The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-11-29

Along I'D street day or two ago, kill
Ing half hour before train time, was
aceosted at Madison avenue by Il big,
burly, healthy-looking chap.
Say. gentleman the big man said.
In bucksaw voice, Pm wantin Il
lump or suthin' better right smart, an
big one, too. I'm wantin 10 lap like
wise, an If we've get bone in yer
pocket yer wanter diyyy with me, I'm
yer friend. See?'
The young man faced the other curl
ously.
Il think | understand what you mean
by Il bone" lie said, "and | suppose
you desire to say you are willing TO
drink when you announce that you're
wanting lap but I'm not onto Il
lump"
The big mans face expanded into n
grin of good-fellowshlp.
wy" he said, "a Jumps bit o
snthln' cold TO eat. | druther have
suthin' hot, of course. but didn't want
10 brace you too strong
"Tlmes hard with your queried the
other.
say, you wouldn't tink so, seem
I'm SO fat an happy lookin' In de face,
would yer? But. honest things is on
de ding wild me. | got poke out dis
mornln. all right but me bread basket
IS all holler ag'in. NOW, an amt had
any slops all day"
Well" said the young man, looking
at his watch. "lf you'll"
''Ye needn't say no more, young fell
ler,n the big man broke In. 81 see by de
looks o. yer mug ye're goln' TO say yell
put up a chew fer me. An I'm goin' TO
say 1t goes. Gee Wot er graft Then
ye're goin' TO ask about me vocabulary,
see? I'm fly DO, | am, an at first
took you for fly bull-anyway. fer Il
plug. But Wen | got a good look at
yer | seen yer was all right. Lead me
ter de can and watch me stuifw
A can" where quantities of food
may be bought for a quarter, was
speedily found, and the Fly 'bo," as the
intelligent tramp described himself,
was soon noisly "stutling' corned-beef
hash and bread and butter, which he
washed down with liberal "laps' of
coffee. When he stopped TO take breath
the young man assured the hobo that
he was right In assuming that n few
words about his vocabulary would be
welcome.
'Er fly bull" the hobo paused to say,
rs er detective. Err plug is er Teller
that's ag'in de hobo push. Stops Is
strong drink which is err ragln' As
I'm gittin' to know you better, | see
you're "A getherup. an that's wy yer
was eXercisin' yer lockers SO sharp
while yer was er mopin' along. No
body but fly bulls and getherups does
that. Gee. but amt this punk good.'
what in heavens name is gether.
up And what is 'punkT
The hobo stopped a bowl of coffee
midway between the table and his lips
and gasped.
Say" he said Il guess must er
been OFF me nut, but | fought YOU was
one o. dem felers dat gethers up de
news and writes 1t up in pieces for de
pipe. begs yer pardon humble If
was of. Punk is wot you calls bread"
The young man admitted that he
might with more or less propriety be
termed "getherup."
Wal, we've got getherups ally
scopes all right enough said the
other, IAN now spose ye wanter hear
me memwars. Ill give 'em TO you on
de level. tee.
IN de first place. I'm on de bum all
de while, an dat's no fake. amt
Lpped In a pad-wot's dat? Wy, slep'
In a bed, of eourse-fer | dunno how
long, til de cold weather comes on.
Most Of me winters has lately been
spent in de balmy South. An | amt
had er chew as good rs dis since | got
er Mulligan. liay2 oh. er Mniligan's
an Irish stew-an' | had one in Cleve
lard last fall
"Dey ain't no rumanee-inreal-life IN
my hist'ry. Me folks want ne|er
mach. ON de level, don't know who
dey WAS. An amt never seen better
days dan dis one, Gow dat I'm gettin'
a whole chew hot. | fink I'm lucky
w'n ! gifts muck ter shove tro' me
faee-oh. yes-er muck's or stew up of
any old ting yer can pick up, sich as
holoes makes w'n dey's on de tramp
tru de krntry. Eut a Mt never n PIE |
no clocks. nor nothin' Hay? | amt
been er pickpocket, nor amt cracked
no cribs.
"ne worst ting | ever done was ter
lift suthln' fer er chew few times. but
| amt had ter do dat often, fer YOU kin
get pokeouts most anywhere, an amt
never worked none, only wen I've been
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