The sun., 1897-05-17
SHERIFF? HE'S ALL RIGHT.
,rT on! THE NEW YoRKERS VINO
TRIED TO DRINK HIM DOWN.


ADDS. nobody takes We Tor Guy. and
a. Z Have 70 Buy MY Own DrinRs."
In the course Of the dinner given on Saturday
,nernoon by the Mayor and commonalty Of
,hs city OF New York" to Sheriff Owen Huggins
n.,honr OF De Soto county. Florida, Alderman
windolph. in tho role Of tho President Of the
rrper house, made speech brief and to the point.
"In my official position" he said, ut Is my
,,,vese and honor to bestow upon you the free
som Of the city and of tho Raines law hotels,
Sheriff Deshong.
"wasscr gooder thasr inquired one of tho
ru,sts who had been trying to follow the sher-
ia's lead in the matter Of drinks.
whats the good OF I'll" reiterated the Presi-
a,pt scorntully. why. It means that not only
has the recipient the rights and priv leges of tho
etr, but while the rest OF us with parched
tbroats, are buying sandwiches or joining clubs.
which costs as much as the sandwich, he can
walk in anywhere, and, by announcing himself,
ret all the beverages he dcsires.'
Naturally it would seem that visitor having
,uch privilege would avail himself Of It at the
erst opportunity. but the Florida Sheriff didn't.
He was found yesterday afternoon sitting in tho
restaurant at Halls Hotel before an empty table
reading the papers.
"No: haven't had a drink to-day" he said to
TBE Sun reporter. "Dyou know, believe l took
alittle too much yesterday. I don't drink much
at home; just half glass at a time. But those
cocktails" Here he broke of and felt of his
head. Feels like 1t had expanded trifie,' he
concluded.
It struck the reporter that the Sheriff's man.
ner Of speech was very much less Of the back.
woods than 1t had been on the previous day; in
fact that tho accent and peculiar grammar
Characteristic Of his public appearance might
have been more art than nature. This he limited
to the Foridan. mild grin spread from the
corners OF the Sheriff's mouth in all directions
over the thin visage and rippled off the edges
Into space.
"Well," he said. you've had your fun with
me in the papers. About all you will have. too.
Iguess. I'm going to lay low after this Hasn't
hurt me any, though. Fact is. ! like fun as
much as anybody, though what my folks and
neighborsll say when they sec these papers is
really more than know. It's a real hospitable
place. New York is. I must say I've been
treated mighty well. OF course you people were
having your fun. That's all right. was having
my fun. That's all right, too. I reckon I've
seen lot more of the city than I'd have seen
any other way"
The Sheriff paused. gazed off into space. and
aisgorEed another grin; AS 1t passed on he
Down min in De es Soto county nobody takes TAX me for
You've seen quite a little Of New York.
Sheriff toT short do SaSy suggested the re-
What would you think of a man that stayed
In city two days and then tried to give his no.
tons Of 1t 7" counter questioned the Sheriff look
that has that habit, I understand"
Yes and more n ideas, responded the Sheriff
S5n %e You 'he
IL .s SPACE s. Of tin tine whiz. whirr Slam, bansI
little. said the reporter. " Yesterday wasn't pre-
esely the regular routing OF the District Attor-
That's a nice ONCE said the Sheriff, and
hm In me ike e
hat I could do as we'll BY them as they did By
s IN sha
cast ray of light on the wall opposite.
What are your plans for the rest OF your
,I expect to stay here % until i TUESDAY Sd or per
There's several things want to see particularly.
: ssprotessienaI matter I'm going togo to 60 through @
the Rogues Gallery at Poics Headquarters and
Waite was coming over here about noon to CUP
toGrants tomb with mo- You don't suppose,
dSyou the sherifi's tone was full Of kindly
what we had to drink yesterday :"
up rose before the reporters vision the scene
N the barroom after the dinner; the Sheriff at
The bar, sober as Judge, apparently. emptying
glasses OF benedictine and whiskcy alternately,
waas Tas around him the conmSnalty OF New York
clung to tossing and seething bar rail or
lHnbered in peace, but not IN quiet, in the
enliS, according to their individual idioSyn-
G1eies Of intoxication. Therefore the reporter
nd ne suspected something of the sort might
=" "sho! Too bad. said the Sheriff. "Now feel
SriYht really think drank little too much,
out l feel all right now And you think that
Well, I'm surprised. 1'
Possibly he would have been grieved, too. had
sta certain uptown club which has grown to
tpsige proportions since the amendments to the
hala hha,hes es law In this club sat two Of the mem.
pers OF The dinner party to the Sheriff. One had
oeen Judge; the other an Alderman. Both
rsH,Inow were now wrecks, and they were drinking soda
visible sign OF bitter penitence. The reporter
Whsi them II they had seen the sheriff that day.
Just to kindly and honorable Southern gentle
man aq, he bprSsseGi!y SssGiy the Judge said:
.Who E. asked the reporter
mo DEAD o A., Certainly not. He was up and feel
to ind some Of his friends. he may be up here
LoEu loIplu Cried the two in unison.
Then said the Alderman
10 you remember what happenedf
Don I you = asked the reporter
~ wen, part OF II i do Some of 1t I don't
right" 'Ao' OLA
Judge. onu "ihe' put IN the
ugh Don't" cried the Alderman. Waiter.
Snag SSng me another soda cocktail. l remember tho
eaerh making speech"
u.iheh iheh Herr Tansen talked, and family re-
ISn,ser ISuer saying something myself" added the
h,Isa tsaintlyi Well, should say 80. After your
Innd Illd speech had TO stuff your face with nap
Ans 70 give anybody else chance"
aindl all right, retorted the other. "I
trt sat 70 down 10 the barroom afterward and
ma M W shih up ihe aul lomatic weighing machine,
Ssts sr III the hallucnation that its top branches
all HS; you didn't 20 down to the barroom at
d. ,aku t3u went 10 sleep. with your head under
/ Haie Haoie ana your feot on a chair. You missed
kserSgaq II was a sight to see that Florida
4 hs he'in M iooting the bar. Whiskey and benedict
yar,., va, ana an occasional blackberry brandy for
Would'bio ! thought Ward 81. Bellevue Hospital,
Sgain oe MS address, sure"
tO,An 1nd you say he's all right r. said the Judge
had dGoks Sa So" replied the reporter. "says he's