The indicator., 1897-03-27

door
"Mistah Mahsh hcah?" he asked
Mr.. Clifford. the potcntate OF the
shop. was rubbing a quiuine tonic in
to the thin iuzz belonging to lat man
whose fowls tapped down on the nap
kin and whose pig-like eyes were wide
open from the zcst OF the occasion.
The interruption OF the tariff dis
cussion seemed to annoy Mr.. Clifford.
He did not condesceud to answer the
question put to him. He simply made
an inclination OF the head toward the
remote corner in which Pink and
the morning customer were having
their quiet session.
Good morning. Pink" said the Wis
itor. advancing briskly, and trailing a
small bamboo cane on the floor.
How do. Gawgc." replied Pink,
as he looked up at the visitor, and then
through some mysterious influence
which directs the happiness of Miro
American souls. both OF them began to
shake hands with gurgling laughter .,
The so-callcd "Gawgc" was tall and
tan-colored y small allotment oil
frcckles gave his face rusty tingc.
while the kinks of his hair and mus
tache were touched with auburn. He
wore high stiff hat with narrow rim,
spotted black here and there by usage,
and the morning customer made partic-
ular note OF his scaripin which was a
large owls head, carved oi bone and
having knobby glass eyes.
II spose you know bout ouah goini
to puhicck an Organization tonight,
said "Gawgc g,
"'At mectin', you mean?" asked
Pink"
IFS specially desiahcd by Mistah
| Milah at we get good 'tendencc at
McCahthys hall tonight. You be
suah an come an eNuht yo' iniloonee
to get all c boys out Its goin' to be
called 'Mllah In'cpcn'cn' Cullud Not-
abs league, Pm sec c'cta'y. an mach
u'lly | feel 'sponsiblc. Mistah Mi!lah
relics ouah inhooncc an he's goin to
be yey lib'al."
Yes. sch Gawge, I'll be, on han
well. got to be goin' ovah city
hall an see gemman, Smoke ci-
gah. Pink"
So saying. "Gawge" drew a very pale
cigar from his pocket and handed it to
Pink" and then he went out, still
trailing his cane over the tiling
Who's that-a friend OF yours?
asked the morning customer.
"Who. him? Hes c boy at stahted
politics He's one at says who is an
who amt? Did you kin o notice how
he flash in an flash out? He knows
mo- bout politics an Genial Cant cvah
did When Of Gawge dies 'ey won be
no mo politics, no sch.
Whats his name?'
Ats c only Gawgc' at cvah hap
pencd-Gawgc Lippincott.
George Lippincottl Why, he's the
man YOU was going to kill, isn't he,
Look at him. mistah, couldn't
kill E good thing like at
why, it wasn't week ago that you
told me that the first time you saw
him you intended to annihilate him
Pink" chucklcd aloud and wagged
his head knowingly. Muslin kill
Gawge now he said. we both eatln
out of e same pan. yes sab. I'uz coin'
to do Gawge mo hahn an any man
evah had done to i'm, butts no use
now. mistah. Gawgc IS weah | am now.
| AT Lo'ena Jackson toss him a mile
highah an she gave it to me. She got
new face in e paniah now. suah.
Gawgc an mes shahpanin' razahs on
e same hone is week Hen'y Clahk
is e man ats got to be took OFF e
map. He's e hot papa ovah at lo'cnas
| house is week
DO YOU mean to say that Mr.. Lip
pincott has received his congc?"
NO sah, don't know about no CON
Jay, but he sutny got e mahbc haht
FIN little Miss Lo'ena. She can no
mo- see wheah he comes in now an il
he'd nevah happened. Yes sch, she
fohgets wcah she met him. She don
even know his name. WY, mistah ii
me an oil Gawgc go up e st'eet to-
gcthah an she meet us, she say, My
abs to-day. Ats how we'll she likes
us, mistah."
How did Mr. Lippincott happen to
lose his standng?'
"Ien'y Clahk done it. Hen'y's swell
lookah an got con tai 'at'd win mos
any lady. He's a po'tah on a Pullman
cab an he jus Ian in heah othah day
I'm long piece o wohk in pivate
cah-bcen way out ives. You kii'N.
mstah. party o white gcm'mcn out
in cah at way gcn'ally vey lib'al 18th
potah at knows how to use EN-.
guess Hen'y ain smooth o nothin',
eithah, Goodness. mistah. he can bush
man an bow an say 'Ilv'thing sas'-
factory. seh?' an e man jus got to
han i'm money, Panty out two ah
three weeks like at an when ey come
in evy gem men give e potah as
much as FIVE o ten dollars piece. or
Hen'y Ian in hcah 'ith roll at made
me an Gawge Lippincott look like a
couple o dahk lobstahs. Money in
ev'y pocket. mistah p'fume'y on is
rloze an smokin' at long kind at you
meet Lo'cna an say, Miss Jackson
! I ,.n,r' :, l,u1b al friyit' Npu
some soda watah?' o somcping like
at. an 'en he flash at bundle O. papah
money. Oh-h-h-h-h. | guess not
,posc she didn't nail him 'Wha'd you
s'posc. mistah? or Hcn'y lossens up
an buys huh watch. Gawgc Lippin
cott go round at evinin to see huh
an she sen out wohd at If he don go
way she'll set e dogs on i'm Gawge
can feed en- nice talk, mistah, but he
sutny went into e fence as soon as
Hen'y showed up an begin to make
good it'll his coin. Lo'cna's like all OF
EN-. mistal; she's lookin' ioh, c boy
at'all let go for theatahs an jew'lery
When Iien'y give up at goi' watch at
w when Gawge Lippincott went spalsh
into e mud, HILL luhn, mistah, he
,, ghn I'm dni. Jus wn'',n saon foh oh ha aSny Sscy
las strlppah ot at roll an don put up
,othin' 'ccpt sayin' how he loves huh,
she'll fin out at he amt propah com
p'ny an oil IIen'y'll be out on e road
maxim up lowah seven and guesin
Why"
"I'm afraid you're a pcssimist as re-
cards the gcntlcr SEX said the morn
ing customer
Pm wohsc an at mistah. I'm an
Indian on is heah guhl game | won
stan ioh nothin no mo-"
"Mistah, wish you'd used some
hing like at when Gawgc 'uz in heah
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