Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-06-08
AFTER MIKE.
Corny Loses IIis Tobacco and Wants r.
dress,

Corny Loses His Tobacco and Wants Re
dress.
Lem me t'r)o te railin. ] wanter tall,
w;d do judge"
A small sized boy of eleven years, with a
scant outfit of clothes and liberal allow,
ance of freckles, stood impatiently pulling
at the gate that separates the public seats
from the business part of Jefferson Market
court. The most noticeable thing about
him was large bald spot on the top of his
head which appeared particularly white
in contrast with the autumnal coloring OF
the bushy hair surrounding it. Officer
Connolly opened the gate, and the boy
walked up to Justice White
Eyer honor" said he, Il wanter git a
warrant for One Legged Mike"
What has One Legged Mike done to
youi" asked Justice White, smiling
''IIe swiped me chaw.'
did WHAT" inquired the justice, with
a surprised look.
"Swiped me chaw. Lifted me feed. Are
you on?"
ooh, you mean that he stole your lunch,
I suppose"
Not on your life, judge. 'Twuzn't no
grub. 'Twuz me chawin mixtcher, see?
Me an Mike wuz pals, but we amt pals no
more Any kid wot snatches me bald
headed when Pm sleepin amt no pal O.
mine. OATS sure winner too"
Eyer see, Judge, yesterday found big
plug o good chawin. It was kinder strong
alone, SO l buyed two sticks O. gum an
chawed her altogether. Say, judge. did
yer ever mix terbacker'n gum? Well, she
beats seven Of kind an that's straight
tip. l was sittin down by the dock at
Clarkson street, where me an Mike does
most of our breathin. chawin away ter
beat the band. Mike, he comes up hustlin
along on his one crutchy, an SEE he:
'WOtcher chawin,'
Oats my biz seq 1.
Gimme chanst to find out, seq he.
Il amt got no knife to cut it., seq I, an
| spit out an plugged q spider crawlin
along de groun.
" 'Corny,' seq Mike. Tkin beat dat shot.
Not wild no ammynishun otI'n dis
chaw yer can't seq /.
III git dat chaw yet SEE he, shakin
his crutchy, an he went off mad an set
down ter watch some of desc here plumber
fellers wot wuz mendin somethin down
by de Cunard line pier. s
Il got sleepy, an l crawled under pile
o boards an closed me peeps. But first
chucked me chawin miXtcher in me back
hair fer safe keepin. Mex t'ingI knowed
one O dem plumber fellers had me by der
neck shakin me till cud feel me finger
nails comm loose.
I'm learn yer ter swipe my tin shears
SEE he, an he GIN me Il biff in de Jaw dat
knocked me face one sided. Wen | got
up felt kinder cold on me head. I put
me hand up dere, an say, judge, hope
ter die in Il soor pipe if lie top O. my nut
wuznt bald as de inside o. yer hand. |
come purity near fallin down, was so parry
LIKED. Sez | to meself, Dat plumber fell
Ter muster shuk you,' seq /, ter take der
hair often yer head like dat, Corny Nc,
CHM
Den | looked out on de dock, an see
One Legged Mike sttin derc workin his
mug like de walkin beam on a ferryboat
and spittin out red hair at every chaw.
Say, judge, dyer catch on ter what dat
mug doney He swiped dem plumber fell
lers' shears, an cut dat chaw off. Dere he
sat, chawin up my gum an my terbacker
and my back hair. N den 1 got licked fer
swipin de shears.
''As quick as got dat idee inter me
tinkin box | WIZ mad for keeps wuz,
sure. made a jump for Mike, but he just
dropped often de dock an swum off. Dey
amt no use, judge, tryin to catch one
legged Teller in de water, and OATS safe
bet. Dey is tWicet as strong in one leg az
lnoder Teller is in two, an dcy can swim
like tommycod. Wen it comes ter
swimmin, Mike was sure winner, an
inowed it. So | staid on de dock an |
seq, Come out here an III spoil yer com
seq l.
Mike lifted his crutchy outer der water
an he seq:
Yer baldheaded belbug.' T'ink of his
given me dat, judge, after him cuttin me
hair lissef. Wuznt dat frost.
Say, but dat made me tired. | went up
Ter de Charles street station ter see de sal'-
5eant, an SEE, Sarge, want yer ter send Il
copper ter pull in One Legged Mike fer
,wipen me chaw.'
"Wot dyer t'ink de sergeant seq, Judge.
He seq: Say, young Teller, yer talkin too
steer he Civ me, judge. OATS straight
,oo--sure. | couldn't take no such CUFF
Is dat, so come here to get the warrant"
LET me see," said Justice White when
Jorny had finished his statement. II
link remember seeing you here before
You said your name was McGinn, didn't
,ou?"
"Oh, no, yer honor, dat was my brudder
vat wuz here before. l amt never'-
Yet that boy that was up before me for
tealing apples from stand on West street
! few weeks ago looked very much like
'ou. just wait until have the records
ooked into"
But Corny, who had been uncasily NOV
ng toward the side door, at this point
made Il dash through it leaving One Legged
Mixes warrant to be procured at some
ther time.-New York Sun.
They Agreed.