Evening journal., 1898-02-04
THE poWNFALL OF MAN.


THE DOWNFALL OF MAN.
Il had an ugly fall last night" said
a West Side man to the Wayfarer
Fortunately, ] broke no bones, but
got few bruises and tore the knees of
one leg of my trousers. L don't know
whether you have ever noticed 1t, but
AZ the end of the alley leading from
Tenth street to the side entrance OF the
Auditorium there is a pipe of some
kind which discharges water over the
pavement on Tenth street. In warm
weather it is a nuisance, because 1t is so
wet, and in cold weather it is a menace
because it forms a solid sheet of ice.
At the present time the Icy surface
reaches from the building line to the
curbing, and is probably ten or twelve
feet long. 1t is not mere thin coat
ing of ice, but from an inch to three
inches thick from the constant flowing
and freezing of the water. Repeated
complaints have been made regarding
the nuisance, but it has never been
abated either by the owner of the prop
erty or by the city authorities. But l
want to tell you one thing right here.
If | had sustained serious injury by
reason of my fall last evening l should
have spent some money in lawyers
fees to determine whether the owner
or the city was liable for damages per-
mitting such a nuisance to exist on one
of the most prominent thOrOughfares
in the city. No excuse could be set up,
by either that notice of the nuisance
had not been given, for 1t mas peen d
matter Of public complaint Tor months
and months, and liability Tor INJURY
sustained because of its continuance
must rest with either the owner or the
CITY,"
BEWARE OF THE STUDENTS.
There must be a widespread impress
sion among the colored people of this
city that there is a gang of body
snatchers and abductOrs at work in the
neighborhood. A friend Of the Way
farer's tells him that his servant girl
approached his wife in a confidential
and mysterious manner and asked:
'sMissus, do you know Of any stu
dents around here?"
What kind of students, Dottie?' she
asked.
oWhy these yere medical students,
said the cOlored girl.
mo. we haven't any medical college
in this city, and there is none nearer
than Philadelphia" answered the
young housewife.
"Then they must come from there
for they are mos certainly about" per-
sisted the girl.
well, what need you care about
that?" she was asked.
Mos everybody ought to care, sh'
answered, "for if they CANT git deaC
persons they go up to a colOred person
slap plaster over his mouth and carry
him of to the hospital and cut him up
but thank the Lord / don't see many
light overcoats around"
what have light overcoats to dS
with it," asked the mistress, whos'
curiosity was thoroughly aroused.
'fAll of the students wear light over
coats, an ef / see a man comm to
wards me wearin' a light overcOat ls'
goin' the other way just as fast as m.
legs can carry me. That's what / am
Her mistress endeavOred to cOnvinc'
her that she was mistaken and that hel
fears were unfounded, but it was use
less. and she is still on the lookout fol
the students in light overcoats, and j
any young man of professional appear
ance and wearing a garment Of tina
description sees a cOlored woman run
ming away at his approach he can a
once conclude that she takes him TO
a body-snatcher, a plaster-placer and
-grabber