The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-02-24
THE PANHANDLER'S CRAFT.
ART ~ TALES or WOE DISCUSSED ny
Az EXPERT BEGGiR.
sobriety ID Business Hours Necessary to Sue
cess -Bix Men More Liberal Than Iittfe
Ones weak Point. 81 Women Curious
HHect Of q Sport's Ssperstttion.

NOuSc wise 10 some q dr kllkS q de gfa1l,
said the panhandler on watch. a. he up
ended one of the barrcl-house dippers filled
with the three-cent Bourbon and drank the
stun. Il amt sayin' dat de- biz is wot it
used TO be. but it's still wort de wIlo Of a
gazoob dat's next to de best way to dodge
de roueh-necks wit de tin shields, and dat
un'stan's how 10 read charackter. Dem
Is de two main wires: Hikin' from de cops
wen dey've piped youse, and knowin' how
TO size up de maps Of de right kin o. folks
TO brace fr de price.
"De foist ting fr de panhandler dat eX-
PEGS TO have de price o. all de suds he kin
hanl wen he knocks of woik. is TO keep from
gcttin' de bun Oh vile he's on dooty DE
jag kin wait till dc sun goes down. and it1l
be all dc better fr havin' ben waited FIR
jes' look at de fun I'm havin' wit ineself now.
fr instance" and the panhandler of watch
tossed on another dippeiful OF the three
cent Bourbon. without using any water or
other ameliorating fluid for a chaser. and
with every evidence Of extreme relish
Yes" he went on. "dat'r de number one
ting fr de panhandler wot RELY wants to
succeed-hold off de package until de woik's
bon done and all dc CONS ben picked up on
de route A lot a. f'ok- 'bjcc' to diggin'
up 10 a panhandler dat looks like he wants
TO lean agin a post ! don't know wy dey
should 'hjec', but a lot of en- do, as ! say.
"F'r mine, ] always make IL a pint to brace
de big men DE little terriers amt perduc-
ers De little man nearly always wheels
on de street CRATER wit de held-out mitt.
and calls him "A .~loafer.' and Kits de clutch
on hi, walkin' stick, and >wrlls out his tirty-
two-inch chest. and truu- back his head,
aud tries to make hi.self look like Buffalo
Bll a-crossin' de Alps. 1t don't make no
dlnerehce wot KIN OF a ditiy and hoochee-
cooch de panhandler give de little man in
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:" wy " " ''"'' "'""''' " "'"'' a.
ways de same
"De biz blokes fr mine. a. say. And de
suail.r drossars ,t,y .-o a, ,.,t,r IaIv.y.
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PICKS out a sWlhger dht POUNDS along "a u
he owns ev'ry brick in de pavement and OATS
got a swagger On like a royal marine in de
r.,t.,un, - L,'aL - ill., -
oes'hnl' IA d utuhA i"uH" hn ai"uS'
know dat u fair-haired boy like dis has got
de change r.ght deere in de little side pocket.
and .I,t ho ll,,. :, In, t.J. .,.r lr ,,,
" ~ - " 80"
hdhulef, ""t "a bIaHlh NOT Idg u" Il
~ Ou>c has de makeup 81 a gent SAWS
{ de appeal o. dl~tir-, Of % poor guy dat.
ouI on os rocks ana den les rubber at INN
out % ue tan q me oil lamp to see how he
takes dat
If lac walk, right on. -auiu' 'On vour way"
! fail in one step Urhlu' huu, and hun nm de
ltt. uus bout my b"iu' able unot To- wear
ue same KIN e. ~Ncll'uuo tog- dat he's
.n,ritu' Ir,f u.,rI, sIv,vs u,tG. an b,,.
p't''h H'i ~ ny i'',i'. vN' '.'l are ~
U nuN 80 i""op ,tun' ~, w. - !, he.p w,
,'at ny '"in, t''""' VI U"T ~ wv hp"''
p'h't i,it ,,yu'' f" '" pl"9p i"uHi
'hai'''"iy i""hS, an" o1 ' ~" n'.1I" l"uS"l
zee ms lish' III "'""'" ] "' 'hd"se mons
III II 90 o,,,i,, e. ~. ..
y"u-e wahtc To Jet ono Out dh''t ht1 not
i""ssin 10 Hah r Tfee'"' tnnJI' " ""' ou'n luck
III ms ilit' "Ih' "tII ~ u .dt
Don't y1ue" INK ult y = inIhhlt
u"i tn"~ w y ,H "Gu %n ~ guy ~ q" rwrn
pu>li; " r'h"r ne Nao porh "l a sHt lorf IN
ms chops or NOT, anu HAl Wa never huuErE
or lr>lE 2 nllit III rs ne, IKE 70 max"
hi-'rh l. lhE utl NO , h'i = WhoIr l"I @ i,!il
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dreamed OF, d' hIohe u NaN' d'n ~ h' jpyEI"'
ne metal IN a., NIUE KICK Nnd H'hr, tr sc
p'"c" h" Epln l." cough ana zen IL ) up 10
yol-c - butt r9ht N ana my
We'll. Aoilse ""n ' .u"k ", ana N"u>" must
have n"vt" a Min-uut L" h'l Hr ban
luuv" g"t thai risut Won b"f I've
made @ wlu-out, de hlT easy one Wit de glad
iHE~ uu say, ana den ur CON s a. good ~
! stow ed WAY m dc leans Ill NDuSp L. W"drIn