The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-06
HE nan SEEN THE Sun RISE.


IT'S Rays nnd Some Other Things Had bee n
TOO strong for n Patriotic Citizen.
man shufllcd into the Oak street police sta =
ton little before O'Clock on Tuesday nttcr-
noon. He rattlod the door with sidelong
sagSer and shook up the Rogucs' Gallery with
eft-side turn Finally he put his arm around
the cold stovcpipe and hung there. blinking ut
Acting Sergeant Wilbur. Tho Sergeant rang
Tor the doorman and then addressed tho visitor:
VOL. old man. been celebrating. haven't
you?"
Nuzzlr.' said the stranger with emphasis,
not bit. Gone into mourning Eats wat
ever. Say. oil bov. tie somethin' round me
eyes"
Wilbur Erinn"d and in an aside to the door
man told him 10 send to the usual hospital
Tie 1t quick. quick" shouted the visitor,
with sudden energy. and Wilbur. to please
nm and keep him quiet. took ono Of the
American flags from behind the desk and
started toward him. The sight OF the flag
made the man shuddcr and Groan.
Not that! Oh. not that he shrek ed
" Take 1t awayl'
Wilbur put the bit OF silk out OF sight and
wrapped a piece OF canvas around the mans
head. Then he quoted down at once and
began to talk in shivery voice
THE sunsets very beautiful, Sergeapt-'tis
mos beautifu'-an' SOS the sunrise. specially
smornin'. when 'cr wasn't only n little haze,
and it was all streaky white and goldn yellow
an rosy red: but. say. Sarge. don sher think 1t
bout time for the sun to stop risin'? Keeps
coming up morc'n forty thousan suns an in =
terferin' with the progress Of the day When
days begnnin' at o'clock in tho afternoon,
time to call a halt. amt it An that's JUS
what u dOln all day long. an doin' now. The
idea OF here hein' day ushered I'm at o'clock
IN the afternoon and another at 2 40. and some
the whole wear ct mornin,s been coming out
now to-day, SOS the rest Of the years dnys II
fcSn pon sses h 2R T. sro Sk f to-
h1ust al! the mornin's to onctf Tha's JUS
What you drivIn at. anyhow" asked the
II tell you" He paused and removed his
came w tho street A moment later a a little
band Of boys marched nUisily past the station,
s"TrSn nSs sm" n a on sf whnc and all
:, Soc there, Sarge" said the man How
bout that? Amt satisfied with havin big
cent and carry EN- around an make noises
ushcrin sunrises in. Amt satisfied T. have
worlds end that way. JUS gotter blow Their
This mornin got up an called my boy. who
wanted help in the general catastrophe. Rip.
sunrise q my. own. Everybody everywhere
block an mother one comm out every half
minute. Ny boy chucks red sizzlcr all bang
an went out t see tho sunriscs NIL over and
say it was spectacu lar. JUS like Twin thousan'
mornin' Of life Tain't every pody has n century
OF Twin every minute. hut thn's what I've been
UP to fra week, Felt ike I'd never been so
sunrise n gloried in it an when l went home
last night. an foun' my wife oh! say. Sarge.
home"
The chatter, OF an ambulance bell broke the
narrator 3 tale The young doctor. who Ind
been tying IN burned hands and salvinG
powder pitted faces all day. took on. look at
nn n mv Sase sand nm r en BHE,M
He went away and the man who had seen
the sun rise was soon on his way to the alco-
hOlc ward.