The Dickinson press., 1897-01-16
KING SOLOMON TIE HORo

=, Wood was bum-a common bum
tanned some traces Of gentility to the
last. The other knights OF the road
ED to call him King Solomon. His
',le manners were actually good, and
30 phrase, Lets go to see King
rel eat beans,'' which meant,
Ncgo over to Uncle Does for
arose from the circumstance.
ncle Does lunch house was indi-
to the knowing eye by the sug-
I've words, II Still Live. sur
f.ng price list Of stews, corned
nd cabbage, and other similar
;tial dishes. AS the curve of
never rose above the 5-cent
many a pnilanthrOpists nickel
'storted from its channel saloon
, fill Does till.
i. was q favoritc with Doe to
cent that Doe had actually trust
I'd for several plates of beans.
4.r this was done that the 'bUys"
give q chance to ''sce INing Sol
his beans is an even ques-
6ut no one denied that it was
.kindness of heart that caused Doe
/, ct Wood sleep off several cases Of
.:elirium tremens in the back room of
the II Still Live" eating house. Solo
non was never violent when he had
,e horrors, never saw snakes or other
reptiles-indeed, it would have been
better for him had such been the case
s;hen the spasnls came on he would
" his sin marked forehead OH the Oii-
10Th covered table, in the back rootc,
'@sssob incoherently about 1.-THE cliil-
s,rnsging that sad song so sweetly!
ion id over again he would say:
sidae children sing that song so
ssss!.'' Never another phrase came
blefs purpled lips, as the dirty I'LL
pt:,cked and unlocked in his hair.
eh spasm would end in flood of
useless, drunken tears. Doe would
give king Solon on" ten cents for
liquor, and the "King' would leave,
vowing to reform.
Wood had not been in Boston since
his annual trip South, and Doe-if he
) thought Of the tralrI at all-probably
3 supposed him dead, when ore day the
4 king entered the Il Still Live eat
! ,..lsss lssa- 80. There are degrees, even to
3aness, as Uncle Doe confessed,
ele noticed Woods appearance.
Erling" was the raggedest, the
1nl mortal imaginable.
Ive:sSolomon. are you just about
CT ~ reform again:" said the eat
,use keeper.
Rope, uncle; am not gong to re-
any more. Just going straight
to the devil. Here is the price Of q
bean feed. l got it from IL softly W
the street." responded the ''King," pro
tlucing the coin.
While the "King" was eating hi
nj lunch, "like gentleman" fire team
N dashed by the place.
sNWOt ails those lnugs?' asked Uncl
Zoe. This street is closed, SO they'l
o6fy Fave to come back"
S., The King" walked to the door II
time to see a little child run across til
street ahead of lady, who called
Come hack, Gertrude" The little on
ttood irres0lute, then gave shrek Q
s.ar as the "King' grasped her il
ms.
f:e, you, Gully. don't try an
~ 6riey lltOss business here" yelled
ficemah, running up, as the 'King
X II the terrified child on the Sidewalk
sssss II thought the fire wagon was CON
ine back,| he said, humbly, to the pt
s lIceman, by way Of explanation. Tha
"a worthy refused to be Modified, how
j erer, until the eating house kecper-c,
pl4ined matters.
's - ssYon'se ought to knowed de stree
wAs opened to-day, grumbled the biu'
s Ne gentleman. Gertrude,
- If 6httottlef. The little on
80 .-aspsseEe.