The sun., 1893-11-08
BLUE-EYED SIS,S SIRATEGY.

II Wns Her Attack the Killers Rea,
tbnt M nde the Ditchers viciorr.
With the first coming OF cold weather the
| Jersey City boys thoughts turn to the Ninth
street pond. This pond. which Is In the
meadows at the head OF Ninth street Is the
great skating place in the winter. and long be-
fore ice has formed. 1t is made the battle
ground OF two armies OF boys. the City Gang.
| or Ditchers as their opponents call them. who
| live on Monmouth street and Pavonia avenue
| and that vicinity and tho Killers. who inhabit
| Newark and Palisade avenues and the adjoip
| ing streets.
Every year there Is a row. but this year It
| came rather earlier than usual. Pug" Brady
| and two friends went out to the pond some
days ago to see II there was any sign OF leo
| forming. and there encountered half dozen
Killers. who had come there for the same pur-
pose. Owing to the hostile actions OF their
enemies the three Ditchers had excellent
facilities to arrive at exact conclusions as to
the temperature OF the pond. When the
Killers allowed them to crawl out and beat
retreat under a running fire OF stones. Pug
turned around just before getting out Of ear
shot and shouted:
"Youse Is darn fresh now but II yer come
round here next Monday yousell git broke in
This was regarded as a challenge to combat.
aI Welcome t ef the foe. There We're about syy Of
Rd y b 02f R saats
itions OF war in tho shape OF stones for long
range firing, and bricks to repel boarders.
from the valley north oI the West Shore tracks. KS
Pug brady had workc hard aud collected a
t11es OF about SKY NIlunseTs; awn a aGnS @ them
the battles OF tho previous year had left marks
OF her iistic proves upon me tnce OF more
Ilt IL nnl nlU hlt1A
plump, and pretty, but she is muscular and
piucky. and in, all respects; except as sharp
found in the ranks Of either party. BESIDES
this. she is a strateGst Of no mean ability.
the DItchers npGr1aShhheIa mshhIas tue , ,itrGnghod
brought them to u realizing sense OF the fact
that high ground Is an advantage not easily
gathering his followers about him, offered his
opinion In this manner; oum
the btchera qnsbss
bumps on their heads aud then Sis offered her
e"niiI,oHhm; noEah"re. What's tn natter with ME n
eight or ten fellerss Goin' ropn' by tn Eighth
street .soor an, gsttin, IN behind EN- on the
nr.tsnS but wsr. hD4sdi sd isrTf fS.n
we A sneak rr9uH ,ut On Rbv IL dead isr asiet
thia ,,n stnatss(c idea Accordingly the DlteSers
want forward again, and alter q voly OF stones
from those above they retreated. Sis and sew
erai others apparently Injured. The Killers
Chase the Diichers off'n III earth" they
yelled, and charged down the hill. The Killers
ran forward To meet them. ana the llght began
In carnest with the ! Hers stationed half way
down the hill and their opponents three or
four rods distant. The City Gang had begun
apSeared at the top OF tho hill the tigure OF
IS. leading her small company. Ali OF them
were arm cd with sticks
Down the hill they charged. and. before the
Hillers realized that they were taken In the
rear Siss stick had descended with resound-
ing whack upon the head OF the Hitler leader.
who was in the act OF hurting half a brick at
the foe In front. lie dropped with yell. and
ill.,. others fell into confusion.
w. Come on Iugsy.n shouted Sis I'VE got
'em dead to rights. Why donehe come ON ~
"Charge! Iitl G'wanl Go for 'em"
yelled Pug, and mis- force rushed up the hill
IL was an evil hour for the Hillers With the
clubs OF Sis's detachme ant In the rear and Pug's
doughty warriors In front they were ovor-
matched. and the majority soon home Ned in
disorder
But there suddenly rang out tho dread
alarm:
alike scattered and lied before he aprroach Of
three policemen, who had been sent up to quell
the disturbance.
There were many sore heads and black ened
eyes in the homes OF the Hillers last night, and
the City Gang came out OF the fray by no
mesn4 unscAthed. But they are sure OF win
ming the next battle. and they have elected
blue eyed biB AN equal leader with Pug Brady,