The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-22
A Br,eb. Bow With an Umbrella.

One evening last week when a shower came
up SO Unexpectedly, says the New York Even-
ing Sun, small boy, armed with huge
umbrella several sizes larger than himself,
stood at the foot Of the stairway OF the Sixth
avenue elevated station at One Hundred and
Sixteenth street. Here yer are, gents and
ladies'" he cried. waving his umbrella in
vitingly, as the passengers began 70 descend
and look about them for some means OF getting
home. twenty-five cents to take yer home,
ladies'. If vets yer dresses l gets no pay,
seey" The men stared at him, and in most
cases turned their collars up and passed. But
with the women it was different. They stared
at him also but while their eyes were taking in
the small boy their brains were weighing their
gowns and their new spring bonnets in the
balance with the small boys fee. The result
was practically forsgone conclusion. During
the hour and a half that the storm lasted the
youngster actually made 81 IS. All OF bis
patrons were women with one exceptlon-an
old man almost bent double with rheumatism.
After the storm had cleared and the small boy
and his umbrella were resting from their labors
at the bootblack stand at the corner the young
hnancIer consented to talk. 1T was a pretty
good night this was he remarked as he slowed
away his net proceeds In the one pocket which his
trousers possessed. 1T cana up nicely, that
rain did. None Of the women got on to it at
ALL Did yer see the fat old woman, the one
wild the parrot on her hat? o, she's a corker,
she is. There ant been ram 10 the last SIX
months but what she's got caught in it. She s
mighty sweet to me how, but she didn't use to
How did you manage it," he was asked.
We'll, yer see last year when l first went into
the biz the old woman used TO kick. She
said was eXtortioning of her. Once she gave
me the shake at the door and wouldn't cough
up the price. After that she threw me
a 10 cent piece out of the winder But let it
lie there, for me blood was up The next week
seen her start downtown one day dressed up
daisy. knew there was a rain a-comin in on, sc
l waited. In about three hours it began to rain
lckity cut. The old woman came home right
In the middle of it. l was standing there wild
me umbrella. Soon as she came down the steps
smiled at her as if nothing was wrong be-
tween us. The old woman looked kind OF
ashamed like, but she smiled at me too Lit
tie boy she said-she always calls me little
boy" explained the youngster with panied eX-
preston " Little boy she says, L want you
to take me home to-day. Please be very care
full of my new bonnet. Yes, ma'am,' 1 says,
and we started. Soon as we started l says to
her, says L: Where's me quarter for
che other day. She pretended she
didn't catch on. But l on to her,
you bet. Give me me quarter now,"
says, III you don't I'll sneak pulled the UNI
brella off her bit. The old woman began to
scream. You little wretch says she, I'd box
the ears off you if it wasn't raining Then,
when she seen l wasn't goin' no further, she
pulled her purse out and gave me so cents for
the two trips. Now she and me always travel
on the dead level. She amt bad old bloke,
to treat her. Men amt no good" he continued,
IN answer to a question as to which sex he pre-
ferred as customers. They always want to
hold the umbrellers. Once a Teller tried to run
women wants to carry it, too. only let's them,
though, when they're very tall. But I'm gettin'
an umbrella made now as will stop all their
monkey business. It's goin TO have a handle
as slips up and down. See? It's goin' to fit
ladies Of every size. ltll be finished by next