The sun., 1897-11-15

THE ONLY TROUBLE WAS HE DTDN'r.
COME no GET 1T

COMB 1O 6BI Ia
Chinntown Sent ont It's nest Cerauaittee ana
the RummaEer Copcooted snWense stew
but tho Delegates FaiIsd 20 Eina Cen"
nors, ana Carrots mad Disappenrea' TOO
"Hai hal" de neighbors say.
Chuck Is coming home to-day,
He's actor list like Broodie'
when he meets wild Barney Flynn
Den do fun will list begin
Down in de Cafe Old Tree.
That's what they sang yesterday afternoon In
the back room of Barney Flynns saloon, at feii
street and the Bowery. which Is known as the
Old Tree. All the boarders were there, mclua-
ing Smoke, Dip MoCarty, Horse-and- wagon
Pinky Preston. Rabbit Murphy, and Mary the
Rummager. OF course the leading citizens OF
Chinatown were the first to arrive at the old
Tree, for the news that Mr.. Chuck Connors
would "trow himself into New York" ON sun
day afternoon had spread about tho lower por-
tion Of the city.
Yer see" said Chickens Maginn. CHUCK is
comm Off his theatrical trip jist ter say helio
to de gang. an let 'em know dat he thinks jist as
much of US as he always did. aldough lately hes
been hitchin' In tony harness Wild high steppers.
Sect"
"Dat's the wrinkle" added Smoke; "Chuck
jist wants to be wild us for day cause he's
DTOkcH uouTlcu tTdNelllh WIN IOhy pSoPsOs NAS
writ letter ter Barney sayin' dat he's homely-
sick. Yer see, when his company got ter New
leans dey was all canteened be der Healt Board
on account Of yaller fever. Dat was tough. Dey
kept Chuck an dc mob Of actor blokes and actor
ladies oil locked up in do hotel. Den de Board
o Healt' took away der clothes to irrigate
dem. Dat, was tough; Den wen dey didn't
ter ter dress @ up in bed sheets ter GO into dc hash
room for dcir meals Dat was tougn. Anu
feed. Dat was tough. Chuck said it was
Antony e % Cake W walk. De Collar what was
Dc sS0a
balloon jist for q minute. Chuck said de bar
keep put his ftove in de iSe5ox put
dance to supper was only allowed for, de men
actors; De lady actors had to get deir grub
Tell him :, about Chuck gettin' de yaller
tinued smoke. :Chuok writ mo a letter about
dat, an Barney Flynn read IT for US al. In de
sesn out 5SonSS Ss de- de- hotel H
S mopins rppund Tp in a'uSe DE- dark dark got into Dc
f Of paint en- he got back to de- ladder his hands
was full Of yaller paint, Den wen he wiped de
over over his face. Wen he got back to his room dc
rest Of de actors run Ia away from from. him. Chuck
''Sd my Gawdi S tHYAis sot de- ysiier!
"Den he shouted for de doctors. an de collar
a SAID hd ioa oIf he
! mean nothin'. De collar told Chuck his face was
1ull Of paint Den Chuck laughed, an after dat
promised. to come up to New York 70 attend
Chuck,s ball; Datll be at Tammany Hall; an
Mary Ann. de Rummager, is goin' ter lead dc
sad t the i. Rum%sEeF .nns e So,, I'm lade tn
she's got it in for Kehoe." :" remarked Smoke
%ad 81 hey it for @e s"a
mostl Sure. don't he kapo sindin' me back jis
us soon as OF put me foot out av tn wurk
Its dead wrong. Mary Ann" remarked
smSss but you sEn him de frs
How kin oi help itf' asked the Rummager
How kin oi!laye me hands off him T.
B S ,as% SshnS M4 yynn back when
Ssure me hands I'd drop OF ne i 81 81 did ia that,
tn wSds hs 9ar
That was in III summer p said said ,N Mack; H re
on our post. an Kehoe was doin. Doyers street.
I,wish be all that's good an beautiful an a.
Sing
The arther Of sss a the
Canal al, street @ 70 learn the III = time ,o 10 .,
| tree O'clOC SAID smoke wnen ne cam
back, it's tree O'Clock; an Nellie an chuc
must be putty near landed
Where do dey land =, asked Chickens.
No they don't. remarked Mr.. Flynn; " the
is cooEin' us stew there on the stove. It'll b
! Chuck stew and high hats of mixed ale unit
.. I'VE might as we'll begin tn eelebratio
now" said the Rnmmager: we cud be attn az
dEinkin when Chuck hi .rows himself in' an
~ NOT Not on yer iife.S declared Mr.. Flynn; mon
of yez kin eat nothin' mol. drink none of Il
AN dat goes" added Mack, the bartender
Then Mr.; Flynn put on his hat t., and coat an an
gems, comprising the Chuck Connors receptio
committed, walked up the Bowery and boarded
th e
: andWagon. stayed in the Old Tree to look aft
. the cooking of the Chuck stew. Now and the
n the woman and the Chinaman quarrelled owe
{ Carrots, the red. headed boy who holds the ez
i allied place of second broom in the Old Tree. 81
o at the stove warming his feet, Horse;an
! Wagon bossed Carrots around, ordering him
put the plates and spoons on the little squal
d "Hey, " chinE." said Carrots. you want
sOR Dat boss tals beaT wSsnt born to be
l. Chuck come soon-m kee big hurry up." +
n marked Horse-and'wagon; get some salt'
l. Carrots went to tho closet and took out han
c full Of sawdust. which he wrapped up IN pape
q | nuDulhB IL 10 Inc Snlilauldii. luo Shiuohii
shook the sawdust into the stew-pot on Il
!. stove. Carrots told Mack. the bartender. abo
MsS GSnf Mscs SSe spoiled
!. !. hull damn business by trowin' sawdust in
!, stew"
Y "Oi knew he'd spoil it." said the Rummage
o she ought ter let me manage It. But we II ha'
; ter lot It go now. for they'll all be drunk wh'
> they're atm it, an they won't know tn dine
! ence. OF say. Mack. sure there's no taste I
q Bawdust."
{ "None at ALL" remarked Mack; "iot EN- @
a a it., Dis stew reminds, me OF dat cake you MAJ
y wild plaster of Paris
d "Well, they put up a job on me, tclin' me
9 was -four" said the RuInmager.
- At this point q committee from the Didl
r O'Toole Association entered the saloon, lookil
- for the Rummager.
{; "Hey, Mary Ann" said the Chairman of Il
q committee, 1--WE want you ter lead de gra
l. march at our ball tomorrow night, We've &
3 "Wel Ol can't decide that till OF see Chu
I, Connors," answered the Rummager.
ID 'Itll be all right" said the committeeman
"Chuck won't kick; his ball is not to take pla
till de seventeent' of December, see So 4
70 won't interfere wild tomorrow night, See v
10 got q bran new dress for yer over at McCarty
AN new stOckin's an ribbons an "a hull lot