The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-17
HE'LL DIE A DOTARD AT SIX.
Three-Y ear-Old frankie Murphy
Smokes and Drinks Like a Little
From the Ne,o York Herald.

Man.
From the Mem York Herald.
Only years old, yet he smokes like vet
eran and quaifs his beer with as much relish
as thirsty topper.
This dissipated little scamp lives in Jersey
City. He is not of the order of dudes. He
spurns cigarettes, rejects bad cigars when
being treated, and insists upon his host pro-
yiding INN with "dood see-ger." His
enjoyment of the smoke depends upon the
quality of the tobacco. A choice brand
pleases this tiny pufTer of the weed i'm
mensely, and his face fairly beams with
smiles. When a bad cigar is protfered he
looks at it after puff or two, then at the
giver, as much as to say: This is not up
to the standard, young man. Pm a fel-
low who knows good cigar from poor
onen He puffs it slowly, as if not salts
fed.
This young veteran was introduced to a
reporter early yesterday morning, for the
tiny rascal keeps bad hours. He was in
large livery stable almost opposite police
headquarters.
"A late hour for that child to be out" re-
marked the reporter.
PUTTING A BIG CIGAR.
"That Child did you say! Why, that's
an old timer. SEQ HIM tackle that pipe"
was the rejoinder. Sure enough u cloud of
smoke was forced out of tho youngsters
mouth Just then, and he smacl1ed his lips
as if he hugely enjoyed the big cigar,
which he held like an expert between the
index and second fingers of his right
hand.
THAT will make the child sick, suggested
the reporter.
HAL ha" laughed the stable keeper,
while young America looked up at the re
porter with all expression of contempt at
the preposterous idea that a good cigar
would affect him.
His custodian remarked, "Whv, that boy
smokes five and six cigars a day. He has
been smoking since he was year old. He's
a phenomenon and is crazy for tobacco.
Eighteen months ago | was standing on the
street with n burning cigar in my hand.
was conversing with friend and held my
hand down. Suddenly the cigar was
snatched from my hand. | turned, expect
ing to see some friend who had taken it in a
joke, and was surprised to see little tod
dler scampering up the street, with the
cigar between his lips, putting Tor all he was
worth. | started after him, thinking it
would poison him. His mother stepped ND
and said | need not be alarmed about him,
as he had a mania for smoking, and if
cigars were not given him lie would wander
about seeking stumps along the streets and
cutters. Come over mere aud I'll show YOU
some moro of the young rascaps accomplish
mentS."
Then the custodian of young America,
accompanied by that prodigy, who was CON
tentodly putting his Havana, led process
sion of several men acr SIS the street to a
saloon. Young America started like an
old timer for tn lunch counter as soon as
he entered the barrOOm. There was nothing
ere to suit his epicureau taste. He tried
the sausage but mOuthful satisfied him
aud he threw it TO a bob-tailed cat. A chunk
of cheese was quickly swallowed by him
and he was content to get down from the
table.
GUzzLES BEER, TOO.
Then he resumed pufllng and was placed
on the bar.
What do you drinkn inquired the bar
tender
Mo want beer" was the order of the
dsso!ute infant A small glass was offered
him. Turning to a gentleman standing
near, young America handed him his cigar,
with the injunction TO 'smo' id which
command was several times repeated as he
drank his beer slowly, as II 1t was deltgh
full beverage that he wanted to last as long
as possible. When he mad finished it he
asked Tor his cigar and began smoking
h6tlil- Il' idI tNAAtlbly tilouBu Oh one
nights dehauch and said to his friend
"lun, do home.'
"Who,e chld is itH a ked the reporter.
at belongs B. family on Montgomery
street. y was the unsatisfactory answer OF
young Americas friend, who no doubt
smcilei a large sized mouse and feared t
might not ptvaSe the relatives of his charge
if tine story & the infants depravity was
told in the Hcru}d
What Your uameW asked the reporter,
adire s.ng the cold.
"Frenty Murphy" was his answer.
Where Go you live, Frankien was the
next query.
up tar street
"N hat street"
"Dpmery 'lreet.'
JERSEY CITY HAS NO MIR. GERRY
As his friend was not disposed to tell
where the infant resided and was deter
mined hot to lake the ,hild homo if fol-
lowed, the reporter refraned from shadow
ing the baby smokers friend The little
fellow meant Montgomery street, and az
tic patuig the namo Of his parents w0ul d
appear in tine directory, the reporter thought
that the abiding place OF the remarkable
infant GOULD be obtained In that way
The directory was consulted. The names
OF 100 MurpuyS were closely stu d. buU
noae lived ON Nontgomery street or with
IN "a short distance of police headquart-
ers.
The child is stout with head Of abnor-
maj size. bat Its lull round facs lacks the
healtI ~ color Of Infancy.
inore - no society for the prevention Of