Evening journal., 1899-01-30

mite suffer- ''Ef YOU want en-, AN
yo hay' to do IL to speke. fur nuthins
too good for Bill Jones. Of Sandtown. %
sez, "Hits very kind. but this
feller'll do" An we set out. Hit wuz
a CRATE site, Mary Ann. Them publicl
bildlns IL wuth the trip. l seq, They
musta cost somethin'. The perlice-
man stratened hissef up an sed.
Fifteen millions. an they haia. dun
stealth vet" Jes to think ov hit.
Mary Ami This is the home oy Mis-
Ter Addlcl1s," he sed wen we got 70 The
place. He wrung the bell an. wen
away after te.lin' me l could stay in
the city jes' as long as l wanted to.
He wuz certenly a nice feller.
A nice-lookin' wlte gal cum 10 the
dore. wuz jes' about 10 opin' my
mouth wen she sed: I'VE hahn got
no cole scraps to-day!" | sez. "Who
cells askin' you fur col scraps?" She
sez, 'Haint you a pore feller who's
outten work an wants suthin' 10 eat. "
rased miself up an sez, "Im Biz
Jones. of sandtown, an I've cum to
see Addicksl" Mary Ann, / les. wish
you could a-seen that there gal she
turned forty cul,ers fur sunay. an
then jes' wilted. Both dores wuz
ihrowed open an she begun to cry. /
sez. 'Watre you cryin' about?" She
sez, I've los my job. l wouldn't a
had this yere thing to happin fur
nuthn. I hope you won cay nwhin
10 Mister Addicl1s about hit" tor
her as how she needn wurry nor take
On nun, fur ] didn' go roun" maxim
peple lose their jobs. She sez. "Fc1er
met / wen inside an foun' things
hxed up scrumpshus. She wen 70 the
foot NV the staresteps an yelled: "AIis-
ter Addicksl Bill Jones Is yere an
wants to see ycul" neeru sumbody
runnin DOWNSTAIRS. an the mex mint
i wuz lyin' on the bosom Of the pore
mans fren'. He sez. 'Why didn' You
wire me as 10 what pertickler trane
you'd cum on so I mighta met you in
my privit carredge. l top him as how
/ mad declined permlttin the mayor
an City Council to cum to the mouse
with me. an that the cheof OF police
had scorted me as fur as the dOre.
Bill. how are you?" he sed sez,
Mister Addicks I'm purity we'll con-
sldering the strane. an I'm cerenly
glad to see you" He sez, Bill, hav
l dun ennyhing to offend you?" SCI,
No; why?" He eez, "Then wot makes
you act so distant-like?" l sez. Il hahn
actin distant-lil1e," an he seq. Don
call me Mister Addicks." ] sez. Shell
/ call you John. or Eddard, or o Su,iy-
van, or Addicks?" He SCI. "Jes call
me plane Ned" Mary Ann, MT wuz
The prowdest momint Of my life hit
wuz fur a fac ] sez. Ned, that
there's purity good carpit you've got
on this yere fore. Ho much did hit
stan you a yard?" He sez, Bill, gen
tlemen dom remember the prices NV
the stuff that's in their houses" Now
Mary Ann, that's wOt l call delicacy
He didn't want TO say as how il wuzn'.
none Of my burned bizness. an 60 he
throwed the hole blame on his own
recolleckshun. Hit ceTtenly dus a man
good to rub up agin a man like that.
Hit givs polish an stile. "Rlll," he
sed, tell me frankly, kin / be elected
seniter?" I sez, "Ned, d. you wan a
lie. seah as these luther fellers has
bin givin' you, OF do you wan the
truth?p He eez, 1--WE had so menny
les poored into my yere that I'm sick
nv 'em. Tell me the truth, ef hii
kills me-" I sez, kinder solemn-.ike
Mary Ann. "Ned yo hahn got II more
show than a bob-taled hOss in n.y.
time" He got a little pail aroun' th'
gils an sez, Git me glass NV water
Bill" I give him the water an theI
he sed. Hits jes' as suspishuned
My lef' leg haz bin pulled mos terri
Bile like" Them wuz hiS words, Mar
Ann. How do you igger hit out
Bill" he sez. Hits easy" sed. "Ou
fellers won go to them; them feleu
won cum to us; an that's all ther il
about hit. Ycu caint be elected. f
you'll add 'em up. you'll find as hoE
.here IL fifty fellers doin' this votin
Ef yo' wan the place you've got &
yit e.even more'n the fifteen yOu'v
got. Now, where are they a-ccmir
uum? Yo kin fgger an hgger al
you want to but yo' cain bring tn
anser sum ov them fellers dow
there talk about you gittin' FIVE Dim,
Gratis to stay cut Of meetin', an iy
Reg'lers to vote fur you. Now, Ne
ole feller / wan to ast you where tn
other feller's cumin' frum. But they
yere frens Of yourn down tnere
a-foOlin' YOU. There wen be no fl
Dimocrats stay out, an you won 6
no FIVE Reg'ler." He bit the enc
offen his yaller moustash, spit out Il