New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-26
BALLADS OF THE PAVE.
uyKS'S SUBURBAN HANDICAP
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JISKS'S SUBURBAN HANDICAP.
Within this town a lawyer Is,
As many such there be.
Both councillors and puhliriSiS,
With thosc Of low (Egrcr'
This lawyers name Is James H. Jinks'N
Much law doth J. IL. know
His signs long swung IN NaNSaust,-
You all may SEQ VINO 60.
Ncw-JcrSry claims him for her own
Her claim h" can't deny,
Though we'll wern hr would do so
Though 't~crr gri"Hous no.
Eut tha, they've plainly writ his name
whcrc all hat even glance within
Ills dwelling place may sec.
INV hero prartScS nj law,
And neither near nor Tar
Is there a man mUrr JEALOUS OF
Traditions OF ID" bar
TIA, sometimes J. H. speaks the truth
SENS probable Ia M,
Though such action unprfoSslonal
va, never prov~i Oh heJ
Quit, recently Ia James II. links
4 strange adventure fell,
OF Il the facts tani other points,
! straightway mean tn tell.
Bu, first 81 links | wish 10 say
That - ALWAYS late.
He eyer vet would miss his train
Though he ran n frightful rate.
To Catch the four ten boat he'd run
M. race down Ortlanii Sirr"t
His stops vrr' long and likrwlN" swift -
He'd Tighten all hr'h meet
Down Cnr,laudi Sirrct hc daily ran,
And 'twa- fearful race.
no ,,sot,lc Scati,r-l Iight AMI LETT
And marvcllcd at IL" pace.
Down CorfIandi street he always ran'
rut sui II chanccri each day,
That when he rrschrd tho ferry house,
The boat had sailed away
Each morn twas also much the same,
For though hr aimed Ia TAX"
Tlr train which l"n n uincthirtcer
He ucvrr II could MAXI.
His canc he'd wildly way" at It.
n y ,rrni hih l,Hm aud re.
Iut IN rl,. nire thirteen would not
Ab.dr one j"t for he
Yr, every NOR ing for This train
NraIu hr'l wildly n""
Tulk. us"i him FIR clock such was
Ills n grlari tee.
A mother r her child would say:
It., >rhuul nme now, my son:
"Oh. nu. dear mother. II cant be-
links has not had hi run
onr morn h" mad" An carly start
To take hi, favuvIt" train.
AMI down IA" street lie sW'fl| ran
with III hts nigh, ard main.
En- wien hc rr,arNrd III" depot house
What I'D uur hrr find
The train Wa moving down IN" trhh
And hc was l"h rhIiIl.
sFnr ,wir" ten years and mor~ have T.
That train sil tried To g"',-
For tw.rr ten weary years and fHr -
I've ucv'r got It Set!
Now Nv tn earth down hcw below.
Nud rs q" blue on high.
ThI, uur~lug James H. links will catch
That train or strMehtwN Ill"
Thcn one Wild leap and lac (, OH
md Loa, IN" track Is sr"i
With other leaps BE- tears along,
And round IN" cur" y Hell.
Now follows such a furious race
Tho main zoe, ON with rush and clNg-
Jane, IT, j. clU~' behind.
And now tho folk upon tie train
They ~py him coming fat
The engineer looks hak ana seos'
And h" i quits agha"t'
And ~ he clap> on all the steam
And loud the whistle blows,
And sira!shiway faster g"'~.
Nor rcrkS he now Of rold nor stop,
Nur r'cr Of station place.
He piles on steam and rusheS on,-
j. II. behind doth chase.
Tho frightened people at IN" towns
such sight have never seen,
Each looks into his neighbours faro
And ash, what such things mean.
And those who walt for this same train:
And II rush away.
They yMnly AL. what means such haste,
And why II doth not stay.
Bu stu! the frightened engineer
lie rprwr!cih on more Stranl,
And still he claugS the brA"n bell
The whistle makes to scream.
Now JlnlS can almost touch the car.
lic soon Cpr touch II quito
The ,raIumcn now throw out the trlhn
TO make tho train mor hight.
They quickly irsam all the trunks.
Nnd likewise the rNpr'Ss,
The tram now PUSHES fh"icr on
So j. IL. none Toe less
They quickly thr'w out all the seats,
And IKE the stoves a. we'll,
IIiIt James II. casts aside ms coat
with loud. cNultant yell.
And ain the frightened train rushed on
Jink, ,lackrnrh not his pace.
stIIl people started back with fright,
AMI marvrled At tho race
And cried: "Bcuk" he hath Bib
Against some pa>Scn1air,
And hr would fain present the same
And with him now get SQUARE
Gut nothing stopped the fearful rate
They'd all along III plnvei;
Then jersey cry they rushed through
Nor any moment stayed
They cars they scarcely touched the track.
The whistle loud did Shrek.
And james H. links seemed little mora
Than long, dark Colord strrak.
Tho train now reached the ferry house,
nut still Il onward roar'd,
mi ! II. seized the flying cai
And lightly leaIcd aboard
The engine stopped risht At The ooat'
The people stood aehast,
mt lame, H. shouted loud and clear:
1--WE caught train at last"
Q know not II all this be rue,
was not there 10 sec,
only here have vr1t II rs
Jtnlss told the tale TO me.
My hero practlscs OF law,
And neither near nor lar
Is there Q man more Jealous OK
Traditions OF the bar.
That sometimes J. II. speaks the truth
Seems probable 10 me-
Though si,ch arttan unDfOfpsgOnA