The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-18


Geld In Brau Branmel, and between acts,
being short of the necessary, instead OF
disturbing the rest of the occupants OF
the row i'm which was seated i remained
late gall" of Mr. Brummel with that
possessed by some less important persons
whom am acquainted with.
| Mr. Brummel. like good many more
people, sends his valet TO the front-door
To pacify his clamorous creditors, while
he dons his Sunday best and sneaks out
the back way. For "a good, sound unadul-
terated gall give me that OF the Provi-
dence man who announces TO his many
creditors that bills must only be presented
the second day of January, and who on
the first day of January takes himself out
of town fora week and upon returning,
when that time has passed by, meets its
victim with a smile aud another stand-oil-
January story.
Not over week ago / saw cheeky man
walk into barroom order quart OIL
whiskey call up 1.-The house, and remark
TO the bartender as he glided out OF the
door without dropping nickel: Take
something yourself, Bob; you won't be so
much of loser"
While in Memphis couple of years ago
| fell in with Harry H., n man who makes
twenty summers out of his forty winters
and has counted more railroad ties than
all the professional actors i'm sthe country
When needs-be, Harry is a gentleman
and when needs-be, Harry is bum. lie
was acting in the latter capacity when 1
met him.
One morning, just as we were closing
up our last takes and "30n was on the
hook, Harry sauntered into the Appeut
| Office wearing baok-number shirt and
| woe-begone expression on his face.
| Whats the matter, HarryV L asked,
/ ~ ha MT rod nm N hnr l
! ing.
Matter, matter enough" he savagely
responded Johnny has been arrested
! for being on drunk. The gang OF us
heard OF the arrest and went TO the police
| station to see what could be done. There
| they agreed TO release Johnny until lO
O'Clock to-day for SO Yesterday being
! payday we managed TO raise 1t, but IL
broke the gangs
About half past nine that morning Har-
| ry came To my room and asked me 10 ac-
! company him TO the police court Johnny,
he said. could not be found, but he was
determined to md him somehow ana re
| cover part of that $40.
At the police court we Jailed TO see
Johnny, and as the numerous cases were
called up and dispo. ed of, Harry com,
menced TO get nervous, ana now ana
then would mutter between his teeth:
''rll get drunk out of that twenty or
bust"
Finally the name of "John Elkins" was
called out, aud before I could uttera word
of protest Harry was in the box, pleading
not guilty in the first count, that OF being
drunk, aud guilty on the second, that OF
! carousing.
Harry managed to prove that he, that is
john was not drunk. But the police
Judge was an out-and-out sort OF fellow,
and, after announcing that, owing to the
previous good record of the prisoner, he
would be light on him, he soaked
| Harry, that is John. for S25 and costs and
thirty days in Jail That afternoon | in
terviewed the manager of the Appcdt and
he in turn called upon the judge in favor
| of Harry. The judge seemed TO be able TO
appreciate good thing and said:
its joke, isn't il Mr.. --Y
Certainly, Judge" answered that in
dividual.
"Well, we'll carry it little farther.
Let him work on the stone pile for two
time he is released aud his so refunded to
finish the drunk with"
Then there is another printer who is
quite an artist in his way-Andy Ill. |
once run across Andy and George +. in
Cleveland. They were sitting on two ash
barrels in an alley bac of the Ptdtndedter.
Andy wore a satisfied air and bright
smile while George looked glum and down
|
whats the matter George" / asked /;
Making arrangements for your own
funeral ~
Don't ask me" retorted George. Don't
talk to me, I'm disgusted See that bloom
ing idiot over there? I've been on the
road with him going on three months and
have just found him out. We struck the
town with 10 cents and i gave il 10 Andy
to get some grub with while waited here
for him. He returned in about half an
hour and what do you suppose he bought
with the 10 cents g'
Beer"
Beer; nav. II he'd bought beer with
it wouldn't kick. But what does he do
but spend it for flowers"
For flowers !"
"You see il was this way, Luke" said
Andy, rather apologetically, and in that
tone of voice peculiar to people adorned
with hair lip. 1T was this way, Luke.
Just up in front of Dutch Henry's was ~
poor girl selling flowers, and she looked
so hungry and unhappy that felt sorry
for her, and bought one of her boquets.
/ s'pose I'm too burned kind-hearted,
anyhow" LUKE CLAYTON