New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-20
THE AUTOMOBILES PARTY.


The were small and ugly and Irish
Some day all tbe world may see theii Nctnref
Nv, roinp 10 a certain gallery-caIled Rogues', j
think-thcy will De considered very interesting
studies in crimlnolcgy. But that time j. i"hg
way off. ,,.., ..
neck openinG between two warehouses. j. vas
quite dark along here, and little lnconVehneni
as a dress pocket sometimes is-put III SEC
ond Won were i'm a tiny court, shut in last ~ INC
backs Of the high warehouses ana on lhe "'Ai
sides by small shanties. ~,
The Pocket was fine place TO I'VE H. IN.
courtvard was boarded over and the t'aIIS
were old and loose. When by chance ohy'hhe
was dropped it sure to roll away mo nv
cracks and then there was the tHUleh'iIt ~
ripping ny board or two ana seems tne o i,s
beetles and terrible things with many ices
scutte out of your way Then thets w. ey.
tn, fun OF hiding 10y the neck at DUSK tinis; dlio
suddenly springns out AT d passer- oN' an" say
Boo" at him. and SEE him jump ana men
swear at YOU But best "f an If y0u happeheo
to have "A policeman after You for any 'dise
whatever you could get out OF his way, three
times out OF ten, by slipping into tins ro.H1,
oh. there was no mistake the f"che, Wa
the prize abode Of the street There vas ays
some one ready to move into one ot inc -lldi-
ties when some one in there vas obliged TO
move out foi lack Of rent.
Of course II grew dark pretty early IN "Hiitf
time The high warehouses seemed 10 tdhe
all the sunshine High houses often DO ana
there was damp green mould when grew ~
well over everything. il was very pretty 'his
moss mould. Al winter the water never stoJIeo
dripping off the ends Of the houses, and ionR
| into the summer YOU heard it, Drip, drip DRIP.
There some clods Of earth turned up IN
/ front of of the shantes Some one mao
J ripped W a few Of the boards and attempted a
/ garden. IL "a SluCh lul " NtlChS ~ ''.-. 70
The woman who made buttonhoies mad pant
ed these sticks Sometimes her patrons gave
her flowers ana she always carefully trimmed
off the leaves ana planted the stems. jhey
never grew. but then they might any time fou
can never tell Nh"n plant may tax" notion
/ to grow.
This woman had lived IN The country "nr' and
knew the smell OF The fresh plongh"d rid
knew IN. country when May Nas ;hert an" you
/ could smell the new sweet green h'heS "''4S-
where.
Nobody eyer disturbed her stems, they stood
through rainy days and Summer days usrlsht
, in the green mould Sometimes after hard
rain wher turned warm quickly, the "a, "dep
floor Of Tho 20, ket sent up clouds Of yapor.
"its the dceVei's ON a. is under "a aIc nm
a hissin up hot steam, SAID one Of the 70 he'
jewellers e. little Maggie Tooley. and httle Mag
gle would not cross IN. -oIrt for weeks ave
! on the dead run.
You're another" sad another hoy. Dis
amt hot Dis amt steam Il yer tink B. devil
cant make anything but hot steam. yer ieft
cold steam and steam amt hot fog IL ~ to
know what is"
His listeners could not tel him. 49,.
But oh YOU should the Pocket in fhc m
mer time, when the Windows wer~ al open and
the sewing machine belonging 70 the woman
| who took il work was buzziug and III. spar.
rows Wcr. chirpIng ana fussiDS. and the LITTLE
woman who made huttOnholes all day hummed
TO herself II only little note. ike the
one "cheep of the sparrow. And when Mrs
Tooley dragged the washtut into her doorv ay
and spiashed great bubbly sud- around, ana the
square o. sly over III. Pocket one dazzling
blue,
| on you should II then,
One nf the little butt0nhoior's shoulders vas
higher than the other, from always sitting one
sided 50 as To br close to the light may he ana
the forehnger Of her left hand rough ana
ugly and ncedlo-scarred She had a soft ,elf
cate face and the children approved % ier
Their own mothers did not stop al home
This IN" day hefor. THANKSGIVING and
great rows of fat turkeys were hung aioUnd
ana fine little white pigs were lying IN statc
each with IA red apple IN his mouth: Big barrels
Of shining cranbcrreS tod along The sid. walks
and there were Fat plum pUddings and thiCb
pies IN the pastry cooks windows. and -lns bot
lii made YOU hungry just 70 walk past trost
food shops
The boys stood al the Pockets entrance
watching the passers. Every one seemed 20 have
a bundle. Nov II va" IA bunch Of celery sticking
out now a fowrs foot now something wrapped
up tight &" you could not see what II was. now
something that took two hands to carry, and
had TO be held straight but you could bet mere
was "A rak" III that bundle
THANKSGIVING was not kept in the P". act
Say, SAID one ~ the boys suddenly. '"iets
give Thanksgiving party None Of ser Christ.
masses feI n' Thanksgivin y swell Yer ami
giNn tings al De time 81 jes' .eatin'. Dats dc
boy fer me. Say wei give a party, an LOT
have no eatn ana fool De crondr'
How we fool -em?'-
Leave dat 10 me
50 thes put their heads together .tnd i,l 10
planning and then to fighting They always
settled things with Gght, " h.h j. good. hon.
est way of settlement The fight o-day was
long ana earnest. They rolled out 70 the
sidewalk. and ia. pass-rs were yeAed because
they had to steI around them. Down bS the