Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-06-28
A HESS OF ANAAsNs.
EEe Wanted somesh ing Rashershay.
an. fTe Got L..

From the Chicago News
I'm a crook" he yelled, as he rolled into
Clark-street allnight restaurant and saloon the
other morning. I'm bad man; very bad
man. He was in good humor with himself
and the world, and, for the time. believed every
word he said himself. Two hackmen, who were
eating kidney stew and a cheap gambler who
was lowering about the free lunch, prieked up
their ears and winked at each other.
"Cheese 1t. Gully said the bar-keeper, "you're
crackin' too raw round here"
'.My friend said the alleged ''crook." "don't
obtrude your advice where it isn't wanted. In
The mean time, give me drink Of your worst
and meanest whisky. Whoopl The proceeds
OF my last bank robbery are not all expended.
How much is that fre-water of yours?"
We've got some whisky for five cents a
drink, said the bar-keerer, preparing to color
glass OF water with little Jamaica ginger.
''Al right" he replied, gimme fifteen cents
but the reluctance | have to take the lives OF
people meet behind the bar. AS said before.
I've got the spondulicks to pay for the same and
anything else want, ;" and he slammed a roll Of
brown paper on the counter, around which was
wound a SO note to make 1T look like an In
hated accumulation. 1t was buckled around
with a strap. and as it struck the counter the
paper slipped out, leaving the greenback in the
strap He hastily put it in his pocket but held
the SO in readiness for demands.
The gambler here came up and said in low
tone: WAS you crook"
You bet I'm a crook, my bloomin' Bacchante."
yell. don'd gif it away vas a crook mine
SELF
What, q brother professional? Take some
thing TO drink. Name your poison. set EN- up
Lively there. Why in h don't you have more
help behind the barr
Whel the drinks were slowed away the
alleged crook proposed a lunch, and the two
stepped over to the lunch counter.
II iii hungrier than female wolff" he said.
"What have you got to eat:"
The waiter presented the bill of fare.
''No / want something too-tOO. something
her-shay-something every handkerchief
thief don't get. Have you got anything OF that
kind
The waiter looked at him and said gravely:
We've got some fine fried anakins.'
Now, that strikes me right. You begin to
size me up. pard j haven't had an anakin
In some time. Fetch two plat IS for me and my
friend"
The cook, when the order was given him,
took the large sponge, used to clean up the
kitchen-sink or for any purpose of the kind, and
with a razor-sharp knife cut it into small pieces
about the size of an oyster. He then dipped
them in the batter prepared for frying oysters
and placed them in the pan. When nicely
Drowned they looked like tempting dish-sO
much so. in fact, that the alleged ''croOk"
bOlted half dozen of them before he noticed
anything wrong. When the last one went down
he remarked in an aside TO his companion that
''anakins were always tough at this time Of the
year. and made no other objection
But pretty soon the cook was horrifed at o
ell for water from the strange guest.
1T Amt healthy to drink water with ana
kins" ne said
well, give me some coffee then"
Coffee was quite IS bad. and plea was made
that fresh coffee would be ready in few min
utes. After waiting half an hour for his coffee
he got tired and jumping of his stool, ordered
drink OF beer. In few minutes he was heard
to remark that it was ''astOnishin' how film
them anakins is" Next he unbottOned ris coat
and vest and wandered out into the cold air and
sat down on the curb-stOne. The last seen of
him he was inquiring of a chance passer-by the
way to the nearest doctors office, for he was
afraid he had enlargement ofthe liver.