The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-22
leABBY DENNIS

"Drive up the Fifth avenue to the Madi
son Square Garden" He said 1t In cor
rect English, but after the manner of /
Frenchman who had lived In Americ,
some 20 years, with marked foreign &C
cent.
Up Fifth avenue started Cabby Denni
from Twenty fifth street. Through Tween
ty,flfth street to Sixth avenue, up Sixth
avenue to Thirtieth street. across Thirtietl
street to Third avenue, down Third ave
nue. to Twenty ninth street. 1t was be
ginning to take the form of puzzle, wheI
suddenly De Courcelles aroused himself II
his corner.
"Que diablel" he began, Then he looked
out of the window. "Twenty -nintl
street-where the devil9 Either he Is
fool or he thinks am onei" He fune
open the carriage door "Where do yor
goP" he cried ~ say the Madison Square
Garden, and you drive me around ant
around, God knows wherel i report you
I have you arrested! We shall see, WI
shall see who is the fool
Cabby Dennis sat as If petrif1ed; then hi
climbed down from his seat and sank dra
matically on his knees In the falling snow
by the open cab door. "I'm q fool, M
dats straight, be said. "I'm wuss nor
fool-I'm hungry. But dat amt nothiu
Il can stan 1t fer meself T" De Courcelles
looked stern, but de L Ade kids
says to meself when you tipped me dc
sign, Here's fare, here's ia b, says l,
an den you says, Madison Square Gar.
den, says you. Why, Madison Square
Gardens jest round de block not min
nit's drive. ! taut of de starvin kids
taut of de poor wife" Dennis brushed
away tear in tho now binding SNOW
storm. "Here's a cop a-comin along now.
Han ME over If you wants"
DE Courcelles thought of the stories he
had heard of impostors Of benevolent met
being taken in by just such as Dennis
Drive back to the restaurant, he said
shortly; drivc-straight
"Hully Reep' muttered Dennis as no
climbed up on the box. "Closc shave dat
You amt so sma't as you taut you wasl
And both Dennis and his horse hung their
heads as they drove back.
Don't you stir, sir, or have you ar
rest, !" said De Courcelles at the door of the
restaurant. Inside he beckoned the wait
er. "That stuff l could not eat. Where
is itf" he asked.
"Why, monsieur, 1t is--it is--where
should 1t be, monseur2" stammered the
garcon obsequiously In the presence of
such patron.
Bring 1t. 1t Is for starving family"
commanded De Courcclles.
VERY well, monsieur But not pom,
PIANO, not redheads, monsieur-a turkey,
good beef, a ham,"
Bring them, repeated De Courcelles
as he moved to the lobby where he sat
with one eye on the bewildered Dennis
and his thoughts with her at the Madison
Square Garden.
When De CourcelleH emerged laden with
packages he cried: "Now we are going to
make the little ones and their mother hap.
pyl Where is it you liver"
"Whar ls't livof'
Eyes" cried De Courecllcs, fixing him
with his glance. "The hungry little ones
and the grleylug ,wiie-where do they
liveP'
Extraordinarily lives close by Sussex
street. nuIuber--number CT.
Drive there, ordered De Courcelles
"Hully geel' muttered Dennis, slowly
picking uphis reins. "Waal, III be burned
If he amt smart I'm wild a-plenty of time
on his hands Hully mother, but it's hard
on MANA respectable, God fcarin man |"
Up to CT ratified tho cab De Courcelles
was beginning TO have faith in Dennis,
and his manner was gentle.
"Suro, said Dennis, "sure I'm think
in as it's too poor fer gent like yourself
to be goin up into ii. If you'll be waitin
here widout goin in an gimme dc bundles
to fotch in meself, wild your compli.
ments"-
No. no." said De Courcelles. II must
see the1n-the wife and the little ones.
With tho look of martyred saint Den,
mis- repeated after him: "You must--you
must sec dem-de wife an de kids. WAL,
den, " he said slowly, ''if you'll hold onter
de horse I'll tell EN- you're a-comin."
Up the rickety stairs went Dennis. He
paused at Kate Mahoney's door, "Shes
poor 'nuf, an she have brood of kids.
But Mahoney he's bit 'streperous, an he
might objeo'." He scratched his head re-
fectiyely and went up another flight |
"Deros Name Reilly; but Name she ain
got de sign of kid. An dcre's-hully |
gosh, dere'5 Mary Gafferty- CATER.
ty, wot's suprorttn Of three wild her tubs
an whose husband was kilt in de accldint. |
Hully Mither, dero's Mary suro 'nuf, an
Mary more nor half in love wild me now, |
WAL, III be cvcrlastin ly durnedl" Den
MS went in and closed the door behind
him.
Mary Gafforty sat In the midst Of an ad
mining circle of Sussex street friends
hD L., "a
walt 10 git the words out, he was that ex.
cited, Mary, he says stumbin all over
himself wild emotion, Mary he says,
will yer gi Inc the JOY NV hearin the kids
call me faythcrF He wus that modest he
didn't loike ter come out wild the QUESTION |
plain like. An thin, bless yer, if lie didn't
60 to maxim LIZ an Eddie an Nora say
fnyther An thin he wasn't contint till |
he'd fetched a fricn up from out NV tho
strate wild ham an q turkey an all the
rest Nv wot yer eatin. Ach, Michael Den,
MS he's the good hearted uni An Liz,
whin she sees his frien wild the bundles In
his hans an the snow in his beard, Liz,
she cries out, Why, it's Santa Clausl An
thin be says, An wots yer nameS An
LIZ, she says smart as yer PLACE, Liz
Gaterty. An thin Dennis, fur the love
NV me, bless him, an not bein willin ter
let by ahlthcr mint NV his life widout me,
Dennis he says as quick Us flash an wild
the lovnest look, Dennis he says, Shes
me stepchild, but she's as dear ter me as
though she was born d Dennis An wild
thin words, wild his frlen a-follerin In his
footsteps, he wint out as proud as yer
pla2e Ter work fer tho mouths he's fotchcd
upon himself ter feed, "--En.mh kauf.
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