New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-20

and that had better get nome WIN oIi sssV mI
before the police stepped in and lnteriered. Anu
after ali we were ONLY trimming over with GOOD
fellowship ! was a triho more brmmlng thah tno
rest and slOpped over bit more bit theh law
told Won that was naturally of genial dlspos.Io
and on special occasions disposed 10 St ny ,
mention this to account ior wtisV iap@hino and
chatting IN the cool night air. Slowlre the cnee se
monger resting his forehead against the lamp-posI
because the night was not quite c0ol enough loI
him And it was not cool night Tor Cni I i,
time, but damp, and muggy, and 1oggy' anu "i'o.
do not think have explained very clearly
where the Recent was--f say in the suburbs
Peckham way, that will he sufficient for the Fur o
noses of nv story. The Regent was AT Ihe
corner OF Cravlish-st., which ran INTO Uumioru
Road which ran into dorchester bniidingS' Mn'cd d
ended in brick wall and no thorouehIare; ; m,eu
in Dorchester Buildings, and my boon colnpanionsI
SIovfre excepted who thought he sho1lu leel
better if he remained where he was LOT all-"i
honr-were unanimous IN ther iutentiohS 10 sec me
horno 70 wish me n final merry Christmas on my
own doorstep-t0 offer Mrs. Br0wnash II sio "oln"
kindly accept them ut 80 late an houI VI to ~
inr or the early morning. all the compliments Vi
So we marched along three abreast, keeping TO the
novnment because 1t was foggy very ioggy' ana We
li;1 ,,nt ,, sh to lose our way he run over we
sang For he's n jolly COCA leIo", anu W "
patriotic songs on cur homewaiu Jochncs of the
reused q little too nconsideraelV the ecloSs vi "
n;%ht and set "a few dogs barking, and Dr0u&ht
Sawkns the policeman down upon MS WIN IrLfns
70 RIM the blooming lot OF us H. uhti nLMhh
Recovered that | was Que of the party, when ne
chanred his note, and MS peremptory olciousne'S'
pretty quick , .,.o4 co,r1.iro vos
. second cousin of my wiles and an actiye mcihoeT
of the metropolitan const3bulary. nc any %
differed in politics, ana on reiisLo" PI did NOT
fine ch ef turning question OF the daN' ana uiu NV
GET on very nicely as a RUE nuU as no !, w -
Dorchester Buildings toe. ama was os bc and his
pawkv girl Araminta were coming tcihorIo" W
dinncIrhave | mentioned that Sawkihs was Il
,viIovar 1T would not have been quite Ill keeping
with the etiquette of the position 10 run me III On
fine day of the banquet and turn me Key OH lno
river OF the feast. lie knew that as wen as any
body so begging us TO go along more query anu
mnftcrinr something about the Inspector coming up
the next street he got ont of our way as soon as nc
possibly could. don't think SawkinS could haNo
KAT When we were in Gumford Road, we forgot all
aLont Sawkins aLaln-and tie FOG was so MEX We
wore NOT unite certain that we were III puHloIu
Road ~ ali and Timkins began to sing again.
until in n playful vrin-the piayinilest manner
you could concevoIJohes AVN a. ao' ronnJ and
rnund by the neck and brought 1t down WIN elou
honest bash upon the crown OF inc "ltes Its
which Timkns was wearing Oh '"o JAIN "a i'''
NO TO this day have never been clearly able to
account for Timkinss losing ms temper II w. 50 bnd
been full of good fellowship and harmless Jun u'n
that narticnlar moment, nothing had gone wrong
and we were returning 70 tne P"ucrs nnJcr our
arms-looking forward as 1t were 10 tnt niiS" - o
morrow-whcn Timhins. after sruFRIinS d ~
under his hat and getting his face wei out oi IT,
W6o|who the devil did thati
NoLodv said il was JOncs-nobody wanted 10
,ole words as wind-up to pleasant and sociahle
evening and he never dreamed IL was Jones'; WIZ
was one of n thrcc-a-breast party much lower
down in onr procession. Did / say thcT9 were
ovoctI, twentV zone of us2 Slowtre would nave
made TWENTY-FIVE, had he lett the ialhp,Post "nu
come on Jones had slipped PACK to ms i'5S himself
Indignantly round, there was ! Immediately nen'1n
him. ginning as he said afterward' from car 10
rnot,s like vour stupid drunken fooery, Brown
ash he bawlcd: and then, before eXprcIeu II;
there came his eoose-s me. Iat' iouItrrnl o. ,
goose of which any one might be prouu-slaP
across nv mouth lie might as VET nave sttuch
me with n bludgcon. for beng az the same I'm"
taken OIL my guard aud ON the GNtIche euEc ul Nv
curb down | went into the roadway dragging IIy
two friends with ne. one OF whom ian CONF III 10!
the rest of the blow which my features "'ic ~
large enough 10 accommodate. "at was 0HhcpN
file shoemaker. who was naturally nasty man;
and at whose precptatc acton III co.sequen n 81
Timkius For before | could aYengc my own
wrongs at this unfair and COW aIdy assault S,ooA
had sprung to his feet and run at ilmkns;ahH'Pyer-
turned him-unfortunatciv on 10 me. just a. 7" -
getting M and puttlng myself straight. ,
| remember very little more except that there
was general mel lee alter UNI. 'aN'H All % If Iad
friendship or chance directed, dral, on nau
language and brute force a scuiiing ana hldGlhR
of each other into varoud 'front.' gardens; anu the'5
ovt again into the middle OF the road banging oI
| eavh others head, with ccOse-l!c>h, continued with
/ mush shouting and general NIX up al SUR
blows were freely iutcrrhangcd aIi tnIl ! ie..If'u
more than nv fair share of tbem-th hat ielt at last
/ / was lighting for my lfc-and that people from
! Their M stairs windows we're screaming Ire ana
Iecame conscious at last that the battle was over.
and that we were all shaking hands again ana
apoogiZng one to another ana sayIhR N"s az
finn and wceping on one anolherS sh"uIurI7 AM
! wondering how il had all happened tndt We Shonid
have suddenly thiIstcd as il were Tor cach Diners
! rionl and made such awful idiots OF ourselves.
And had dropped Uy goose III the confusion some
whcre-and there was not a trace OF IL eII-ilou
sign of it anywhere; lhat was the eAtIadI,'IniS
4 all Itef adj
| AMI completely. Here we're tweniy-one oi US ana
onIv twenty geese. The hump-chested bird was
Nv We tool in compact little mob, and considered
the position. received the sincere cohd"I'h'Ao Oh
| all my friends even IimHins condoled WIN me- as
/ | had forgiven limklnss unjuStihapIc oisI'ueht
and every man Jack offered TO be searched from Top
10 roe if should have the remotest suspicion that
/ aDy one of them bad got my goose.
did not suspect them-I told them wOuld prefer
! death at the stake to suspccting the most I'M
worthy OF the score OF thcmI2nd ihry pcnGI'H me-
| They were sO,ry and bcwIldcrcd = thcy iut thrhl-
selves in my place and were exceedingly distressed
they swore very improperly, not TO lc2Ve ne ~
! the goose was fOund-aud they were lhuciauBlpiG
! i'm thcr search without result. We went INTO all
/ the front gardens and groped about on our hands
| and knees We TctTacCd our steps 10 'rayHsh-st;,
we Tovclled about the cutters we ran against Sach
other i'm the fog we secured the pavement on hOth
| sides of the way. we lighted all the matches ana
| yesuviaDs we had in Our respective pockets, but
! tLere was no Iight thrown OH the missing goose
| II was a blow to me greater blow than I'M,
kins in the heat Of the moment ana WIN ms poou
hnitiup in his veins had given me some time before
/ was utterly overcome. / sat down on the curb,
stone with my back against ltttcr-boN ana hniScd
NV surrow. dared not face Mrs l'Iownash alone
under tie peculiar circumstances OF the case and not
one out of the score Of them talked any more OF
! orcomnanyinr me home to wish Mrs. B all The
| compliments Of the season. oh! no-that would
| not 10 now they were sure OF II, the cowarGs M
! Timkius said TO me, What's the use oil sitting
! there Brownash Y
| 81 don't know" -,
you'll catch your death oil cold
A." | don't care"
{" Are YOU coming OIL y Simcox said.
" | amt a-COming on"
"1hen stop where you are" was SincoXs brutal
| remark as he marched way from ne
| After that the party broke mp slowly. dare say
| I was obstinate and hard to managerial the hour
| was late and there other wives waiting for
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