Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-14
ANewsboy's Version Of "Julius C&sar.'

| Newsboy's Version OF "Julius Caesar
From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
| "Fellers," said the learned newsboy, as ht
gathered group Of his comrades about him il
Independence square, Ibid We ever hear abou
Brutus an how he put up a job ter do Caesar.
| "Naw," replied the fat boy.
| swell, eff yer dom min I'll tell yer abou
him."
| us dat de blokey wot was in de teatyer wher
| they played Julius Cesarr" asked Freckles
| "Dat's de one. Dis Brutus was a reglal
hummer, he was. He wasn't ez much of {
| scrapper ez Caesar, nor he wasn't stuck OF
playin' tag an running races like Marc Antony
| but he was q corker fer all dat. He was
| quiet sort o blokey wot didn't say much, bu
| KEEP up hull lot O. tinkin', an when be
| fought dat Caesar wasn't doin' de square tins
| by de fellers he JUS lays low fer a show tC
| dump him. See? Caesar wanted ter be boss o
| de hull business, but Brutus wouldn't let hin
have it dat way. Brutus was dead ON to hi
| Tullius an lot other fellers wot hung out vic
Brutus put up job to croak Julius in de
| senate"
IVY didn't dey get Julius shoved?" asked
Freckles.
der wasn't not no coppers in dem DAYS
an even eff der was Caesar had de bulge on dc
hull business an Brutus couldn't a had him
| showed anyhow. Brutus fought lot O. Caesar
| an Caesar wouldn't do Brutus dirt"
Den der was Cassius, wat wos a skinny bio
| key, wild q long head like dem lawyer fellows
| wot collars de oyster O. dispute and gives yer
de shell. Cassus was dead sore on Cesar an
was alters tellin' Brutus dat he ought ter dc
| him, SO dat Rome would be free. Cassiuf
| didn't care for de freedom O. Rome 30 much ez
he wanted to do Cesar nasty; but Brutus, he
was q good blokey, eff he didn't 60 ter church
| on Sunday, cause there wasn't none, an didn't
want to do Cesar ez much ez he wanted ter
free Rome an his Teller citizens. like George
Washington did in de United States"
"Was Caesar one o dem English blokeys wot
we licked?" asked Swipsey.
'Yer der ignorantest kid wot ever see,
Swipsey, but den yer didn't have no advantages
Cesar wasn't no Englishman. Der wasn't no
Englishmen den Dey was Briton, but dey
go on wild the story" put in Freckles.
Don't MINI swipsey. he don't know nav
thin"
II knows es much ez You does, yer polky dot
faced guy" retorted Swipsey.
Don't let's have no scrappin: Ez was sayin',
Brutus an Cassius an de udder blokeys got
Cesar inter de senate. Cesar wasn't dead stuck
on comm, ez de sacrifices to de gods didn't pan
out but when dey toll him dat ef he didn't
come he'd queer the business in de senate, he
come an de conspirators got aroun him an
Tullus yanked his night gown of, an Cssca,
wot wos q tough citizen, give him one In the
shoulder wild his toothp:ck. Den the gang dey
dug holes in him. an when Cesar seen Brutus
gettin' in his work wild de rest he weakened an
dey done him up proper"
"An' was Rome free, den?" asked the fat boy,
making heroic struggles to keep awake.
mo, cause Brutus wasn't hy enough to play
de game right when he had got de besi trump
outer de way. Antony was Q pal o. Cesar's an
when he wanted ter chin at Caesars wake Bru-
tus was chump enough ter let him. Der was
not no hes on Marc. When he got de gang at
de wake he guv 'em SIGH . corkin' speech an
sed about how Cesar was SIGH q square blokey
dat de gang was wild him an agin Brutus Dat
busted de freedom racket an Octavius an An
tony an Brutus an Cassius had a set-to on the
plains o. Phillippi an Brutus an Cassius got
licked an"
A citizen calling for paper ended the lesson
abruptly. The learned one made the sale.