The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-18
THEY WERE YOUNG GENTLEMEN.
One Glass OF Coda Had to Do for
Three, but Their Instincts Right.


One Glass OF Coda Had to Do fol
Three, but Their Instincts Right.
From fhe NeiO York Sun.
Three ragged newsboys, one Of then
hatless, another barefooted, and all of them
with bundles of papers under their arms
and expressions of pleased expectancy on
their faces, formed the unusual group that
ranged up in front Of the soda water foun-
tain in a handsome Broadway drug store
the other night. It was up town, aud there
was quite a gathering of finely dressed peo-
pie OF both sexes awaiting turns to get
liquid relief from the extreme warmth of
the evening. With the instructive kindi-
ness Of welI-to-do New Workers, the crowd
made way for the tired looking, dirty faced
urchins.
"What dyer want" asked black-haired.
pug-nosed boy, whase bruised cheek testified
that he'd been trying istic conclusions with
some business rival.
lies get vaniller wild cream,n said q
freckle-fac ID, red-headed boy.
Nav, )" said the third, 'le's get chock'let !"
Jaw, peach is de ting" put in the first
speaker He added, with a proud air, ~
alters takes peach"
The others assented, with the specification
that it should be with cream, and the black
haired boy gave the order for one glass Of
peach with the air Of a prince. While tho
fountain tender was drawing the soda ths
third boy said:
Say, fellers, OATS tree cents apiece
Whose a-goln ter pay de odder cent?
why, Jinksy, o. course" said the red
headed bay. Hes a-orderin' it, amt he,
an putin on Tugs enough as if he owned
de board er aldermen"
Not much, put in the black-haired bov.
81 amt payin' de odd cent l orders it,
an you two fellers squares de odd. sect"
Quite discussion folio we'd, and it was
finally settled that "Jinksy" should pay the
Decent check, that the other two should re-
fund him ) cents each, and that all three
should then go outside and toss a round Of
craps to decide which one should stand th @
extra cent. The controversy had mea
time aroused some interest among the other
customers, and party of ladies and gen
tlemen fingered after drinking their soda to
STE the outcome. "Jinksy" seized the foam
ing glass of peach and drank third of it
greedily. Then the red-headed boy held it
up and measured off half the balance on the
outside of the glass with his finger and
drank to the mark, and the third boy finally
finished the glass. The fountain tender laid
a check on the counter, which "Jinksy''
picked up nonchalantly. Then his face
darkened, and he exclaimed:
Say. fellers, dis here bloke's run us fur
Is cents"
"De debbil 'e has" said the red-headed
boy.
"Why y kin git hull glass on Grand
street fur cents" said the third, indig-
nantly.
But dis here amt no Grand street, "
know" put in the boy with the black hair,
magnificently. "Y' forgit you's millenaires
when you drinks up here. Come, pony up
yer nickles"
white-haired man here stepped out OF
the group which was watching the comedy,
and picked up the check.
This is my treat. boys" said he.
The boys looked at him bashfully, and
then at each other. Then one of them said
handing him paper:
Thank yer, boss. Take a paper-on US. y
The white-baired man took it with q bow