The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1889-1889, 1889-02-08
PENCIL SKETCHES.

"Want to buy any rat traps or coat hooks
today"
That's what he said when he. came into
THE CRITIC Office yesterday and sidlcd up
to desk, with net work OF wire over his
shoulder.
He was blue-eyed, fair-skinned, naxen-
haired boy, about IL years old, stocky OF
build, quick of speech, and more inquisltlye
than n Yankee.
"Sprechen sic Deutschg'' inquired re-
porter, trying his German on the xiii.
"What is Deutsch?" asked the boy.
"That's German; aint you q German?'
mo; Hoongarian," said the boy.
"Oh, Austranp"
mo; Hoongarian."
''And you know Prince Rudolfs'
"Yes, me know him. Rudolf, Prince.
Me see him one time. lie come To my town
in Hoongary.. He come to our school. lie
give the boys one dollar and a-half for good
writing. lie give five boys two dollar for
best writing. l got two dollar"
Then the boy took a pencil, and wrote IN
neat, quick hand his name In Hun
garan--Johon Dancils-John Pul, as he
put 1t in English.
"Was Rudolf handsome manYn
son, he was very fine. Big boots and
pretty pants, and coat with gold lace, and
lOHS hlilt WI hlh ouCu u uHc
moustache, just like IL was white, and hair
like--like this" The boy hesitated, aud
then went over and touched the WALL which
was OF such a color that in hair II would be
called red, and he laughed Il little short
laugh. as though there was something funny
about red head, even in Hungary.
"And you liked Rudolf T'
"Very, very much.n
"But he was bad man ?''
mo; he wns good man. Him not d.
bad. Him have brother. No, not brother;
but brother with other mother"
"Half-brotherfn suggested the reporter.
"Yes, half-brother. and halt-brother want
to kin him. Half-brother slap him in the
face. Rudolf Prince kill him and he 20 TO
kill himself His wife been In America.
Him good man and him do no wrong"
The boy persisted In his faith in Rudolf,
| and he showed In his defense OF the Prince
the unreasoning devotion Of the hereditary
subject to his lord. He could not under
stand the scandal which his death made
public, and all he knew was "IIim good
man." Where he had learned the half
brother story could not be discovered. 1t
is probably local report in Hungary,
as the boy has been in this country only a
year. That Rudolf was popular among the
masses goes without saying.
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1t is now asserted that the Arkansas 'pos-
sum, or, to speak scientifically, the didelphi
Arkdnsasidnd, as served up at Brightwood
for the AttorneyG General and his friends, Is
par excellence the 'possum OF America.
MIR. Garland is said to be SO fond OF this
delicacy that he permits nothing short OF
great national interests to come between
Elm and his semi-monthly 'possum bake.
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SLOW old are you, child?"
"Mother says am 16.n
"But what do you sayY"
"Oh, / shall say nothing for a few years
Mother will speak for me until she gets
another husband.n
Mr.. Bogus is the name of a genuine
Washingtonian.
Lady at reception--Ah, sir, why didn't
you let me know sooner that you were mar
ried2
Gentleman (slgbing) Because, miss, |
am not in the habit OF inflicting my private
troubles upon other people.
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SONG or THE OYSTER PIRATE.
III take the risk of "tug In sight'
And a life on "the ragged edge
IL you'll give me boat on cloudy night
/ Aud couple Of hands 10 drodge.
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Mr.. Carlisle seems to have his head
turned In the direction of New York as o
final abiding place. It's q good point for