Daily Republican., 1889-12-13
toRIGINAL. !
THE LATEST FAD.
BY DEA,

where did 1t originated How bCcomj
50 widespread These are questions dali,
put forth by thousands OF individuals ii
whose tortured ears re-echo the one un
merciful, increasing shout -McGlnty,
The other day was walking down on,
OF the back streets, hoping thereby Il
avoid he implacable McHinty. For tn,
first few b ocks was lett alone to my
medltatiohs. Then suddenly a shoul
went up directly behind me, and uuickly
turning 10 ascertain the cause, saw q
bright, pretty boy Of some two years, VIC
Immediately repeated tie shout.
"Whaps TIE matter, boy" asked !,
thinking perhaps the child had beer
hurt He was such a modest, handsome
lad that no thought OF McGinty entered
my mind.
"Matterl Why, | should think 1t We.
a matter indeed Your coats busted
the whole way up the back"
The coat had been rather tight for me
and only that morning | had informed
my wife TO that effect.
al knew that II would burst" meG.
tally concluded, thanking the boy.
you'd better attend to it al once" ht
called as | started away.
"Ob, / will thank you"
"But you'd better sew it up lust now
81 have 10 thread, and besides 1t can
wait"
"No 1t can't. Something's going to
pass along here just now, ami you'll be
arrGsted II you have on that coat"
what Is It2' inquired /, anxious tc
know Why the boy was so persistent In
wanting the coat TO be sewed inmedl-
ately.
"McGiuty's funeral, " he returned, a.
solemn a. an owl, at the same time VIII sk-
Ing around the corner.
A little farther down the street met
an old man, great friend Of mine. He
cordially sho hands, asked the Gus
tomary question about the well-being Of
the family, and then remarked with a
shake Of the head:
81 cannot say we are all we'll, for Mary
has broken her arm and is suffering terri
bly, with It,"
"Oh, | am so cory. How did she
break ~" synpathziugl
"Pulling McGiuty out OF the hole" he
returned, with u twinkle OF iun In his
eyes as lie passed on.
"Ah, good morning, my dear friend.
How goes everything was the sautatiou
of the next acquaintance who accosted
me.
"Serenrly," | answered. determined
that this time at least no uEcalel-lor
words OF nine should lead me TO be out
witted.
''Terrlb'e thing about those China
men," he said grl yely.
yes" inlerroglted !, graycly.
They say seyen Chinamen lave been
arrested fer participating in the not"
us that sol" uuCODCeVnpdly
eyes, aud five hundred policemen were
called Out to drive all the Chluese iuhabi-
tau,s from the city"
''hust Lave been serious" said ].
lucIming interested and dis
missing from my mind all thoughts OF
McGlnty being concerned In the news oil
my friend.
"Oh 1t wac. Three policemen. | be-
lieve, were almost murdered aud several
others severely injured.
Shocking cried |, now thoroughly
interested
Il should say 1t was. ] never heard
anything like It," he returned seriously
"But how did it originator" | asked,
wishing to X at the bottom OF the terri
bic fray.
THE Cinnamon scorched McGlnty's
shirt" and with polite good morning"
he was gone,
passed on down the street calling
myself all sorts OF hard names for my
folly IN allowing myself TO be SO taken
in, bemoaning my lack OF common sense
and firmly resolving to be on tho lookout
the remainder OF my natural lite.
OF courte | fully carried out my plan,
exercised common sense on every occa-
sion and eludCd all attempts to outwlt
me In relation to MeGinty. OF course II
was the execution OF all my determina-
tionB that led me to be told that McGluty
lad been iishod out OF the sea, that the
could not do up my collars
on account OF his presence being required
a. McGinty's funeral, that 1t was going
TO rain all week in order that the grass
might grow on McGiuty's grave, and
about a DOZEN other aSgravating &C
of McGiuty's movements.
As was going hene ] met friend OF
mine, aud being firmly resolved to be
hoodwinked no more, gave him a cold
greeting and passed on.
"lIello, cid follow, what's the ma tcrl'
and he grasped my arm. "NOu look as
II you had tit OF the blue. But thea |
don't onder, Tor il your wife persists in
going on SO il will be enough to drive you
crazy"
'What do you mean, sir, by such i'll
situations" cried, angrly.
"0h, no oiensc, my GEAR frieni; no
uiiensc assure you. | was only referring
to u scene which witnessed us | passed
your house. Your vile"
''Be careful, sir" broke in, Threatens
inRly. "Any one who insults my wife
has TO answer for the ohnnse to me-"
"Oh, | would ney or think OF insulting
your wife, but am sure YOU cannot APP
,,ro,,a ot h.r artIcns WHY inst as |