The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-05
I'm OF INGENIOUS BEGGARs.
r,xo .Pards" Got the price OF
DrinI<', From a "Gent."

. nriulSH from 'oSht
From the Brooklyn Eagle.
noe nroceeding along one of the
,,un Manhattan cross streets,
'.r1..,,,yrward. in that condition of divine
a,,s nroducible only by the joint ac-
- those three graces-good dinner
m. If good claret and good cigar. The
,,.. go of good cigar was under way.
as already promising the most
a,- -,sart companionship for that most in
-, of all strols about New York, the
lr,sin- of the Brooklyn bridge.
he landing in one of the darkened
rvavs his eye caught the outlines OF
- frires. and the second glance showed
NO men. poorly clad. Each held nait
Nv" If bread in one hand, While the other
o' Of bread and supplied the ever
ING laws It was a sight familiar
'L 10 tbe citv-bred man, but for some
con the little scene fingered in the MEM
-,. If him of the good dinner, good claret
"a good cigar. For the next twenty
~ he saw nothing but those poor devils
,,T7fng tnere in doorway in their rags
Eng that loaf of bread. They We're
.i.ai,. enough they had stolen the broad
I'm some bakers cart. He recalled that
.1F an hour ago he had rather disdained
I'D But there was the canvasback,
ma that chicken pattie that all out melt
"a i'm mis- mouth, and the ciaret ana the
I5ni-tasse-hang it all! Such people and
r.ir distressing poverty ought 70 "e heP'
aft the streets.
'I as he reached this conclusion he
"a tens aDproaching him rapidly from
.,abird and glanced over his shoulder
.rbs Glance showed him that the lgure
ono Of the two which had been haunt
mo- rim. Before he had time TO fully de
Va u-bat he would do if he was request
"a IN hand over his watch and his money,
he 7eure came alongside and voice said.
.,..asanty enough:
Good evenin' 10 yer, boss.
ocood evening" surveying the well-knit
squire. and wondering what ms chances
5'onld be in a rough-and-tumble fight.
- mink YOU see me and my pard stand
ID. in mat there doorway back there when
20, was passin' along, didn't yer?
YES. noticed somebody standing
here" .- 49,.
And YER took notice that we was haV-
I'm, our little snack together, didn't YER
.eyes I saw you were eating ioaI OF
.,,asd between you. What of IL?
.Tba+'s lest it. Well, I'll tell yer
avs IN NV pard when 1 see you passin'
i,, saws: Now, there goes a gent what
Dot the price of drink in his ciothes Ie'
2ou ana me- l says, and ne won De no
w9vs mean about glYln 1t up Il ne
,oucbAd right I says. And pard says: 1
.vnass yer right about that pard,' ne says,
,,n, Won lest go and hit I'm, an III De
along presently he says
7bis was decidedly something new, ana
+,,r friend removed his cigar and surveyed
"nard" interestedly, as he continued;
~ want ter have yer meet pald' pos@
CO., Tbere's the brightes' Teller in al
~ yaUl< there is; But he's bit lame,
ie nard and 50 I come along ahead. But
he's comm, nowhere he is
The smaller of the two figures, some
VIA, bent to one side and leaning heavily
n. a cane. approached, and was duly pre-
scented: 4n
"Par3f touched his battered hat re-
snactf,il.v said Good mornin', gent very
nleasantlv. and then relapsed into silence
LAS I was saying, 1 said TO para that
Won was a gent what had the price OF
drink. didn't l, pard?'
That's about right gent
AN so we concluded to brace yer Ter
the price of a couple of beers, an-an'-'
guess that's about all there is in It,
tsWelL" said the gent" you're an in
genuous pair of beggars, and I don't sup
pose YOU haven't change for bid, have
you?'
whats the igger?" very gravely.
"a fveT
"N-o-o-o-leastwise not in these close,
with Just the suspicious of a smile.
"Verv wen you just come along with
me. and III get the bill broken in this
cafe on the corner and fix you out"
Thanks gent" And the two followed
at a respectful distance, and camped down
in front of the saloon, while the gent
went in aud bought a cigar. When ne
came out he handed a quarter to the prin-
cipal speaker. with the remark There S
the price of several drinks for you and
'pard' for your combined honesty"
Thanks gent, thanks. We didn't ex-
poet so much; that's straight did we,
Iard? An were much obleeged to yer,
amt We pard?'
We are" said "pard."
Good evenin', and good luck to yer,
gent"
Good evening, boys" And the two dis
appeared through the swinging doors.