The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-12-01
The Detroit Bow.


A Young rat of a boot black was loafing
around the corner of Griswold and Green
streets Just after the storm yesterday, when
along came young man in great hurry.
His hat was wet and lopsided, his linen
coat wet through, his boots covered with
mud, and his shirt bosom had wilted right
down to the handful of imitation collar
studs, and eighteen-cent linen. The boy
was going to offer his professional services
any boot black would offer " shine " if
a mans boots had been soaked in the river
for month-but the young man got ahead
of him. He asked:
boy, have you seen a girl go past
here 2"
Lots of gals passing every hour in the
day." was the answer.
Yes, know, but this was my girl
Mary-rather tall-white hat white over
skirt-green parasol-red neck-tie-great
lands but where Is my Mary?"
"Lost, CHI ?" queried the young Napo'
leon. =,
"Yes-left me down the street while l
was buying this hat
"Any relashun of yours ~ asked the
how. as he looked up and down.
Relation Why she's my girl-the one
loye-the one Pm going to marry-lll
rive YOU quarter to help find her."
The boy sat down on his box, spit across
the walk and meditated, and finally said ::
II think / saw that ere gal about hall
an hour ago" -,
"You did Then we are on the trail"
eyes, she passed here, and tell you she
looked sweet as peach"
s.Yes, yes, that's the one Everybody
remarks now handsome she isl
And the Teller with her had on one Of
these cut-away coats, diamond pin, big
sleeve buttons, cane, great big collar, and
he was just looking into her eyes as II he
loved her to death"
"W-what p gasped the young man {;
" then there was some one with her Z"
"some one? Well, l should say so !!
They were locked arms, she had the Sara,
topy-grab on her dress, and as they passed
me he patted her on the cheek"
Boy-boy-look-out Mary has al
WAYS been as loving as dove and as true
rs one of them lamp posts. 1t couldn't
have been Mary"
Couldn't eh2 Well all right. You
axed me if had seen her, and then go on
to call me liar. Now I won't move peg
to find her !"
"Say, boy, see here y whispered the man,
becokoning the lad to step into the alley
behind the express office. When they were
off the street he continued:
"Now, boy, be square and I'll give you
ten cents. 1t might have been Mary, but
7 can hardly believe it. She loved her
George too we'll, or seemed to-"
"Is your name George
mi
here eleven miles"
"More pruff-strong pruf-wus and
wus !" exclaimed the boy, slapping his leg.
"When he went by me the feiler said:
"How could you think. my darling
of linking your fate to that OF such an old
pill as George Henry Brown! Just them
words said he.
"He did, eh? By the big Harry he
called me an old pill, ell
"And she grinned and blushcd and tit
cred and poked him in the ribs with her
parasol, and says she, George is regular
fiat, but was after set ofjewelry." Then
he patted her on the ear, and | heard 'em
talking about ice cream, soda water, peach
es, certificate of marriage, and leetle cot
tage on hillside. Sunthin' told me it
wasn't right, and you don't know how bad
| felt"
"It's all right, bub," replied the man as
he laid down ten cents. You keep cool
mum is the word There'll be tears
shed III tile west end Of Wayne county be-
fore Saturday night or I'll be under
ground "
"Goin' to hurt somebody's asked the
sinner.
keep cool-dont follow mc-don't
say anything. Show me the store where
they sell sword canes and brass knuckles !"
"About an hour after that the Chief OF
Police was waited upon by George and
his girl Mary. They took chairs, and
George dropped his hat on the floor and
inquired:
us there any law around here to punish
q boy who goes and lies to you and sets you
halt crazy and almost breaks up one OF the
loveliest, incest sweetest marriage engage,
ments anybody ever heard off"
"He might have referred to the boot
black-Detr0it Free Press.