Evening journal., 1898-10-27
Especial correspondence.l

asked.
Eyes, " Creamer answered.
"Well, want to stop over here a
night or two"
"You know, of course, that this is
no hotel.
"Oh, yes, answered the stranger.
but l have heard out west about Belle
vue, ard Pm willing to pay anything
you say. It's this way-I've been booz-
in around town for week and want
TO stay here awhile and brace mp.
hear yCn folks treat a fellow all right.
Noyes spokes nationally and seriously.
Ho was sent back to Night Captain Nc
Hale, who summoned q physician. Dr.
Halsey Of the house staff diagnosed the
case and said:
''It's alcoholism. "
"That's about right reckon " said
Noyes The honest westeIner insisted
on staying and turned over his personal
effects, whose value and variety some
what astonished the attendants 1t isn't
often that Bellevue patient produces
evidences Of owning $4,000.
''Ho Was No Dehhn."
IT thought it was the debbil sure,
your honor, said Louis Enron, oolored,
to Magistrate Crane in tho Yorkville
police court. II thought / saw his
horns and his tail and a bad look in his
eye, and 1 would have sworn that no
spit fire. But when / seed him make a
bee line for my pants and grab my
pocketbook ! says TO myself, What use
has the debbil for money! So ] gets
ont of bed and tackles him, and sure
enough he was no debbil, but just deb
bill Of coon.
Enron occupied room in the apart
ments of William II. Lewis, the color
cd ianitor of the house at 1876 East
Eighteenth street. Before going to bed
he counted his money and found he had
St6.45. Ho had barely got into bed
when no heard the door open softly and
saw a dark figure crawl into the room.
At first he was afraid and covered him
self with tho sheet. Then he raised one
end Of the sheet and saw the figure
draw his pocketbook out Of his trousers
pocket. He jumped out Of bed and
grasped the apparition, but was thrown
aside. Then the intruder vanished. His
screams brought Lewis into the room,
who told Enron he had been dreaming
Enron took week to think over it, and
then reached the decision that Lewis
knew a great deal about the affair. He
caused Lewis arrest.
The Bootblack War.
Anton Pietro is bootblaok padrone.
He owns % stands in different parts Of
the city, each stand being equipped
with from two to four chairs and
manned by from one to three men. He
goes about from ono to another daily,
/ collecting his profits But Anton has q
rival. His name is Marco Giulio, a
Milanese, and consequently a racial
hater Of Pietro, who is Sicilian. Marco
IS also a padrone, and is always to be
found on Grand street, few doors east
from Broadway. Giulio has reduced the
price Of a shine, russell polish or patent
leather varnish to cents, and Pietrc
and his fellow padrones who own stands
and hire men are in a rage.
"Looka da el'gant chairw gasped
Anton to a man whose shoes were re-
ceiving manipulation at the hands Of
one Of Anton's menials. "Lool1a da
green plush Looka da brassa trimmin
lika da t'rone of da King Umberto, by
garl Data chair costa t'utty'f' dollar
i by CARL How'n'ell ! maka da mum at
oenta shine, Santa Maria? Dat i'll dune
can Of n Milanese, he no gooda, by
| dam I keeka heem owta da town, do
/ no starva on polenta an water for nC
man, by gar l gem Ian in my country
1 be, sapristal Data man. he no Italian
by garl He dam Spanyarda, dat a wot h'
is, a dam Chinee per Dio" But for al
that the high prices for shines arr
doomed. and the cut in prices inaugu
rated by the successful rival promises {,
be universal
Window Attractions.
In the window Of dingy little Bow
cry shop is tho sign, window Attrac
tions to Order. " The rest Of the window
is filled up with an assortment Of oh
lects which presumably are intende,
to advertise the nature Of the attrac
tions. The collection includes the mum
my Of a woman starved TO death in
Cuban prison, efiigies of a Spaniard an'
Cuban, the fermer engaged in burning
out the eyes Of the latter with no
iron, and the busts Of three celebrate,
murderesses.
She Could Afford 20 Pay.
In q group Of women in apolioe oour
stood a smartly dressed colored sister
When she opened her mouth TO explain
her conduct, she displayed four teetl
filed with diamonds, which glistene
brightly. The magistrate inquired abou
the diamond filings, and the womai
said it was her fad. The wise lawgive
said: "a woman who can have her teet
filed with diamonds can pay hig
fine. Twill assess you So"
JOSEPH RUSSELL
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