The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-15

~ shure II Va dane notI,ino MT walk all me life"
"WeIl then IN give Won enough OF IL to do"
reioined Luke Mackey. "Iiey shine 2"
Ths latter remark was addressed to n we'll
sressed centleman who was passing and who
resnonded
Yes, 90 ahead. and be nuick about iti"
As he spoke he placed his foot on the box,
Luke Mackev proreeded to shine 'em up,"
while tho nther Tuks stood Hacking on. eyitent-
"Sod again and got the money! exclaimed
the bow when he had finished his WORK and
pocketed the stamp which the gentleman gave
him Then turning TO the Irish boy, he con-
tInued "Do Won think you could do that Luke
No. I2''
"Irotb 7 don ro,ur,ed ,ba bov "sure A.
don't lonL verv hard I mightn't 10 able to do
a. ne o,,icL and no we'll "a voi,rseIf ricbt away
Ia qn,,f, anu ~ W. III ~ ~ anc. away
VERY we'll then" was the repIy "you
SHAH have the chance and we'll 20 in mart
nership together Mackey, O'NeilI & Co. How
il that Tor bigh7 But now I'll tell you my
atorv ma we walk alonp and than Won shall
tell me youts IA I said before nv mama ia
I,uks Mackey and 1 was horn I'm old Com
necticut: 80 YOU SEQ Pm a Yankee. and SO are
my father and mother I've GOT three little sIs-
tiers at home, and the old folks are very poor
MY father ain't able to work, and my + DOR old
mother supports the whole crowd hy taking in
washing. Well | Away. had a pretty healthy
appetite from n baby IN and when COT 10 he a
Great Iunlthsad tSirte cen Years olS' I fclt iiks n
thief eyery time sal down 10 the table / didn't
think 1t right that a great lubber like me should
be- hiding away fodder day after day without
earning Something 10 helm the crowd along
hut couldn't get ANYTHING to do whore | lived,
| Iptprn,inp1 la ire har 81
one day told my mother was going to New
York To- oct work She mn nm hoth hands mud
looked at mo with ewes as biz as saucers. 'You
sha'n't 90. Jukpi' she aaid nj Last. won muat
stay nj homo and shars what Goa sses ~ to
send u.s. / would her live on n crust Of broad
n a ihan hnva ynu 90 ~ ,nsf ,raat ,vi,,taJ
cityf Vut nfter . dsal n talLin, I gnt ,,y
father 10 secOnI nv argument and thnt settled
In Nav win iu.t fWentv rsnts in nv nncl ar a
small hnndis an ths and Of n sti"k Ana n yrs.t
lump in INV throat when tiled naru I" swI.
mother cricd IiLc "a banv ana tbn',,,h; sna
wnuId never oui, husy,n, M. and ~ ,,hny
conpl ,iued OF aim cves and Kant taLing his
spectacles of to wipe them ali the time was in
The hotse | ,,ot away nj last hnwever mi
turned my steps toward the wharf, There WAS
a slorp going to New York that mornins when
the tide served; and the c.ptain who Knew ma
well. I'D that / might 20 along Tor nothing 80
| i1mped aboard ma y, .ho,f f,nr ,,cinrL ,h.t
afternoon found myself standine ON IN. wharf
i'm front street. New York VI WV ""-''
hard line ~ ~ aHnng n h"ys ia Nm ~,
was iust INV idea mi / must taLs ths en- ,ncas
make or break NV exueIience negan nj "ncs
bov with n dirfv Taco mud led n .ir ma a foo,
st1"l Tor nilckiny bo"ts aim" "vsr MS arm
said, Hello couuiry. where ara Won coingS'
That's my business''i r.nlied 7 do,'t I'm,
any Of yoyr nn" Was hIs next remarS' .o TII III
give YOU smack I'm The snoof T. Two can NAV
M thst en,ne, la I'm mo ,,oras ~, n. III,
ON "I ~ IN ncfoys he srrn,J: my. a. hiov
,,ht,.h si'.n,cr.I ~ vnd 10 ,,', ie "i"
dovn / - 'df,a n,vsaif ho,,aysr 80 49,
H 10 ssesuy inSse,i, noWweNSr, anu Went
~ III" w. NJ II n-','n ,s wen, 81 Sour.e
fera Win "a svd / o., 80 ,.it b,n IL, ,n,
live mint,tes Than tbe rr1y,d s,st,arad art
bcsrd n bow say' Cheese H. f,,Iieps' here cnnHes
/, cont d,dn'i lnn,y VII, Inv, ,ra,nt M ,eo
tinr Ian, soon fn,,nd az Ia iataria =, ." Ill III
Inn, I'M, nHdr', a", Tor ,,h.n i ri, a ia,,e
man dressed In a hlus Anil of rio,hes win "a can
On MS head an which - m ga p"iica = ~
ur'ss st,r on h,s cost ssr vnn'vs basn , M
in, nrain nave Won > he / pritniv .i'va nad
n a a.. an -, th,- ,brs., ,,,c,,,hs -, -,
at,inn to tke vou mi ioih lin ho ~, n,, "a,
IN fnr hai,,t rsor IN NJ, M, ~ ur 80 ~, 49,
,art ,' M ree, ~ New orN my .'hn
rant,in ~ tha sioon M hs "a, n,,,iv', 80, ''e
me lie TOOK me IN IN The st,iien hons, anI
there lin. rsftsin altar "A In, mo n fs,, 80
tinns nrd'ersd ,,., tn h, Incnss, ~, ~ i, rs
arst lime had ever bean n nr,soner IN my l ,no
ana .s,,ra 81, / 49,, e. a, III -, 80, ~,
began to wish myself home again. but at las,
/ deterininei To- maze The brst Of IL and sat,iaJ
myself, and was soon sieepinc soundiy,
u knew nothing more iii / was aroused by
the m ,er the next mnrninu and hurried on IN
cnenrany will a crowd Of o,hsTs 10 the I" liza "a
Court. When my turn came was discbareed
csusSt GshI,as again. You may be sure u ln 81
no time In getting out Of taat gloomy place,
and once in ina street I starteI an nal ne,
knowins nor ring in whieh d,ter,,on / wentl
" nile Locked up w,si,'t az ali hungry. MAS
10 want something 1 q eat badly went nm Ia "A
81 md in the street KENT Ly an old irish voman
who sold candies cakes appes and such ike
ana bought two i,tee m oIa~ses cikes. wnicn /
ate greollly, and was thinking about buyinp
another. when a dr,y lo.IeI with lnnnhrr
turned the corner short and some of the poar ia
sticalug out struck the old wonun's stand scat
telling the Things she was selling ali over the side
walk. A crowd OF boys gatIl.red arolnd' ma
two or three OF them atteInuteI To- nocL,t An
apple but detected them ana mad. inem uiy,,
the thunder back Then 1 sci 10 vorK and
helped her 10 put IN her stand ana plnc. thc
things upon il again She cried Mt INST mn
when sne found that she mad / Al aim II
nothing she uuietel down and began 10 ASK
aucstlons concerning me 4 told her ali al mt
myself in a. few words as po,sibIe. and then
sne said: Well. You're "A good boy, ANYWAY. and
n sc nave no ultce 10 gIeen. Won shall h,ve a
corner Of my tiuie 10 Law on. and IN re IND iii
the dtyti irtch IIrtdvct % Cuunor If ne mani -
II hai an aunty named bridget O'Connorw
interrupted the Irish BOY, in a hopeful tone
"Sne left the ould sod wntn | wa. a wee i've
ana went to-what's this they nd was Inc n a m
II the III tce-oh, c .nada think n was Mlvne
IT, her the ould appl. WON An was 70
you're about as lik-l, to be struck by light
ming as you are to had Your aunt" rsioined
Luke Mackay "Why, there's probably lnuOO
Bridget O'Connors in the city Of New YOlk and
bcsld.s can uda IL about ly or elk huidred miles
is that SO 2" answered the Irish boy, 10 a de-
spOndent tone. "Weli, 20 on VIII your storv''
~" haven't much more to tell" said Luke
Nackey. The upshOt Of II was that | went
home with Mrs. q Cunnor. who loaned u, g m oney
cnougn to buy IN outh for bootDl4cking. AN
Eve boon with her ever since. h ID a IA ard i'm a
Of IL az nrst. There was hardly a dav passed
over my ned tuat did nov have to ii Int some
Toy WAC tried to drive me on but there lsut one
of them no" but what AFRAID oi NE and they
uoh liou,le ~ uluCn, 4 We phlu me oii woman