Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-21

Moro Ahont Tie Bows.

Editor Morning NeloS: Since the atten-
ton of the police has been directed 20 the
bad behavior of the street boys, l trust
you will accord me space in which to lay
before the public some of their doings, to
be credited to the gang near the corner of
Barnard and Henry streets, and to ask
the vigilance of the authorities in sup
pressing such conduct for the sake of
common humanity, if for no other reason.
These boys lasso in their manner every
thing they dare NEEDLE with. and when
they are able to secure an undemonstra-
tive captive, they display a degree of
thoughtless cruelty that passes credibility.
These would-be heroes OF dime novels,
who, when at home, are doubtless model
children Of affectionate and dOting parents,
when they gather in the street recognize
no bounds of pIopriety, but carry on their
pursuit of SUM-" regardless of cOnse-
quences, and without any consideration
for the convenience cas- some cases show
not even for the lives) of any other per-
sons.
Some days ago the scouting party Of
these warriors precipitated an attack
upon some broken down horses belonging
to the street car line, and was only pre-
vented from perpetrating their cruelties
upon these inoffensive animals, too
fatigued to escape them, by the timely IN
reference of a gentleman who happened
by. Not so fortunate, however, was ne
gro boy, whom they. lassoed and conveyed
to a convenient distance beyond the city
limits. They tied him to stake, and
piled weeds around him, which they
burnt, very much to their delight, but al
most to the suffOcatiOn of the boy, who
was half roasted. His piteous walls were
hoOted at i'll style that would do credit
to a veritable COmanche.
Another coveted prize for them was a
cOlOrcd oyster woman whose pail they
successfully lassoed with the result that
her entire stock of oysters was thrown
upon the ground. This incident occa-
stoned the instant decamping of the young
heroes in every direction, leaving the I'M
fortunate woman to waste her epithets
upon the bOy-less solitude, and eventually
to wend her way hOmeward minus two
gallons of oysters, OF course quite con-
siderable loss to her.
On still another occasion they lassoed a
Wretched dog, which they dragged about
by the neck for an hour or two, perform
ing all sorts of imaginary ceremonies.
Milk COWS are lassOed on their way home,
and subjected in many cases to most cruel
torture, such as being rOped, head and
foot, and ridden, being thrown down, etc.
They lasso everything that will do duty
for an Indian; street lamps, cows, dogs,
horses, chickens, men, women and chill
dren. The most savage, and, perhaps,
the nearest to fatal of these Outrages was
the lassOing of a small cOlored boy, driv-
ing milk wagon. The moose was thrown
over his head as he sat inoffensively driv-
ing his wagon, and at the same instant
two or three young rowdles mounted the
wagon and began to tie him, while boy
IN tho ground nprSistpntlV Dullpd the rome
around his neck. The one thing which
saved this boy from being precipitated
from his perch and possibly killed by
the fall, was his firm hold on the lines.
Seeing he would be overpowered if
he did not instantly act, the
boy. bracing against the pull, laid
whip to the horse to increase
his speed, and then to the boys that held
the rope until they released him. Those
vino were in the wagon, however, re-
NAMED, and would very probably have
succeeded in capturing him, had not an
OPPORTUNITY passing gentleman compelled
them to withdraw from the scene of action.
They retired to a front position a novel
maneuYre) }, reorganiZed their forces and
recommend their fun-seeking cruelties
on some other inoffensiVe creature, as
soon as possible; varying their amuse-
ment occasionally by brickbatting houses,
throwing sand at windows, and, occasion
ally, as a special bit of mischief, hauling
the half-decayed carcass of some feline
victim of their sports to toss at passers-
by, or to leave as souvenir before the
threshold of some householder.
In conclusion, l hope the authorities
will kindly interfere to check this disOr-
DERBY practice, in behalf of residents in
the southern part of the city.
OBSERVER.