The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-03-28
The SpeCInl Per-llcemnn.

The recent raid upon Dallas by the con-
iedrated army OF burglars was brief but ex-
ceedingly spirited. For few nights they
seemed to be having things all their own
way, and what Mr.. Baliour called portable
property" was held by u very slim tenure.
The regular police force however, got upon
their mcttle, and commenced making ar
rests of suspicious characters, and very
large number Of our best citizens were
sworn IN rs specials to do night service in
the way of patrolling our city. The intel
ligent housebreaker then discovered that his
business would hencetortn be dull, if not
extremely hazardous, aud disappeared AS
suddenly rs do the soras from the marsh
fields.
But whilst the response TO
the call for the specials was
hearty and almost unanimous, there were
many incidents of u ludicrous character
that happened in the discharge of duties
assigned the novitiate in his new and try
ing role ms II city protector. You see,
gentle reader, 1t is not every "cit." who is
born Nidocq, and his appreciation of the
situation was not quite SO keen MS IL might
have been. For instance, we are informed
that u gentlemanly special cop. poured a
scathing volley into the white spot of
black COW on u dark night, under the I'm.
PRESTON that IL was the incandescent shirt
frill of a would-be burglar. He did not
discharge his gun, however, until he had
dem nded of the supposed malefactor
what business he had at that par.
ticnlar gateway, to which inter
rogatory. the COW unfortunately
for herself made no reply. 1t happened to
I'm ~ a
were occupied during the next day in ex.
tracing the No SIS from old Brindle.
A serenading party was rather roughly
handled, too, under circumstances calcula.
ted to breed bad blood II not to shed It, In
the northern portion of the city a few
young gentlemen had gathered together
with their voices and proposed u sercnade
to u popular belle, About the time they
had adjusted said ;oices with their tuning
forks a couple of embryo Pinkertons hap,
pencd along, and seeing the flashing implo.
ments of note.adi ustment, cooked their
pistols, stepped aside in the shade, and,
with uncovered tympana, prepared to rush
upon the wrong'docrs. The next step
taken by the troubadours was the
selection of n song, when they most
inopportunely tumbled on to the
old song Of "Slumber, Gentle Lady"
When this conclusion was reached, there
was no longer doubt IN The minds OF the
jealous specials. The conclusion was ire.
sistible that the family In the house was to
DO chloroformed. and they banged away in
the darkness, scattering the musicians, en-.
raging the house'dog, and causing an un-
earthly din and uproar In the house. Both
parties-thc assailants and tho assailcd--
fled from the scene Of blood. and only met
at u corner saloon, where theterrible events
Of the evening were related, but from such
different standpoints that II was not until
"thc treat all around had been consum-
mated that the true inwardness OF the af.
fair could be arrived at.
Several delightful interviews be.
~ ecn servant girls At the
gate were most violently disrupted and the
Kay LothHrios chased into utter darkness,
from their early or late dsvotions At )
O'Clock In the morning were subjected 10
such abrupt and uncouth challenges that
the singing Of "Dsm Golden Slippers" and