The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-04


trict Attorney that would people hell with his vic
Tins, all the while You've had ny git some
fatal attraction for the back Of your neck, haven't
you, Kunnel? Fust you've brushed him away
kinder careless then you've shooed with a news
paper; but finally you've begun TO jump up and
down and swear like mad Sol was with the Dee
strict Attorney. lie stood il good for while
glancin' superioraliy at the Judge, the audycncc
and the jury but by the time our innin s came on
he was bling over with justihable Indignation.
jenkins put me on the stand and told me
ptyous tale. as how I was orhng driven from
home by cruel step.father, and wandcrin' t'roo
the country lookin' for wuk as how had been
materially attracted by the fair exhibtin' as IL did
the marvellous ind ustry and cultur Of the people,
but that never, no. never had done the wicked,
wicked things puted to me. And all the while
them bewhiskcred jurymen set solemnly chcwin'
their bacccr, with a dull stidfast glanct in their
eyes that seemed TO say 1T won't take Ills second
TO make away with you you young rascal
And the cross ex mination Kunnel won't go
into that except to say that IL was hot, words TO
sooperlative degree Over and over Dobhs made me
tell me sad story and ach time he tore bigger holes
In It, But I stuck to my side good and more than
onct cxasperated him. So you never t'rew the
sheils?' he'd ask What else could do with
them, I'd say; when was eatin walnuts a kind
lady gave to me- And YOU didn't have your
hand on that pocket book he'd continer Ger.
tainly did I'd say: I was pushin' II in for fear
the good man might lose IT, And all the while,
Jenkins kept jabbin' in, as how cruel and COW
ardly II was for a great man with all the law
behind him, TO Jump on a sick, homeless lad
And Jenkins closn speech. Kunnel was Jest
one long drawn out cut and slash, so that when
the Deestrict Attorney began his reply, he was az
hot and fretful as porkypine might be il the
quilts stuck in the other way. He began
calmly enough to review the evidence but in two
minutes, he was stalkin up and down before me-
wavin his arms on high, and calm me all the
bad names that can be used in perte society.
was frightened Kunnel, frightened by his fiashin
eyes, his blood red face, his awful bellerin'. his
strengt' Of wituperation; but more frightened by
the dose made the jury and the Judge had
a brewin' for me- So remembered jenkins adj
vice, and little by little | punched nearer and
nearer to them rapidly rcvovin fists This
scum OF the cart, roared Dobbs. who ought to
be annhllated; this off securing OF the purlews Of
the American Sodim, this thief, whole thief and
nothin but thief. whom may God help since
here he must be struck by the swift and mighty
arm Of Justice'-and he shot out his right duke
in dramatic emphasis. Jest stretched my neck
little Kunnel and bifT! got IL in the kisscr
Don't let him kill me, moaned, and rolled on
the floor
Then there was uproar, Kunnel The little
Irish iuryman stood up and beat his hands against
his side. and yelled Damn ycz, why don't yer
take man Of yer soze Jenkins, with tears
rolling down his cheeks, cried out. For shame
and raised me in his arms and fondled me like
babby The audyence Missed; even the Judge
looked as If he wisht he was home as he raped
with his gable. And the Deestrict Attorney.
kunnel he swaycd from side to side like tele.
graph pole bein' cut down. His eyes was wet.