New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-06
in particular which was deliberately 'o''"'e"
for marty considerations by the Wckerie '"o'''''
1 RRJDG EPORT KNIGHT ERRANf

of full age neal the corner vi i'"'''
Siyth-ave rushed 10 the rescue "i lhJ"l'" '''''
ccncc Being Of an impulsivc nature j. NV
inpossiblc that he had hastily cohcud'F' iion"
recent cxposurcs Of the prevalence ol "hc"''h'"
crime in this town that the Kidnapping "i INV
vc,r.old BOYS might be carried on lipi'u'h! y"
our most populous thoroughfafc without P."
vokinc interference from the crowd 81 '""''"'
citizens who hclplcsSly looked on. 'r II ,n"'
Inc that thc shrek OF The iivc-ycar-od po! -"'''
which there is nothing more Pi'rc'hs III ''',
realm Of created things unless II ne 'h' -! VI
, Western Governor for free silver '"i"'I' :"
ronotrotcd the very depths Of his aru'p' ''''"''
,h,, his whole soul rose up in IN "vrwh'imlnS
do.ire for cessation for silence. Tor peace III
.,,,. ,rirn The Colonel had just dncd. we
,,,.o bcon informed that this feeling l. not III
,,rr.,,cn, posi-prandial phenomenon ail"hI
uo,.on. of consequence who dine carciull! ana
:, c,p.idorublc length However that may DE-
tho Coloud upon the spur Of the moment en-
,,.od +, - lorrrhcartcd and wholly scIfforGctfui
-. into Tho uncuuaI contest and. with an ai-
,hnr,,ativo wave Of the hand. babe the grown
,cr.ou 70 "br gone. and let the boy ALONE vi
words 10 that effect.
Tbon arose controversy: diversion III wm'h
If is said that the Colonel rXc'S' II l"'''''"
,nncarcd that he was quite alone III HIS ''"
tention: an experience with when he J. ''I"''"
10 be not unfamiliar. but which S''hS ~ ~
source Of much comfort to him. Inc "'! '''
ON 10 be an embryo buncoStrrr'r Pu'S"'"' wv
nr,fossjon Of mendicancy with Such PERSISTENCE
and ,lcpravity aS to justify INC 'PP' '''''''
that he might later in life bud M" Il pirate VI
h1ossom into a Police Captain. Inc grow" per
.on was an officer If the Society Tor III" ''''"
tion Of Cruelty ~ Children. anu Sli|u''' i, "
may seem. was not tran>c'ndhG HIS "u"'''
The veil Of the hvcycar-old boy does ho' nav 'n'
Same effect upon the officers 81 me :. !. y
that # does upon other people f"r' ""h' wv
lottcr recognize II as sign "i "iS''SS' NV
= u 4 & officers are well aWar" tnal '''
cvcar-old boy when cruelty tf'a''h j. ""'
vordlv calm and that he never s''S "P
= veil except when the soit p'i' S'en'-
lv tenacious hand Of organized charity II i'''
uron his shoulder or the thumb ana nhser
~ COMMISSION clos, upon his ear. me cohten-
,ion over the nvc-ycarold though BRISK ana
animated and quite audible to III" entire hcish'
horhood. WAS temporarily concluded u! '"'
crown person who. with the all ~ Il caSu'i Po
uceman took The Colonel and The hv'!'ar"''
f. the police station. accompanied J" Il l"'E' P''
cossiou ~ the unemployed. Al the station mouse
4, was resumed. and much language some VI
,vhich was IN Scriplural. was poured "u'. pur-
i,, ,he whole. Of n the Colonel held his "Wh' Inc
u,,,co,,on held the Colonel and the grown per
s,, hold IN. boy. who. fortunately FOR III" peace
-, the pr.cinct. had rclapscd into Intermittent
suonc. broken only h m occasional sob
co,ono, Stevenson explained In his usual
..s. and forcihle manner that he had every
Ia.
L,d,onninc the fivc-ycarold, and he had inter
fercd for the protection of helpless ihhoo'n''
Whom The grown person asserted that he had
shown him his official badGr. the colonel con
c,sc,v informed him that he lied. Which seemed
f. Indicate 10 bysianders The existence "i
difference Of opinion This had already been
suspcc,cd The Colonel then waving cross
oxomnotion admitted with great frankncSs that
ne was prominent resident "f '"nh''n'"'' am
could have been Governor OF that State II II"
had desired but had refused he NOMINATION.
when II had been rendered 10 ana urged upon
him. Except for this incident, II i not Hh'!
that the fact would ever have bccoln" pupAcN
known that the Colonel was 80 near bclils ''"'
ornor ~ Connecticut The occurrence To when
ho rofcrrcd doubtless took place NJ some time
ubop the Democratic party Of Connecticut was
T., oxocu,Ivo session His disclosure of III"
sooro,s or the executive session was probably
duo to thc excitement Of the moment. 10 when
much must be pardoncd. II Is to he hopeh 'hh'
Mr. EIias Cornelius Benedict. who is the coo
ners great political rival In Fairfield 'onh'y'
will be magnanimous enough MOI 10 take UNFAIR
advantage 81 this slip. NOTWITHSTANDING 'h'
Cooncls frankncss. the police sergeant insisted
upon retaining him in custody until late III inc
evening. when he was bailel out The process
Of bailing out II may be useful To STATE Tor th'
benefit Of persons on the Connecticut s'acoas'
who only know the nautical significance OF the
phrase Is legal Formally.
The Colonel proposes 10 spend S3O'Vo. II n'c'S
sarv. 10 break the policeman who arrested him
As he il very much given To accuracy, W" ihfcr
that this is the precise sum which II costs, ac-
cordinc 70 the current tariff. 10 break police
man Al anv rate il is Il praiscworihy purpose,
and cvcrybodv who is sensitive 10 the yell OF
6ve.ycar-oM will wish him success in II. AMI
we rcncat that In springing 10 the rescue as he
did Colonel Stevenson acted upon one ~ The
nohIost impulscs Of human nature For services
If 4 s,rikingly similar nature a citizen of La
No,ch, in Snail. was made Immortal by the
eminent Spanish writer Miguel de Ccrvantcs;
| and ,borph the narrative II his adventures was
written more than three hundred years ago. II
| continues 10 be read with the livclicsf interest
| nv vounp and old 1t Is FOR sale to-day In all
| bookstores. We recommend the '"loii'I 10 pro
cure and read it. if he has not already done so.
| II will touch sympathetic chord IN MS ardent
| breast.
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