The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-28
Slupskius Resurgens.

Day before Yesterday IN esteemed CORE
spondent in Pittsield, Massachusetts,, wrote
to ask the question which in one form or
another comes to us nearly every week Of
our existence:
.'For many moons THE Sun has been strangely. II
not mysteriously. silent concerning the doings and
whereabouts of that distinguished apostle Of school
reform. Col. ABE sLuPsKy of st. Louis. What has
become of him. II. indeed. there is a sLursKY Of flesh
and blood? This long continued silence is shaking
my own faith. Is he q real person, like Mr.. Nor
TEBo. for example. of the Massachusetts, town Of
Baskerville? Or must We reluctantly come to the
conclusion that Col. ABE sLursKY is only another
beautiful ideal. another lovely and immortal myth.
like the gods Of the Greek Pantheon
At last accounts. Col. ABE SLUPsKY was
in the enjoyment of his customary physical
health and vigorous mentality. SinRu-
larly enough, IN the very day when our
correspondent in Berkshire recorded his
wavering faith in Col. ABE SLUPsKY's ex-
~istence, there occurred an incident which
was reported in an obviously distorted
fashion in a st. Louis despatch printed in
our news columns yesterday.
This despatch represented the Champion
of School Reform as figuring in a knock
Acknowledgment fight in the South
ern Hotel buffet late last night. ABE
prides himself on his loyalty to his
friends" continues the account. "He was
with Promoter EUGENE SWEENEY, when
that individual picked a quarrel with
THOMAS MURRAY, head bartender. Col.
SLUPsKY grew weary Of the war of words
and sought to bring matters to a climax.
Then Col. SLUPsKY violently espoused
SwEENEY's cause. MURRAY knocked him
down, but SLUPsKY arose and clinched.
ADoLPH BUSCH and Police Captain PIcKEL
found it impossible to separate the com.
batants until SLUPsKY's teeth had left a
series of deep marks on MURRAY's right
wrist. Then Capt. PICKEL led the great
school reformer away"
1t is needless to inform any admirer of
Col. ABE SLUPsKY's name and fame that
this version of the affair In the Southern
Hotel is manifestly the work Of the enc
mics of school Reform.
The facts as we understand them are that
during an important conference of school
reformers In the parlors of the South
ern Hotel, one of the delegates, possibly a
Mr.. MURRAY, so far forgot himself and
the presence of his great leader as to speak
unexpectedly of P~EsTALozZI. Those who
were watching Col. ABE SLUPsKY observed
that he suddenly colored to the eyebrows.
The signs of an internal struggle between
outraged sentiment and habitual decorum
were plainly visible upon his honored coun,
tenance. Striding dow from the chair he
| confronted the defamer of PEsTALoZZI. and,
we regret TO say, caught him forcibly by
the wrist. THAT language must be re-
tracted here and at once !" he exclaimed in
a terrible voice. At the same time his iron
grasp upon the i-Pestalozzian's wrist
bent that offender like "a reed and bore
him down from his feet to his knees, Col
ABE SLUPsKY unfortunately falling at the
same time on top of him.
This is the only foundation for the per
verted and exaggerated report from st
Louis. A dozen loving hands helped the
great leader TO his feet and led him back tc
| the chair, where he resumed the conduct
of the regular proceedings, in his usually
| placid and dignifed II The false re
port of Police Captain PICKEL's interior
enee is due to a confusion OF names. A;
every friend OF school reform 10 aware