Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-28
DORSEY FOULTZ IN LUCK
he is Made the Hero at Numerous Social
Functions
Friends Send Him q Valuable COllec-
ton of Weapons-Hfs Talk With
Star Reporter.


ton resident whose eel-like characteristics
have afforded the police in the last
few months so many opportunities fol
successful display of their mag
NATIVE faculties. Foultz was seer
Saturday with a number of his compatriots
at the corner of Pennsylvania avenue and
-th street. He was smoking a cigar and
appeared to be enjoying himself to the best
of his capacity. He was well dressed and
seemed to have gained in flesh since the
last time he posed before the public. Far
from looking like a hunted criminal. he
seemed as If perfectly satisfied with himself
and his surroundings, and had the easy air
of man who knows himself to be good
thing The only part of F'oultz's attire
which was anything out of order, in the
get-up of colored gentleman's holiday
dress, graced his head. 1t was police he'll
met, in good order, except for the fact that
the number had been removed from the
front. The wearer removed 1t with Ches-
terfeldian grace as he responded to the re-
porter's salutation.
"Oh! that's all right" he replied, in an
swer to the question as to where he got 1t.
Il just wear 1t to show there's no ill-feelin'
an l amt gwine ter tell whar got 1t. Yo'
must scuse me from tellin' dat, sab. OATS
somethin' puoly pussonal, as 1 tells de
gemman whut comes eroun' de othah day
ter find out my address Ter his directory.
Use glad and willin' ter answer nearly ev'y
uthah question yo' sees fit ter ask me- but
| must positively refuse ter answer dat.
Like Other Folks.
II do know but what I spends Chrismus
day des like de mostes Nv de cullud gem
men Nv de city. what has plenty Nv leisure
time. with lots wv friends. Yo' see, wen
a man gifts a reputashun lax have GOT
Here Dorsey stuck out his chest and chin
and appeared to grow larger all over with
honest pride.
Les see," he continued, meditatively, IT
begins celebratin' de day mex befo' Chris
mus eve day. A frien' Nv mine invites me
ter spen' de evenin' at his house in South
ives Washington ter meet few selec'
b'lieve OATS whut he calls 1t. We has a
good time, too, you bet. Dare wuzn't nothln'
ter drink bit juniper juice. an it wuz run
min outer my eyes wen de sociable broke
up l fergits ter say dat we had music en-
durin' de celebration. Dey wuz an origin in
de house, an we passes de time away
sir gin songs. Dey wuz Wait Till de Clouds
Rolls By an Bob Up Frum Below I
calls er halt on dis, case I think it's re-
Election on de time it wuz said I wuz in a
sewer. 1 'spress my sentiments on dis.
Den dey switches off on ter rDey's a Hot
Time and de lady at de origin plays DE
Maden's Prayer and de party breaks up.
Friday I feels kim NV tired and doan
do nuffin' till evenin', wen 1 goes up 9TH
street ter pucchess a few gif's fer some
friens Nv mine.
Hangs In His Stocking.
II goes home lax good hoy an hangs up
my stockin'. I knows ole Sanity aim gwine
ter pass by sech d handsome, 'stinguished
gemmen lax myself, an I aim not disap-
p'inted Wen 1 gifts up in de mawnin' my
stockin's chokin', an de little table in de
room is plumb full NV gifts. Looks lax a
Hardware sto Den dey is a fine bowl NV
eggnog, with cyahd. AKIN me ter accept
1t In de name Nv de Infants NV Liberty As
Sociashun.'
Il WIZ sayin' de room look lax lahd-
y are sto'- Deed it did. an OATS a fac.
De objecs wuz principally razzers. an dey
vuz some beauts in dat bunch, an OATS no
mistake. Oar wuz nigh onter forty-seven
Nv desc, besides guns. five-barrel six-barrel
and seven-harrel. Dey wuZ wun I'D dc
cutestest little slung shots yo' ever saw.
De place whar de han goes in wuz all COLE
an pearl, but she wuz meant fer bizness
les de same. Dis wuz de gif' I'D de Free
Convicts' Confederacy.' Dey ain no use
ta!kin'. Dorsey's ole frien's ain fergit him
dis glad yuletide season.
Say, dare wuz one mo- gif 1t wuz a
copy NV de police repohts. doan' see whut
got ter do wild de police. let's dem alone
an dey lets me alone, an 1t ain nobody's
rothin an makes a bluff at huntin' me.
it's all right. 'Cose dey needs excise lax
emmy othah gemmen. Dey halter hav' DER
fun. an it dan wrong me none. l says,
let de coppers enjoy deirselves.
Visits Police Headquarters.
"Chrismus day I walks up eroun' head
quarters ter see if dey wuz emmy new faces
on de fo'ce. Look lax dey amt, an goes
back home, an me an some frien's finishes
UP de eggnog an gifts out de bones.
doan' do thing ter dem othah coons. Dey
knows Use got a reputashun ter sustain,
an wen / say, come sebe n she come dat
come lebben. Den I 'zamines all my raz-
he bleed lax a stuck pig an ain had SO
much fun fer long time. He hollered till
yo'd a thought he had his th'oat cut.
tole him ter stop his yellin' or he would git
1t slit, an he quit.
''De res Nv de day I spen's in vsitin' my
frien's," Dorsey continued, speculatively
Il dunno as dey is much mo- ter tell. All
kin say is dat it's one Nv de nices' and
pleasantest Chrismus days 1 evan spent.
did think Nv gwine ter church, but de
preachah's bout de only ones dat dom lax
me. Dey seems ter be laborin' undah a
misunerstan'in' bout me. Dey doan' pear
ter want me ter mix UP wild 'em, SOS
leaves 'em clone.
''W'ile dis thing Nv bein' a great man is
mighty handy about Chrismus time, it also
has its Inconvenience. Good mawnin',
sab. 1 hopes yo' has a happy New Year.
1 'spects ter have a mitey pleasant one"
And the renowned hero of the capital
city went up the avenue, bowling right and
left, with a cheerful smile on his face.