The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-06
A STRIKES GRIM HUM0R.
STRIKERS VINO MAKE MERRY AND
HHO KEEP.

den OF 'LnbOr'a struggle win capital"
All the workers had left the cigarette factory;
loft rather later than usual on account OF Its
being Saturday evening. On the stoop across
tho east-side street sat thrcc girls. One OF them
was n strike picket. 1t WINS her business to pre-
vent new girls from going TO work; to dis
suado" them. as the strikers put IL for reasons
connected with this law. Tho art of discussion
is fcxile. Tho other two had stopped on their
way homo to talk to her.
COIN to tho ball tonight, Mamef" said ono
OF them. n short girl with gray eyes.
(which ball r. said tho picket. "Thore's
one AZ Walhalla. and one at Turn, and another
ono at New Irving. I'm going to the one at
Turn"
"so'm IT, put in the third, a black.hairod girl
with n suggestion OF Jewish blood in her bright
black eyes and lonR.bridged nose. The floors
smoothest and l like the crowd bost."
II been to n ball every night this week but
Wednesday, said tho picket, AN then 1t
wasn't that l couldn't have went to two II I'd
wanted"
There's q lot goin' on since the strike got
goin'," agreed tho short girl. Jake says he's
wore out takin' mo to dances till 4 o'clock in
tho mornin' an then gettin' up to work"
Work r. repeated the picket suspiciously.
whats no workin' fer Why amt he outf'
"Oh, his union amt out; but I guess 1t will DO
in n couple of weeks. Jake says they're gcttin'
treated good enough, but you have to strike
about once n year, he says, to keep the bosses
from gcttin' too uppy. An it's bcttor to strike
now while it's warm, Jake says, than wait for
winter"
1T must be kind OF hard" observed the dark
girl. rchectivcly, "to be workin' when every
body else Is on strike an havin' u good time
Like bcln' kept In at recess" suggested the
picket.
Say, Name, they're goin' to put me on
picket in n few days. said the short girl. Il
don't knows I'll be SO stuck OH it."
Its all right" declared Name. You got
to keep n good lookout, but it's fun an the fell.
lers come around an jolly you along
"You amt had anything to do. has your
asked the Jewish girl.
Amt II You'd owter see me yesterday.
D'you remember that little Dorson girlf'
"She kicked on goin' out at nrst didn't
she r. said the Jewess.
YES; l know her." the short girl said. "She
cried because she had to come out. Said she
had a sick sister or somethin' and had to pay
the rent, -. ,,0 on.".s,on,.d Mama ..s,o
come sneakin' around here yesterday lookin' up
an down to see that nobody was lo9kin, and
"Sposen the cop had seen your exclaimed the
."oh, / didn't lay q hand to her. I Just says.
Where you goin', porsonr I'm goin' back e
work she says. An be q sGab = says L.
rent I Make YOUR landlord wait l says. Any,
way; If you know what's good for you. you
Name lIaggerty.' she says. .lookin' around like
a s, cat , whsn TeI get |! m Mdn.t ' hhS. o SnT ob s,F u
sneak 70, an, the next ball you go to you'll get
villa, Lizzie McAncely got for bein' u scab: :,
.rlseen that: t9o.r Interrupted tho short girl
her dress clean of her.. A new dress, too. ]
she says. an that made me think Of some,hin,
been pretty thick with the foreman at the fac
tory. an 4 you go back there d you know wha,
says. What's the ain 7 j says. You'll be a
scah, an S%Ynythins about g scab goes', ~. .,or,
girl, edmirinsiy. "Tf BET that fsed her. ~
You bet /, did; She went away eryin' an
lit is Kind hard ON a girl, though. some.
times" remarked the Jewish girl: thopghttully
I'd Been 'H Wor ! ho I Ie could a I sonsS, my myself SsiitHG a pal!
o pink slippers Tor the dance tonight, an now
EES s 1 TO ID Ss' hSgs i Il. GO ! t back t to work Sa '@ ana! cS9n
your own slippers he says; Go back to work!
lei him take 1t out on ma"
"IkInd o think my folks are g%ettin' tired sup
portin' me" said the Jewish girl. But l s'pos'
tho strike won't last forever .
Cant last too long for mo as long as Their,
plenty to cat Mt home an as much fun Roin' or
as there is now" the short girl said. II don
have to work. anyway, but do 1t SOS to hav'
THAT'S the way with me-" added the picket
But the spcndln' moneys gettin' short"
Maybe thoyll take up a s'cription for you,
shy. thu, was z great Jolly gtgglod the !"
dom picket duty. an, under the picture it says
she Is Miss Mamie Haggerty. a beautiful younl
to d; pi"fet duty for Tie strikers. to whom sh'
That was The nigh! we all went TO the dane Ian
took us over TO Tip Lyons's beat. an you wa
awful sick from ca!in' too much watermelon oil
Sick as i was, i couldn't help thlnkin' Of tina
picture an %lauFhin'; BUT don't get no sub
cSr1P'i me home that nisit.:"' "
LAY. Jim Eot arrested." said the Jewesa
R!3 S I h' only sI tSa, h so got off all right. VIVA
was IT, asked the picket.
" II was about that picket business: He wa
to head him Of, but Z didn't, go. 4 couple Q
e feiisrs II d9 Moll Ss the There FivsF 's soes When the b slG1I
i Ba,shy jim giv sHy Jim an a black hs s'e sye' b 10r t him; cr6 Ta
Into the river, Then they had to pull him GU
. sSfE"iFn, ev inc cos Wf bln ss srF got pulled IN an Jim
That's al right; the strike fund pays al
/, one who Is ION the inside"
whats the uso OF stayin' here my longer
asked the Jewess. Amt tho factory closed Z
/ "The foreman amt come out yet" said tn
a picket. "Bcsides, I'm waitin' fer two OF tn
. icllcrs. We're goin, to collect cash for a picnic.
!. "That'll be great cried the other two In uni
D son. "WhenW IL be"
, stun"
NO on your natural, We go round an hi
the saloon Keepers an the POLITICIANS, an 20
bet your life they come up. too. They have te
1 1t don't pay not to-"
why didn't you begin 1t earlier T. asked tn
Jewess regretfully. ITS getting cold weather.
[ oh. there's time for "a lot OF fun yet. Her
comes the fellers now. Well. SO long. girls. T.
= see you to.night.'
( "All right; we'll DO there"
And the trio separated to prepare for a ne,
week In what the sentimental yellow journe
Z ism gushes about as tho terrible hardship
and suffering OF the present strike on the eai
3 side"
: INSOMNIA OVERCOME.
Tho Victory In This Case Gained By PartLs