The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-07-25
NO. q.
lTHt LAST on THE e'Hoys.



Hodsss Fslt os, e 0ilnpss n ,ss Eiss ~
Hsnsh.ef . 0sasfmtlsn 0sas.
itlsrolalsd ~ Thaeksrsy ths, whsn he
was Ia Nov York he found himself un-
certain which way to turn oBe night
whon ho waa In tho lIowery, and. sd-
dressing himself 10 tho first man hen
asked
"Can ~ 10 lilecck~ street this
wayP"
Accident had thrown him In the way
NJ y llnwcry bhoy, who replied after the
manner " his Kind "Wcll, CUES you
kn. sonny. II YOU berhave Yourself"
The iowory boy aud, In fact, ovory
variety of the New York rowdy q
twenty. five years ago. was picturesque
and In some respects admirable as com
pared with the tough Of to-day The
rough characters Of that day did not find
Il Inconsistent with their dignity towork
for their living. They were mechanics,
painters. butchers. newsdealers, printers,
| haitcrs. vendors. and. In fact, followed
nny aud all callngs. They even rem
dcred themselves extra useful by work.
ing In the Volunteer Fire Department
a service they were nearly oil very fond
Of When they were not at work they
got their high silk hats out and aired
them magniiicently, carrying them TIT
ed on ono ear, often over flannel shirt,
and with their trousers tucked In high
topped boots. A tough was not tough
II he did not have high hatfor evening
and Sunday wear They were tre-
mendous and incessabt lighters, but
their fists were the weapons they pre-
ferred. They drank and gambled, but
they did not necessarily steal, and twas
not at all beneath their idea Of dignity,
or at all uncommon, for them TO court
the pretty girls Of their acquaintance,
marry them, treat them well, and sup
port them In comfort.
II Is astonishing how almost COM
pletely they have disappeared. There
arc fow vet 10 be found In Washington
Market, and there are others over In the
Ninth Ward and In the old shipyard
district. but they dress very nearly like
the men they meet every day, and IL Ii
only by little signs, the way they pro.
nonnce certain words. the angle At
which they wear their hats, the black
silk scarfs tied In enormous bows that
they cling 10 like death, and such tribes,
that one who used 10 know them by the
hundred can now pick out these few
, survivors.
, One Of them rode over 10 Brooklyn In
, tho bridge cars yesterday. His big silk
4 bowknot, the red stockings that were
/ revealed by Haring trousers and low
shoes, his broken nose and old-school.
. smooth-shnyen. typical Bowsry boy
9 face betrayed him. Even the old famil-
lar impudept curl Of his upper lip re-
malnod with him. and whom he spoke TO
= a stranger he lirst looked him over and
!. tbon called him either "cully" or
/ ''boss," according as the persons Ap-
i pcarance impressed bim. He wss two
thirds tipsy. A now broadcloth suil
o and n massive obaln and finger ring
: showed him to be prosperous. Hll
!. wife. . substantial, Jolly looking womAp,
4 walked by his side with a little GID q
o ten or eleven years beside her, HeS
= dress caught In projection fyom I
p yalIsc on the car floor and she had a
h stop and free herself. The owner OF Va
!. vallse apologizcd, and assisted her II
g disengaging her dress. :.
n By the time the olthfashioned tough
/. missed his wife from his side she wAs
r. about ready 10 move on after him. He
% saw that something unusual had detain-
% cd her, and. mistaking the cause, put
II himself In readiness for fight.
y II was amusing TO watch him. u
" first showed astonishing solicitude to'
y his wife's comfort. got her seated. saw
the little girl comfortable by her side
and then sat on tho extreme edge OF q
N adjoining seat, and adjusted his hat *
"a nearly on one side Of bis head that i
IN seemed marvel that II did not fall OF
10 His eyes flashed. his upper lip curled
:. and he glanced tho man with the va
at llse.
in "will chaw him up. GussieP" b.
nv whispered 10 his wife.
/ "Who. Tomp What's the mstterr
m the woman asked In some alarm.
Is "Whop Why. dergalloot what stop
"a ped yer Give US the right Of II, Gussie
an then I'll let the sAwdust out OF him
What did he dop'
r.. Between his sentences he glared mos
ia fiercely at the man with the valisc, VIII
of was reading 4 paper. and was calml
unconscious Of the fighting mans exist
ence.
"why, he's all right" said the vii
In still lower tone than he had used
=. che acted very gentlemanly"-and the
'" sho explained what had happened
a. Gradually the old rowdy's fsce brighl
" ened up, and smile took the place {
VI the frown. lie arose aud went unsteat
'm ily over TO the man with the valise. an
ID attracted his attention by giving him
in. whack between the shoulders thl
n seemed hard enough 10 loosen his teetl
W you've Just had q marry escape,
" sald the old-fashioned tough, laughir
to hoarsely-''s marry 'scape. bergosh.
lp- minute more and I'd took you up q
sd. broke you over my knee. thought u
lce done something rude 10 my old woma
his Big, but yer didn't do no sich . thin
ain did your No. indeed. you didn't Al
ent YER wouldn't. would yerf Cause I
ing chaw man up for less'n that--lwoul'
iic, b'goshf'
The After entreating the man 70 st'
alb right oif and have q drink, and beir
lis politely refused. there being nothiI
Of drinkable except tho East River I
20 whoever should step oil. the old-fas
bis ioned tough went back to his wife n
uld insisted upon kissing her 70 cclebrs
Get the escape Of the man with the valiI
nm She was quite offended. or rather pI
rior tepdsd b be. and called him an old 10