The evening times., 1896-08-12
LOST LICENSE AND BADGE
Kindness Of Street Merchant
Keith Poorly Repaid.
HE ASSISTED A STRANGER
To Help FeIlow-Country man He Let
Him Have Cart. Badge and License.
The Former Was Returned, hut the
Stranger Refused to Surrender the
Latter Unless Given Money.

N-kefth, the owner OF push-cart, not
long ago obtained q license, with badge
accompaniment. for carrying on the tun-
ness OF a street merchant lie was al the
District build ing today, submerged in
trouble.
He Is little man, with bearded face.
hair that will need vigorous trimming before
II can be induced to curl, and possesses in
a most marked degree, the leading char
acteristics or his race, well developed
by the calling in which ne has spent the
greater part OF his business career
He talks English with indifferent sue.
cess, and has difficulty in expressing him.
self so as to be understood by the casual
auditor.
kefth gives every evidence, however,
OF being a straightforward man. For
seven years or more be has pursued his
calling, prompt always iu procuring his
papers" OF the assessor, and seemingly
always dligent In the duty OF turning an
honest penny.
The license this year cost him sic. it
having been taken out for a part of the
year only, aud up TO about ten days ago
he was personally eugaged in the busi-
ness for which it gave the privilege. He
relinquished street work mnre than a
week ago, he said, as. a means OF ofafford-
ing pecuuiary relief to a cpmtryman OF
his who happened along in hard luck
HELPED A STRANGER.
To accommodate this man. an utter
stranger TO him, Keith rented him the
cart at the rate of 10 cents per day.
and permitted him to use his iiceuse and
badge, in addition charging him 90 cents
per week, thus enabling the impecunious
individual to make stake
According TO kefth's story. as told atthe
assessors office this morning. the stranger
worked about i week and then brought
haa.ie the cart. but refused to deliver him
the license and the badge.
1t got too warm to work." Keith said.
'aisl the man wanted to go 10 PLilideI-
phia.''
What was his DanIec''
Il didn't ask him his name. but he keep
me license to make NE gcef him four dol
lar. so ne buy a ticket to Philadelphia
When Keith applied to the assessor for
duplicate OF the license and badge he was
refused Frantic over his loss, the unhappy
man went out into the corridor tnrned his
face to the wall and cried.
Il can't find the law" he exclaimed. II
so TO Mr.. Washburn. He sayI can no get
back the license. He ask me why I don't
take it away from the man who got it.
Me do that with big man who whip me
easy? l go to Mr.. Pugh, and he say no
get back the license Who know de law?''
Keith is said to be hard working man.
He has frequently done acts OF kindness to
wanderers without means by permitting
the use of cart and license on similar TERMS
and has on several occasions been betrayed,
the parties carrying the license away with
them. on such occasions he has managed,
by proper representation of the facts. to
secure duplicates, but in the present case,
IL seems, the circumstances are different,
and he ''lose tree, four days a week. doing
notriug," while he is seeking the return OF
his official documents.
When last seen he was hurryipg away
in search of some one who could bring the
law into operation. In his behalf. and Will
probably appeal TO Judge Scott for redress