The morning times., 1895-09-22

The man who studies the careers of mel
Ind who drops into the office where deputy
marshals hold sway in the belief that he
has struck sinecures is bound TO find that
he is like the dreaming nwho isawakened
from vacuum of cares TO walk the crying
baby.
Viewed from afar, the lot Of the server OF
writs and summonses does not appear an un'
happy one Indeed, seeing the deputy mar
shals of the supreme court of the District
of Columbia during the uneventful day
time, men have often been heard to observe
that they are not unlike the lilies that toll
not, neither do they spin, and yet have an
enjoyable time withal. That is the super
ficial view of the uninitiated, however.
When the disciple of Blackstone loads
a small law library under his arm and steps
from the court at O'Clock to sin no more
until another day, then the really interesting
and exciting work of the marshars deputy
begins.
TRIALS OF A DEPUTY.
1t usually lasts then until the day has been
welded into tomorrow, and often until
the decendents of the chanticleer that
crowed a trio of times begin their matin
herald of the crack OF day.
And such a day, or night rather, as it
oftimes is. So full of prowling dogs that
have been trained from infancy TO inter
oept all no octurnal passengers up the
front yard walk. So often marked, too,
by u last look before retiring upon the
filiEree, a Ia Belgian lace, appearance of
the ends of the trousers that have lately
made an acquaintance with the dog that
would be a Roman.
Then again as the faithful deputy planks
his cranium upon the pillow there is the
strange, weird ringing of the alarnl-clock-
voiced female. who intimated 10 him in a
ready command of the eEnglishlanCuage that
he was hardly as welcome as the news of
a rich uncle's death! He remembers, too,
of his transit down a series of alleys where
the blackness would corrupt a raZor's
edge, and where he held TO his breath as
though he never expected To receive any
more! Three assaults and two murders
and half dozen huld-ups, To his personal
knowledge, had occurred in that Egyptian
reservation in the last two years. And
yet the uninitiated would grasp at the
position as though il was q member of the
peach family.
The average citizen finds about as little
delight in being the recipient of sum-
mons, subpoena or a judicial writ as he does
In attending a funeral, and that is the
reasonthe deputy marshal, whose businessit
Is to wait upon him, does not always ex-
perience an altogether pleasant time. So
great is the aversion Ia receiving the papers
that many points in veracity will be strained
and the most ingenious strategy to thwart
the ends of justice WILDE devised. .
HINDERED BY NEWSPAPERS.
The newspapers are the greatest draw
backs to the writ department of jurispru-
dence, say the deputies. When a warrant
or summons is issued it is generally pub
lished in the papers and reaches the domi-
cile of the man in the case more than an
hour before the deputy. AS result, the
person wanted is forewarned and he either
proceeds TO make himself rare about the
locality OF to fortify his domicile. The
latter course often proves more effective
than cursory thought would make it ap-
pear, when it is considered that there are
certain immunities given man in his own
castle.
Il remember Of attempting to serve a writ
for the production of records upon an Irish
man." said one of the deputies. HE had
been in partnership with a man and the
latter sued for dissolution of partnership.
The Irishman made away with the firm
books and l went after them with q writ
AS l entered the front gate I could see a
pair of eyes peering through a second-story
shutter. A typical Irish lad of |
about s years opened the door.
:. Is your father at bomcb asked.
- No, indade, SIR he answered.
"'Well, l saw him peeping from an |
upstairs window as 1 came in l ventured. |
ASK him what in the divil he asked |
If was home fur thin, called male voice
from within. |
while the youth was expressing his |
disgust at the old man for bis lack of |
pushed oniD-
81 have come after the partnership
books you and the other members of the
,irm kept and that are now In your
/ said.
And l don't know what yer afther
neanin',' he said, with look that made
him appear really Innocent At last he
admitted that be had the books. and then
rot mad because l wanted them After