The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-05-07

cdl45 q udlle that sOulluS ike HI eCiO ui l Forsyth street. A tall Hebrew steps | forward, puts his hat on, and swears tc | tell the truth. Then Major Semsey | takes hiIn in hand. The major is the 1 cornerstone and foundation of the | board. He doesn't care what he does with his tongue. He can apparently talk all the languages and dialects oi Eurpoe and have try at central Asia and appears to be equally at home in
 all. He translates the questions of the board and the immigrants answers, and
 the poor foreigners cling with pathetic
 confidence to this man who speaks tc
 them in the language of their homes,
 Flow did you learn to do it?' asked a
 Sun reporter, after listening to a display
 of linguistic pyrotechnics.
 I'm Hungarian, you know" said the
 major, and I was educated in Hun
 garian military academy. There one
 must learn all the dialects of Austria Hungary and French and Latin. After fhat the rest came easily. was an of
 fieer in the Hungarian army at seVen- ! teen, was expatriated, joined the Eng
 fish army and fought in the Crimea. came over here and fought in the civil war, and now I'm here, still fighting for
 the country"
 1 Then he tackled the Hebrew, who ad-
 mitted that he hadn't cent but said
 his brother-in-law, Isaac Rosenthal,
 would take him out. Isaac was pro-
 duced from outer darkness and he in formed the board that he was in the
 clothing way, had five thousand dollars
 in the bank and one hundred dollars in his pocket, and longed to support. his brother-in-law for an indefinite period
 of time. He had not already procured work for him. Oh, no.
 The board moved that the new addi-
 tion to the dominant race be admitted.
 and the two men started for Forsyth street. Right here let it be put on rec ord that this devotion of brothers-in-law is without parallel. Ruth and Naomi weren't a circumstance to it. The num-
 Der of brothers-in-laW who appear be- fore the S. l. board each day and offer to share their home with stranded im- migrants is enough to justify popular recognition of the brother-inllaw as the highest product of modern civilization.
 Two Italians are the next candidates. They have been held up by the contract labor examiners, and have blithely made affidavit that they had received promises of work at high wages. The major gives them a chance for their lives.
 You know, if you've said anything that isn't true, you needn't stick to it, he says showing them the English affi- davit, Then he reads it to them in Ital- ian They smile eonfdingly, show their white teeth, and nod their heads in con- seious integrity.
 Now, that's all true?'
 "Si, Signor."
 And the boss provides you work at $2.50 day?"
 "Si, Signor."
 Well, why the devil don't he tell you not to tell it?"-in English.
 Excluded" votes the board; and the Italians, still honest and smiling go out to join the group in the lowest circle.
 Another Italian comes, who has no but his brother-in-law is on hand to take him out. The bfother-in- law hadn't written to him. Oh, no; did not know he was coming until fellow sent word the boy was there. He has no work for him. No; but one must do something for one's wife's brother. He will give him home So the Americanized Italian tells the tale. The new arrival hasn't a good memory for detail. His story doesn't agree with his brothar-in-law's He inconveniently certain letters and promises of stone quarry work. His relative makes desperate efforts to prevent his rushing on to his own destruction, but is snuffed out by the board.
 Excluded, "-and off he goes.
 A Burmese boy whose trade is lion training turns up. He speaks excellent English so the reporter, to his sorrow, will never know whether the major could have talked Burmese The boy has no money. What can he do?-tame lions. The board looks helpless. Ii don't know of any lions in its immediate eircleof acquaintances. Some one face tiously suggests that the lad might have ! go at the tiger. The young oriental stands impassive, apparently indiffer- snt. If he had as much money as beau ty he would be travelling by his private yacht instead of steerage. Still, he must go back--and what will he do when the l
  board collectively clears it's throat, and | tries to look as if it didn't care Just l hen an official hurries in. The com missioner has found man who will | ake the lion tanner and provide well for | lim, The patron is introduced, and ex- | plains to the board. The boy is asked if | le is willing to go with this benevolent l friend. He assents indifferently, as | 'almly impassive as ever, and disap- )ears through the swinging door.
 A swollen-eyed, ragged woman, hug ring crying child in her arms, is brought in. The child has favus; a bad ase. The woman cannot send any one 'ack with the little one. Then she must 70 herself. Excluded both of them; and he major twists uncomfortably in his hair, and looks away from the implor- ng eyes.
 The doorkeeper brings in pink heeked Polish girl, who. would be pret- y if she had not cried quietly for days he of the matrons comes with her.
 This is the case that was up the oth- r day." the matron says
 And nothing has been heard of the usband?"
 No, he has evidently run away. He i'd not want her to come but she was nhappy and had enough money for the  'The doctor thinks her mind is perma- ently unbalanced?' "Yec."
 The major blows his nose savagely.