Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-02-25
TIE STORY OF AN ULSTER.

endowed with muscle enough to carry
safely through the world. He had a
rough face, and his manner was of that char
acter that overawes more tinid natures,
much as a broad-jawed bulldog cows the I'M
combative canine by single showing of
his teeth. 1t was about l o'clock in the
morning when he strobe into we'll known
saloon on J street, near Third. He unbut-
toned his long ulster as he walked up to the
sideboard, threw one lapel back over his
shoulder, and thrust his hand toward his hip
pocket He saw that the dispenser Of liquid
stimulant was alone-apparently So for the
reading-room screen hid from view the two or
three customers still there. He tipped his
hat back and gave the soft broad-hrim de-
FAINT SLOUGH, as he looked down upon the
short but very solidly built barkeeper.
Dye keep any whisky here, young
| feller?"
81 guess yes"
"Well, we'd better begin producin' it right
off; I'm Rattlin Bill from Maine, and
shoot"
"Wen, Rattlin Bill from Maine, suppose
you begin producing your change"
What? Say, dye know who l am :?
I'm Rattlin Bill from Maine, l am, and I'm
a shootist"
You don't say. and I'm Straightback
John from Ohio, and don't shoot"
look you here; l amt goin' to have any
o yer lip. Set out the jug and his hand
went further to the rear.
Certainly, Rattlin Bill from Maine, take
your drink; take it deep, and he sat out
the bottle
Now yer talkin', little one, yer are, and
as he finished the sentence he started full
| glass of the beverage upon its explorations,
sat down the tumbler, gave his shoulder a
twitch to throw that ulster lapel to the
front, and as he began to button it turned on
his heel to walk out. Then the small man
from Ohio spake:
8" Hadn't Rattlin Bill from Maine better
| produce the coin?"
81 rather guess not"
g I guess he will, and suiting the action to
the word, the small man seized the ponderous
| braggart by the collar, gave him dexterous
whirl and with single quick motion ripped
/ open the hall, buttoned ulster, and before
Rattlin Bill could wink, had pulled it back
over his shoulders, imprisoniue his arms and
making his struggles in resistance futile.
| The next instant that ulster was stripped
| from the back Of "the shootist," who, three
seconds later, was walking turkey toward
! the door, with one hand of the Ohio man en-
tangled in the nape of his neck and the other
somewhat lower down. When Rattlin
Bill % came to himself he was out on the
walk gazing at the stars and trying to figure
out what had become of his ulster. That
garment is still in pledge, and its owner has
not been seen in the city since, for Rattlin
Bill from Maine never returned, did not
even venture to demand his coat and while
he got off without scratch to his skin or a
particle of bodily HARM he found out that it
don't do to Judge men by their size, especially
if they are straig ht-backs from Ohio.
~
METROPOLITAN THEATER.-At the Metro
politan Theater this evening the opera season
begins, with Emelie Melville and her entire
English opera company. She will be sup
ported by Max Freeman, Helene Dungeon,
Lille Post, Kittie Ayers, Frank Marian,
Lille Hall, Alonzo Hatch, Tom Casseli,
Gretchen Hirsch, Matilda Valerga, Lotto
Stockmyer, Lizzie Smith, May La Fontaine,
r. Valerga, and full chorus, with the same
orchestra to which the company sang in San
| Francisco No opera company ever had such
long and successful engagement as has this
one, it having given about two hundred and
sixty performances in San Francisco within
the last fourteen or fifteen months. There
viii be presented this evening the three-act
comic opera, 1.-THE Royal MILDLY, with Miss
Melville as Fanchett In this piece is pre-
sented chess tournament. in which thirty
two masters and misses take part, represent.
ing the pieces in the game. Max Freeman is
TO be stage director during the season, which
viii continue for eight days; Chas. Schultz
has the business management, as representa-
tive of Charles Il. Locke, and ID. j. Simmons
is the lessee and local manager. Beside the
Introduction Of new scenery, the theater has
been made more comfortable aud attractive
for guests. it having been cleaned in every
part, the floors thoroughly scrubbed, and all
the seats washed and well cleaned. The
establishment has also been tasteiully deco
rated, and the entrance-ways dressed with
curtains and haDked with opera-glass and
hbretto booths, while separate ticket otiee
has been arranged fer the gallery thus leav-
ing the main entrance wholly to those who
enter the dress circle. Special officers are
promised to prevent any trespass over the
| ceiling, heretofore implanted of. La
short, it is gratifying to step aside from the
usual form of predatory notice and record
! that a management has put in an appearance
| that is doing lis best to insure the comfort of
| those who patronize it. 1t has been Icing
| time since an opera season has been at
| tempted here, and re comic opera now prom
| ised will Certainly find liberal, responsive
patronage, for the people are ripe for any.
| thing OF that kind, while heavier produc-
| tons, though on ever so much higher plane,
would probably be coldly received just now
The public, in its present frame, desire to
be not only entertained, but amused.
POLICE Court DIsMIssALs.-Y yesterday
was field day for prisoners in the Police
Court. The bowels of mercy were not only
| open in their behalf, but the bars were thrown
down, and the prisoners walked off, with
none to modest or make them afraid. Out of
eleven cases considered by the Court, ten
were dismissed. OF these were G.. SCHNEIDER,
| for battery, and G. SCHNEIDER and Mrs. H
SCHNEIDER, for the notorious disturbance of
| the peace which occurred at Seventh and K
streets the day previous, and lasted part of
the afternoon, and attracting an immense
| crowd to the neigh borhood !; also the cases of
Mrs. ,Deffries and James Barton, for disturb
ances of the peace, all of which were dismissed,
! apparently as a matter of course, at the ever
ready requests of the prosecuting witnesses.
| 1t has been suggested that possibly the peo-
pie who are interested in the peace and good
| government of the city are somewhat con-
| cerned in these disreputable disturbances and
/ violations of the law, as well as the prosecut-
| ing witnesses who under this easy method Of
| obtaining the discharge of prisoner, might
be confederates and cause the arrest for the
! sole purpose of getting the case judicially
| dismissed, and thus end the matter. The
Others dismissed were Frank Clark, Thomas
Burk, B. Spring, B. Shook and L. Murray,
who were arrested for malicious mischief, in
getting overhead in the Metropolitan Theater
on Wednesday night, and knocking down
plaster upon the audience. Geo. Mcdonald
was the only unfortunate individual before
the Court. He was fined $40 and costs upon
charge of disturbing the peace, by calling
man another" at a recent ball. The case of
| An Bee, for embezzlement, was continued
until to-day, and that OF Martin Keegan, for
battery, until the Sd OF March. The Court
then adjourned.
ALL THE SANE as 'MELIcAHs.-The
Chinese are as apt in learning of the
Mclean people the methods of retaliation
and punishment, by process of law, as in
other matters for which they are proverbial
| Yesterday two vegetable vendors, who are
partners and run a double-track business
with bamboo and baskets, had partnership
/ chill and came to blows when the one who
| got hit arrested the other, and had him | cked
up. The arrested party had no sooner reached
| the Jail than he swore out warrant and had
| his partner arrested upon charge of en-
bezzlement, and is now trying to ascertain
whether he can find any facts to sustain the
charge-just as Mclean man would have
done. The next step these Celestials will
done.