The times., 1897-06-13
A BARROOM TALE.
The Saloon Mans Dilemma and the
Captains Solution.

he SalOOn MANS DIictutsh nhu lAAo
Captains Solution.
At the East Chicae5 avenue police sta
tiou the other day Capt. Scheuettler grew
weary of questioning witnesses and con-
suiting with the inspector on the import
ance or this or that discovery in the big
north side sausage factory.
He leaned back comfortably and his eyes
sought the ceiling in a way which was
ample warning lie was about to tell
story.
when used to be captain of this station
about nBe years ago. he began, there
was a worthy old German kept quiet, cool
little beer garden not very far up Wells
street 1t was very respectable, as were
the people W no patronizedit. Among those
W ho came TO sip the great German bever
age Was u wealthy Prussian, well along N
years, and liberal hand TO spend money
for his friends. He was accounted the best
customer wlo visited the place. But he
had a son, and this son had neither the
money nor. the amiable qualities OF his
father. he had hearty way OF walking
into the saloon of an evening When his re
spectacle father was at home and ordering
drinks for everybody in sight The lame,
the halt and the blind he invited to i'm
bibe with him The old and poyerty-strick-
en- he placed by the side OF the trembling
dude. If anybody dared to defnur To his
| invitation, he either pulled him TO tue mar
or administered good and sufficient whip
| ping ia the offending party. Then he re-
| fused 70 pay for what he had ordered or,
rather. lett the subject alone, with high
/ and lofty contempt.
| the keeper Of the place finally came I'd
| me- / don't want to haf dot boy arrested,
| ne complained, but mine gootness, he viii
spoil lie reputatio Of mine saloons He order
| all my imborted lager and Rhine vine and If
| Ispeak he say he will break mineheada andail
| mine body yinto bieces. I'll haf him arrested
| his fader will stay away from me aad don
| know vat TO do
| Il said ] would fix IL and / did. 1 had
| an acquaintance VINO was doing boxing
/ turn iu d south side theateT at the time.
| He was long, slender, weak-lookinG fei-
| low, with great, sad, brown eyes, but how
| he could box! He had these long arms and
| muscles that did not lump but were Ike
| so much steel Much practice had made lin
| as quick as 4 cat.
| II stated my proposition to him, and So
| one night a tall young man, wearing high
collar. light overcoat, and all the other
| accouternlents that earn the title OF dude
| for man, put in his appearance. intro
4 duCed him to the saloonkeeper, and then re-
! tired TO a tatIe in a secluded corner. Pretty
soon the bie German bully entered, and in
| about five minutes had made himself thor
| oughly obnoxious He was ordering the
| second round of drinks when he noticed
| Jini-that was the toXer's naine-and ob-
served with sneer: Step up anG have a
| drink like a man and with man, dudley.
'tDudey gave a little hitch to his flaring
necktie, and said that he did not care IL
drink with stranger
" You don t eh?' and he gave the gentle
and looking Jim a hearty
jerk.
Just then something happened-Jim I
hat was off and the bully was nursing a
wounded nose He went for Jim, who had
struck a scientific attitude and was en-
ioying the situation. He sailed in like
mad buIl, there was the swish OF two
mighty fists which swung harmlessly over
Jim's head and then neat uppercut put
six feet Of human being on the floor. But
his endurance was as great as his fury
Five times he jumped from the floor
where dainty fist had put him and five
times he went down, finally for good.
Jim was breathing little heavily, but
had not heen seriously hurt. One OF th'
hig fellows terrific swings had bruised hi:
arm, hut nothing more.
Jim was arrested, but the Si0 fin'
which a knowing justice gave h'm did
not come from his pocket After tlat there
was not more quiet and orderly customer
OF the summer garden than the erstwhile
bully BE always raid for his drinks, and
it is said that TO this day he VIII wall
blocks out of his way 10 avoid neat
| dresser, and rather than insist he will
drink alone He never knew the trick
Shat was worked on him, and today III,
name Is something of q power in state and
local politics.
And all this goes to show, boys" SAID
Capt Schuettler 20 the listening crowd
'rsiat a good licking is better medicine
for some fellows than fine. 1t was my
business to preserve peace in the precinct
and / n this instance l think did tn,
right thing Good resulted all around."-
Chicago News.