Morning journal and courier., 1883-05-18
The 'sBouncer'' of a Thieves' Free and

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 I appointed young Irishman, who was stopping in neighboring lodging house as
 manager" and the man who had been the | deputy when my house was 6 lodging house, | was engaged to act as 'fchucker-out" on grave | emergencies, and as general adviser. This | man was very well known, and was liked as
 much as feared. Big, burly, good natured,
 he enjoyed good story, used language no hlthler than his neighbors, and was not quarrelsome when drunk. He was much as-
 tonished when unfolded my plan to him explained that was going to throw my house open free to anybody who liked to come, every evening from to 12. That the ground floor would be the reading-room, the first floor would be used for playing cards, or other games and the top room for boxing, or dancing, CT anything they liked. I said that there would be no rules at all and that the men were to do exactly as they pleased. My idea was, though did not say so to him. first to accustom the men to com ing, and then, when they had become so used to dropping in that the loss of it would be felt by them, gradually to attempt the intro ductiOn of few rules restrictive of foul Ian guage, violence, and gambling The aston ishment of the chucker-out eliminated when told him that was going to sleep in his old bedroom, and for some time he persisted that I was joking. When I had convinced him that was serious, he predicted that should certainly die from the bad air and damp. When took him into the room and showed him that the wet, rotting walls and blue moldy ceiling had been covered to a great extent with clean whitewash, that the rotten boards, with the holes in them where the rats used to come up, had been replaced by new ones, and that red hot stove was fast drying up the damp, he said that might perhaps live there without getting i'll, but that 'sstrike him blind" the ''boys" would certainly break in and carry off everything they could carry. h<y, c. kI.oAI |, L.. Al ton of knowing afterward that this predic- ton was twice fulfilled. The house being now ready, ordered beds for myself and the manager, tables and benches, dozen packs of cards, dominoes, draughts and newspapers. Mindful of the caution had received, I fur nished my own room in the simplest manner. A deal table, two chairs, the commonest pos sible breakfast crockery, and few books, no carpet or table-linen. The only thing now left to do was to go round to all the lodging houses in the street, and to some in the neighboring streets, and, after obtaining leave from the deputies, to go into the kitch- ems and announce my intentions I said after apolegizing for the intrusion, that the d--lodging house would be open for the next night, and every night, from to 12 as a free and easy club, and that cards, games 1 and papers would be provided, and that they | were to make themselves at home and do just | as they liked, and there was nothing to pay |
 
 received with surprised indifference; in the 1 large ones, with good deal of interest and 1 some applause.-H. E. Hoare, in the Nation 1 al Review 1
 A lady whose husband had been dead 1 three days was weeping and lamenting ''Ah, | mother, she cried, all at once, raising her l eyes to heaven, q would give half of my l life if it were a week later" ''Why, my 1 child ?' The widow, looking at the photo | graphs of the deceased with tender air: | Because then should think no more about | him." |
 'Yes, sir" said the captain of the militia | company to the visiting officer as they stood 1 in front of the line, 'tthe discipline of my | men is perfect" Observing pretty girl to the left unconsciously holding her dress rath- CT clear of the ground, he added: Why, | I'll show you" and he gave the order, Eyes l right !" You never saw a more mortified | and disappointed man than that militia cap- Post.