The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1885-01-11
MS NAME WAS JOHNSON
LIS I.ess Its Glitter for HIN, and the Star or
Hope wAs EeiIpsed.

Hope Was Eeiipsed.
A Third avenue car was speeding on its
career toward Harlem. early on the evening be-
fore New Years. Suddenly. rs II neared Grand
street. a signal from It's bell rang out sharply
and spitefully above the clang and janRle OF
New Years eve on tho Bowery Tho car had
not been hailed. for II stopped. and stopped
quickly. Two men came hurriedly. and In
close companionship, out OF the roar door.
There was visible for an instant a confused
mingling Of logs and arms on the platform. and
then one Of tho men shot from the car and
mixed with the plastic street. Hs roso UP with
a lack OF confidence In his legs. and wabbed
to the sidewalk. where he entwlned himself
about an awning post. The gentleman he mad
left 80 unceremoniously on the rear platform
electric light like the passing of cloud and ex-
claimed. In husky but emphatic accentS: ,,
eivin' it out. right here. that i can kick yeIIor
spo's al oyer any n;x dus me by the name John
This disclosed the IDENTITY Of the person q! on
the platform. He was the conductor: He
sr.sd The S sTsp and the car sped e N
who cipng 70 4 he reeoxnizsd friend. for he
why. hulIo. yohnsonl La this your Where'd
johnson raised his head and finally got a
Sail risht, Biiiy. Sine. NJ names Jaw
N. fs ssp o shs bssS snn
ilit miiesnour. hecklsspiecebiz's. Billy. 'sxit
Johnson's friend ran him into the saloon and
proceeded to scrape mud from his clothes. As
the friend END scraped; Johnson moved in turn by
morse. exp ainel the situation.
en- , dHwa smornin lily s,ar sai1 he
sp"n s' ss see "s t'ar sIs" S
bring Eewrs t W,, .pTkey says
turk. twas goose. shy. billy, y'ongi,t' been
long zas Z seen ohiecd Jase ven e los
tent cirr's. .W'ni come down, 'smornin I
waIz,tin t, old Jakes = git bali. n some O. the
GisHso Sase s0S old yaE p high N say
Johnny, gives ball. Hotchmaky run n besl,
got 7n 4" FL n I'D so1 s9Sd f%s TT
hicmbe,cher life faint. Gully! s-a-a-y. Billy
Them pass" said Johnson. Thorn pass
s ,,h 1Ho,1 :" 0vorm Whose p"ssS them your
"Them's your pants" said Billy. You've
been powin' ny the Bowery with '.em. and I'm
irwin TO- get 'em back. Where dye get tho
,"'za'sso !" said Johnson. Ergo, m names
;swTS sr s,ar @y2s LIES Sss di
NJ wie-say. Billy. whez m Nsw'rs goose
oid Jake was high man. mi chir'tin n chucktis
| old Jakcl 'Imndder'n a-nadder'n IA a
hir-say: Billy. 'sgreat day. Isenmup, n the
y
| boys ss'mmup s'more. but old Jake s'mad no
Ionin' se'mmup tall. Bi-hic-binsby says;
shoni'rs m goose IN skipa mere am. Billy.
% R,sni ye% are. JshnssalS" said aid BLY, YS But
how VI ye git the tumble p
"'Za'sso!" reflected johnson. "Frgot m
J avs , names 5swsGn ,nns
street car i'r home; Cnducr come n says:
zas,a rshs YGes"l rsht zIs
Wa s'reet /? says oA''' '"'''
"Sisssy-nine street I says;
sreeN,9' 0"d"''r says Saint s''sy-nine
:" za'ssall right says. u fraid twas
..GWRdnner sgy1 Come. says. 'wancher fare
..G san + rays Fi.h!crfyG sess ;, ,o
Say. Billy. cnduer wasii'a blood. N didn'
| have ny fun in h m. Cndnc'r says,
Co'Wnn w. e , , says. Funny bz's don't go
~, "ha,.4aIl right.' says. Change quar- til
| ",O'ntucr says. No. Can't change quar- TIL
-, !, zn'sial risht.. says. u 'irald y could
mi laughed. masked c'n!uc'r ia wantd t buy
g1.hhie-sooss. Cndnc'r got hot n says:
right now. ri Re, pntehor 'A'S ~"heh'f iafo
"..ss,mS.re.ni could siaRl: Billy. nj SAYS.
| ! says, inf 'fyain't A-hlc-Hy I'll jump on
Billy. cnducr, was fly. Said he was lookin'
Giya's, Ss ssly. Say: Bly sa's til c'nduc S
Put yo9 of and kent the goose p said Billy.
his bana sad Ss GyI9S
any body here name o Jnwson3 F tn is he
Der go ch-h iscIchange his name. My names
bnshel. Say johnny, gives a balil''
An hour later Billy loaded Johnson in q cab