The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-07-13

age accost the passersby with pathetioally
uttered formula beg ming please, mister.
when L was suddenly addressed:
You want some chewing gum
The sentiment had no interrogation point.
1t was a plain statement IL was diso III
the nature of information
do I?'' / inquired cautiously. lhdlcat-
ing that had not made up my nlno on TIE
subject and was therefore open TO con-
viction Then. TOO. / was interested be-
cause the young woman went about the
sale of her wares in fashion so thoroughly
individual-so distinctively unlike tae
nlaintive walls of her contemporary ven
ders.
..Yep." replied this young woman-Sue. By
name-in answer to my query II sooa
fer yer digester Keeps yer SOS yer KIN eat
nails If yer natter. Sides yer girl cheNs
chew gum"
7 purchased some of the proffered gum
and Sue at once evinced a desire to llnser
for a few moments. 1 asked her name
Her reply indicated that had gone on Inc
wrong tack.
''Taker tumble. will YER retorteu sue
imper;inently. but very sincerely say
I'm dead in de game wild youse. ferre
oner desc society fer de prevenshun w
cruel chillun people. Wen. yer game ooa
go wild me- Yer on me bum SIDE Fl ga
.ie gag yer wants ter trow out, SEE Man
yer holIer in er hurry. an d"h TAKE Ioi'e'
needer Me brudder'n be long IN er min
nit an youselI eT waiiop IN Ue q" al
er push in de skylShts
attempted 10 interrupt, prctestingiy'
hut Sue went on without heeuing my ell
fort to take part in the conversation
Now see here. Mister Man." she con-
tinued, pull in yer ropes on me an 20
chase s'm'udder kid watts got more time
fer jawsling.n' dan Street sue Han ore
4
Dis is wat [ says. Youse folks comes
chasin' inter family troubles wat don con
Germ nobody, an yer MAKES more troubles
I've got me mann and me dad ter iced, SIDES
git money fer EN- ter rush de panniiier
wild. an I'm or dead straight "a-h te'
do II.
.W'atd yer do wild me if yer had IRE
penned in wild de res u en- she SUD-
denly asked. with added energy OF voice,
displaying perhaps a httie temper 20.
me out ter some Dloomin' farm Ter PICK
puttercups? Den watd happen ter me-
Dey'd have me peppers open oy sunrise
an chase me inter me cot lore iectr.1
light time. Den dere's de cows an &c
DIGS an de-de egg plants. all w'atd know
1 wuz green ter deere backyard, an meoDe
dey w'udn't make ii hot fer me. Make yer
pipe in er nustie. cause as confab wld yer
Is trunnin' down me nISnTs trade
NOW see here, my ht-Ie lazy, began
kindly, II am sorry
"Lrre yer goes switched N sue. "dere
yer goes. L knows ger lay uc sof song yer
puts up. Wei, yer can't MARBLE me inter
cr cage Were Gey FEEDS yer bread an mllk
Ter Drekkus, an de boss Iady don sdz~.e
no beer an 50 dcre amt none left ia DC
bottom Nv De mug Ter yer Ter drink
Il wants ter 90 ter croOity s'cIety home
-uiei
so long. Mister Man, dere's ernudder
base fer me ter steal. holt Yer bret Y lies
/ skates 'roun de corner, an 81 yer re here
frr-..r 4 fr4-
buttons OH de beat an dell sen yer
" ere youse ID longs.
Sue" as she would pax il, squeezed &c de-
bate" and Wandered nonchalanuy down
Madison street, crying al proper Intervals
''Noozci 'Spatchi CHEW gum,
nave seen her several times since, but
she has avoided entering into trade reie-
lions again. This / 10 not regret, hut l
am sincerely sorry that ] have sues re-
sDect for she has not given IRE an oppof-
tunitv 10 explain 70 her that | am not al
agent of the Society Tor the Prevention OF
Oi"ei'S - JULIAN HARRIS. ,,