Evening star., 1900-08-18

ment everywhere. and was finally reduced
to the necessity of taking a job as labor
er among the gang of men engaged In re-
pairing the Broadway cable car tracks He
figured that his workingman's makeup
would enable him to get through without
his friends recognizing him. He was put
to work on the first day at the corner OF
Broadway and 42d street. His professional
friends did recognize him, and they gath
cred around him and hooted him. He begged
them to let him alone. but they stood on
the curb and watched him juggle cobble-
stones. and hurled satirical remarks at
him. After they had tormented the man
for half day In this fashion he gave it
up and asked the contractor to shift him
over with a gang of laborers engaged in
repairing the Sd avenue surface rail-
road. explaining tie reason Why he wanted
to be shifted. The contractor. a kindly
man. did ; the variety actor requested
and placed him with the Sd avenue gang.
His friends in the profession. however.
were not to be deprived of their prey
so easily. They found out about the
move and they followed him over to Sd
avenue on the following day and anchored
around him and drove him to despair. The
man had to give up his job. He couldn't
stand the gaff, as he somewhat pathetical-
ly put 1t. On the night that his friends"
had tortured him into giving up the only
work he had in sight the variety actors
wife died. After seeing that his wife was
decently put under the ground the poor
chap bought IL cents worth Of carbolic
left a little note. that read
The best half of my sketch has gone
away. and / want to find her. This con-
eludes my portion of the entertainment,
and it's all Off.
The Parsons Strong Arm.
a gentleman of the cloth here developed
into a first-hand suppressor OF tyrannical
cops the other evening There was a huge
drunken special officer walking up and
down one of the prominent streets of Har-
lem ordering all hands off the thorough
fare and announcing in bull of Bashan
tones that the thoroughfare belonged to
him and to him alone. in fee simple. for Il
thousand years to come, and a long time
after that, If he found at the conclusion OF
that period that he still needed the street in
his business. The effect of these remarks
on pedestrians traversing that particular
street was salutary- They ran of at top
speed or hid in areaways; they did every
thing hut call the huge rum-soaked beast
/ of policeman down. or go to the nearest
pol re station and report him.
! of a small Harlem congregation
along. The drunken cop eyed the minister
with amazement at his temerity and then
made for him
Say. youse," shouted the cop at the min
/ lister. did youse hear me pass de void dat
! dis street. from wan river [ de odder
| b'longs t me? Hey?"
| depart. brother from my pathway" re-
marked the minister. mildly. II feel dis
| inclined to hold discourse with overladen
| upholders of the law
! Hey. wot's dat?" yelled the drunken cop
| "Overladen is it? Say, you went away
d'youse hear me-went away"
II much fear me- replied the mild mar
! of the cloth, that you are forgetting tC
! conduct yourself in a manner befitting the
! dignity of your uniform"
! II amt. hey" bawled the alcoholic police.
man. well. dis Is Were youse gifts yours
| see?'' and he raised his club and rushed
I upon the preacher.
| He found himself in a grip of steel big
! as he was, and about four seconds later
! the parson had wrench-d his club out OF
/ his hand and was holding it in readiness tc
make a deep. dark dent in the cops skull