The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-10-17

men, Dul he makes So llCtlG out Oh NE
own tips that he can't even afford tc
buy a pocket handkerchief, but wipes
ms nose on his sleeve. l should say he
does, at least, judging from it's shiny
, appearance" This was rough and
heavy, but 1t is the sort of language you
can hear from public speakers in the
parks of London any hour of the Lord S
day, You can also see such language
any hour Of any week day conspicuous
~ posted up in front of that second
hand bookstore in Paternoster Row.
Dirty Monkey" seems to be pet
phrase with this plain spoken genius.
one of his poster paragraphs asks, rs
not he dirty monkey who lives in sin
and for sin, and then, when dying,
sends for parson, as if it could do him
any good?' He is evidently down on
this class of persons, for near by Is a
placard saying, Almost any fool be-
lieves he can be saved at the eleventh
hour but the Bible doesn't teach any
such -" the last word being quite
too coarse to put into print, although
in the gentleman's own handwriting it
stands out plainly enough for every one
to read Another placard one would
hardly dare to transcribe verbatim is
one in which lbellous term is applied
to the Irish members of parliament.
For language no worse the editor and
publisher of London daily We're called
recently. to the bar Of the House of
Commons and made to retract. why
is no notice taken of this?" / couldn't
help asking the men, for there it was
in full sight Of everybody passing, and
1t had been there week. What saves
me-" he said, sis that it's quotation
the other fellow said it; I only copy II
and express the opinion that it is true"
But in English law this would not save
him in case any one took up the cudg-
els
But bless your SOUL" he said, 1--WE
had trouble several times in the years
I've been doing this. If I'm wrong in
what | say I take it back and confess
my fault. If not | let it go and defy
the devil to do his worst, The Daily
Chronicle caught me once in uninten-
tionally misrepresenting the attitude of
its editor toward the war, and when |
saw my error I retracted it, but the
Daily News I've defied." This paper is
opposed to the South African war,
which the bookseller of Paternoster
Row so heartily indorses that he has
been fighting the Beers and their allies
with paper bullets ever since the fra
cas- began. For long time he used
daily to put out things the Daily News
had said under the heading the Daily
Lies. 1t was quite allure during the
height Of the war fever Against some
thing that was said one day the News
so strongly objected that it caused a
letter to be sent to hts from it's attor-
ney. There was good chance for a
lawsuit, but after getting the reply Of
this erratic genius the offended paper
thought better Of it, That reply was.
Go to the -
One would so like to find chink in
he armor Of man like this. Those
who come down in such a four footed. |
'raites of others ought certainly to be !
taught SHINING themselves. If it can
possibly be done But it seemed impos-
ible to catch this fellow. You deal in |
oooks," said--"what do you do with |
Dad books? You surely don't either
,uy or sell them I'VE buy such /
,ooks,' he replied. when they come to
is with lot Of others, but unclean
books we never SELL" Sporting
,ooks," he continued, land magazines
# that class. we do sell, yet only to
'laces like the British museum or some
library which is obliged to keep copies
f everything" All the same, this man
am sure. can drive close bargain,
or while my interview was in progress
lie was dickering with man, off and
n, for nearly an, hour. and didn't
Judge an inch. The trade was made at
asst, but not upon the other fellows
erms.
Some of his posters, it was evident,
nd reference to the Methodist Ecumen-
cal Conference Here is a specimen:
The Wesleyans at City Road had bet
err repent and return to their first
'orks instead of holding windy confer
noes and patting one another on the
ack" Evidently, too, this open critic
f everything that is in heaven above
r in the earth beneath doesn't approve
f present-day pulpit performances.
ne of his Nominations is. SLOPPY sub
.cts preached about bring forth sloppy
lings called men" Under the head Of
Things Not Preached About" he men
ons Returning the things you
rugged and living below your income"
, which he adds the footnote, If you
ont live below your income you will
q damned
Perhaps after all, though, this strange
enius is doing some good. Everything
as it's use, they say, even hornet.
ut this man doesn't occupy himself
holly III singing people, for as con-
,icuously as he denounces those who
ffer from him does he also make Of
RS which, should people fall in with |
lem, would surely advance true relig
n. Madam Guyon's life and another
1ok on the Baptism of the Holy
host" he offers to lend to any one not
ole to buy, and the Life and Lectures
Charles 3. Finney, the great revival
t. he sells to all corners at small
ice, and after the book has been well
,ad and has become well worn from
ge he redeems it at the price paid s
hen it was new.
HENRY TUCKLFY.