The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-23
George Henry brown and his Lost Mary.
From the Nciron Fro Press
4 young rn' Of boot blnck was lonfnp

a young rn' of boot black was loanng
around the O. rner ~ Griswoid and Congress
streets just after the storm Yesterday when
alnos came young man IN u great hurry. lila
h,t ,si.s wet mud lop-sided. hi- linen coat wet
through. hie d ,ot- covered nth mud, a. his
-eirt h'~o'n Ind wiltcd risht DOWN o. handful
The hny was going to offer ll. urpfrssianal SEP
vice--an, boot hlack would orern shine" If A
mans hn"ts had bee" soaked iu the river for a
mouth but the young man got ahead Of i'm.
lie nSked
"Hov, have You seen Girl 20 by here"
Lott ~ gals passing every hour in the fay,"
Yes, R'o,w: hlt MI. was MY girl Mary
parn- red Tie great lands but where is my
."io.t. ch,l qucried tho young Napoleon.
f"~ l"ft me down the street while } was
ANY rele-hun Of yoursf' asked the hoy as he
"Nclafi.n Why, she's my girl the one love
IN, one ~ cong 20 marry IN give YOU
quarter - De lp ihii her"
The hry sat down ON his box spit across the
walt an meditntrd, md hunlly said.
think sew that ere gal about half nm hour
You ala Then we are on the trail"
les, She passed. here. and | tell you she
Looked as sweet "a n peach"
Yes YES. hiatt tho one Everybody remarks
how hand m. she i,
cut-tway-or co1ts. diamond pin. big sleeve
buttons, cane, great biz collar, and he WAS inst
lnoning in'o her eyes a. II ho loved her 10
"w-what :" saspcd tho Young man; "thcn
thor" WAS some me with her.
"Spmo on"f We'll. | should say sol They
wore locked arms. she had the Saratoga grad on
h"r rres, ana a. they PASSED me he patted her
"h} boy look cut Mary has always been
a. lN ihs as dove ana ~ inr ~ one Il them
.,nnini dS 'G Wn lGf been y iia} 90, q,
h'i -n"n her, and then 20 on in call me a liar.
N..H won move e peg 80 help iud hcr."
bacnon'ng tho lad L. step into The alley behind
the express 9ihce. when thcy were Of the street
low boy, he square and III give Won Ten
cents II might have be. Mgy, hut can h,fd.,
n'llr'e T. She loved hor George too Well, or
-. your name George"
g., "fr' George Henry Brown live out hone
"Noic nun stronger uruT wu-s and wuss 90
exclaimed tha hoy, slaVpins hs leg. when
that rohple went 10y me the Teller said. low
g. thn' of such nm "ii pin A. George Henry
brown 2 Just t.rm words said hr.
~, 'ii, rlY by the biz Harry he called mo
"Ani she arinncd and Mushcd mud Uttered
and poked hin n the ribs with hof pt.i-u and
saws size. 'hOprpe is to.sidr nat. uu, wa, after
a set ui lewelry Then he pdttrl % un the ear,
and heard en- talking apult ice cream, sody
WAFER preachers crrlihc"to "i marriage ANA "A
lceils ttage On a hili-ile. Suutuin told me It,
wasn't night, ana you don't Anow how bad /
IT. all right ouh," replied the man rs he laid
DOWN Ten ceals " Non keop cool -lnun IL the
| wpid. There II I've tears shed in the west end of
| uudor ground"
"Uoin 10 hmt somehodyf' asked the sinner.
keep cool don't touer mo don't say any
| thing show me- the stone who're they sell
! sword canes ard brass kuIrkics 70
An., -r hour after that the chief of Police
w,s yy,'t " un,, Grorgo aud his girl Mufy
| They took ohnirs. thl George '"iPou MS nav "''
ihr Moor ana inquired.
rs there any law around her, to puni-h a nn,
VINO Ent' ana lies to Yoii and s,s YOU hnlt crazy
hnd almost breaks mp emo of me lu,iugisf,
| hl'tsi sweetest marriage engagement ybody
ever heard or"
lie might have referred 40 the boot-hlack.