The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-02-16

quiet, significant lntlmatlon 10 "Colonel
O'Driscon and the "boysn that in
certain specific instances perfrnct0ry
Inspection would be- highly appreciated
aud not be quite barren Of eompllmon-
iary recognition, As he stood In read
lnesq for tho acr0bRliG fent, | noticed
his vest pocket considerably bulged by
quito little packet of letters, which |
had roa on % believe all bore n super
scripton 10 "ColOnA O'Driscol The
moment came, and we saw him Flip of
tho cat,head down th, hawser on 30 the
lelty with an agility that was much adj
mirod by all spectators some beliey-
Ing that he was thus urgent that
he might clasp to his bosom the little
wife to whom hG had hurried back,
others commencing his alortness 10 OK
eoute the genial and delicate commits
sions he had undertaken, le disap-
peared into the interior OF tho shed and
we saw him no more.
Halt an hour elapsed before the
gang nlank was practicable, and then
the passengers stroamcd down into the
shed, The baggage began 10 be rapid
ly dumped, happened TO bo near tho
little American Jew-wlth-a.dash.O Of-the-
Coohney, lie asked u Customs officer
whore he should find "Colonol O'Dis-
COL "Yondor he Is ~ replied the
man steadily pointing to q tall man
with gold.lnc0 cap who was 81 indng
behind Nn inclosed desk with his back
TO W, busted with some papers on u
nail ON the wall The jew approached
and touched the tall mun on the eelJow
"ColOnol O'DmscOl sirl'' ho uttered
In n confidential tono,
The Colonel remained engrossod
among his documents,
"Colonel O'Drscol, slrl' repeated
the dew, in n tone that had u little ring
Of perhaps not uniustiliabo porompto-
rlnoW,
AT Your service, sir,n said the Col
oneI ag he turned sharply round; and
from under the wiser Of the gold-lOoo
cap thorc he1mod upOn the jew from
under their long brown lushos n pair Of
moist blue eyes, The Jew gave ono
gulp OF wild aslonlshwont, then stag.
gored back aud sot down IN silence on
tho lloor Of the shed llcwas too much
dtcomlIcl even 10 swear,
Very few witnessed this little scene,
most peoplo being cugrowcd la the
work Of getting their baggage together.
The Colonel sat down and bent his
head over his dcsE, Presently little
Mrs, Loruo camo Iamuly sailing up To-
the dosk
"Coloncl o,Discolw she swootDy
said,
"At your service, madaml' replied
the Colonel raising his head
Mrs Lorno gave % lilllo shrlok; but
she wa, % woman, and % woman Is al
ways nimblcr iu q tight place than q.
man. She rallied with surprising
0uickncys, and spoke with low ompha'
sis
"Coloncl, said sho, "thoro IL u lady
In the case, aud know that you are ~
gentleman"
oYcs, madam responded the Colo
mel, with u gallant bow and | don
90 back on m, word to 10 ladyh--thc
last three words with curious dclibcr-
ate iutoraton "icrc, ollicor, Just
open this lady's gip.sack aud then
chalk her baggage, and callo porter for
her Good morning Mrs, Lorne ~
concluded the gallant officer with inof-
fable sweetness aud grace,
Mrs Lornc didn't hang around much
Tho same afternoon / noticed tho
American jew aud the Australian iew-
cler each tranping around the city IN
the close society Of gentleman IN
uniform, II appeared they were look
ng for bail, Ia default OF which they
would have TO "go across tho bay, "
"FiIiN In blank dispNir Of bail, had
gone TO the coils direct from tho quay,
whcro, according 10 personal testimony
trouble didnot cease until nighlialL
There had been a good deal of SNUG
ling into Frisco by the steamers Of the
Hemisphere Line, and % smart officer
had boon sent out 90 the Anlipodcs TO.
"shodow" q c1rgo Of passengers The
Colouol's tondor story about the little
vito was u prottyinvontion 10 avert any
suspicion that mlghthayo attached 10 "
man, who cNmo ont In one steamer 60
Ing back IN the noNt The captain was
In the secret / subsequently heard
O'Drsopl was a worry temperate man,
| think he ought 10 have been nn actor
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