The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-06-03
rRs sro1Y.
n Begins IN Any ssrt q Esshiss. bat n aaAV
Yst Been Ftpishsd.

n Begins IN Any ssrt q Hsshiss. bat n namv
Yst Bees Fipiahs1.
Ever since the hrst barron vas opened there
has only been one barrooom story. and that
has never yet been finished. With Localities.
names and dates q discrtho~, II runs on broken
lines that never reach a station. and. whom
reproduced. In something like this:
RID JAcx-Speaking Of queer thinsa when
Jones used to ksspthat place on Twelfth street
where Dittenhoussr has tho undertaksrs shop
now
LoSo JIM-Thsrs amt no undertaker's
shop there now. What are you TALKING sbout1
SLICK sAhJones never kept q place OF
Twelfth street. His place was on Fourtsenth
street.
RED JAcx-I know what I'm talkins about
When Jones kept that place
IoNo ToM-You're both wrons. Joness
place was on Thirtesnth street. I remsgn-
Dor when II wa burned down. I was there
with No. 10.
RED JAcx-You never bloneed to Engine
Is. You were eoins to school q the time I'm
talking Of.
LoNo Toni tell you I was there with that
ensine. and the proof Of It Is
Bio MIxn-Lst the msn tell hts story.
Loro Ton-Risht y9u arc I stand cor
rected.
RED JAx-wdl to resume my reminis-
cences. or, in other words. my interesting
narrative
P1NcHINo P1rm-Oh. take that dictionary
out Of your throat.
Bro MIxH-For soodness sake. sivs him .
chance 10 speak.
JocuLAR JAxH-Good evening. gentleman
Who's treating, IN TAXI whiskey.
n-~ -- V-sp~ --l--- v.A- - A..
best in the house. I vas Just about to tell
these Indians what happened on the nisht
Of the bic. fire. when Jones kept that place on
PlSCaSo PETH Of. Jake, That's too
heavy a hooker; But maybe I'm . poor judge.
nate 70 dnnk whi'key. because when DO
JocvlAs JAxs.And J. hate to % to sleep.
BECAUSE when I do ! can't drink wh.skcy. -
SALVATION ARMY LAssiE-Buy tho Wcr
i~AssiIHTais the Va, On ton" to your
BIO M1KE--I'd be afraid.
LAssiE-Oh. ne, A ,siant and afraid!
BIO MikE-And. like most married man.
LAssiI" Repent, Remember that sin can
meyer enter the Kinsdom Of Heaven.
on S y. u. II tSs .. ys:i deadly i an: .,n Th: entered Sssy At It
Of Adam, Lucifer was the first sinner.
LA;siEIAh; but don't you Know what hap
BIG MIKE OF course l do; he was bounced
pASpI pAN,-And ever since the Micks can
LAssILmMay beaver, forgive you all, Exit
may think that they are foolish. but, at all
a g5es, deal o. good 10 the line q charity.
who Joined the Salvation Army and she wns
about as good a woman as ever went TO church
Well. there was. a fellow. who worked In the
Island. We used to call him schnapps. HI
was s,,S Ge il, known WA II all all Il the saloons; hs vas vas
shsni kai q. 'n law oh scssiis ' sheS.. oeI &eii. 's tsIs E isds
little hut on the beach. But abe was mistaken
christmas eve whom schnapps was passing
her place. she called him In and made him
R Tss : k IF . n:plsossidt S S,S plum .om HSSdi. .sd. s s.
te'f more snS SCcep, al 'I 10 sehn ssp1 1e sssn |. f plam
B Rsf eIaan for isr, snS :,s Say, s Oh n s2|s t *. So
from saloon 10 saloon until he eos tired carry.
tns place y, ~ + 's on not a abe as5s g S!Rs s q !. dS Ss H on a . ins1a
that some Of the Wood Road boys would steal
y SO he determined 10 hide T. 81. John,
time. ,Schnapps wen, straight into the CHURCH
grounds and ,groped in the dark along III
RI nfhe ,S| t asid R Ss,. *. devil ~ s sSn, And ! i sS nsx.
Then he returned to the nearest saloon wher'
he he [ S a until O'clock IN the morning
where he put his. pudding. After a long scar
e q say Il. It mp a1a ms az s up 4,s mig Wsl to f &. DC iS
come for II at sunrise, and hunted high and
low for that pudding, but he couldn't find 1t
result, and during FIVE long years sfterwarc
he never failed 10 cali 'i IN a s.. johns chufcf
PlNcHiNo PfTE The angels ate
I:EARNED LARRY n but they threw II out
and the de1il feS away wit, Hd,h n i; N. d.v,,
LEAESiD taHHI,-I didD't; hsy,, I've beer
pulling sSpf him BY Ne @sli tail on all a ny NE I, tn. fall
pudding in that church, there was an awful
storm ona R It SleT T,s so ,S1,r half r the s5ee ;,s on x n
] y wHIisd s sSd the N" iis ia ! b IHSsdo' s sSs sIas
, came out Of one Of the gin mills paying nc
. nSFt 10 s] a Sisiions 40 the IL s,sy Wn. ' Scms e d%sf b ~Snli
on a dead beat 10 windward; He needed thu
whole road for himself, When he came II
!. p~letely, he thought Il might be a wise thin.
! TO make one last attempt to recapture tina
lost pudding The llshtnipg, every moment
. | HdVe I'M n Cn6ntt 10 tct. DctWScu tn6 HuSuo
! his eyes might as well be shut as open. Sud
I denly usually lightning comes that way
Z bolt came down beside him and. instead o.
. knocking him Nat on the ground. II fired hin
ten feet into the air and planted him on oil
fours by the side Of the stone that he imme
: diately recognized as the one alongside Of which
, he had cunningly placed his precious pudding
! That stone was In a corner. and In that corner
, PINoBING PETE-Oh. get bricks,
JoCuLAR JAKE-Thats a puddin' -heade<
story.
Bic MIKE-And there ia no raisin In 1t.
DANDY Dan viii you let me fnish1
PINCHIN PETE-We can see your 1nish.
RED JACK-You fellows give me q pain u
the head. l was going to tell you about tn
, night Of the big IRE. when Jones kept tina
.. place on Twelfth street. At that time
I BIG MIKE How long was that before tn
5 night of the big wind9
JoCrLAR JAKE-You say you have q pair
in the head? | can give YOU the boss cure
Just you take a common cabbage leaf and pu
Il in your hat, and in fifteen minutes
RED JAcK-That might cure your head.
LEARNED LARRY-Su sure! Sin'io stmI'ou'
o curdntur'
JocuLAR JAHE-Don't you chuck any o.
. your Shakespeare at me.
: LEARNED LARRY That Amt no Shakes
peare: that's Parkhurst.
I, JoCrLAR JAKE-What, the doctor?
LEARNED LARRY. Aye. the doctor.
JoCULAR JAKE I take II all back.
, RED JACK Well, to begin my story again
! When Jones kept that place on Twelfth street
? IScoRRIGIHLE CoN-Brtyeen High Bride,