The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-11-01

A. dapper little man. exquisitely
dressed In brand new suit of steel
gray fall clothes, lounged on bench
near the Seward statute In Madison
square, New York. and kept the black
eyes that sparkled on either side of his
very prominent nose fastened ON three
men who promenaded back and forth
before him. Two of these three were
young. and looked as If they had Just
stepped out of the newest tailor's fash
ION plate. The third was portly man,
likewise richly dressed, and wearing an
air and smile that might easily be mis-
taken for those OF aphilanthropist. The
three walked thus until 5:45 O'Clock,
when stout, benevolent gentleman,
with heavy watch-chain and Cohoes
demeanor of interest in the big build
ings and other surroundings OF the !
square, passed the statue.
One Of the two younger men was OBJ |
served to rush up to the benevolent Wis
itor, grasp him by the hand. talk ex-
uberantly with him, and then beg his
pardon politely for having mistaken him
for somebody else. Two minutes later,
and half block further on, the pbilan-
thropic looking man was observed also
to shake the visitor by the hand, link
his arm about the latter's arm, and en-
gage In conversation. The benevolent
gentleman meanwhile wore an express
sion OF gratihed surprise, and had SEEM
ingly consented to go with his new
found friend and drink to the bygone
days when, according to the philan-
thropic-looking mans Information, they
were old friends.
AS he, the dapper young man on the
bench by the statue, saw this. he also
was observed to smile with. a degree of
winsome suayity that is peculiar to
Hungry Joe, the bunco man.
A tall bronzed man with highly-pol-
ished Oxford ties, who observed the
smile and the hearty greeting bestowed
upon the benevolent stranger, recog-
nized at once both the smile and the
men who were so assiduously deporting
themselves. He was Captain Williams,
ust returned from a ten-day vacation,
and enjoying his morning walk after q
friendly boxing bout with Sergeant
Schmittsberger in the Thirtieth street
police station. The bunco men vert
so interested in the stranger that they
didn't notice the captain until he lifted
his right palm suddenly, and swung 4
against the ear of the stout, philanthropi'
looking person so vigorously that thu
confederate of Hungry Joe staggered
and fell against an electric light pole,
The two young bunco men dartet
down Broadway like streak as the.
saw the stout bunco man fall and Hun
CRY Joe sat with bullying eyes gazing a
the hated captain. The stalwart Office
fastened the fingers of his right han,
upon Joe's ear and raised him off th
bench with an angry jerk. Then h
scowled steadily for fully two minutes
and recalled to the trembling captiv
the circumstances of the tremendou
Hhrashing administered TO him when b
ried, three months ago, to bunco eS
Police Commissioner Williams of Lon
Island City, the captains brother.
81 told you," said the captain, twist
ing hungry Joe's ear, "that I'd smas
the life out of you the next time sal
you. Now III do it."
As he said this one of the captain
Oxford ties rose upward from the pave
ment with vehement energy, and b
brawny fist went out straight from til
shoulder. Both struck the bunco ma
resoundngly at about the same momen
His new Derby few off, and he himse
few forward against the same post IL
stout bunco man had collided with.
the Derby struck the pavement the pc
ished Oxford tie was again propelle
with such violence against the hat th;
it SCARED upward minus the crown, al
was caught ON the fly by Hungry 10
who started to run the instant he sep
rated himself from the electric llgl
post.
"Now," shouted tb captain, lettiI
Joe run, ''you get on nee for all.
you come into this precinct again L
kick you full of holes. You can II
your pals they may expect the same. :"
The tragedy lasted just about fl
minutes, and bad about sixty astonish
spectators. The most astonished
tine lot was the benevolent gentlem
with the Cohoes smile. He was We
indignant at first.
'You ought to be ashamed of vol
self to do that, " he cried. SCI shall b
the police"
"My friend" responded the capital
taking him by the arm, SIT you "
come up to my station house with n
III show you the portraits of all 70
of your friends. They are four of t
most unprincipled rascals in New You
When you come to town again don't
too ready to make friends with the N
who say they are friends of your fam
and knew you as boy"
''Well !" eiuaculated the benevolt
stranger, and then he asked: "Mit
inquire who you arer"
The captain told him, and they she
hands.