The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-05-03

it, FrtzyY Let's have zwci glass beer, says
|, cordially. Fritz drew himself up with i'm.
menso dignity and replied Herr Sykes, of
| you would please oggscuse me. May pc you
would not like dose aromas of sauerkraut and
limburger," and he passed on with his head
and tail feathers up, so to speak. Other
prominent Germans cast indignant glances
at me, and said harsh things about me in
German"
| 81 suppose your twin brother had been
getting in some more OF his work on you "
Fright you are. l learned that ut politi.
cal meeting at which was not present at all
had denounced the Germans as mere reser-
voirs OF sauerkraut, that l had ridicued Bis.
marck, and gave utterance to such pronounc-
ed know nothing sentiment that was jeered
out of the meeting. Yes knew brother
Tommy was helping me out. published a
card and denounced my twin brother, but
that only made matters worse. l was even
compared with Eli Perkins. 1t created much
amusement that should have q convenient
twin brother at election times. 1t was re-
garded as an entirely new campaign dodge"
Your twin brother seems to have gotten
even with you pretty etfectually."
well, that's what thought when q big,
raw-boned Irshman hnpped on me, and left
me dismal wreck. l suppose Tom had
been around blaspheming the Irish or prais-
ing the English. Even the Israeltes, among
whom had influential supporters, refused to
speak to me; that is, ali except old Absalom
ltubenstein, who is very influential. Ali he
said was 80, AIisther Sykes, you want all
US Hebrews to go back to Jerusalem where we
coomed from. | knew then that Tommy had
been tamperng with my Hebrew vote. There
were some negroes in my district that were we
a
compared them unfavorably with the Chin
panzee in Central Park, and that they had
changed their minds. l was in bed three
weeks after the indignant Irishman got
through with me, but the public did not be.
lieve it, for Tommy was disgracing me every
day in the neghborhood while was prostral-
ed on my couch OF pain. AT last he got ar
rested for being drunk and disordery.
80 vengeance overlook the villain at
last?
Not bit fit He was brought up be-
fore police justice who was a friend of
mine, and he, supposing that it was myself,
turned Tommy loose without even repri-
mand. l withdrew from the canvass, but
even that has not appeased my twin
brother"
81 think I'd appease him with an axe
helve."
30, III do worse than that. He has de-
stroyed my domestic happiness
You don't say SOP"
"Yes, somebody told my wife that had
been seen riding in Central Park with two
variety actresses. My social standing went
long ago. am regarded as social outcast,
and now he even goes around in my neigh
borhood with hand organ. He wants my
neighbors to lynch me, suppose"
"What are you going to doy"
~ don't know myself I'm not going to
give him any of that $4,000. l can move
away to some other town and get a new
social status with all that money; that is, if
l can keep control of myself, but some day
you may see the name of Sykes and Cain in
the headlines OF the daily papers, and then
you will know that the worm has turned at
last. Let's 90"
AS Sykes made no effort to settle with the
bar keeper remarked
This is your treat amt it, Sykes? You
invited me in here"
Not much do pay for this little SPREE
I've won the bet. You said you would bet that
IL was me playing on the organ, and I've won.
That's why I've been telling you all about
it, So you want to rob me do your Why, you
are as bad rs that twin brother of mine. Good
and Sykes hoped out into the
street and into passing car. paid for the
bottle of wine and waved my hand at Sykes,
and called out loud, so he could hear me
Three cheers for your twin brother p
ALIEN. Z. SWEET.