The evening times., 1896-12-29
THEY WOULD RUSH TO CUBA
Balilfs Kendig and Cole Ready
to Aid Insurgents.
FLYNN'S BITING REMARKS
Daniel, Not the = prophet, Bnt a WAN
dering Willie, Thought the street
Refuse Boxes We're Cuspidors
Painted Green in Honor Of Ireland.
Accepts the Judges Invitation.
FLYNN'S BITING REMARKS

Il wonder if Makeos dcad?'' said Cole
| to his brother Dailiff, ke1dig, this morn
| ing.
"Makeo?'' said Kendig, in a Mortified
tone. ..vou mean Mass-seco; that's the
proper twist to give it. Accent on the
middle syllable. you know, Colcy; and
Kendig stroked his military mustache with
, a sanguinary air, as he added: I'm very
familiar with the Spanish lingo. NJ
grandpap mad parrot who could talk the
| language beautifully, and learned 1t from
| the bird.
Never mind about that, return,s' Cole,
somewhat irritabIy, as if envious OF Ken
digs linguistic accomplishments, Il wanted
to know, because IL he is aiive-and Cole
would not trust himself to pronounce the
name cf the brave Cuban-"I would or
ganize regiment and join the Cuhans.
$50 woulG T. rejoined kendig, shifting
his palm vigorously on Cole would you
make me capting?'
That / would, Sammie,' acquieseed
Cole. You he capting and I'D bc kernel
TIE two bailiffs smiled at each other
with rapture, throwing their shoulders
back and squaring their heels together after
the manner Of a soldier on parade.
WHO knows sighed KendiC. ecstatic-
ally throwing up skyscrapng chateauN in
Spain, but what with our help Cuba might
be freed
From the corridor came thunder of
outlaws, disconcerting the embryo fill
busters. 1t was the mighty voice of Police
man Michael joseph Flynn, who parted the
swinging door with his head, and. cooking
his helmet on one side of his head eyed the
bailiffs so sternly they acted as if they had
been guilty OF some crime.
80 YOU air GoIh to fight the Cubings,"
said Mike, who was with the flying column
that went to the relief OF Custer and has met
the Sioux III many band-to-hand fight.
We want to- said kendig, bolstering
himself against Cole.
.'whin the pair OF you got as far AS Key
Wist.'' continued Flynn, they'd have TO
put you in straight jackets to git you iny
further. An for meetin' the innimy,
they'd niyer see you unless they kin run
loike an inJine, for you q have the divil's
own legs gittin' away from 'em. At all
evints.'' concluded Mike, consolingly, 'ff
you do join the Cubings, you'll cut your
selves to pieces learlin to handle them
matchettes.''
Kendig and Cole. speechless with rage.
refused to reply, and as he left Flynn said:
.'Dannie Shea is in the dock. He wants
to jine the Cubings. Talk to Dannie.''
Daniel was one of the first prisoners
called: a short, compact little man, airy
as if he was at some social function, polite
as only a courteous Irishman can be, and
witty withal, he car welcome as a. shot
Of sunshine through a leaden sky, after Il
dreary procession of self-confessed vags
had been sentenced. Daniel is a bird OF
passage, and it is usually this time of the
year. on his way to the Rivera OF the West
ern world, Florida, that he stops off for
fifteen or thirty days in Washington by in
vitation Of his honor, Judge Kimball who
recognized Daniel at once.
Its disorderly this time, your honor"
said Kendig.
Indeed smiled the court, tits usually
vagrancy."
'.Thrue fer yer amer" broke in Daniel.
"but changeis good for all of us now and
thin"
Daniel appeared as II a change of linen
would he the best that could
happen to him, for his shirt was blacker
than the face OF a colored woman seated
in the pen.
"Be quiet, Dannie," admonished Kendig
Let the officer testify"
The officer had to say that he met Mr.
Shea on Seventh street, and at that pre-
else moment Mr.. Shea was splitting consid
-erable tobacco juice in and against the
green tin boxes placed along the streets
as receptacle for waste paper.
Il advised him to quit" said the police
man, land lie said Here the officer
hesitated. shall I 60 on?" he inquired
of the court.
Certainly" replied his honor.
"shure, Moike." added Daniel. as Kendg
choked him OFF,