Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-09-13
A HEATED ARGUMENT,
A Load of Free Coal Leads to international
HOstilities,


Hostilities.
Within q stones throw of the businesi
portion of the city, in q narrow alley.
worthy visit from the health commission,
er, our coal wagon went on its journey Of
relief. On every side were the evidences OF
restitution. Investigation revealed that
within three small rooms lived three wild.
ows with their broods of little ones, Tn.
der the American flag Ireland iostled Italy
in the close quarter, and Africa touched eli,
bowI with both There WIS no need of
words to tell the story of want-the scene
was eloquent in its mute appeal for help.
In silence three piles of coal were unloaded
before the door, and the wagon moved on.
The inmates were then informed that the
coal was for them.
(Which poles moinc?" came from the
feminine representative of Ireland.
as dis hyah pile for me, mistah?" broke
in the negIcss.
II taxa dis" said the Italian woman.
1t was purlinpY unfortunate that they
each selected tho same heap as being a
tritle the largest, and for few moments
the chances for Il general European war
doomed upon the horizon with startling
distinctness.
Here, yer can't all hev der same pile"
said the driver of the wagon. Cit out of
thatn'
Who's dat yer's talkin to- mistah? |
chooses dis pile" and the colored woman
made rush for the large pile and planted
herself upon the top of the heap, like lib
erty frightening the world,' or rather that
portion of it represented in the persons of
Dat STAT l.,
and fair Italia s sunny land.
An will yeZ come off Their perch, We spal-
peen!' said old Ireland as she reached for
a lump of coal and prepared for hostilities.
IT'S mesilf AS wants that pole. dyer sce:"
'Hyah, you Abcrham Lnkum,n yelled
the negress to her eldest son, bring ser
mudder dat rag2er frum under de foot oh
de babe | ticks dis pile, dHz"
"Garyhaldy, bringA de steecttow shrieked
the Italian.
Guess we'd better git outer this" said
the driver. THAT nigger with the razor is
dangerous
'Mikel, yer mithcr wants thcr use of Their
shillaley yez fell heir to whin yaz feythcr
died." said the Irish lady as she nourished
the lump of coal and squared around for an
aim at the negro woman.
Here, Jim. jim, load mp the coal and
take 1t totIe widow at the next corner. If |
she asks you for quarter, don't hurt the !
old lady feelings by refusing her"
AT the mention Of loading up the coal
there was an immediate cessation of hos |
tile demonstrations, although it could be |
easily seen that it was onlyu armed truce. !
''l'ze on me own COAL said the colored |
woman in II conciliatory tone. II don't |
want nobody ter tech me or me coal, or I'ze
gwine ter do dirt, is"
"Oi'm not saying il word, am OH but a |
divil one of.yez bad better git me rolled
Il saya nothiny,edoa nothing but de cola
mine, and my hotta southern blood maka
me die for whata mine
The driver descended from the coal
wagon, shovel in hand. Here, come off
the dump, all of you. What's the matter
with yousc!" he asked as he advanced.
The children of the respective families
had now gathered on the scene, and so or -
from the neighborhood also appeared. The
colored woman was still on the crest of the
largest pile, and on one side stood the
Irish woman, in q half defiant attitude,
her arms akimbO and one hand still clutch
ing the large lump of coal, while on the
other side the daughter of Italy stood in
position Ajax defying the light
ming could not have assumed a more az
sravating pose than the ebony statue as
she stood with calmly folded arms await.
ing the outcome of the situation
"How many children have your" was
asked of the colore1 woman.
Il dunno; spex hev six"
"And yous"
"taiX an vi hev three ez foine childers rs
aver drew breath off n Their ould sod Come
here, ye spalpeens, an show yersils to Their
sintlemin. Mikel, Larry an Bridget Mary ,
Ann JeeraldeeI."
"And your" to the Italian. :
"Eighta me hava' p,
AN she's loyin to yez, sor," said the Irish -,
woman as she began to suspect the point of i,
he inquiry. ''She hez only two an Their !,
lagur wan"
But it was proven that the negro woman
lad six children, the Italian four and the ,
IRISH lady three. So the colored woman \
vas allowed first choice, and she promptly /,
elected the pile upon which she stood, and !
deliberately exposed the ''razGer' which
Ter offspring had handed her In course,
ticks dis one, an thanks yer very much'
The Italian was not slow in making Sc t
ection, and the last one was left for the q
restfallen representative of Ireland. A
TITS obloiged OF am to yez, scr, but it's u v
hame that foine gintleman loike your i
ilf, sor should be teckcn in by the loikes n
: thin. witch isn't fit to unite yer shoes. b
It's mesilf that hasn't bin married three n
lines, but yez niycr saw foiner projayny c
rom emmy matry- mony-al a-lye-ance." T
1t was thought BEST rather than permit a
ny further luminosity, to even up matters
y giving a little more coal to both the
IRISH woman and the Italian woman, and '
Ehen the coal wagon departed peace reigned C
Down in our alley. a
st, Louis Republic.