The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-12
THE SIDEWALK SkETCHER.
How HIS Art Affected the Saloon
keeper.

New York Mall and Express.
There being no fair 'uns present" be-
gan IN" fakr in the preliminary cauter of
MS tongue, 'it ai1't necessary for me 10
say Ladies and gents. l just want your
attention for a moment. gents; just one
minute. | have here a p.eCe of everyday
chalk. and | want to show you what
chunk Of chalk can do. You can't forge
no bank check with IL no more than l
can. Hut | can draw some quick pictures
with 1t On the sidewalk If you watch me
with one eye and keep the other on the
cop.
Iy this time the crowd surrounded the
fakir I'VE or six deep, ana the saloon
keeper In front Of whose shop the gather
ing anchored. to use a West street ex-
press-on, came out of the gnngway of his
deserted saloon and shouted.
Clear out. youi I've got no water To
waste cleaning Up your mess
And some Of TIE crowd began TO move.
but were held back by the remark OF the
cruising artist.
That's all right. shpmate I'm an old
tar. and has had many cargo of grog
alongshore In knock off if You howl.
but promise 20 swab eft your deck If you
lets me fire ahead"
Without waftlng for the permission. the
stranded fakr stopped over and made q
long mark on the sidewalk with the Chslk
standing in -he gutter as he did SO. He's
a nasty shark. he remarked in confidence
g. hs audi nee, Now. gents. I'll draw
p ''lge Of my host, the boss OF the tav-
erh. And he did. quickly and well There
WAS the bIo4ted owner. with his great
beam ana so.led wh'te apron. There MAS
the open door. leading 10 the ni-sneI ng
bar. and the beer sign on the wall out
side showing a twO-maSted schooner sail
Ing up East river under the BROOKLYN
bridge. vita an Immense glass u foamsng
lager resting on the deck between the fore
aud main D3aSts TIC crowd had SWeiic5
t. such proportions NOW that al ganrway
on the sidewalk was eat OFT. and 3he pro-
rl'"toT could not see what he f8kir was
cra"tng not even between the legs If the
blk crowd
Now resumed the wtelder of tn.
cAAlk. he ard lhe crowd shifted their
hfvtEs - a v'earer stretch OF sidewalk
near hy. now I'D dTaw yea picture of
$. hool iad-"
'raeee he W.. af,es hsif-dozen or per
AsihS npFe stFuk~s Of tae chalk \ LAT
fair so luok upon Long. curly aar a
sweet. cpsn face. neat boots ara a trim
rs. i.Gndie az hooks under nss arm.
Aita tle reflection of innocent sunshine IN
N'* Ftce. \ few more dishes q the chafk
~. CHANGE IL u2oorng>. and 5t was
St"" taat tHv ts0re ~ the s9loonkeeprr
eN ,He 'ts~ aik wstS offering lhe TAI u
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taAt Jlst enc iaore. ge3;s. and Il,
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