Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-03-09
500 WORTH OF FUN.

1t cost two young men OF Tarrytown,
n. y, 500 to got q little exercise Sat
urdsy at the expense of Paul Birdsall,
ar employee of the local postofiee
The young men call themselves D. 1.
Clifford and John Smith Jones. Jones
is an assumed name, and Clifford, if no!
entirely false, is at least not the whole
truth Both are said to be sors of well
known Yonkers families who were
spending the day in Tarrytown. With
them was , son Of Mrs. J. NJ. McVickar
Of Dobb'5 Ferry.
The youths spent the afternoon driv-
ing up and down Broadway in d man
Ger 70 attract considerable attention.
From the character Of The sounds that
posed that they were eadeavoring to
slug. Ia the intervals OF music they
addressed e1eetionate inquiries 20 per-
sous whom they passed, concerning
their health, their age and their coDdi-
tiou and prospects in life. Nobody
paid any attention 10 them until Birds
ali and Wesley Van Tassel came along.
From the rig came the joyous cry:
"Look at the Willie Dovs."
Van Tassel walked or, but Birdsall
became angry and stopped. A chorus
o. jeera created them.
"Trot or Willie, before you get into
rou0.e"
Lock at that uccktio, will you?"
"And Che marked down paptsies. Is
that the latest IA Hayville, sooDy?"
"Come along, Paul." advised Van
Passel. "You don't want any trouble
With those fellows. They're 700 mary
for u.s."
Birdsall made few pertinent re.
marks about the advisibility OF people
rniudlng their own affairs, whereupon
the turnout came to stop and with
whoops Of battle Clifford" and John
Smith Jones" sailed forth and decended
upon the foe. Birdsell did his best, but
il was two &c ore end take your pick.
In few minutes She one was lying in
the muddy road with his clothes half
torn of, pretty badly bunged up. Van
Tassel had wisely LETT, judging that to
STAY would have brought down upon
nim and his friend all of the men if not
me horse els0. As The finishing touches
were being put upon Brdsell, Officer
Barrett hove IN sight, snd the entire
outfit made s visit 40 the Office Of jus
ice Of the Peace Charles Me-
Cutcheou. The m@ster was sci
tied by the Two active beiliger-
ents oGeriag Birdsall SO for the dam.
age to bis clothing and person and
apologies Tor the lamage to MS feelings,
Which oilers were accepted. The law
ver5' fee and costs brought the entira
Oil up % 500.
One Of the psir arrested Yesterday
| figured ID q Coney IslGud episode two
wears ago, along with boon compan
ion of the same set. They strolled into
a concert hall after having drank q
good deal and began to guy the per
| formers. IS they bought wine this
was endured; therefore they found it
tame, and looking about for more live
IL sport hit upon young man in q
very lively suit of checks. They took
MIN for the b0uncer, which he was net,
aud informed Dim that they were look
ing for trouble, and if he had any
| friends he'd better bring them along
The young man didn't evince any par
ricular anxiety about calling his friends
When one of the trouble-seeker9
Knocked of his hat as n preliminary
ne promptly revealed himself as a vel
known middIo@eight fighter, and dis
,ribuJed the trouble with rigid impair.
TALLY. The two young men returned
with swollen faces and chastened spir
its, and behaved themselves, it is said
ior the space OF several weeks.