The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-04-01


was a very mountain Of man, and,
could we'll be desired.
Now, since the days Of Charles
OMalley' and long before the appear
ance of that amusing volume, the UNI
dersraduates of Dublin university have
been renowned for their fun-loving
and registering propensities. Under
cover OF darkness they were naturally,
able to play more pranks than could be
comprised in the daytime, and since
the period assigned for "Madden's
Baby to patrol his beat lay during the
very late and early hours, it may cas-
lily be imagined what a hard time the
Baby filled in keeping students and
their friends within bounds. The
Baby had genuine affection for all
Trinity boys, and it irked him exceed
ingly when he was forced, for some ex-
ceptionally riotous act, to carry any
of the prisoners to College street police
station Indeed it was quite a COM
mon thing for the Baby moved by
the undergraduates plea, to release
him with a caution before they reach
ed the place of detention.
IDue III PioSC6S VI tlliiS A"seNeNSAA ."
Baby" took unto himself a wife, the
daughter of one of the college bedmak-
ers. She was a sharp little body, and
the great possibilities for making
money which We're nightly wasted by
her big, good-natured husband quick
ly dawned upon her. Finally she gave
the Baby a good talking to, with the
result that he caused to be noised
abroad in undergraduate circles that
he could release from custody no more
students unless quid pro quo in the
shape of coin Of the realm should find
it's way into capricious palm.
The Trinity boys rather liked the
new idea than otherwise, and were
quite willing to pay for any fun they
might enjoy. Midnight serenades,
mock ballots outside the college gates
and similar disturbances Of the peace
became Of nightly occurrence. Mad
denis 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 kind invented new and altogeth-
err Ito the Trinity boy) delightful meth
cd of breaking the peace. Marching
coolly up to the spot where "Madden's
Baby" reared his colossal height, he
said:
"Hullo. Baby! What will you take to
let me kick you?"
The eyes of "Madden's Baby fash
ed angrily, but he thought of Mrs.
'Maddens Baby and the little Mad
dens Babies at home until the extra
ordinary proposition grew even tempt
| ing. For a moment more he consider
ed, and then smilingly replied:
For soft, aisy kick Til take 10 shil-
lings for a good, hard one it will be a
sovereign
VERY well, Baby said the invent
| i've genius, st want a5 worth, hard, II
you please
Unhesitatingly, without shame or re-
monstrance, 'Madden's Baby permit
| ted himself to be kicked-kicked hard
| five times in succession. then, grinning
| with pain, he held out his hand and
resolved therein the price Of his humil-
| iation--five golden sovereigns, with an
extra half crown for salvage"
| Thereafter the new idea spread rap
| Idly, and no undergraduates attained
| to the proud distinction of being con-
| sidered wild" until he had, at least
once, paid his sovereign like a man
and inflicted one or more kicks upon
the person of 'Madden's Baby
Thus far, common Trinity college
history, known to every one connected
with Queen Bess' gray pile and en-
balmed in Dublin tradition. At this
point DR.. Mahaffy may be permitted
to take up the thread Of the narrative,
and describe the retirement from &C
| tive service and present conditions OF
"Madden's Baby"
when I left the United States in
$780," said DIR. Mahaffy, 'the worthy
man known officially as Policeman 3
| 391, but more unusually styled Mad
denis Baby was still in harness,
nightly patrolling College Green, in
front of Trinity gates. Indeed he was
| looked upon as fixture, and I. for
| one, never expected to hear of his re-
moval from his beat within my time.
| Nevertheless, when I returned to Ire
| land, after my prolonged tour of Amer
| lea, one of the first items of college
news brought to my notice was the dis
| appearance of 'Madden's Baby
| II will confess to some curiosity in
| this case, and, after weeks had gone
| by without news of the gigantic guard
| ian of the peace, I caused inquiries tt
| be made. The results were interesting
| My man servant found that Policeman
| B 391 had retired from the force, and
| without difficulty traced him to Boot
| erstown, pleasant seaside suburb OF
| Dublin. Here, in a charming verbena-
| covered cottage, with about five acres
| of garden land and a private bathing
| place, 'Madden's Baby was discovered
bigger and fatter than ever.
| my servant had known him fol-
years, and experienced no difficulty IL
| asking questions as to the source OF
| the many evidences Of prosperity no
! ticeable on every side.
HAS some one left you a legacy
! Baby?' he asked.
| 1.-THE Baby smiled like a Cyclops
| TIL go ball. he replied, that DR.. Ma
| haffy put you up to ask that. Well
| you can tell the doctor that sorra a
| legacy has been left to "Madden's
Baby Every bit of furniture in this
| house, every flower in this garden, and
| a nice, tidy little fortune in the Bank
| of Ireland, was made out of the sover-
| eigns 1 got for letting the Trinity col
| lege boys kick me-
Further inquiry demonstrated the
| absolute truth of the 'Baby's' story