The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-16
sINKERs HEARS OF FIGHTING.
sarsaparilla Reilly Is In Training ana Enjoy.
ing HarIem's Advantages.

sarsaparilIa Reilly LIS I'm Training ana Epjoys
ing HarIem's Advantages. a.,
Sarsaparilla Reilly walked with n staggering
gait when he entered the little restaurant in
Park row and shouted to the cake baker: 81
Hey, Sinkers. don't yer t'ink Oh look finer -
"Sure." answered the SinSer Man; you look
like you've been catching much lately und more
besides" ~
"What dyer meani' demanded Reilly. ee
II mean dot mebbe dey are comm your Ways,
said Sinkcrs; dot you're gcttin' plenty drinks
dose nowadays"
''See here" said Reilly, 'Oi won't stand for
anything loike that. You know Olive been ON
tn sprinkling cart liver since election. Oim
not goin' ter drink, cithcr. Dyer hear thatf'
"You couldn't speeched it.louder," answered
Sinkers; II hccrd It SO soon you said 1t. Really.
Reilly, you look out in sight. Why. I hardly
recognitioned you when you come in. You got
such a nice rcd face dot 1 could hardly believe
myself"
"Woll, Dim a-trainin'." said Reilly; "onco
livery week OF take a bath, an three tonnes d
day OF swing tn Indians clubs. Some day
Dim goin' ter buy meself ono av thin jam.
nasyms that's made from clothesloines an dock
rings"
where do you get der batsi'
''Oi said baths" answered Reilly: baths
what yer bathe in"
VII, phthiiib bhbhSb oiu Nv SiiihO uIuut
"bathing baths-I know for what you mean.
When somebody washes himself. But who're
can you get dem In der winter timer"
up in Harlem" answered Reilly; they have
thin in tn houses where tn people live, an
aich family what lives in a whole fiat gifts q
whole bath to himself. Didn't yer know Dim
livin' up there in n fiatf" ~
mo- said the Sinkcr Man; dot Is astonish.
ment to me. Did der Irish landlord put yer
oudtI, ~,
those baths! Three tonnes n month and some.
tonnes four 1ird tonnes I Ss, seldom e on mis- %isfip gin E Sunday;"
every SUNDAY, in der vceki For Why do you
need so manyf'' go, ~
"Oi'm studyin' ter be II prize foighter."
Dots what my cousin Isl" said the SinkeR
Man; dent you know himf'
".ss,.nnpski, my Sonsin FTGpllifsd sinkers;
We'll, let me tell Yer il liver he meets me in 9
forty to y foot ring olll change his name"
"Yeh!" repeated Reilly; sit won't be stand
upski, amy more. tn be Go-outski ye'll be
well, he takes bats. too continued sinkers.
house shakes der dinner off der stove Which is
"hcy!' said reilly, that's not holdin' a cam
die ter me, d coughed a little hoorSe jlSt boz
N"You couebed a little horse,' exclaimed
Sinkers. why don't yer Bny you can blow a ca
bles car off der track nit one, b,lowi Wait. I
p, "YSs, an 4 OF sni GoI nS1,j At hin! ngu IBIS mar sUlv 20
av me voice I'D shake tn Dutch stccple oil ava
Dutch church"
ers. "Ve arc now talkin' box fight business.
Who do yOu suppositiOn viii vim der box night
between Maher and ChaCksonf'
'Oi don't KNOW answered Reilly. do your
mo. but ! guess il Mahcr gives Chackson q
Knockout body blow in der face he'll lick him."
"Nhoi' asked Reilly.
"Maher," said tho Sinker Man: "und IL Chack-
son gives him "A upper cut counter mt MS lott,
mcbbe Il VIII come easier. | t,ink it viii all de-
pend which Is IN der ring first
In the ring last"
III veFe him." continued Sinkcrs. - would
get q swim in der ring 20 do, | would be yet
stronger as der other one"
You mean n bath in tho ringf.
DOTS It," said SinkeTs, 'und he den could
blow him DOWN.
"Whoi" asked Reilly.
Der man which wants 10 win der fight said
sinkers. but do you know What. heiliyf'
I'm awful happy dot no Cherman man is in
well. III Dutch always want the best end
av IT," remarked Reilly, IAN they'd skin tn
VIII for n hendstonc. He forgot TO mention
head in tn Will, Jist lenvin' n thousand dollart
for n foine stone. His Dutch executor tux tn
money an bought a thousand dollar diamond
ness for yer, That's n Dntchman."
"Nc Won't argument dot said Sinkers. II
brate your sworning on. Vhatl'
"Jist one" said Reilly. and they pushed ~
button In Red Jerry's until daylight