The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-22
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
,vC1DENTs OF AN HOUR IN A MES
sENGBR BOYS LIFE.

0ondut.
Was attracted to Pinkey by his great
,:,a,inesz and the fact that he wore a por-
.;on If the uniform of district messenger
~ 1T may be-" 1 thought. that all
.Soas,anger boys are not born tired, but that
.bi.is condition affecting them only when
Oh duty"
Pinkev. 1 concluded, was not On duty; he
,rs, uniformed only as TO trousers and he
,ras as have said, most agreeably viva
cious and alert.
first saw him emerging from q base
,nant coffee shop, from which, as he passed
. table near the door he, acquired an extra
5onobnut with great skill and neatness On
the sidewalk he met uniformed compan-
ion.
"Hullo, Stubby."
"Hullo, PinkeY."
They were passing each other with this
when Pin key produced the doughnut and
Snbby looked at IL, then at the coffee
shop, and then he grinned.
Give us piece"
Pinkev broke the cake and was passing
half to Stubby. when he hesitated, and
asked:
Got a cigarettef
Nav"
YOU'RE liarW
Then Stubby grinned, produced pack
age gave Plnkey cigarette, took half the
doughnut, and departed slowly.
Pinkey lighted up and started rapidly
down the street, but stopped suddenly in
front of hand organ, on which was seated
little, shivering, plnk-nosed, white poodle,
holding a little basket in its mouth. Pinkey
made a motion Of depositing money in the
h.
motion OF kissing mis- hand. 1t was the
noodles one poor little trick, and it amused
Pipkey enormously; he made the dog do it
over again, to the rage of the organ grim
der.
go away, you leetle-a-hoodlum-aw
Then Pinkey was in rage. He glared at
the organist, with eyes contracted and chin
extended, and said in low, threatening
1rowl:
Soy. you call me a hoodlum ag'in an I'll
lake fall out Of you"
The Italian-who was a big. muscular
jilow, with two sound legs tucked under
finn and two wooden stumps strapped to his
knees sticking out in front of him-looked
ready to spring to his feet and demolish
Pinkey.
Soy, Pm on to you, young felly. If
youse Jump me de cop will see yer wood
legs is fakes and run you off de beat. SeeN
Pinkey grinned after saying this and
then discovered that it was ravenously in
terested in the greasy doughnut Pinkey still
carried.
80, de purp's hungry let's feed him, " and
he took the basket and began feeding the
famished poodle, while the Italian nearly
had fit from rage.
Well so long, young fellyln exclaimed
Pinkey, when he had fed the poodle poddy;
IN be along tomorrow, an if youse have
whaled de purp fer eating de sinker, Pll put
de cop on to yer fake legs"
Pinkey replaced the basket in the poodle's
mouth, patted its head, grinned at the or
ganist, shook his fist at him and started
down the street at sprintlng pace. | hur-
RED after him from the show window
! had been pretending to examine, but his
pace was such that | surely would have
lost him. had ho not come into violent col
lision with youngster about his size. who
was experimenting the progress Of a me-
cbanical toy across the sidewalk.
who you running into. kids exclaimed
the toy vender, picking up his sample toy
yellow ostrich, driven by green man in a
red cart, and placing it by the side of his
stock Of goods, on the edge of the side
walk. Pinkey really had the wind knocked
out OF him by the collision, and could not
reply at once. He was rubbing his hands in
front OF him-I had seen that trick before
and suspected what was to folow-and
grinning, as he slowly approached the I'M
susDectlng toy boy. Without a word or
sign Of warning Pinkey's right flew out
and his fist landed hard and flush on the
mouth Of the amazed vender.
There was short but very lively rally at
close quarters, in which Piukey was getting
all the best Of it belonging to the leisure
class, be had more time for the practice of
the manly art of attack. when the gathered
crowd was parted by the slow and digni-
fed entrance into the ring Of a policeman.
stop thatn exclaimed the officer.
The boys arms fell to their sides.
What's all this about!"
Thetoy vender really did not seem to
know what it was all about, and was silent,
but Plnkey explained, without a seconds
hesitation:
why, Officer Mullin, dis kid was block
lag up de whole sidewalk wild his tin toys
an lady nearly fell over one an broke her
leg and says to him, Let de lady pass;
does de whole sidewalk belong to yusep An
he says he pays de cop-de officer. mean
Tor not rnnning him in, an knowing you,
Mr.. Mullin, says he lies, and he tries to
lump me an"
The crowd giggled and the officer
scowled.
"Pinkey," he said, "you are little liar
lTo on about your business or I'll run you in
1or lighting; and you"-to the other boy
Keep your toys off the sidewalk, or I'll run
you i'm
Then the officer moved off, slowly, and
still with dignity. While Pinkey was
weaving his little romance, every eye was
h4ed on his eloquent lips; every ones eyes
except mine. | had discovered peculiar
motion of Pinkey's feet. The tin ostrich
ana driver were being skillfully drawn
apart from the stock of toys, and when the
Gulcer moved off, the toy was between Pin
Keys shoes
As the officer disappeared. Pinkey dropped
MS soft hat, with which he had been pre-
lending to wipe his eyes, and stepping back
as he did so, the hat fell over the toy. When
ne picked it up and resumed his dabs at his
ury eyes, knew the toy was safely his, and
Wickedly rejoiced
men Plnkey darted off again, and l
would have had great difficulty in following
.ln had be not stopped every time ne came
" toy seller-the street was lined with
.usm-to inquire il they were suffering for
esught, to blackguard them, and sometimes
W W snatch OFF their caps to shy them under
vue wheels OF passing vehicles Suddenly
mecame upon toy seller surrounded by a
sr9np OF smiling people. Pinkey edged in
auu followed. The prettiest child you
ever saw, girl or years old, was crown
lug and laughing in mad delight over
sstruttlng tin ostrich drawing the accus-
r,uled green man and red cart. Her joy
was SO hilarious a crowd Of smiling people