The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-07-25
Twenty Days and COsts-Dear

Twenty Days and COsts-Dear
/ Tobacco.
Last Friday evening about six clock,
the erewhile quiet vincinity OF the town
on North street was disturbed by the
| OffsuSive liberties taken by a new candi
date Tor police recognition. lie was a
stranger herea bouts and a s0journer
I amid influences he sought not to resist.
| He was attracted BY tho notes of piano
music and the merry peals of laughter
that young glrls were INDUCING aud when
| detected by the head OF the house, was
making half successful efforts to gam
entrance by the parlor window. Called
to give an account of himself, he made
explanation first that he wanted bread
| then that he liked music" Being ad-
vised to get away, he at once showed
the spirit within him ana intmated
belief that be owned the house
and all that it contained. Even the
sight of club in the hands Of the majOr
d0m0 did not disturb him. He reiu,c
gates of the county prison, confessed a
familiarity if not an actual fondness tor
those comfortable quarters. Finally, he
was induced to depart without broken
skull and possible death dealing A
short time after, he was dragged by
some of his cOngenials To the Howard
House Stables to sleep off his debauch.
But, the sleep was ST ort and titful.
About eight o'clock, he was again ao
tive, this time on Main street, aud the
Peace officers attention WAS attracted.
He knew every body and wanted to show
his friendship with his fists i'll every
case. He was particularly partial to
some imaginary frail and tair one and
did not conceal his purpose to WOO her
Finally. the bailff concluded that it was
time To "take the stranger in Bus
the job was not an easy one. The sDiled |
dove was evidently a jail bird. He did
not care to be peaceful or peaceable. He
knew that the harder the nut the easier
it is to find apology. 50 he fought and
scrambled until the officer had to resort /.
70 the nippers." Even theu he did not |
yield; but, at the prison gate, babe his |
captOr goodbye with sinister wish to |
meet him again. The next evening, he |
was arranged before Justice Scott when |
of course. it appeared that it was not he
who did it, but Elkton brainsap. He |
had reached our town on Thursday, ac-
cOmpanied by friends whom he could not |
locate and had found work at the lutte
farm, making hay while the sun shone.'
The sun concluded not 10 shine on Fri
day and so he came to town for some
tobacco" He found it at the first saloon
aud took it in frequent liquid pojions.
Four tumbler-fu!ls, the assured Judge
Scott, was the first chew Of tobacco he
INDUCED. Then he went to the stable. in
company with a big man who talked
horse,' and there he took another quart.
After that, he wandered around, taking
chew of tobacco wherever he could
find il, till lie wound up" at place
called the temperance hotel, somewhere
i'll the burgh,-just where he didn't
know. and there got fixed" The Squire
heard his tale of woe, tried to believe
that he WAS not a professional vagabond,
had a thought or two all to himself
about the blessings of high license, and
sentenced the innocent to twenty days
in Jail. When he gets out, he will prob
ably learn that this next chew of that
kind of tobacco will earn him at least
six months in the Asyl at Jessup's
Cut. 1t remains to be added, in justice
to the man of an ugly counteuance, that.
drunk or sober, he adhered to his name
of Harry Deming of the state of Ind-
ana" The nephew of General Gordon
is his brother in law, and his sister Will
bail him ont. AS lie left the august
presence of retributive justice, he hung
his head and sighed-''so much for
whisky What effect this sigh may
have had on his ejaculation as the iron
bars closed hehind him for twenty days,
oil. twenty days for one drunk?
why, III Pennsylvania they only give a
Teller forty eight hours!'-remains to be
seen 1t is very likely that Harry Dem
ing" when next he taxes the swing of
Elkton saloons, will be glad to com
promise on twenty days and costs"