, 1881-12-18

| 1t grew out of a case OF supDosititious small
INK The ofTitas in Qlleslion rei0Yces in The
acuuisi,ion Of a ,nvssenger-boy, whose hours
of duty are those deSoted to sieep BY honest
,,pnle. journalists excepted, The s.cub.''
as he is Technically called. is boy who
erstwhile was engaged in polishing calfskin
-. Shine len, M. mister, only ,,icE.,, 1,ein,,
somewhat Inherent ~ .ne hosal enects OF the
provcrb thAt "cleAn''ness Is uext to godltness,
the ''c,.b" displayed On the night in question a
'asn ", u' ,,a, - 49,. - ~ NV 49,
own out 'ne atte"t'on W Jus u tAa s'uu GU
gagged IN the se'ess"pn aepar.nehI he
, ,.,,,, =: rood a cco1 .1aal m
aho ,s a,-o,.,,tt-,, eyon ha,o -.. -,
somewhat anxious aud. being ignorant of the
svmptums of yariolo.d. and kindred ailments,
took ,he cub ~ BY the ear and presented him to
another Of the st'lH for examination. The lhtter
beng MI enthusiastic tand-teAguer, and there
fore liable to ,nu immense n1uount Of spon-
tas'e''' d'asi'o'' 49, ~ .a -,
totally depraseo eAau'ple VI seno" ca'o' a.
he ad freen'y ooastea o. s,1 bay'nS oee sF'ee
t,, mr. ,,,,,h,-I,;,-e nv tfs Lass fortunate co-
sa.ueu 40 ,.,.. s1d mi enio,.ad no nocnttar
laoofefs' "no n". .t ..1'' r 81 eAe oe.e t
blessing ~ siege III t.''s'iuon+ Inc ,hnIIne r.
Rrtef wn "ns ,1s 3r " and
he,,sr,.s ss.lcnin,iu,:s was swapping lies on
In se-bnii rms with the night editor, at once
concluded Ihut the ..cub shuuld lepurt hence
ana report himself at tho Heaith O.Iice for al-
iudlcu ion. The youngster was accord ngfy
}red out and t,,d to g, IS the City-tlal For Il
wonder the elevator was running. and he took
The c:i::e as tue easiest mems uf rtaching tue
street The boy. however. WIS wiser tbnn
h. was riyen credit for He hnd no
aSoo Il to e Sek The ps* oSte1 in air. ss eaa essssy1
Tha marine renortcr, who by this time hnd
seed ns Iha nrohIen nf saunrtuG nnrlnspike in
.r1 .ng oinGc y s eanv sh5d like trn to tho
Hcn1th f1f;re, antl nsccftutu If iba cub showed
':r IN The 1,ang ,ircW cuts to see who should 70,
md md the marine reporter won the prize. The
Lind -Lcacucr laughed with tcndish Joy. He
h.,, hc.n mere Twice and knew iii at,out it. The
murine iuuu starred duwn-statrs, and. on ma,i+c
,,,t, IN lnsnpcrIon nf the elevator discovered
the :. crh doubled up like un utlitnnted jack
Knife 10 seize him by the ear aid tnurcn him
to the City-tIail was the work of
hut Il few minutes The Health Office
wus sh,.t m. The policeman In Charge sug-
Kes1ed thai the youth be locked up for the night
in the rooin devoted to the snii!t-p"x patienrs,
laen ytta.nnted but few days tefure. and it
wasn't ai,tgrtner fair shake DR.. De WoI1 was
communicated with ny teiepnnne. and informed
hy the marine reporter, whose knowiedgo
OF small pox was moi us extensive as his infor-
.,r,,nnI,nced the symptoms as
.,n1r,r,xc ~ ixrrrusr,xf. c.sr
- -. plo. H.. aasw n,c,es ia tne,, t, n
20 down IN Randolph street and Interview
doc1or. Hc stopped not gu ,he otuer oI A has g.
al t u gun. - =
The no-rent pa1Flot aealn 1huRneo VIII Etee
and slncd tns nher 1e'nws WY ., n.an ps LIN hau y.
i1uc thn1 r. ;rhomus AnTinus had ever hid the
small pox he didn't say anything about it, which
1ha nIrnt editor cslncnrrcd in; but ut the
.s;,n,e time the latter Thought. that a
p't in cnlor With a breadth Of lone utter 1ne
Mi. ,.v,Ir cnk1
wuuId be yno.I thing to have hung up Ia some
pro1u,nent window on STATIC street. 1t would
give ignorant people unable to diagnose the dis
acteristtcs. .~
And as7sn the revolutionary gentleman from
Galway ,vreatted his fuce with Smiles.
grass TO grow under his feet He climbed to the
fourth floor of some building near the coruer OF
..Iunion- ciirer.' Any ort tn ii storm vas good
enough f,,r The = cub" and after arous ng from
bis slulnbers The physician whose sands Of life
bud ncarly run OUT" presented h,tnself and bis
arms k,r examluut ton
Vury s,nnll-p DON" said the ~ D. "Go home :
and lake little bonesat: tc or II duse Of suits"
..f;imme n 1icket sayin' aint rot no small
,1f,x said the huy
.tsu rirht said rim venerable Escuiapf,ls
re,narSiur u n Two .]ntiars'' '~' 0@''
ing IL }lnamy mn WV @herewith ~ to open a. bank
a! e and ne us rs
Ihe ppper On stJace, This was refused and
the ,,yy returned t. the Office
The marine eu,or had By this time come to
the conclusion that ~ little dis1ufectlug nee
essury He purchAseda Il
1,n,-<n ~. c,rpor ~ Arm
~ ,N,.. -...,
and gross o1 oNl-lasn!oneu su!pnur lnatcnes'
Win these ae returnca 70 tue ounce; -
Ana hgaaln tue 0eseeuuant ol io!is Hne ~
celtic htEgs grlnned over tHe pfactlcai JoAe no
hAI pcrpetfdted: .-.-., -.-,
The marine editor TOOK fne poy anu u1oppeu
his bead Aud ArIns viii the carool1c, acid. laen
he burned the tnmtches III one cnngtomeFtte
mass. Not satisfied with this, he applied the acld
tn his own hands and bead: AS ne tnok tnc aclu
just Ms he is in tne habit nl taking his Michigan
cockiatl-without any dllutinn-and It was OF
extra strength, 1t was NIT ouH before he expe-
rlenced sttugIns and blistering sensation which
*us far from pleasant IN use MS own wnfus'
he felt as II red-hot irons were being driven
through him. The telegraph editor iusstad
the b+,y should be fired. and bis Assist.
ant, wbo bud hraved death on q hundred
battle Helds, concurrcd. a proposition 70 give
the youth tws, bits to SECURE lodging III cheap
nei bs wns soald pn not @
NOT knw II he lid TX ,no sna!lp pox. be would
ufeu mo tne ct.hapns!uoM tno!u' h. =. ~.
q - ,.t;. ti",S.bss ,1.,dn,, v the crh,iic acid
on The marine editors arm and also on the floor.
The foreman Of the composition room
wns INFORMED OF Tue sltual1ou,, "il1 no