The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-05-16
HAVE FUN WITH A DUDE.
But Don't Let Him Know 1.-two Men
Broke the Rule.


A rather slender young man of middle
height walked slowly up Fourth-ave.,
says a New York paper, a little after mid
night yesterday. His gait was that OF
a weary man, and he swung in his
gloved hand slender gold-headed cane
listlessly as he quietly rambled homeward.
His attire was eloquent of spring. From
the top of his shiny silk hat TO the ends of
his vanished shoes that glinted in the
gaslight, his makeup showed signs of
careful tailoring and recent finish. His
black moustache was waxed and spiked
out to great and slender length on either
side, and modest little bunch of violets
that perched on the left lapel OF his Witty
yellow spring topcoat proclaimed him a
lover of the beautiful. At the corner of
Twenty-seventh-st three roughs saw him
coming, and enjoyed his appearance with
exceeding great Joy. Two OF them were
bigger than he, and the other was quite as
large.
'fSpot der dood, JIM" said the first one
as he halted so as to review the young
mans line of march. All three grinned
at the bright remark and all three halted
in row and in silent pantOmine initiated
the lazy stride OF the stranger and the way
he dawdled his pretty little cane. He
said nothing and was walking meekly
past when the biggest man Of the three
spoke TO him in hushed, earnest tones and
apparent good faith.
"Say, young feller," he said frankly,
"I'd like to chuck beer on dat dood coat"
The lazy man paused, wiped his chin in
IL frv nd aclr
"Beg pardon, sir, but would you like TO
chuck it now"
"Ah, say, drop yer chin, will yer?"
growled the big fellow in tone calcu-
lated to create and foster alarm. "Say,
quit irwin ter string me, or PIP
Nobody has found out up to date what
he would have done. The little mans
LETT fist caught him accurately on the
point Of the Jaw, and he fell in heap be
fore he could finish his threat. Then, as
the next tough moved forward, the lazy
man dropped his pretty little cane and
swung his right fist so that it landed I'M
der the tough's left ear. He dropped.
The little man looked around politely for
tough no. 3 so as not to leave him out of
the distribution OF favors. No. 3 was two
rods away and going west at high and
reckless rate OF speed.
The little man was Prof. William Nc
Clellan of Woods gymnasium, whose
chief aims in life are TO teach other men
how TO hit hard and neverto losea chance
to moralize. His victims slowly sat up,
rubbed few surperiluous stars out of
their field of sight and gazed at him in
silent reproach. Mac looked them over
carefully, cleared his throat and said:
Gentlemen, YOU made bad break. You
were doing a thing always do-having
fun with the dude. You ought to have
kept it dark, though. / GENERALLY do. It's
safest. Have all the fun you like with the
dude, but don't let the blamed fool know
you're having it. He's apt 10 kick like
steer, and he does his kicking with his
fists. That's a track of his. | tell you,
these dudes are hard crowd. There's
hitler ones than me and I'm afraid OF EN-.
Now, il you'll bear this in mind, III con-
slider that my time hasn't been thrown
away It's tough thing for man who
has spared with ten pupils in the even
ing, and then travelled here from East
Orange, to have to stand around and ex-
plain things to couple OF chumps who
are big enough to know better. Pm going
now. Would you like to put anything on
the coat
The reclining gentlemen said nothing,
but sat quite still and watched the lazy
young man lounging northward. The
second victim bewailed new red lump
under his ear, and said: 81 always
knowed yer'd tackle the wrong bloke, an
now yer done it-seeY
''See not'in," said the first humorous
gentleman. rubbing his face tenderly.
"How can see an me jaw broke-hey?
But, soy, I'll give vera tip. Soy, der next
dood 1 find-a real dood, see 2-soy, il
don't lump der hnin' out o. him, den
well, soy, just wait an see me do him.
/ Now, dat goes, ansit'sno bluff. I'm right
behind it-see? But soy, it's got TO be a
reel dood next time, an no bloke what
teaches fghtin' fer Twin"