The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-14

took unto himself a wife, the daughter OF
one of the college bedmakers. She was a
sharp little body, and the great possibili-
ties for making money which We're nightly
wasted by her big, good-natured husband
quickly dawned upon her Finally she gave
the Baby a good talking 30. with the
result that he caused to be noised abroad
in undergraduate circles that he could re,
lease from custody no more students I'M
less quid pro quo in The shape of coin
of the realm should find its way into his
capacious palm.
The Trinity boys rather liked the new
idea than otherwise, and were quite willing
to pay for any fun they might enjoy. Mid
night serenades, mock ballets outside the
college gates and similar disturbances or
the peace became of nightly occurrence.
"Maddens Baby" took scores of prisoners,
released them promptly, and thereby made
much small coin.
But mere noise became too slow for
the boys. one night a genius of his kina
invented a new and altogether 60 the
Trinity boy delightful method of break
Ing the peace. Marching cooliy up TO the
spot where "Maddens' Baby" reared his
colossal hight. he said;
"Hullo, Baby! What VIII you take to let
me kick your
The eyes of 'Maddens Baby flashed
angrly, but he thought of Mrs. Mad
dens Baby and the little "Madden's Ba-
bes" at home until the extraordinary
proposition grew oven tempting. For n
moment more he considered. and theh
smilingly replied;
For soft, aisy kick I'll take 10 shil-
lngs; for a good hard one 1t win be a SOW
ereign.'
Very well, Baby" said the inventive
genius; Il want Is worth, hard If you
please"
Unresisting, without shame or remon-
STRANGE. "Maddens Baby permitted him
self TO be kicked-kiclSed hard-fve times
in succession. Then, grinning with pain.
he held out his hand and receive therin
the price Of his humiliaiion-Gve golden
soverigns, with an extra half crown for
salvage"
Thereafter the new idea spread rapidly;
and no undergraduate attained to the
proud distinction of being considered
wild" until he had at least once, paid
his sovereign like a man and inflicted one
or more kicks upon the person of Mad
denis baby.
Thus far common Trinity College history,
known to every one connected with Queen
Bess' gray pile and embalmed in Dublin
tradition. At this point DR.. Mahaffy may
be permitted to take up the thread of the
narrative, and describe the retirement
from active service and present conditions
of ''Madden's Baby"
when left for the United States in
$780," said DR.. Mahaffy, "the worthy man
known officially as Policeman 3, 391, but
more usually styled 'Madaen's Baby, was
still in harness, nightly patrollng college
green, In front OF Trinity gates. Indeed,
he was looked upon as fixture. and /, for
one, never expected 10 hear OF his removal
from his beat within. my time. Neverthe-
less, when | returned TO Ireland, after my
prolonged tour of America one Of The first
items of college news brought 10 my notice
was the disappearance of 'Madden's Baby
II win confess to some curiosity in this
case; and, after weeks had gone by with
out news ST the gigantic guardian of the
peace, I caused in quiries TO be made. The
results were interesting. My man servant
found that Policeman -, 391, had retired
from the force; and without difficulty trac-
ed him to Booterstown, q pleasant seaside
suburb OF Dublin. Here, in a charming
verbena-covered cottage, with about five
acres of garden land and a private bath
ing place, Madden's Baby was discover
ed, bigger and fatter than ever.
my servant had known him for years,
and experienced no difficulty Ia asking
questions as to the source of the many ev-
licences of prosperity noticeable on every
side.
Has some one left you a legacy,
Baby?' he asked.
THE Baby smiled like a Cyclops TIL
go ball., he replied, that Or. Mahafy put
you up TO ask that We'll you can tell the
doctor that sorra a legacy has been left
to Maddens Baby. Every bit OF furniture
in this house, every flower In this garden,
and nice tidy little fortune IN the Bank
Of Ireland was made out OF The sovereigns
got for letting the Trinity College boys
kick me-
Further inquiry demonstrated the abso-
lutte truth of the 'Baby's' story. He had
named his handsome suburban cottage
KICK villa and chosen its whereabouts,
wittily enough, in the parish of Booters-
town. And there to this day he dwells,
with Is wife and seven children, quite hap
PLY and respected by his friends while a
comfortable annual income attests 10 the
fact that If kicks were plentiful among