The herald., 1896-07-15
'Awful drunk" observed the fourth,


Hes been drinking beer" opined the
fifth. and at that the possessor OF the jag
arose unsteady, but mighty in outraged
ai'ai true" he cried. "'sh lie. Ar 3
beer in me. Hic. All a-hic-beer-his--
hic-wazza laughin'-hic--at? Shink I'm
shayin-hic? Nossuch thing. Shayin'
'hic' ush-hic-wannas shay, hic?' Tai no
-his-beer. zho. Shwishkey!
In the eloQuence of his declaimer he
waved his arms widely. His hat fell off
and rolled into the aisle. Instantly every
wee girl at the further end Or the line
started up in q shriil voice the familiar
ditty:
Where did you get that hat?
Where did you get that tile?
And all the others Joined in:
Amt it daisy one.
And Just the latest style.
How dye like to have one
Jus the same as that?
When / go out the boys all shout:
Where dye get that hat?'
Everyone else in the car began to laugh.
But the man with the jag didn't laugh. He
looked first at the little girls. Ihen ne
looked al the hat, now rocking gently TO
and fro on its curved brim as me drescaf car
ZOO know" said he Zoo know I-hic-
shink zheyrewhienmsakMin n msre Tsrna youN-
He made a grab for the hat but his bump
of location must have been away out or
gear. for he didn't come within yard OF
"Mos shprisin' shing." he observed
"gem man ca getta ahat-hic-hc-worn for
shree-hic years. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
He made another grab for it and missed
again. ,ooood y,
may ge'-hic-lef secon' time, he re-
marked philosophically and tried again. :,
This time he lost his balance ana tel
heavily upon the object Of his search:
crushing it fiat Instantly the chorus OF
little girls started up.
T'row IN down. McCloskey!
Was to be the battle cry.
T'rOW IN down. McClOskey.
You can lick him IL you try.
As that was all they knew of that song
they repated the lines several times. whlle
the subject of their vocal exercises crawled
Pack to h oor Silence
1t occurred to him that he hadn't recov-
cred his headgear. This time he got it.
held it up for 81 orH best he mgh
to straighten it out with bitter obJurga-
tions upon it for lodging him when iie tlrs t
"Za's Whale git-hic-fir tryin'-hic--to
git away" he observed. holding it out at
arms length, whereupon the seven niue
girls. who seemed to be ready to sing upon
chorus, burst out:
Oh mamma buy me that!
"Shing -shic-shng, chanted the
jag; wish I-hic-hadda shoggun Would
n't-hic-do shing to brides. Hic!
He shook his fist at the chorus. who
howled with mrth and sang:
Oh. Uncle John,
Isn't ii nice on Broadway?
Oh, Uncle John,
Here j shall remain.
Oh Uncle John,
Now that I've seen the Bow'ry (this with
immense emphasis, which the jag
seemed to regard as personaD, ~,
think the country,s awfully slow, and I'll
never go back again.
"He-ha-hic-hic," cried the object OF
their vocal jeers in an attempt at gayety
II can shing my-hic-shelf. Hooray fer
shong:
Razzhle-dazzhle-hic
Razzhle-dazzhle-hic.
Hc How full I am-hic.
Hic! Do givvadam! hic-
Razzhle--
"O-o-o-o-oh! Amt he awful shrieked
all the little girls in chorus. You said a
bad words. S-s-s-shame on you, and seven
little fingers went up for seven other little
fingers to whittle on in the gesture Of con-
"Hfic! Do CIV"
brooklyn! all out"' shouted the guard
the unfortunate to the bitter end.
He sank back in his seat. and to the euart
who helped him out of the car he ate6
in heartbroken tones that he was a highl,
respectable comic illustration: and that al
! he wanted was quiet place where he conlt
| be pasted up on the wall and left to f1nisl
| q shattered life in peace and quiet.-Nev
| York Sun.