i..,
"Not the gal?' asked Met cCormick, o = ., ..I
mo; she'll never biab, ! guess. 4 said
man, and 7 mean & mani .,,t,ar1f9r 's,gtI
"Whoa" gurgled McC Cormiok: - H. ~