The New York herald., 1879-08-03
BLESSED ARE THE pEACEMAKERS.

KRAUss, HIS coRNET AND WAGES, AND JAKE
THE MuNGER-A YOUNG LAWYER NO MATCH
FOR AN OLD PRACTITIONER AT THE BAR
There is part of the Bowery devoted after night
fall to beer and music Wayfarers astonished as
they pass by subteryanean shreks of sharp clari-
onet, the thorough bass of trombone the spas
modic tnkling of cracked pianos and sudden blasts
on b fat cornets.a piston. These temples Of Sam
brinus. Terpsichore and Momus known to the
habitssss of the Orient 'chain lockers" Despite
the harmonious tendencies of their tone hewever,
discords not infrequent in these places; hence
this recital of ruth aud ruihansm.
"What is the matter with your eye, Mr.. Krauss?''
tenderly inquired lawyers clerk of Teuton with
tawny hair, sallow face and the bald upper lip of
trumpeter. whose dexter orb was obscured by red
bandana handkerchief, which was bound diagonally
across his forehead.
"Vas ist der nnaddher mid mien eye? vell you III
shust der felar want. You'm lawyer. amt il?
Yaw. tink Das ist richt! vell. want dot you
send Jake der munger bel dot Stats preeson right
away"
Jake the munger! What did he do?''
"He take my cornet l bay in der Bowerie for
zwei and halp tallare efery night from och bis
Twelve. Vell laest night dot Jakey him takin' my
cornet git me bleu eye und fire oud'n der blsce
midout nein guelt Come fix him right away und
IL.
The scene changes to the east side .'chaln locker"
in which Mr.. Krauss played the cornet and sus-
tanned his injuries. Standing behind the bar
was portly German in linen, leaning on it was an
individual i'll plaid summer suit. white hat on
three hairs shirt collar that acted awning for
his neck and ears. and watch guard like dog chain
He was heard to mutter the reporter and his two
friends entered :''here's that cornet ham fatter"
"dood morning gentlemen, politely observed
tho youthful limb Of the law. t.,
IDIOTS der munger. Fix him. spitefuy observed
Krauss.
MA Mr. fba
lawyer. 1.-The case is in my hands now
Ominons tobacco squire by the munger.
inquired the clerk.
That aren't my name. young fellow" coolly re-
piled the munger.
"Yaw. yawl Dot ish der munger Gif him helll"
''silence. if you please Krauss Now. Mr.. Jake
that Is one ne Of your names. believer"
"Yes. I'm Jake. What about it?
"Weu. you forcibly elected Mr. Krauss from these
premises last night. kept his cornet, refused him
his wages and brutally assaulted him. Now sir
this is serious aud. / don't mind telling YOU. as
Mr. Krauss legal adviser criminally actionablA"
Dots der pizness; glf him -"
"Well, don't know nuthin' about law; but tell
you what It is. boss this here Dutchman deserved
all he got
"Ges. Lous du aizel!"
'Silence. Mr.. Krauss.
MUTUAL ExPLANATIoNs.
"See here, Dutch, don't want any CUFF out of
you, said Jake shaking his finger uncomfortably
approximate to Krauss' uninjured eye "But."
turning to the lawyer continued, ''Il tell you the
weight OF this baGiness. Dutchie engaged to
play the cornet here with piano and fiddler. Well.
last night he kicked all to wanst"-
II don't kick somepody."
'Silence. Mr.. Krauss; kick is merely metaphor"
"And goes up to him and him. What's de
you ever see and lows he won't take no talk from
me- Wen. you see. boss. I'm the peace keeper.
am. looks after all hefy bizness. handles any
body that's too new or feels himself too large for
our establishment. So, ez there nice party in,
all good spenders, made up my mind to hev no
tafy or funny bizness from Dutch here; SO l sez to
him, spiel or git That's what you have got to do
Then he gev me more elocuton and wouldn't have
piano was out OF tune, und der violin had only two
strings. und q. und hev do der whole piziness
vudn't do it, for zwei und hAp tallare. No, SIR"
"Wel told him to dust
"Und l told you vas not waiter, und don't
dust"
sherry ses L."
81 don't want some sherry!''
dust and sherry means to light out"
"Yaw and you put out vun of my lights out"
the other pcacekeeper. just took hold of Dutch to
coax him out and he tried to throw Us. He fell
down in the passage. and the long and the short OF
it is me or Jerry jest stepped on his eye scci-
dentally."
"well. Mr.. Munger. its likely to be serious acci
dent for this place. I'll have to capias you get an
order of de Dene esse writ of ad testipicandum
for the proprietor here. certorari Jerry aud possi
bly, apply for commission de lunatico inquirendo.
IN certainly have to habeas the whole party
''Jakey." said the proprietor. who had been lean
ing on an al uarium. smoking and thinking all the
time. where is dot cornet? Gif it to Krauss Here
Is your money.
Excuse me-" said the legal luminary, '.every-
thing must be done rsyie. Hand me the money!
It was carefully counted into his hand.
And now, gentlemen, said he. what will You
have! Let's drink the cup of peace. The unpleas-
antness settled
IN have brandy and ginger ale," said Jake the
boss and four other bystandcrs.
lone dollar and eighty cents, please" were the
last words of the boss. who smiled though he did
not think Krauss or the law had much the best of