The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-12-22

SoOrlety. lie buttOned his coat
around his chest and turning his
collar up left the composing room.
Them guys thought cause l
keep a still on me l couldn't work
but l fooled 'em. Me heart was
all right an I'm goin' to keep her
just where she is, seer l got me
eight dollars an two of ems for
me and the rest goes to the-Hold
on, what's thatY" Spud's reveries
had been broken by tall police
man shaking a mite of boy.
Hello Barney, what's the kid
been doin'Y'
dom is itY amt doin' nothin,
l just ketched him sleepin' under
the steps of the elevated down be
Rector street an I'm shakin' the
blood into his veins"
Here was Gallaghes's opportu-
nifty; the boy was passing through
an experience which was but
reflex on his own existence. Say
Barney, you gimme the kid an
Ill take him over to French Joe's
an t'row some hot coffee down his
throat an it II warm him quicker
n your shakin' up will"
Its beer you'll be givin' him,
Spud Gallagher" said the officer,
who had often helped him into the
patrol wagon when he was help
lessly drunk, IAN Ill have none
of it,"
Honest, Barney! I'm stopped
me hearts been right for two days
an you cops amt ON to me, seeY
I'm keeleyed without the shots,
seeY an you don't have no more
ten days on the Island for Spud
Gallagher, honor bright, you
gimme the kid an watch me fix
him."
Spud's eloquence would not
have had weight with one class of
people but it was the vernacular OF
the set in which he was reared and
it chung to him, changing only rs
new slang words were coined. In
his time lie had set type from copy
furnished by tbs best writer's Of the
day-men whose diction was never
questioned and who were consider
ell authorities in matters grammat-
ical, but he was not a student; as
far as he knew, his mission in life
was to stick type and receive the
maximum Of compensation for the
minimum Of labor; he gave his
copy no more of his attention in
an educational way than he did the
little marks of punctuation which
distinguish a pause from full
stop.
The policeman relaxed his hold
on the boy, who, benumbed from
cold, would have fallen had not
Spud caught him.
Say, youngster, me and you''
goin across the square to Joe's an
get some supper an we're goin t.
warm up on some coffee an livel
an onions, seer"
The boys condition was no
such as would stand shock lik,
this. Liver and onions and COTE.
ut one time was too much. The
mere mention of II banquet like
that was more than his system
could stand, and again Spud kept
him from falling.
The boy looked up into Spud's
face and. shivering with cold, said
Coffee an liver an onions al
oncet-say, what yer givin usy Dc
you mean it, HONESTY
YES, an when l say it, il goes
seer AN il any o them floor walk
ers seq anything to you jist tel
'em you're u guest o Spud Gal
lagher's--seeY Nobody cat n'turi
you down when you're with M
an l got the coin to put up for thu
chuck"
The boy was satisfied. The cot
fee in an all night restaurant OF
the Bowrey was not a. good rs caI
, be obtained in districts furthel
north, but on this particular coca
sion il was hot, and heat was VIVA
> was needed. The boy ate his foo,
I and drank his coffee with a relish
\ With Spud it was different; tin
two days in which he had beer
, sober was not enough to get hi
: stomach in order-plain coffee wa
? enough for him.
When the boy had finished hi
meal he eyed his benefactor closel,
under the bright rays of an ar
: light. Having made careful
. inspection of Spud's delapidate'
. clothing, and apparently satisfies
with the result of his observation
he said in an undertone:
Say, mister, my names Grim
sey. What yournY"
Spud told him and asked if IN
| had n home and a mother.
, Yep" said Grimsey, me mo
5 ther lives in Hester street al
, Pops on the Island a doin' thirt,
; days fur lickin' her cause sh
wouldn't give up her money sh
y made washin'-l got Il brother
5 too, littler'n me, but he's sick ant