The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-05

out about 2:30 o'clock
So l went.
put a green ribbon on me. aud another
warned me % get bouquet, 80 "they1l
think It's for De mis-, or Nike, or whoever
your best man in the parade IL, and every
body wall mako way for you ev -rywhsre.
But / scorned precautions, and despised
counsel, and | wsnt forth snorting, as IL
were, with eegerness for the fray, and in q
sta o Of puffed up comp!ace1cy that was an
Invitation for something TO come end fall
on me.
struck the parade first at Twenthy-
eighth strees. 0. il was delightful Here
would come baud, playing away for dear
life and every ody marching very much in
step; tuen, gradually; more and more slrag-
Cling, until it was a regular go-as-you-
please scramble. Then another band,
everybody in step, and 80 on.
WHAT Is 1t so taking about things milf
taryl The mere fiuttering tap-tap of q gray
or blue cape, tossed back over a martial
shoulder aud dipping in time to the wear
er's tread, Is snatchiug; thehQueal of q fife,
the boom, boom OF the big drum, the stir
ring rattle OF the little ones. the pulslng
tread, the clinking OF sabers-how in
spirlug
1t is tine urchin in ell our hearts responds
TO this sort OF thing. | wouldn't give much
Of this boy nature. IL is the element in US
that keeps the world young and stirring,
that supplies readers Of border romances,
gives great, heroic figures to history, art
and the stage and furnishes admirinR
audiences for them to pose before OF per-
form to.
There were banners and standards, and
queer collars ana aprons. no end. Now,
women dressed up, tricked out and on pa
Wi no %
smirks; no two faces will have the same
degree or quality Of self-consciousnsss.
pleased vanity or simpering complacency.
But lot of men in tinsel and fringe, and
feathers can always be divided into two
classes-the tickled and the sheepish. The
former go strutting along, rejoicing,
like South Sea Islandsrss in every
one of the seven colors they wear,
glory in ever bit OF tinsei and every
chicken feather. The latter skulk beside
them in hang-dog manner, trying to hide
their white cotton gloves under their green
silk aprons; then, terrified, to cover their
green silk aprons with their white cotton
gloves; then, in despair, to look nonchalant
and unconcerned; In which latter they sue
coed so well that you think policeman is
waltz & round the corner to take them back
the minute the iamborer Is over.
Well, the parade paraded and every time
it got entirely past l went away, got car,
rode up shea1. and caught it again. And
every time | caught it again IL was happier,
less in step, and more gO-as-you- please.
The fellows on the Irish jauutiig car with
the green piano cover over IL, hit each other
in the back Of the head more vehe nently
and promiscuously as they waved their
flags. / begun to understand what q ST.
Patrick's day hat is.
Every body laughed moro. / laughed
more. Then Istopped AID wondered why
l should laugh. hadn't had anything.
But 1t was no Use. 1t Was in the air and |
was just as jolly as the best of them. Some
OF the riders began to have distinct rotary
motion on their horses, aud to smRe in
dul-ently at space.
Suddenly, away up town, late in the
afternoon, / got caught in lid mass OF
good. humored humanity. so dense that /
couldn't wink, much less bulge foot.
There l stood, becoming more and more in
ebriated every moment, as inhaled gallons
and gallons Of condensed alcoholic vapor.
II shall be drunk and disorderly in ten
minu es II this holds out; o, for O green
ribbon, a bouquet. o, for cabbage leaf :"
/ moauei
Lord love yez, honey, DIN fl yez," said
mellow voice; a big hand plucked me out
of the crush, to the curbs,one; everybody
laughed great deal Including mel; sDms-
body tied something on me; bunch of dis
organized flowers was put In my hand
Take III welkim, said the donor, Oi've
SWIM" Just then one OF those inst uments
of retributiOn upon an unjust generation, q
Fifth avenue stage, came along. / boarded
1t and started homeward. / went in a sort
of nightmare. 1t seemed TO me the passen-
gers all looked a. me queerlv; but so many
things were strange 1 didn't pay much
attention.
We got to my street. ] pulled the strap,
That strap, | know, stops the wheels by
electricity, throttles the driver and ham
strings both horses for the stage stops like
a thunderbolt, throwing all the passengers
In heap in the forward end Il knew then
why found them there when l entered
and you undo meath tse pile, no matter in
what part of the vehicle you may have
been standing.
orawled out and made my way home,
rang the bell and the door opened 0his way
the door of an apartment house opens,
silently, of itself. moment at ,sr you've
rung the bell, has an Arabian Nights flavor
to mel.
went upstairs and walked into the
dining-room, where the family were at dir
ner. | was never greeted with so much
enthusiasm in my life. They howled, they
looked at each other and smote their hands
together and laughed aloud. Never, never
had seen these well-regulated peoale so
lively. Maybe" said l. "when you are
done cacklipg and screeching you will tell
me what amUses you So"
Texas" said my host, rising aud wiping
away his tears, "I'm shocked at ysu. I
wouldn't have thought you'd do it. It
won't do to let you out alone this way any
more. How did you get homs9 Where Is
tho Policeman He ought to have a couple
Of pic ures Of you, st. Patrick's Dav Pa
rade,' Before Taking and After Taking
and be stood me up before the glass. l
looked in, and the u ter hopelessness of tell
ing them wasn't drunk was borne in upon
me.
Ny big, furry hat sat at rakish angle on
the back of my head, the choice assortment
Of expensive poultry which decorates it was
in a state of violent interneciue warfare:
through the very vitals Of the big black
parrot was iabbsd the staff Of a small
green flag, with harp Of Erin painted in
gold on IL. Over my left eye was a smutch
OF some dark color which gave me a per.
manent wink; one side of my coat collar
was up and one down; around one arm was
tied green calico banner; and In nv hand
Was still clutched that blase and dissipated
bouquet
Appearances were too much for me.
Against such circumstantial evidence as
this what could ones mere unsupported
word dos | had wild thoughts of "a alihi."
but was too shaken to attempt.
Don't you want to go to bed" said Mrs.
G. And, If you will believe me, ! went like
lamb-a Texas lamb-without word.