The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-18
EX-TANK 1873 LAST HURRAH.
NOW HE COT mack FROM MILWAU-
KEE WITH MONEY TO BURN


Awokc in n Western Rug Ward, Dared and
Broke, hut Found There a Friend Who
| Was Master of Reaourccs-Ups and
Downs of Their Journey Back.
"The last Tina n hug wnrd got me-" re-
narkod FIX .To6t No lS of the Harlem Club
OF Former Alcoholic Degenerates. was in Mil
voukse IN tho summor of 81 It was my first
rap NJ Milwaukee, Don't remember how I
rot 10 Milwaukee, from Chicago, but II must
! have been by treirht. on n boat, for when
was turned loose from tho bug ward found,
| on assuming tho wardrobe that had on when
! they 70. me. that the whole back Of my light
| cutaway cont was an archery target: so | ng-
ur,d fl TINT 1 must ma bunked on n coil Of
| greasel'rope' on n bont for the cont was all
right. to tho best o, my remem brnnce. the last
time put It on in Chicago.
when I came to in the'ward I noticed the
fellow holding down the next bunk on MY
right grinnlnp Mt me out OF tho tail OF his eye
Funny, amt ~ said I sarc.stically.
He vas a good. looking chap and he broke
| into such a chuckle when I spoke that I
couldn't help but grin along with him.
It's this said he stopping his chuckle for
q minute. You we're soemnly telling me for
| two hours last night that there was O little
your bunk and playing the banjo. so when
| heave something at the imp and he gave me
| the chuckle again.
Don't remember ever having seen you be-
| FORE told him. How long you been in2'
| "I pass said he. Got my head back yes-
| terday morning. The piano-mover In char re
| of the ward tells me this is Milwaukee. Mil
| waukee's new one on me. Chicago's tho
| last know Of it.
THAT struck me as a coincidence. The
| vhos game after Chicago was vacuum to
me-
You're from tho only town. amt your he
asked me. It's q queer thing how one Nav
| Yorker knows another wherever he sees him.
| [ knew that that fellow was New Yorker.
too. as soon az l heard him talk.
Yep ] told him. so are YOU. and he &C.
knowedged IL.
" They'll be turning us loose about this af-
ternoon.' he said. Whore are you going to
wcntT
ASK me easy ones 1 said to him.
Don't you worry said he We're on
ve,vet I,vs cot So Ward keener told mo
vel.ee' w kos 90 ualu N'sper 'o,u me
Yesterday they iounu thaC on me when
came in,
va W. W" WV"
untold wealth!
irg,y
:. ~ .,.. ,.h IT.,
noxt time want to sec mastodons III smoke
hon. But no more OF the red
AZ my bunkie predicted. we were turned
oct a r.h,t. - a ~ tb.t Ind hsan fornd on
Ho' rooa'e vi - ~ t , n"u oeen IOunu On
me. IoRged out my bunRie looked all right.
My drawback was the coat with the archery
t" N,t' ou .no o"cA. f'r,acou 1nu' Nv nun,
dollar sesr'u G. coat Ihen we won't and
si,op my PAL struck an ATTITUDE.
Now here's the situation said he delib-
cot hack ~ Nav yorl, vthou, INV ,o,.aro,h
~ t"eN " 'e" no'A ",snu. any 'e'ektap.l-
October or November don't we? All right.
It's case OF working our way back, and not
on the first car back OF the engine. either.
I've cot to get back with the bells on-I don't
NAV tho and hi any with mvs.lf In Nav. Val,
p"' ''@ a'i' III op' WIN Ni' 9eii III we" ioik'
but use the rest OF the country for that pur-
rose-and so do YOU Can see by the cut OF
your io thht "neh you go BACK you want TO
90 back riLht. Now neither o. US has got the
us the kind Of work we can do. and d tst
do YOU, Well there are two crafts in front
got and run up to 0conomowoc or Waukesha.
a counIe q summer resorts I've heard about
waters are always wanted at summer resorts.
That Nd keen us going until we had think
dpDul Tue UeAt move. VT We can 20 out TO
where the circus performance L. being given
hers-here comes the parade now-and strike
EN- for some kind Of Job. lust to get out OF
town. Name Your choice
. Circus. said
You win. said he. and We got on a car and
went out 10 the circus grounds Our luck
was with us. The circus had cot mfxed up in
a Hey. Ruhen battle II couple Of towns up the
line and "A lot Of broken headed ten men had 10
be left behind. The boss tentman took us on
He saw that we were both big men and he
knew that he'd get work out OF us He did
You bet he did. ! had done my quota OF win
outs before that. but for u hard game that was
the limit. But thought afterward. and so did
my raj. that IL was the best thing that could
have hanpened to, us. We had TO work like
dogs. but the work put us on our feet phys,-
ca,ly after the damidiocy that had landed us
in the Milwaukee bug ward. Inside OF a week
after we Joined the show we were both as
strong as grizzlies and knocking the spots or
every layout that came before US In the grun
tent In Madison | ran into a piece OF luck
The show was all set and was snooZlng under
Il flap while the afternoon crowd came in
when a lot Of yelling ana excitement woke me
up. ! saw Il man running when got on my
feet and u crowd after him. Tho man being
pursued was a pick rocket and he had just
pinched a farmers wallet ] was pretty good
at the cross-c0untry game when | was az
srhppI hapk I ,to d