The Critic and record., 1891-04-01
THE CRITIC ABROAD.


adventures IN his life. In speaking to a
Cmric scribe the other day, an old resi-
dent said that not long ago u large load Of
hay came tn the Agriculture Department
and the tcamsler could not get his horses
there were six of them-into the place
into which they had to 80. Uncle Jerry
seeing bis dilemma babe the rustic team
stcr dismunt lie then spraug lightly
into the saddle aud i'm q few seconds the
team, was in its place, All the rustic had
tO saw wis.,
"Wcli, I'm iiggcrcd."
A group Of elderly men sat in the Ebb;t
House rcading.room discussing the rela-
tions of Italy and the United states one
of them, who talked Of precedent trimmed
with "reminiscences, got this Off. "Thc
Italian navy! O yes pretty good as far
as il goes. In war it would be like u
fight in u chicken pit that occurred once
i'm Cuba. one side had very game cock
that had never been whipped. The other
side promised an unknown" which
would make the main about the livcliest
the couqucror ever had and backed their
judgment literally with the coin of the
island realm. There was great crowd at
"Ihe game cock was the first In the ring
and beautiful chanticeer he was. The
unknown party then quickly set down
their bird, which was about the most
Orncty looking thing over seen, Well IL
was all over at the first pass The measly-
looking bird, when the game cock dance |
up, reached out with one of his claws and
took hold OF the neck of the conQueror,
pulled his head OF, and began To eat
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eXpeCtantly rs the talkcr paused. "Woll
yoirsee the homely bird was young
American eagle made up as near rs possi-
bic TO look like Il rooster
lie wears rubbcrs nearly all the time,
and fur cap Under his arm he carries
an umbrella. and he is the most feared
man, among themselves, on the police
force in Washington. All night long he
tramps about town, now i'm Georgetown.
now IN the Navv-Nard, and in the next
hour at one of uptown station. His
name is Inspector Person but you never
hear an officer call him that. The cog
noman he goes by with them is Isaac "
Some even more familiar spirits call him
the "Night Doctor and when the word
goes round "The Night Doctoris coming
every man on the force, from the lieu-
tenant to the driver Ct the patrol box,
braces up and tries To look like the very
ideal of a policeman.
The duty of the inspector is TO see that
the men in all departments do their duty,
and he generally manages to see that they
do or he knows the reason why. Every
Wednesday there is a group of officers at
headquarters before the trial board and
the man with the umbrella and fur cap
is there to hear them explain certain lit
tie derelictions of duty. They all like
him in II certain kind Of way, for no mau
on the force can say that Isaac ever
made charges against him except with
very good reason.
Nothing so forCibly brings to mind an
inadequate street car and herdic service
as a rainy day or snowstorm. Depart
ment employees and business people who
i've at distance from the business cen
tres will welcome the improvements in
street transportation said to he fixed for
an early daY. When one considers the
heavy passenger traffic done by our horse
ear lines the wonder is that their directors
have not long ago made some effort To in
crease their facilities for accommodating
it.
Whenever the weather is inclement the
horse cars and herdiCs are packed in Il
most uncomfortable way. The seats are
not only filed, but the aisles and plat
forms are jammed with eager, restless
people all bent on making given point
within given time.
The conductors and drivers seem to be
c,othed with no discretion as to what
constitutes load, and no matter how UNI
comfortable the passengers may he whc
may already have seats or standing room
the cars are stopped and other passenger,
are stuffed into the suffocating mass. The
writer boarded one of the herdics belong
| ing 10 the Avenue and East Capitol street
line few days ago, and notwithstanding
every seat was occupied the driver ad
mitted passenger after passenger, women
and men who were incontinently wedged
into the narrow low space, yelcpt by
courtesy an aisle. The atmosphere in tbs
vehicle at once become so foul and un
comfortable that several dsembarkec
and pursued their several ways afoot
When demonstrated with the driver stated
that he had no option; that he had hi.
orders and he was bound TO obey them
no matter how much III it might rails,
among outsiders.