The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-04-12
TIDY AlTE'S NISHAP !.

No slight sensation was occasioned
IN tho household of Mr.. Joseph Tidy
waite, the senior partner in Tidywaite,
Chink 4 Bullen's Bank, Pail Mall,
when tina. gentleman announced his
intention of enrolling himself as a
4 special constable.
Surely, Joseph. there are plenty Of
younger men available?" said Mrs.
Tidywaite.
"Younger men! Pshaw!" exclaim.
ed the valiant banker, drawing him.
selfup. like hero of romance, 70 his
full height. which was just it. 6 ID
IN. 1--WE must show the youngsters
that man need not be past serving
his country at fifty-nine."
but consider the weather, Joseph,
and your rheumatism" continued his
wife.
"Think Of your asthma, papa, dear,
and these dreadful fogs," added Miss
Tidywaite. 49,.
Nonsense, nonsense!' replied Mr.,
Tidywaite. little impatiently; for, to
tell the truth, he had thought a good
deal about all these circumstances al
ready. ut is a matter Of duty, Eliza.
Besides havepromised Lord Bayswa.
ter that l will serve. He called at the
bank this morning to obtain recruits.
and / wish to set the clerks and ex.
ample" .-.v. ~. .... -:
Mr.. Tidywaite expected that the
allusion to Lord Bayswater would
have effect upon his wife, and he was
not disappointed. Miss Tidywaite
however, a young lady OF much sense,
as we'll as independence, was not so
easily silenced.
II can't SEQ why they want to cal
out special constabIes at ALL" she OBJ
served. '"rhere are not to be any
more attempts to hold meetings in
Trafalgar Square; and, it the people
had not been stopped fromg going there,
there would have been none of thi
disturbance"
"And where did you learn that
pray?" inquired the banker sharply,
and casting a suspicious glance at his
daughter.
Winifred blushed slightly, and turn.
ed away. Il have heard people say
it," she replied. "But. papa, dear, if
there be any danger, as you say,
surely the police and the military are
sufficient without the help of old gent
Il mean persons in your position!''
"Nly dear Winifred," replied her
father, "you must excuse my saying
that you do not understand what
you are talking about. The magnifi-
cent spectacle OF a mass of law abiding
citizens marshalled in support of the
civil and military forces will of itself
strike terror into the mob, and nip
the spirit OF anarchy in the bud"
Winifred was a devoted daughter.
but she had a sense OF humor, and the
magnificent spectacle OF her father
striking terror into the mob was more
o"SsA OaAO NOuASA uASCuoS WILL SIdVlLys
The subject consequently dropped.
Later on, however, when Mr.. and Mrs. .
Tidy waite found themselves alone,
Joseph suddenly said to his wife:
"Has Ted O'Brien been here again?'
mot to my knowledge" replied the
lady. "Why do you ask?"
because l am convinced that no
one but O'Brien could have put that
Radical claptrap about the special
constables and the people into Wini.
fred's head"
II think she met him last night at
Mrs. Somerset's Joseph"
"Then understand that I distinctly
forbid her to 60 to Mrs. Somerset's
again." said the banker angrily, cor
anywhere else where she is likely to
meet that young jackanapes. He
has quite turned the girls head. We
shall have her defying her own father
next"
Now, Mr.. Edward O'Brien was a.
young relative of Mrs. Tidywaite,
who had just come to London from
Dublin to study medicine. Although
he had distinguished himself at the
hospitals, he was still on the thres.
hold OF his profession, and. as his pri-
vate means WERE small, he was hard.
ly an eligible sOn-in.law for the senior
partner in Tidywaite, Chink, & Bullen.
Moreover, he was an earnest nation.
alist and thorough-going Radical,
and in those characters doubly OBJ
noxious to Mr.. Tidywaite. When,
therefore, the banker was apprlsed
that an attachment had grown up
between his daughter Winifred and
the young doctor. he promptly order
cd the latter out of the house and re-
quested that the subject should new
er be mentioned again.
On the morning Of the above con.
versation Mr.. Tidywaite accompan-
led by Mr.. Chink, his partner, and
formidable body of their employees,
was duly sworn as special constable.
He had his first taste OF active SER
vice on the following Sunday, when,
after he had duly rendezvoused at
Albany Street barracks at eleven A.
NJ. he was marched through the mud
and the fog, perspiring and breath
less, to Cavendish Square, and then
"held in reserve" till about 5P. NJ.
The mob, to do them Justice, did not
appear over-awed by the spectacle;
on the contrary, they occupied
themselves Throughout the above
period with tacetious comments on
the appearance of the "specials,"
individually and collectively. MIR.
Tidywaite. although he had contrived
to get into the rear rank. came in for
his share of this fun, and he went
home with the rudiments of q bad
colo. AN unpleasant stiffness in his legs,
and an aggravated sense of grievance
against the lower orders generally;
but, fortunately, with nothing worse.
= A week or two later, however, his
fortitude and sense of duty were put
to sharper test. He received a no.
tice that in view of threatening dem
onstration being organized at the