Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-05

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and the protector of the people moved off
humming "A Policeman's Life Is Not a
Happy One"
How about that. John; do you let the
policemen help themselves to anything on
your stand without charger
My mama is notta JOHN replied the son
Of sunny Italy, testify. 1T Guisseppa
Garibaldi. Dissa policeman maka me seek.
De poor Italiana man he maka de fool.
Dessa vera badda country for policeman.
Badda man."
Guisseppa Garibaldi then proceeded to re-
late how, some years ago, upon his refusal
to give a policeman dozen bananas he
was forced to take his stand from the
sidewalk. Investigation, however, proved
that this was a mistake. The removal of
the stand, with number of others, was
ordered at the time by the Commissioners.
who held that they were distractions and
there was no legal authority for them.
But Guisseppa didn't know that, and his
story of the affair is interesting.
The reporter bought pound of grapes
and the storekeeper unbosomed himself.
He said:
"A long time ago comma to dissa city.
I bring re monk an re organna. Lettle
a while 1 makka mucha mon. Re monk
he getta seek anna die, an 1 buy dissa
stand. Onna day a policeman passa by
an say: 'Gooda mornin, Johnny l no
know re man, but say goOda mornin', too.
He tooka hes fista full of penutta and
walka on. De nexta day he comma long
took a bigga pear likka des illustrating
by his two fists. 1t breakka my heart,
but l say missing. He comma back in
minute an say Johnny. givva me dissa
sir. De nexta day he tocka. de whole
damn stan. No, sir 1 say missing now, de
policeman can takka what he likka.''
Method Explained.
Two sons of sunny Italy, pushing before
them, respectively, low, two-wheeled carts.
on which were piled high the seductive
peanut the plump banana, the rosy apple
and other similar deicacies, had stopped
to compare notes and exchange the COM
pliments of the season. Each praised, in
the purest of Italiana-Ah1ericana language,
and with many suggestive shrugs and
mods, the excellence of their wares. as
Star reporter stopped to invest. The in
yestment made they were about to resume
their interrupted compliments, when The
Star man inquired: "How's business"
Both vendors shrugged their shoulders,
and the taller one said: Vera bad. Too
mucha Chrism De people spenda all
de mon."
But" suggested the reporter there's
lots of money for you when business IS
good"
Another mutual shrug, and then the
shorter one explained: mo mucha profit.
We sell mucha cheap"
Lose much?'' inquired The Stars man.
81, ST." both quickly replied
"Give away much?'
Isl, ST." with innumerable shrugs and
mods.
"Police?'
The last inquiry was regarded with much
SUSPICION and, after several rapidly spoken
words had been exchanged between the
proprietOrS of the carts, uninteiligible to
their customer, the taller one cautiously
sad: DE policeman taxa what he lika.
de banan. de peanutta, JUS whata he lfka.'
PAY for them?'
MY Coda no paya tall" both exclaimed
with one voice, and with plying emphasis
for their inquirers ignorance
Then the smaller voiced what was clearly
the experience of both: de policeman
he say, Hello, john Me say, Hello and
Den de policeman he say, 'Gooda stuff,
john Me say nothin', an den de policea-
man he TAXA de baHan. Me say nothin'.
and walka way. Me waita It'll de policea-
man git way off, den me say, 'Sacre! Den
me pusha de cart, an me meeta mother
policeman. He stop an me stop, and den
he say, 'How's busiress john? Me say,
Vera mucha bad an den de policeman
liceaman he sticka his club under his arm,
reacha for de peanutta, TAXA lot. an den
ne say Ia. ia, john an walka way. Me
saw 'Sacre" agin, an pusha de cart long.
Soon me meeta neither policeman. He
say Gotta license, John?' Me show de
badge, an den he say. OATS all right:
john Den he say. 'Nicea apples. john
Me say nothin', an den de policeman he
TAXA de big apple an say, Nova long.
john Me nova '1ong!'
land so that is the way it is DONE is 1t -
inquired The Stars man, but the men with
the carts espied a policeman coming down
the street, and. without answering, they
hastily proceeded to put as great dis
lance between them and the officer as they
we've capable Of.