The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-06-17
THE homo AT THE BEACH.
Fall Down Of an Honest Endeavor to Get Fifty
Cents worth Of Ocean Breeze.

Did I ever tell you OF my first season nj Man.
haitian Bcach?" asked the hobo OF better days
OF the klth on the bench in City Hall Park.
Il don't s'pose We wuz workin dc same
gravel den" replied the kith.
1T was me first year in the metropolis, and
when | used to be a sort of understudy for
George Francis Train in Madison Square, !
did not feed the birds. but ] had n bench near
Mr.. Conkling's statue. and when a swell team
drove up to the trough ! offered me services rs
rein-loosnr, so the horses could drink. and fast
ened the rcins when the horses had slaked."
Den ! spOsr youse fell asleep and dremp
youse vuz NJ De beach" said the kith.
you wrong mo, old man. One afternoon
when il was 50 hot l had 20 fan mesclf with me
newspaper one Of the SWEETEST turnouts hove
to the trough anu | went to rein. After the
Stake the guy with the ribbons tossed me a rake
of and remarked that | had better so out TO the
beach and act IN ocean breeze. | took the
Broadway route to Whitehall ferry where
! invested In double-cnder-going and coming.
you understand to the beach. and that lott me
q half case to blow mesclf on one sweep of the
breeze. When | arrived the places were all
taken and | had TO meander for awhile"
Dat must a mace you feel nachural," said
the kith.
mot altogether. old man. for ] had dust in
me makeup. Now II you will stay awake I'll
tell you how | come out. After I had done the
walk for awhile ! returned TO the promenade,
| had done some financial coGitating- struck
n balance sheet-of which the following IL n
copy; one weed, 10 cents; four beers, 40 ditto.
] come mighty near making the error OF me
life. though, on the calculation, first hongh
of ordering the beers and finishing on the weed.
hut | thought il would not be form, so | went up
hlalnst tie weed stand first and called Tor n
tW0-nick burner. The guy n, the stand throwed
out one, and was Just trying the cutter on
tho mail end
Which was putty 'stravirant, | should SOY, "
well. | wasn't rinching meself. But just
a. was about 70 test mo cutter the guy Mt the
stand says. Hold n he says. and flipring the
hall case he says, II amt cot the ring he says.
! laid down the weed and picked up the coin Of
the realm and looked al II and with Ms much
Of our family pride as | could remember I saws.
| What's the matter with the coln?' Well
says tho guy. you've made a mistake. he says.
we amt got any builnt-moles he says. You
must q l.ayet The wrong colt, he saws AT
I Shoepshead, Mint You got anything else he
SAYS. md white ! was still looking NJ the
PUNK, studying the formation Of il. the guy ne
takes up the weed from tho stand and plants II
! back IN tic box. As was moving away fror,
! the crush the guy gives me another hot one by
saving. You might sell II for a slnker TO one of
! tho hshermen,' he Slys.
lien 1 etHeu nleNSii out OF the push and
mcnndered down to the train and returned to
the Battery; II was n hot time in the town,
even down there. 20 | meandered up Broadway
until got Il. this siesta and here | rested under
the shade OF the trees. rs Stonewall Jackson
sHid, and IN the sound of the play Of the fountain
! fell into stecp md dream. Thought I was q
boy again, y hen come TO the cop was using
bis nlsht stick on the sole Of me boot as IL hc
was trying 20 break in, He Ind me dead.
Then We had q discussion and I played the role
- y weary capitals i 10 his feelings and gave up
va" ,,uN1d, :, 10y Nun J was no lolo
! the kith.
i I'll int care anything about that. ten
! der " u AMI that Vas all right. But rs 7 stood
on the shoH"d side of q tree ] ace him shnmbla
over 10 n banana bunk. raise a bunch. plank
the PUNK get his comeback in good realm coin.
and resume his vigil. Then II occurred 10 me,
old man how | had missed me calling. Mad
lSon square has been a sort Of a tandem team Of
Nightmares to me ever since. Did you ever
know such = close run to Govern"
And I all come FUN yore bein' 80 nigh de
Nator. IT'S fatal TO some" said the kith, as he
turned his face from the fountain.