Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-04-13

the poliesrnsn salutes With great respect
'"1fH n good Gro, AIR. Aolsney," says
he,
"wsIl, psnnia," responds Mr.. Eo-
lonsy sIAbly, out Of his frisze ulster,
ats sood day for 8 good fra"
The crowd sIiokers 81 this original
sbuliition of Celtic wit, and you learn
from your ueighbor that this In the
famous Mickey Moloney, who 10 sup
poeed to carry tho whole Fourth Ward In
lila trousers pookst. Mr.. holonsy, who
han no badge, or at least shows none,
marches unohallenged into the gloom,
and the policeman wrangles for ave
minutes with nervous little reporter,
fresh froa a country COLLEGE, With
brnnd-new silver badge, who carries a
notebook and pencil, and who gets 80
sxitei that no commences to cry, whero-
upon be ia 0ommanded to go In and
drown the Ere out, which order he pro-
osoda in part, at least, to obey, amid the
leers OF the mob.
The engines are now aghtinR = wall
OF ftre. The air in heavy with cinders,
which sting our faces AZ they drive be-
fore the bitter blast In the flooded
streets you can see tho ice growing in
aims. The bGr-rcom, at our elbow,
drives c tremendous trade. The counter
is lined two deep, and we have to reach
between arms 20 clutch our AntidOte Tor
pneumonia preparatory 70 a Dodge
through tho dre-lines- The red-nosed
N an, who has brought several mon
whom he does not know from Adam in
70 treat them, Is making them pay for
his hospitality by retailing his grisv-
Ance against the police IN q uEudlin
voice. Men In various stages Of inc
briefly ars discussing the arez shey have
seen, and competing vigorously in their
lurid and sensational descriptions OF
theiE alleged terrors, A hrsmen, who
comes in dripping, with scales of ioa all
over his wooden shirt, and bleeding from
> cut In his head. is Immediately sur
rounded. If he had the capacity of =
cask It might be taxed Tree Of expense
10 himself.
"I'n obliged, gents" he Eaysj "al I
want Iaaocas whisky and seEe hes bull
lsu,"
When hs gets those he calmly drinks
the bouillon and washes his wound with
the spirits, and Is oil before tho blbu-
lous rRbblS has recovered from the
AhocE.
Now weers In for IL Every breath Is
an effort. Our bodies freeze and our
tEaea Hoorch. Smoke, smell, she tumult
OF clanSing machinery, and the furious
growing OF the unseen oonbagratton put
an embargo on words, The shouts We
hear are dim and incoherent, as COM
rlands Issued en- the qu2rter-dock in .
hurricane. The faces that dit by ua are
black, as with battle-grime, and full Of
the frenzied excitement That marks those
Of soldiers tu q charge. II only needs
discharge Of artillery to complete the IL
lusion, and -
A wall down.
For brief moment the windy eddy
from the crash ing stone and metal rips
the fog apart. Then we SEQ man going
up . ladder to window within which
the Are Ia seething with awful splsndor.
"Some one in thersS"
"Ysa," says the snginssS
"WhoT
"wby, cams We SEQ the cat On the win
dow lsdgsf"
Then the eloua closes in again, but we
know by the mad accl4mation OF tho in
visible audience that poor puss Is saved.
We tread pavement inches deep in
oinders, and strewr with broken bricks
and fragments of stone. There Is q con-
stant fusilads Of these Proiectiles that
keeps us lodging and makes Us envy
the firemen their leather hats. The plate
glass windows behind us split in the
heat, with reports iiko pistol shots.
In the stores the gas Jets are all lighted
aud the electric lights are aiame, and
Rmoug the shop people We zee the un-
derwritsrs' men In their uniforms COW
ering goods with tarpRulius and rubber
sloths. In one place she statesmen are
drinking champagne Win the air OF men
whose Insurance. policies are all right.
In another, a wild-eyed person is shoot
ing to and fro in the agitation OF despair.
II would, PROBABLY, not DO asto 70 AJAX
him II ne Is fully Insured.
There 10 a tangls Of telegraph wires all
around in the cutters. derry snake
hisses At our fest and u new commot tion
Srsa - sHL Ths sisStEie hight wires are
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