The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-16
ROUND ABOUT GOTHAM
People seen in Unexpected Places
and circumstances.
(Copgriqht.)

| NEW YORK, June l4-A very ordinary
looking gentleman stood on the steps of the
Brevoort house not long ago. l started at
the sight of him, even this harmless, re-
fined, almost weak-willed sort of person.
Whyl Because he was not person, but a
personality, a parsonage, if you prefer the
word. l had seen him before, a few thou
sand miles away, when he had come from
the hot sands Of Africa, bronzed as a statue
and crowned with glory. Ga tue battle
field this plain, refined gentleman is
quite another sort of creature. lie led
his queens troops with the dashing leader
ship that fill the soldiers with fiery
| admiration at the time and affectionate
pride ever after He it was who received
the sword of toe conquered Arab, Egypt's
would-be deliver. That was about eight
years ago, and Col. Deury Lowe chat is his
name) looked a youngish man then. So he
did on the steps of the Brevoort house; vet
a few days ago he was serving on the COM
| mittee in London who are providing for the
veterans who survived the famous charge at
Balaclava thirty-six years ago, and Col
Deury Lowe was one of the three officers
remaining who took part in that fatal but
brilliant charge. So much for unpretentious
appearance.
The Salvation Army have great work
before them in New York, where they are
|
guess | mean in stripping sin Of its vail of
elf-righteousnessi Not II bit of it. Their
| game is to veil our nude statues with the
pocket-handkerchiefs of army holiness
Look what they did in London the other
day. The army arranged for field day in
Crystal Palace and grounds as
| the Odd Fellows and similar organ
izations do. And they actually stipu-
lated that they should be allowed
TO cover up such of the statues as they OBJ
jected to so as to turn them into a condition
of 'decency." Perhaps the generals on this
side are not so terribly suspicious of the
weak morality of their American rank and
file. Sad TO think that the sight of the
| Venus de Medici will demoralize all the
holy warriors from colonies to corporals.
True, they don't see much physical beauty
in their camp, but that cold marble should
| play the deuce with the enthu-
siasm for the decalogue aud the tam
BOURNE is shocking. Ye5 there is
great mission for them here In Gotham.
| We have u hundred statues standing ex-
posed in the public thoroughfares which
bring the mantling bushes on the cheek Of
the pure art lover. From our Shakespeare
in the park to our Dodge on Broadway
their -cruelly pilloried q osts cry aloud and
shout for fig leaves that shall hide them
from chin to toe They are SO ashamed of
the nakeduess Of the sham that makes
"
Strange stories could the seats in Cen
tral Park tell il their tongues were loossd.
Ought it TO be gateless the whole night
throughl Ought the trustful maidens to be
guiled into lovers walks by moonlight ani
no officers to forbid their entrance, even in
the hours when no good can come of stroll
ing?
A free country has many problems. But
the story / was thinking of was not Of that
kind. | had taken a seat TO watch the
procession of gay carriages roll nlong
the drive in the aftono sun
shine "Can you oblige me with
lightsn As / handed 1t | was surprised
to reco gnize in the speaker man | had
last seen in very different set Of circum-
stances. He was the central figure in as
sensational drama of New York life us ever
furnished the public with nine-days' won
der. 1t was in all the papers, so l merely
sketch the story as this pleasant spoken per-
son told it that memorable day in the wit
ness chair in one OF the New York courts.
He told it as cheerfully as If it did not con-
Germ him in the least. he was bank
cashier, got short of money through
betting aud fast life, was persuaded
by a lawyer, his brother-in-law, TO break
the baGk rather than steal small sums. He
took-I think it was $4,000. perhaps a
larger sum; entrusted the bulk of it TO his
relative to invest, and went to Europe with
dered it, He drew on his friend, but only
small sums came. Then came the announce
ment that the money was lost in stock
exchange speculatlons Tnen starvation
in Europe, with prospects OF prison.
Then the resolve to confess ALL make a
bargain with the bank not to be hard
on the thief in consideration OF the thiefs
promise to help the bauk in squeezing the
alleged lost money out of the brother-in-
law. Then the arrest of the latter, the evil
dence of the thief (which is what | heard),
the imprisonment Of the brother-in-law for
a number of years, and my involuntary
companionship with the hero OF the play,
enjoying his luxurious liberty in our glori-
Gus park.
Ours are "the finest" So they call
themselves, and If our policemen don't
know all about it, who on earth does3 That
settles it, | watched them on their grand
show day marcl, the day after Decoration
day. Ii was Saturday morning, the busiest
day In the week, now the half-holiday
has begun. Broadway was badly crowded
without them, yet our "fnestn had the
nerve to put the whole traffic to stand
still, throw the whole business part Of the
city into confusion, waste everybody's pre-
cious time, and all this simply to make an
exhibit IN Of themselves, the most promi-
nenu feature being pauncb, as seen in profile.
They certainly have the "fnest' nerve to do
this and the coarsest waists to carry. Why
do we employ SO many if couple Of thou
sand can be spared to leave the city
unprotected and to increase its incon-
venience simply to crafty their
vanity. Why don't they play circus in
some field outside the cityl These are some
of the riddles no fellow but Lord Dun
dreary even could understand.
While the police were blocking the prin-
cipal street Of the principal city at the busi-
est hour Of the busiest day, L and thirty
three other mere taxpaying citizens were
standing in line in a well-known
bank, wearily waiting cur turn with
the solitary paying teller. Half an
hour of the dismallest dragging with
patience tying knots in its tail in sheer de-
spair. One would like to know whether 1t
is poverty, impending bankruptcy or lofty
contempt for the American people that
prompts popular bank to provide only
one teller on the weekly payday They
manage these things much better In effete
Europe. There would be a riot first and q
prompt withdrawal of custom next il any
European bank treated its customers SO
meanly as this. PAN.