National Republican., 1881-11-01
A SCRATCHED LEG.
Five Thousand Dollars Wanted for
Damages.

The Washington correspondent of the
Philadelphia Press says In n letter to that paper
last Sunday: 1t Is pleasant TO turn from contem-
plating the figures ofthe Treasury Department to
contemplate the figures Of history. The colonies,
majors, and jedges" are ON hand again. The
summer has been long and weary, and what
promises to be brilliant winter is approaching.
But the "colonels, the majors, and the jedges"
are short of funds. Rich men in the disposition
to treat have not been plenty, and there
is danger that unless something turns up
pretty soon they will go dry. through what
ought to be q splendid season for the aow, OF
spirits While three of them were the other day
sadly counting up the small remnant,of change
owned between them, and trying to figure outhow
twenty cents would buy three drinks compact
enough TO be felt something did happen, and now
there Is bow of promise In the heaven Of the
colonies. the majors, and the jedges." The three
were were an ex.collsctoT, ledge" and doSStor, S,
little nearer the entrance TO the bar room than
the office. They did not want beer; but they were
sye to bs VIZ S ,s ViSs sap
peared.
HE WAS NOT MISSED AT FIRST;
the other two saw so many of each other that no
ono member of the party gould be missed. sud-
denly, however, cries wenAheard from below the
sidewalk. An ice company had left open the
grating TO the, cellar, aud tho cx.Collector had
slipped through. Tho icepackers below thought
Satan had como for his own but they went to
work to boost up tho. unfortunate. The 'Jedge"
ana tno DOCTOR rendered tnelr unsteady assist
ancc, ana the poor man Ms helped out; Then II
was found that his leg was scratched Visions Of
n large whisky fund 70, be obtained from
the careless holel proprietor came before them.
The doctor at once save bis fallen friend
some sound legal advice, and The " Jedge pro-
posed to supply the necessary medical service"
The ex-colectOr was advised to do as much limp
ing as possible, and the trio, borrowing rag their
credit wasn't good for anything else, the Jcdge "
bound up the coping soraleh. Then lie made a
charge ON M old envelope for SO Then he made
the patient thirty. five alleged professional visits
~ 50 u visit. Finally the tao faithful attendants
took the lame one ont for aHak, and his limpiug
was something dreadiul-tso dreadful that the
mouths of the three wntere In anticipation OF the
drink money that fortunate scratch was to obtain.
SUING FOR FIVE THOUSAND.
When everything was rcdly the hotel proprietor
was visited First the wounded man went, ex-
pressed friendship for the proprietor, and srg-
gestcd that he was poor, that thc Jedge" was also
attendance. He wasn't successful, and he limped
painfully out TO the Sidewalk where the two were
waiting for him, but he had no consolation for
them. Then the three put their heads together
and consulted. The result was that the Doctor
walked III IN dgnihed wny and advised his
lriend the landlord, that he mad better settle the
"Jedge's" little bill and that while his friend the
his dear old friend (the lnndord) for damages he
intended to have" justice, sah justice" and the
Doctor pounded the floor with his cane, while
the landlord suggested, "and whisky, sab whisky
That didn't work. so the "Jedge went and de.
manded the amount of his bill: but that dldn
work either, and now the oS.cOlectOr has sued fol
5000 and If he gets IL the gang of "colonels,'
lures in the Federal Capital during the coming