The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-02
FROM FORT WORTH.
SUNDAY SCHOOL co NvENTlo N
Tho Tramp Who Couldn't Go Thirsty,
Hven Though He Had Lost Mis-
Pocket sook-.A Case OF hes-
titution-Tried for Lu-
macy - Other Notes.

Fort WORTH, Sep. l.-lSpeeial.l T.
The lower end OF Houston street was
the scene Of an amusing occurrence
this evening. There, or whereabouts,
Is the whereabouts Of an abiding (tem.
porary) place OF the amber liquid de-
nominated, by the party in interest,
and swung Quito the public, AZ "a
Hsppy Saloon" This felicitous re-
treat for these who thirst, WAS unior.
tunate enough to have within
It's portals, at the tiRs above
given, an inharmonious, element in
the shape of tho genus homo, vulgsrly
denominsted, u tramp. 1t Is q we'll.
known fact that tho cause that leads
TO the full and complete development
OF this specimen OF the genus homo,
with ga innate aversion to
anything thst bears the faintest re-
semblance to whatever might be-
called honest labor, II that distin-
guished American characteristic,
which belongs, In common, to the
tho newspaper reporter,
and the lswyer-simply "cheek." To
save future trouble, 1t may as well be
said right here that the latter
do not possess that "innate aversion"
mentioned above, which prevents
their taking the proper amoant OF Eus-
tenance while the sweat in on their
brows, and herein lies tho proper
amount OF information, 1t may be
furthermore remarked, whereby the
two classes may always be dis.
tinguished AZ easily as sheep ranch
from hog ranch, IA 1t were. This
much In preface, as the bookmakers
say, but without stopping to
prove tho conclusion arrived at
by a course OF syllogistic,
reasoning which might be 'istalo and
Improbable" the thread Of the narra-
tive is resumed, and tho story goes on.
The gentleman OF leisure, above re-
ferred to-so called In for eign ceun-
tries conferred the rendezvous first
above mentioned, and called for two
ssho0ners of beer, with that Dir OF eaee
and acquired wealth which might have
the footsteps OF Jim Roberta,
when he was drawing s3s per week on
the Poet Dispatch. The beer WAS
given by the opliginy lAndlsrd, aud
tbs tramp, to avoid hrun" upon his
hank account, ordered thena refilled,
which was done at once by the MINI
BILE landlord, but with the remark:
"Ysu must be thirsty, mine friend;
you must had no boer since to-mor-
row." "No," replied tho tramp, "isa
been some time sinco / have had the
OF getting any," with o
wink at his pal. The beer
was quickly dispatched, and
the man who furnished
the beer was eagerly looking for some
demonstrations tending toward u
financial adjustment OF the beer trans
actions on u basis of q cash settlement,
but the tramp WAS talking to his pal
and probably meditsung upon the
probable number OF miles which must
be travelled In order to catch another
sucker. His reverie was broken I'm
upon by the landlord: "Mins freud,
mine moopeyw
II believe I've forgotten my pocket
book" qaoth tho tramp, masking his
way toward ,he door.
"No you don't; you pay mine
mooney" saith the landlord, stepping
between the tramp and the door.
"If you don't let me 20 aud get my
money, l'll have you indicted In n
dozen cases." sang out the tramp.
81 don't care II you have me 'dicted
on two dozen cssos. Where ish dot
perleeshman l see here to. morrow,
every day! Perieece, Perleece!" cried
out the old fellow, as tho tramp was
drawing back as II to hit him.
"Don't you hit that old man." sang
out tho old lady from the door of a
rear room, brapdisbing beer mallet
in Indian war style; an murther you,
the like of you" "T'll have YOU or,
rested, SO sure as 1t broke me Gp yes-
terday. Where ish dot perleesh what
l sometime sec around here to.mor-
row, every day." exclaimed the
old fellow, waxing warm, but
the policeman didn't materialize, and
the tramp broke for tho door, skipped
out through the back lot and was gone.
The old gentleman, who had lost his
beer, amused the bystanders for quite
while after the tramp had dissp
peared, hurliDg expressive epithots, In
broked English, after the beer.lovlng
parasite.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.
The oolored Sunday school c0nven-
eloh W. NOipuWoSb leAhbS AbS6InD iou
at 9 o'clock this morning, in this city,
at Mount Gilead Baptism church. Rev.
A. II Griggs, OF Dallas, presided over
the do iberations of this body. The
object OF this convention IL to further
the cause OF Sunday school work
among the col0rtd people in North
west Texas. The convention will
finish Its labors and adjourn to.mor
row. The C0lored Baptist association
and Womsn's Missionary society will
meet in this city Thurtdsy.
NON CoMPos MENTIs.
A negro woman by the name OF Jen-
ME Shafer was tried before Judge
Furman, to-day, on writ of de lunat.
leo inquirendo ana pronounced to be
OF uns0und mind, and 1t was ordered
that she BIO conveyed to the asylum as
soon rs possible.
CASE OF DEsTITUTI0N,
Mrs. Bridget Ratican aud three chill
dreu were rep ,rted, this morning, to
be in a Destitute condition. Mrs. Rat
leans husband Ia said to be worth
ONE 10000, but some time ago she
fled suit for divorce from him, al
leging abandonment and adultery. The
Immediate needs OF the family have
been supplied.
PERSONAL.
Colonel James T.. Woods, tive Jolly"
commercial tonrist, from the Old Do.
mlniou, was in the CITY to-day OK.
pounding the virtues of the aweed.n
Captain Pace and Norton Wisdom, ol
Dallas, we're In the city this evening
ARRIVALS AT MANSION HOTEL.
Pc Nsbbut, Terrell; II q Chandler
Bowie; 9 Taylor, Henrietta; @ W
Mckee, Bryan; James II Woods
Lynchburg, Virgins; 9 Muller, Louis.
Vile, Ksntgcky;G B Gillespie, r "
Gillespie, Forney; j b Fox, Terre
Haute, Indianai A Moss, bartlett
Texas; w BBlundeworth, Cloburne
J b Neybhit, Terrell; q II huffman
George Potter, Milton Speak, Dsllsa
W l. Sherrell, Ro snoke; j 3 Aury
Atlssta, &c 'rgia; q Bald win, Dallas
W II Scarborough, Sunset; ] r Etehi
.on, Denver. Colorado; Frank Comfy
Galveston; + 0 Brown, Lsmpssas, "
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