New-York tribune., 1890-01-12

Whatever may have been their general effect. there
were bosom, In which they produced di-acrccable
-cn,atioIs and among these Wa the bosom of Ellly
DRAKE. the Wild Man from Boruco. Indeed Mr.
Drake WI, positively angry when b" that Grand
mother Cnnchcr Wa, 10 BE- exhibited from the same
platform with himself lie stuck hl, pipe lu hi,
mouth hi, hat hi, head, and hi- feet on the foot
board Of hi, bed and said cmphatlcally that he hc
domncd II he'd shtand the loikc, th, erin'mothcr
businc-s any at all. II had gone the i.tc bit
too fur an bcdad he'd lay the hull matter before the
brotherhood and >-tcrhoOd Of Animated Freaks that
bll,scd marnin'i
The more Mr.. DRAKE thought it over the more ont
ragged his feelings became Al last. unable longer 10
contain himself he strobe from hi. room. descended
into the Bowcry. passed into East Broadway, and
clambcrcd aloft 10 the nth story of a rclcty Nat
There he knocked loudly at door and responded IN
something Of violent haste to the invitation t. enter
seated In one corner 81 the room. over a small red
hot quccr-loohins htt. man. There wa, a
tin plate the stove from which the odor of melting
cheese arose, and min Cling with the odor of burning
tobacco contributed from the little mans
pipe burdcncd the atmO, phcrc with dense
and by 10 means delightful fumes. The little man
had fork in one hand and a mug of beer IN the other
and he suatchlng the cheese from the plate ,hov
Ing II into his mouth and washing II down with the
beer AT a rate and with a disregard Of heat and cold
that were wonderful to observe.
He was anything but pretty little man Ills head
was big and his body small and his legs very short and
very thick. lie sat upon kcg. the top Of which he
quite amply covered but his feet came scarcely half
way to the floor. His gray eye, twinklcd from hole,
sunk far into his head and twnkled 50 brightly that
Won had 10 look AT them, but 80 sharply that YOU
wouldn't If you could have helped IT. He pccbcd
quickly at Mr.. OFakc, and cried in a shrlII voice
"Ii! hii Billy Come In an sit down -
sit Is itl Where ~ said BilIy.
"Whcrclr repeated the queer little man. "If I vos
TO tell you where, Billy your hingcnuity wouldn't be-
drorcd out. Won o the uses Of hcNpcrlencc BLY,
is 10 dror hout the ingenuity. You're loohn' sum
mat dolcful. Billy. Cheer hnp, me boy, cheer hip
I'd like to invite you to this 'crc feast but there's
houy Won 'cp o cheese left an honly Won swaIlcr Of
beer But pull hout yer pipe an-vots ON yer mind
Billy ?"
Mr.. DRAKE was standing with his back against the
door his arms folded. his hat on the side of his head
and an ominous expression on his face.
Have yc seen the marnin' papers, Runy ~ he in
quired.
Papers, Billy. papers Vot do want wild the
papers1 No. Billy, shuns 'cm. No be
alchal readers huv the papers, Billy. vidout comm
to "A bad hend.'
Mr. O'Fakc drew from his pocket a copy Of " The
Daily Bazoo.n and pointing at a certain paragraph,
said d" Radc thot, Runty!
The queer little man stuck his fork under the tin
plae and nipped il OF the stove upon the floor heed
less Of Mr.. O'Fakc's wishes "IIcXcusc me. Billy
he said i never violate my prnccrpcs. ave no
use for papcrs an never reads 'em. Wots It say -
Bedad I'll tell ye phwat IL says II says outrage
IL says another o. thin ould women has come
bochune an me daily bread. 1t says that Tony