Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-31
Typical Bowery Sport Makes His De-
but in Washington.
RUNS Up AGAINST A STRANGE GAME
What He Saw and Heard Provokes
His Supreme Disgust.
THREATENS SLEEK O'TOOLE

| Shihk Dusan OF the BoWery, New Yorl
! city, was one CT the visitors to the Con
gressional Library today. To say that he
| was mildly surprised by what he saw anc
| what he experienced would be to leave q
\ great deal unsaid To use his own expres
| sion on the subject. he was "trun down
hammered an done up. widout havin' a
chanst ter claw back" He was entered in
a race out Of his class and was handi
| capped to boot. Sleek O'Toole of Third
aveHoo,' Mr.. Dugan's particular friend and
pal, who has been in Washington before
| and Is responsible for Dugan's visit here
will have troubles of his own for the mex;
| six months.
II amt sayin' what I'll do ter him we,
| gifts back ter Moo York. Dugan said with
wave of his hand like a greeting to a
! come on on Liberty street, "fer de papes
will have better reports wild all de details
wien de noosboys will be yelin' up m down
broadway. Dat guy'll t'ink Manhattan Is
lands been hit hard and student like by a
| cyclone, an it's movin' day on de tree
straight ones avenoo.'
Played the Races.
The running of the Futurity at Sheeps-
head Bay Tuesday had something to 10
with Dusan presence here in Washington.
He had a combination, in which L'AIoue.te
H.
ers, straight to win. The combinat ton paid
something like mir ety-fve to win, and ey-
erything came out fine as an old time cop
after nights rest in a alley" Mr. Duytn
sald. Inc rest of the story he told to n
Star reporter at the library
Say, l had so much money at first T
didn't know w'ether to trow meself off
Brooklyn bridge. an be sure of dyin' wild
Dust in me pockets, CIR try fer a boo, black
privilege on Ffft avenoo. l wuz dead leary
lnh Of I l..
trun hose on me gizzard, fer wat wild de
dust on the track an de excitement NV
seem me ponies leave de udder dogs benin
like dey wuz anchored ter de ground l
Wuz dat dead wild first, 1 could have
tackled a pitcher er Croton water.
SO l gives de glad-hand guys de go-hy
an Keeps me con fer some time when 1
needs 1t ter brace a sucker fer a quarter
green goods dat would stop up ten-foot
sewer. 1 walks eroun' like / didn't know a
hess from bull pup. an would trun fit
II yer asked me de difference bechune a
straight ticket an one-two-thrae COM
binatioa of three race horses and a wall
eyed rhinoeerhoss.
Stakes His Friend.
well, 1 runs egin Sleek O'Tooie He
WIZ broke. frum playin' favorites. L tips
him tenner, and breathes free once more
wuZ willin' ter let him know L WIZ main
guy fer de time bein' NV de nashonul
finances
'Wotcher wanter do says Sleek is
ter shake de town. DIS time toInorrer
night If yer bucks up ersin de Bowery and
Sd avenue in yer present twisted state
some kid dat hasn't been in de biz cut two
months will sell yer a COLE brick, an yer
can never show yer mug in de mctrolopis
ergin.
'Dey amt no con game yer kin go up
ergin wild yer pockets full err tin, an win
fey 10 lie
time termorrer evenin' de chinksll be
piayih' fan-tan wild yer winnin's, an
burnin de hop toy fer keeps. Shake de
town till yer git rid CT de stuff.
did do it? Well, amt l here in Wash
in'ton, an amt I dead sore / didn't stand
on Park Row, an trun de green up in de
air fer de Johnny Bull birds ter build nests
wild. Say, I'm here, wot's left NV me- an
wots here is goin' back ter de Bowery.
Il come here an set me grip or de floor
NV Pennsylvania avenoo hash house. /
didn't wanter be .nistook fer no Congress-
man. an let some fellow sell me pinch
beck ring fer o6-carat virgin COLE runnin'-
water dimont. So L stopped on de avenoo.
He SoIicits n Tip.
"'Wots de push?' asst de guy wot runs
de chewin' and sleepin' joint. He looks at
me like he fought l wuz er dago.
Where kin 1 git in de shove, where
does de gang congregate mostly now?'
asst him agin
well. say, dat guy don't unnerstan'
United States langwidge. Course, l meant
what place besides de saloons catches de
crowd in de capital. / wuz wild ter see
wat sort Wv amusement de guys here
goes up ergin.
He says somethn' erbout de Congris-
sonal Library bein' point of interest just
now. 1NastS him wot he means by library.
l never hear de name before, witch goes
far to gimme de idea de man wuz born in
Brazil or some other European place.
Wy, its de place Were de representa-
tives has dc books he tells me.
Il knows wot books and bookies is all
right. yer kin bet on dat, SO pricks up me
ears.
asts him, tinkin' maybe dey are exclusive
an don't like ter back DER ponies were de
central public sees 'em. He tells me dat
dey are principally fer congressman, but
most anybody can have a hand at de books
If dey chuse. l asts him more questions
an he tell me, It's de place were de con-
gressmen get DER tips
Il makes up me mind ter git right in de
game, Immediately, and play any ole thing
fer me dough was dat heavy l couldn't
walk widout havin' it anchor me down. /
feel like 1 haven't got enough to get me a
hane-out; an, I'm happy oncet more.
is all right. Wen I gifts nearer to it an
sees de sun shinin' on de roof like it does
on de tall buildin' ON Park row, 1 says ter
meself:
:" Me boy. If yer had been playin' wild de
dope in Sam Wong's joint last night. yer
would take yer solemn oat' dis wuz Monkey
Carlo, but no such luck ter yer. It's only
Washington
Altogether the Finest.
Il begin ter have better feelin's ter
congressman. de clcster I gets ter de place
Were de books are. fer tells meself it's de
finest gamblin' place ever puts me peppers
on. Marble steps, an fountains on de out
side, marble pillars.
Il climbs de steps an gets in de push,
witch is crowdin up de steps. Lots NY
ladies wuz erlopg and / trows de con in
ter me own self. dat Washington is a nice
free an easy like place ter be in. Every
thing open an above board, like de whisky
and wines in Larry Brannigan's saloon.
Wen / goes in de door sees a guy
sittin' in chair. like he wuz glued by de
bottom NV his trousers de Willy boys
say. He WIZ dressed In uniform some
thin like de L guards wear. 1 braces him,
and not wishin' ter git twisted, asts him
Were de game is goin' on. 1 don't hear no
odds befn' called, nor not'in' Nv de kind, no
ticker nor nothin'. He seems too sleepy ter
wanter talk much, so leaves him. Say, 1
tink dat Teller. must have been on de ole
police force.
II wanders eroun', till I gifts In some
place looks as II 1t might be were de cards
are written. an de books made, but