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shown to me by a friend who was struck by
your name"
YounR William Laurence hook the piece of
parer. and read II. Among the gentle
men who footed II merrily with the charm
ing young ladies Of the Frivolity until the
~'gunpowder ran out of their boots, we
noticed the Hon. Tom Noddy, Lord Water
loo, better known as Uncle Trot;' Capt.
Pop Penarth and a large contingent of
City Washers, among whom were col. Gus
Cohen. Mr.. Hughie LosR9 the Mincing-
lane masherl, Mr.. William Jones Laurence.
dc.
Now. william. . said Mr.. wilkins Tom
kins, as his son-in-law finished the para
graph, you can understand my disnIa7
at seeing you in such company"
But. my dear" gasped William, -
wasn't there, | assure you, l wasn't. II
must be another William Jones Laurence"
"Nonserse, my boy. there isn't another
Jones Laurence in the Directory except your
father.
William sat bolt upright n his char.
Except his father! Good heavens above!
or course-it mUst have been his iather.
That's tit must have been the gov
ernor!'
What. William cried hr. Tomkins;
do you wish me- TO beliye that your father
would AbsuTd!'
"It-er-mUst have been. " stAmmered
I'm -er-strsid the governor Is
going in for this sort of thing, from what
I've heard lately. Al amy rate ! wasn't
there, 20 please let Us say 10 more about II. %
That evening. as William drove home with
bis wife, lac gave vent to his feelings. Ny
dear, he said. - an getting very uneasy
about ny respected parent. We are both
William Jonea LaureRees, aud nov that he
has taken to figuring in fast society il Is
awkward for me. Every time his name
Is mentionsd people will think l am the
william Jones Laurence referred to. Unjust
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with liberal donations, listened to Williams
tale, but couldn't suggest anything better
than sending the old gentleman a few tracts.
"Hc won't read Them, groaned William.
We must pray for him, them
Yes, but you cant get MP in the pulpit
and say, The prayers of this congregation
uie desired for an old gentleman who backs
horses. "
True replied Mr.. Badchsnd, lit
would look as though We were praying that
the horses might wiz. II | were you |
would go and demonstrate with him."
William thought he would, and the fol-
lowing evening he went to his fathers house
alter dinner, and after a few words with his
sister went down into the ~smoking-room.
where the oil gentleman was smoking big
cigars and drinking sodA-and-bT andies with
three or four other gentlemen.
"Hullo. Willie. " said the old gentleman,
who would have thought of seeing you!Let
me Introduce you, Geutlemen, my son. Will
lam. this j. Capt. 'Nobby Smith. Of whom
you may have ~hesTd-oue of the 'lyeSt men
on the turf. This" tro'ntinE 10 another
gentleman, with a shayen face aud close
cropped red hsip lis Mr.. Joseph Potts,
better known as Ginger POtts-Eeyer lie
feated in the magic circle, my boy, I'm
finding the Money Tor = novice of his, and
we've made a match for him with Posh Jar
Wis, Of Bethnal Green, goo a eide, best Of
twelve rounds. You mast come. Willie. IL
will be a rare good light.
Young William rolled his eyes ny to the
ceiling. His father Was actually entertain
ing racing man and hghtIng man under
his own roof. lie would be bringing on
glove competitions in his oWn draWing-room
on Sunday evenings next.
My dear governor, he stammsrsi, =
or didn't kRoW you had company. wanted
= few words With you. I-sr-In come again
smother time.
IAN TighL Will; always Elsd to zee you.
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By the bye, if YOU aren't I'm gaged next
Thursday | can give yousa seat on our
coach. We're going 10 drive to the races.
Only a small ~party-these gentlemen, myself,
and one or two OF the young ladies from the
Friyolity."
William checked the cry OF righteous
horror that rose Ia his lips. He dArted up-
stairs into the hall. loi2ei his hat. aud fel.
The next day he called on the family 30
licitor-yes, the family solicitor-snd heard
about his parents bresL-out, II don
think anything can he done to stop HIM, ,
said the rs. You see he was very strictly
brought ny. lie led a very quiet. hard
working lite till lie Was sixty aud now he's
having his fling. Men always sow their
wild oats-When they're young or when
they're old. You soWed yours young, your
governors sowing his now.
This vas poo- consolation, so William
Sent to the family doctor. The doctor knew
what was going on. He had known cases
like it before. Still. the old gentleman va.
strong, had a fine constitution, and a head
that could stand any amount OF whiskey-
and-water. The chances were he would
have his ding and then settle Town again.
HAye his fling
Its awful, gTOaned william. Fancy
a man Of thirty having 10 look on calmly
while his father has his fling. '"
MI. William Jones Laurence. iT. was
really worried about his fathers e1traorii-
nary freak. II was desperately annoying
10 him to be constantly told by men on the
stock Exchange that they'd zen his father
at the races drinking champagne with the
great SSagG. tie music hall comedian. or
pienIeking on a drag with the Sisters
SeTeameT; but the climax vas reached
Whsu. among the noble lords and sporting
gentlemen arrested for assisting al = prize
hght in the country. " there appeared the
name OF Mr.. William Jones Laurence
The say IN which William iuniaF dis
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To-day he il Capt. Halleluish Jones LAu-
renee. and Plays an enormous trumpst
wofully out OF tune. Sometimes on SUNDAY
afternoon. when Mr.. Laurence junior Is
residing in town. lie meets his father in full
uniform, marching at tn head OF = com
pany Of Salvation soldiers and HallelujAh
lssses, all yelling at the top OF their voices.
Aud the young fellows of the Stock Ex-
change come 90 HIM aud say; 'Oh, l saw,
/ Laurence, | saw yolr father last night. He
said he was beautifully saved, "a he vas
standing at the corr or of Piceadlily circus,
banging his trumpet about the head OF .
cabman who'd pat his foot through the big
drrm,
Aud William Jones Laurence, ir., sroans
ouce more. aad wonders which is the lesser
evil-io have a pa who backs hOrses aud
losses tor soyereigns, or q pa Ia p,nysths
trumpet in the Salvation Amy.
He wanted his pa TO be reformed aud DO
save I, bnt he thinks now that he would have
bcca satisfied with something short o. such
extremely public Eaiyst on a. Cust neees-
,ayiiy accompany Gen, Booths uniform aud
q b nod and lire Tag, AMI a big trumpet
which the old gentleman blows p with that
tremendous amount Of energy which IN the
army is supposed to atone for . complete
lack OF skin.
The last time William iuuIor met his Tar
ent il was in The street. The old gentleman
was c~lapping his hands and dancing as he
LED the chorus Of a SALVATION hymn 90 the
Of We won't 20 home till morning
As the senior caught the JUNIORS eye. he
and exclaimed in a loud voice,
- WILL Ny,IIfap, unr 1oar 4oo Hana r-nu
are satisfied with your father o 2"
Religious aud respectable a. hr. William
Jones Laurence junior Is. he Was comDelied
10 confess 10 himaelL IS be seat red-chssksd
upou his way. that he ass not No power
on earth all ever reconcile him 70 thS nak
form and the trumpeL
lTHE EsRl
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covered his unhappy parents latest defiance
Of social decorum was highly dramatic. lie
lived in the part OF the country where the
prize-fght took place, and he had been made
al. l.. u was his first appearance Oh the
bench when a crowd OF "sueils" and fight
ing men. arrested in the district a. a Prize
fight. were brought before the local mAgis-
trate-.
Glancing at the Oddly assorted mob,
William, with a cry OF horror. recognized
ms father among the prisoner.
Gentlemen, 70 lie said To his brother mag
istrstes. II cSnnot sit on the bench while
this case is heard.
why not, Nh, LAurencet' said the
Chairman.
Because. gentlemen. one of the prisoners
is my father"
Thea he rose and left the bench. aud went
out to get some fresh air:
As 500 as the case was over, and the nris-
oners. who were only spectators. had been
dicharged with a caution. Young William
took ms father home and talked to him Sc
riously. He talked so eloquentlY that the
old man vas deeply moved and said that he
saw the error of his ways. lie gave his son
his solemn promise that he would never
back a horse or 20 to a pTIze-hght asain,
and. being further pressed. he also agreed
to give up tossing soyeTeignI and chaning
baTmsids.
Six m0nths Afterwards : complete change
had come over Nh. William Joues Laurence
senior. aud William Junior vas rejoicing
heartily, when he received a telegram from
his sister.
Come at once. Pa has Joined the Saliva
iOn Army"
William junior rushed up to town, but il
VAS too late. His parent had attended q
meeting a. the Regent Hall and had been
50 struck BY an address OF Gen. Booths
that he had Joined the army there and then.
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in circles where a respectable married man
ofbusinegs is decidedly ont Of place
Tal to understand you. sir
Then / will be plain, William. Do you
think that you ought to allow it TO be pub
lic!y known that you attended = ball given
by the members Of the Lah-di-dah Club to
the ladies OF tie FriyolitV Theatre 20
William opened his eyes in astonishment'
ny dear ar. he exclaimed. II assure
ynU that yoH are mistaken. | have not since
my marriage been 10 any ball except with
my wife"
'.Thcu a most unHayrsntable use has
been made Of yonr name. said Mr.. Tomkirs,
draEing = piece Of newspaper from ma
pocket. Read this. william. he said
handing the cutting over 10 the young man
- ! cut il ont OF a spoTting paper shieh was
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That evening he and his wife dIned with
wilkins Tomkins, esq, his father-iu-law'
Alter dinner, when the two gentlemen were
Fi' alone over their wine, Mr.. Tomkius put
on a grave face and said solemnly.
William, there is a subject upon which l
Niah to speak 10 You.
Certainly. sir, +" replied William. wonder
ing what was comirg.
he fact II. William, I am not quite
~''Aed with the way yoI are going on
Indeed, sir exclaimed william. very
MUCH astonished. May I ask what | have
SCne 10 cause you = moments uneasinesS p
ioe a OF course / can have no con-
aoi oEer your actions. but the happiness Of
~ enid Is very dear tonne. aud ] naturally
AHsssd shsn / and her husband mixing
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10 something. >

10 something"
what can you do, dear?' replied his
wife. who was a sensible little una
Your father is old enough to take care of
himself, and you have no power over him.
iou can't forbid him to go to fast parties or
to toss for ,oyere!gns, or to talk to bar
maids, AMI you cant inert an advertise
ment To say that the William Jones Lau-
renee who does these things is not you, but
your papa
William could only groan. lie saw the
force of his wiTe's arguments, bur he won-
dered whore it was going to end. IL was
very unpleasant for a young man who had
thoroughly reformed, aud who was a shin
ing light In chapel circles. TO have his name
mixed mp with Affairs of which he thoroughly
disapproved, and it was equally painful for
him to say, ION, dear, no, II wasn't lit
Was nv father.
Eut worse trials were to come for the good
young man. One dag he received n letter
from his eldest sister which made him break
out into a cold perspiration.
Dear lille What do YOU think pa has
done now He has gone in tor orse-rScing.
We have the Sport1tJ Lire aud the SDOTts-
aoH left az the house every morning, aud
all day long kilograms keep coming which /
open, thinking they may be about family
matters. They are all this sort Of thing;
'Yon are on Opossum a hundred s.p,
Have put you fifty on ArtIchoke. Its
good business or. 'TadPole for the first
race. Go nap. Isn't it dreadtul9 What
ever can We dos"
William groaned. His respected parent
had taken to backing horses. GOOD
heayens :. lie mu:tered TO himself. he'll
attend race meetings next aud get known as
the jubilee PlungeT. or something equally
dreadful. / think l must mention il 10 the
Rev. Ar. Bldehand and ask his advice
The Rev. Mr.. Bsdchand, the minister of
the chapel William attended add supported
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Very Likely.

DrugGist-Few people have any idea OF tho
great cost OF some drugs. See that bottle
there7 Most empty now. 1t cost $40 to fill
that
Old Friond-You don't say 40 My (. my
But then ] suppose in selling IL by the dose
il brings You in about 4 million.
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The Brooklyn Theatres.

The coming week will not only be the last
of the season of lSSg-OO at Col.S Sims Park
down OF the curtain on a thai has
a history second to none. For nearly twenty
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Very Appropriate.

Miss Amy-Why have you named your
yacht the Kiss. Mr.. Dolley Isn't that a
queer nRmef
Doiley-Not at all. 1t is a little smack,
Won see.
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Next Tuesday. al Qninn's Hal

Next Tuesday. at Quinn's Hall. Elizabeth
port, there will he "a most interesting
athletic exhibition. Among those who will
appear are Dominick Fitzpatrick and
Jack Quinn. Tommy Dempsey and Frank
Donovan, Dick burke, Ed Nichols.
Tommy Gushing and Charley o,Malley.
lagher's celebrated ''colored heavy. weight
quartet, +" jimmy Lynch aud Con Dngan,
Tommy Kelly and Hughey Boyle. Matt
Earle and Phil Thompson, the Dempsey
Brothers,. Charley Norton and Jack LAWN.
Mike Gushing will spar four rounds with
both Billy Dacey and Cal Mccarthy.
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Standing Matter.

Reporter-l have lust heard, sir, that Mrs.
FootlightH, the actress, Ia going to be sep
Grated from her husband.
City Editor-All right: Just give me n
memo. OF the names; the printer has the
circumstances by heart By this time.
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Exit To Patriotic Music

Sixteen city theatres, following the lead ~
Palmer's and the Madison Square, will next
Monday night try the experiment of play
ing ont their audiences to the air Of tine
Star-Spangled Banner"
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Eeasonnble.


MIR. GO. Tham-Shoars, ! wish you would
make n business suit for me; something that
will be appropriate to- this reason,
Shears-les, air; here's n new piece OF
goods. We call 1t tho broadway Mud"
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Prof. LouiS J. Beck has been awarded the
solid gold I'GIio- Gazette medal a. the
champion human pIncushiOn OF the
world, - in reward for his ~vIctoriOns contest
with Dave Troy, of Philadelphia. The medal
il inclUsed in a beautiful box lined with vio-
Jet velvet and Is much admired.
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According to Schedule.

Prom ne Clo'li,r and Furn,,hsr.
Rnzzlc-How much did you pay for that
drcs. snit You had the other evening?
DaZZlo-5O cents an hour.
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The Ninth Ward Athletic Club exhibition,
which was prevented by the police last Sat
urday. will take place o-nigh at the
Blocker Building. Among the boxers who
will appear are John Duggan, Young Muir
ray. Pete Hart, Jimmy Hayden, Jack Cor
Breslin. Pete Mace and Andy Drum.
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I'ach Bros.

Art Photographers, have removed TO their new
studio. bJ5 BTnAiNAy, corner 1si st., NeH York.
No stairs to climb. Take the slo, At0T. -
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REGATTAS HAVE THE CALL.
Phenomenal Activity Among the
0arsmon's Associations,
Interesting Athletic Exhibitions
Scheduled for the Near Future.

In speaking Of the recent game OF lacrosse
between the BROOKLYN lacrosse team and
the ~llutEcrs team. a gentleman said yeStor-
day: II don't sec why lacrosse should not
become one OF our leading pnStimcs. Tho
crowd at Washington Park were wild with
enthusiasm.
''ltmust be delightful game for young
men and boys. It combines all the elements
Of skill, pluck ard running ability. OF
course it il very violent exercise, but OF a
beneficial kind. hope to see lacrosse take
its place with baseball in popular favor"
Tie new boat-house of the Valencia roat
Club. of Hobokcu, is almost completed.
The building of this new house has aroused
the greatest enthusiasm among the men,
bcrs, and has also served to increase the
membership considerably. large fleet OF
new boats is about ready to be delivered to
the Club.
The prizes which the Passnic River Row
ing Association has decided to award Mt it's
Memorial Day regatta will aggregate in
value upward of 81, ZOO.
Tit famous iour-oared shell crew of the
Atlantic Boat Club. of lIoboken. has boon
training for some weeks this Spring. II will
enter in the Harlem regatta. II is made up
the same as last year.
The Bradford Boat Club will cntcr its
crack four-oared crew in the Memorial Day
races on the Harlem, John ID. Ryan will
act as stroke.
Tho Nonpareil Athletic Club is cnsconced
in comfortable quarters at ~ Oliver street.
The new rooms are far more spacious Than
the old homc of the Club. Almost every
night clever boxing il to be seen there.
John ]. Quinn, hacker of Paddy Mcbride.
the l".-pound Philadelphia pugilist, las
deposited 500 to bind a match for his pro
tege with Jimmy Lynch. of this city, for
$500 or 81. 900 a side and the l.2-pnund
Championship. II LYNCH does not cover
this forfeit by next week Quinn will with
draw II and look elsewhere for a match.
A great deal OF interest is being evinced in
the four-round glove contest which will take
place ut the Fifth Avenue Casino, Brooklyn.
blond lay, between big Joe McAulife and
Jack FnlloI.
Who the famous lightweight is who is TO
box with Jack Mchnliffe, the light. weight
champion, cannot he surmised as yet by the
wiseacres. Ii IL safe to say that the Fifth
Avenue Casino will be crowded.
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What Woman Always Forsots.

TTTOT TWfK
Mrs. Birdof lin her new dross)-Wcl what
do you think Of me now?
Mr.. Birdof-Humph /! You're as proud as q
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Mrs. Birdof-Why shouldn't l be?
Mr.. Birior--Why, you should |! Your
feathers are gorgeous, but your shoes aren't
blnrLaI
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''PA.''
sYNopsIs or cHAPTER !.

LnS hME9T Jones Laurence Es GWGsf SEn 6s na t3.ssEE 9 S ssH nc S Sas 90 b 0SRaS Tn Psakton
hrUnet Las rsulhrg oghlg lGanad5 and othe- aausfnenu@ TO the horofN H%w"
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DRAMAS OF DAILY LIFE.
A Series of Interesting Stories of EreTV-
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By GEORGE r. SIMS.

AvHor of " Lights o London" "A Ha7cay ROhna"eH" " TN
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WHAT AM | OFFERED for. two ens building
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The prizes which the Passnic River Row.
ing Association has decided to award at it's
Memorial Day regatta will aggregate in
value upward of 81. 100.
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Los Angeles herald., 1890-05-17

of Mr.. Blackman, is the man who has
repeatedly made his boasts that if he
ever got a chance to get at Bob Platt's
books he would do him up, and within
the past three days has made his boasts
upon the street that he has done so."
cit is false; deny it, yelled Monroe,
whose face had turned crimson.
cit is true" spoke up Mr.. Conrad,
who was present, land there are wit
nesses right in this ROOM"
Things began to look very serious,
when the board put quietus to the tur-
moil by taking recess.
The result was, however, that Chair
man Perry ordered Mr.. Monroe to desist
from further participation in the matter,
which was received with appreciation
from Mr.. Platt and his deputies.
Mr.. Monroe states that the name of
Mr.. Matlock was used as the authority
for the statement that he, Monroe,
would do up Platt, and that Mr.. Mat
lock under oath denies having ever
made any such report.
1t appears now that Mr.. Blackman's S
exporting brings Platt in $569.92 hehind.
OF this $226.64 is cash on hand held by
Platt. That reduces the amount to
$343.S0. Mr.. Platt claims that $345 OF
this is for poll-tax handed over to the
state, which has no right to appear on
his cash book. This would practically
balance the cash book, and this Platt
still insists will be the outcome. He
claims to have the best kept set of books
ever showed by tax collector.
1t looks now more than ever as if Platt
would come out on top so far as finances
go; but he is dead as a door nail-dead
as mutton, dead as McGinty politically,
and that is all the muss was raised for.
1t seems that Mr.. Blackman's fees for
exporting the books came to $1,000. 1t
is also asserted that detective has been
paid 81 900 for dogging Platt's steps to
get something on him.
There may be politics and morals from
the g. o. p. standpoint of politics and
morals in all this, but where do the
rights of the bedeviled taxpayers appear
in this? Is it not rather expensive to
make the farmers who lost their potato
crops in the rains last winter pay ~ 300
and upwards to ''queer" the G. o. p. can
didate because he aspires to succeed Mr..
Mason as county assessor?