The evening times., 1896-03-27
First Time in Ten Years This
Has Occurred.
DOCKS WERE ALMOST ElPTY
Suspicious Expressed That Vice Is Suf-
fering From an Attack of Spring
Fever-Peter dc Lacey Spent the
Greater Part of an Afternoon In
Stanton Park.

and Judge Miller, upstairs, but one.
| There is no accounting for this suddeI
| wave OF moralisin, unless Sin is infected
with the spring fever and is too lazy TO dis
| seminate the DEVILS germs of mischief. /
was hard On the two old-timers, CostigaI
| and Hogg. Early in their accustomed places
they viewed the almost empty dock cyn
ically and disgustedly.
billy" whispered Costigan TO Hogg, "mt
days all broke up. The whole ting will b,
over by tin O'clock
Terry" rejoned the other, "you should
| look at II In q different way. Perhaps
your example and mine has turned The
world into the right path" Hogg inflated
ais chest and made an Aubrey Bearisiey
dado against the wainscotlng with a dis
carded quid of virginia's best.
Costigan, distinctively aggricved, re-
jected the statement. He tapped his fore.
finger on the third button of Terry's vest,
and said loudly, with great deliberation,
for the court was not yet opened:
"Hogg, I've witnessed wild pain liver
since ye refermashun that ye air takin'
4 great deal on yourself. You, sur, couldn't
be an example to onybody until you-wear
a clane shirt an sthop spittln' on the
fure.''
Costigan went on to tell that tobacco
caused the beheading of Sir Walter Ra-
leigh, and that q clean shirt made a Ger
tain Western Senator famous-matters OF
history received by Hogg SO incredulously
hat the entente cordiaie between the two
was destroyed for the day.
A LITTLE EXCITEMENT.
They had some excitement after all, for
Lawyer John Moss and Lawyer E. N.
Holland passed some hot words before the
Dailff intoned his ''oyez'' as monotonously
as a Moslem calling the faithful to wor-
ship. 1t seems that Moss sued for client
and secured, recently, Judgment against
an insurance company represented by Ho-
land. They met in the courtroom before
. O'Clock. and began handing down anathe-
mas on each other. Holland is a we'll
built, bearded man, affecting low-cut vests
20 reveal three small diamond studs, spark
ling in a plated shirt bosom. Moss is a
leader out in Hillsdalc, and. with the &C.
centricity that often affects genius, dresses
carelessly. His clothes sioucb over him,
and he wears a most remarkable yellow
slouch hat. In discussing the suit HoIIatd
alluded to the episode OF yesterday, thus
angeriDg Moss.
You come outside. sah.' shouted Moss,
dancing up To the man with the precious
Jewels, land I'll show you, sab, what IN
do
"Bah!' replied Holland. with a sneer.
showing considerable teeth, white and
glistening. I'm Just take you out in the
woods and give you good switching
Moss set his cone-shaped snnIbrero firmly
on his head. and passing through the doors
to the corridor. bcckOned Holland to folio W.
Both men cooled off in the fresh air out side.
and after tossing few more vituperations.
went their several ways. Moss returned to
the court. fumbling his chapeau, unpreten.
dous as the headgcar of Augustin DAILY.
and Holland went to his office. Col. Jarues
L. Pugh cautioned the policeman at the
door to watch them, and prevent any further
outbreak.
Peter De Lacey, with distinguished name
and an opulent black eye, occupied five
minutes OF the half hour in which Judge
kimball held court.
Peter has peDcbant for parks and pint
bottles OF whisky. Equipped with the
latter he seeks, like the girl i'll the song
a shady nook, and toasts himself silently
but often in large swallows of fusil Oil
Yesterday things came his way, and Peter
had the price OF flask, which he lost 10
time in procuring. He went to Stanton
square, seated himself on a bench directly
in front of the bronze statue of Nathaniel
Greene, and drank to the health of that
heroic hero as long as the bottle held a
drink.
NAT, me bye" said Peter. you and me
are great Dyes, only you don't dhrink. But
nivir moind: III do it fer the both of us"
Peter emptied the bottle. flung it on the
grass, and plunged into deep. sonorous
slumber. The school house over the way
let out, and the boys passing through the
park stood around the old sudden Irish
man and sang songs appropriate to his
condition, like what a jag My Popper.s
Got and MY Dads the Engineer" be-
cause precoclous youth expatiated on
the headlight that Peter carried in a nose
dusky red from the bloom of the rye.
Peter awoke now and then with a con-
fused idea OF being surrounded by thou
sand boys instead of six. .Hivin bliss
their little hearts, he hiccrped, ''injy yer.
selves. Peter loves ye ALL
The boys departed, in the face of the
tackled Peters face, and the dust blinded
him.
''D--n ye air. shouted the crazy Irish
man, staggering to his feet, lima gining him.
self in battle with n legion of foes. "ye'u
sphit in me oi. an then t'row dust at me-
I'm yer mon, ye blackgyards."
A policeman In rubber boots and mack
intOsh came by. He demonstrated with
Peter, trying to persuade him to 20 home
But Peter would have none Of that: he
ripped and tore thousand oaths from
his wicked, parchcd mouth. As a con-
sequence Judge Miller had him on his
hands this morning.
Has nothing to say, except he's guilty.
and don't want more than fifteen days."
said the bailiff, after Questioning the
prisoner.
Every wcll," replied the court: eff
teen days, as rcqueste1.''
AN. EVENING BATH.
"Mattic Russell what say you, guilty
or not guilty to the charge OF profanity"
queried Clerk Harper of the only woman
In the dock, but one.
mot guilty, yo betcher sweet life. an
dat's no lic," returned Matte, shaking
her head at Policeman Mcdaniel, who ar.
rested her.
Matte is an alley queen. For months
she has been accredited the best cake
walker, gin drinker, and scrapper in her
bailiwick. But a rival appeared on the
horizon, and before her Matties reputa-
ton faded as the stars pale beside the sun.
Every resident In the alley has been watch
ing anxiously for the meeting between the
two. 1t happened last night. Matte, arro-
CANT in new spring dress, high heeled Slip
pers and tidy complement of gin, paraded
up and down the narrow street, making
loud remarks about her opponent, who car
ried away the first prize in the last cake
walk.
"Ef she got emmy heart" shrieked Matte,
beneath the window OF her rivals house,
"she'n cum out an take up wOt sez."
The other one, Matilda Kicks by name.