New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-08
4 WINE AGENT COMES TO GRIEF
AN EXPERT FRENCH KICKER PRACTlSES
on HIM.
LA SAvATTE, EMPLOYED WITH TELLING Eff
Feet BY THE JEALOUS FRIEND
OF AN ACTRESS.

OF IN ANlisi"'o
A wcll.known agent OF BRAND OF wine had an
experience on Thursday night that Is likely 10 last
| him for months to come This agent is known 10
nearly all the frequcnters OF the famous Tenderloin
Precinct. lie Is DESTROYS OF attracting the attention
| OF everybody. When he drives In tho park his equip
| age is OF the "lGtdost' description. lie rides Ill a
| victoria with the fasEest' OF trimmings lh'
| coachman and footman are dressed IN the most
striking kind Of livery Ills horses are highstepperS'
and the turnout Is Of the Saudiest seen Ill Inv
park This wine agent became notorious as the heir
Of woman who amasscd fortune BY keeping
disordcry house. In Paris a short time ago ne hiu
encounter with young SOuth"rn"r VINO resc"'n
the wine agents attentions TO a woman from BROOK
lyn The young man from the South dashed glass
OF wine his face when he said that all women were
alike and offered his hand. The bystanders looked
for a bloody encounter at once, but all the WINE
agent did to ask. In plaintive voice: VIII
somebody please get m" towell'
As a "llurcr" he cannot be beaten In any country
He generally asks the persons who are In hs company
TO match coins for 800 or 81 900. Another favore
Il BLUFF Of his is to bet that he has more money IN
Inf, pockets than anybody else present. lie made
than bluff" once too often and was called down 10
the tune OF 200 In the Gley House by the collector
n a pooroom agent, who went down for his INSIDE
roll as he expressed IT.
At Roster & Bal, ana the roof gardens the wine
agent Is "a well known figure. lie l. on lamIiar
terms with many of the vaudeville performers ana
Uses them for the purpose Of pushing his wine.
On Thursday night he arrayed himseil III gorgeous
raimcnt and with many flourish he went to Roster
A. Ball., where he da7zlcd the clerks and the Young
STRIPPING, who imagine that they are exceedingly iaS
when I'm the company OF such llgh-rocr a. w
wine man. There is a French actress at hoSter 4"
Uiol'4 within the agent says he knew In Paris. II"
lowered around her and he talks French ike rat
head Indian. everybody who saw them thought they
we're on the best Of terms and that the trenchWohah
liked his company. lie called her his bon pommc de
terrc7 and sauio au frontage" aud other table dhoe
net names At "A late ifour he started TO escort her
to her home. He stopped on the way ana tr'a'eu n'f
10 an elaborate supper with some cold phtS oil MS
wine.
lie was extremely happy - he approached the
fiat house where the actress lives. lie became eA-
,remclv affectonae and startled his company some
what by his efforts TO b. pleasing. Just as th;y
reached the door Of the hOu," dark figure bounced
out Of the doorway. A. he landed on the sloe""ih
hc shouted varied and picturesque na.cdictlon'
The actress ran up the steps and STOOD "herS sne
coutl Set good view Of the scene. The wine agent
startled AT the appiIltioh mat lie S''uoA al
attitude ike fighter.
Tho man who Jumped from the hallway was In
front Of the wine agent. suddenly he spranS IN the
air aud gave the agent a vicious KICK on the bach
Of tbs neck The agent tuned backward, but re
ccvcd another kick IN the stomach and turned around
mini,tcring kicks all over the wine agents body.
The actress on the step, began shouting: "Yoila.
VOLTA"
That's right said the wine agent. 4" tel him 10
STOP ana he began shouting, ola VOLTA = him
SELF.
The man who was Mching became extremely angry
and began to cry Out: Vat YOU call h'cm in
Anelai,c. Tarblcu. have heem.T and began to
shout Hoorah hoorLh.T
lie suddenly squattcd down on the sidewalk and the
wine agent mndr terrific kick AZ him. but the
rrcnchman turned quickly and Kicked backward, Ike
a mule landing on the wine agents wMstDlnh anu
kno, king him almost srnScies. III, recovered quickly
and started To run away. when the actress came down
to the sidewalk and threw her arms around the
Frcnchman'S neck. calling him her brave boy her
hero and kissing him repeatedly
The agent sioI ped running al the corner and asked
A policeman If he saw that crowd attacking him.
The policeman said No. only saw a little man
cutting up ddos to amnse yez
Tell Won there were at least dozen. or that
fellow had over one hundred legs said the agent
was licked In Il million places my back
and there never more than one man In front 81
mo" 49,,
An get on this post yer duffcr; yez had betther
ihry the goold cure, soc ~
The agent made hi, way TO chophousc. where
some of bis friends asked him 10 join them and have
a drink He declined 10 sit down. he said that
Sitting down made his feet The next meeting
between the actress and the wine agent Is not likely
TO be- extremely aifectionate
The Frenchman'S mode Of fighting Is called "La
Sayatte"-the art OF kicking La Savatte' Is taught
I'm France n, boxing is in this country. An expert
lacked 10y u crowd armed with boomerangs.