The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-09
BY F. P. dunno.

king Nv Biljum knew his own business.
| he'd on'y come out iv tn house wanst
year an thin he'd have his face veil
ed. Instead iv that he's all over tn
wurruld. He's in tn rubber business.
! Hes tn rubber king. If We buy a gar
den hose, see that tn name if Leopold,
King iv Beljum is on tn nozzle. He
! makes gum shoes, nuruin' bottles, rain
coats, combs an teethin' rings. Ivry
week he has to set down with tn boord
" directors iv his rubber comp'ny an
hope FIR rain.
He takes his pleasure befure all tn
wurruld. If We go into a hotel amy
where in Europe, Dorney says, we can
see him settin' in a rockin' chair smok-
! in a. seegar an chattin' with tn
dhrummers. who's that oil la-ad with
TN whiskers? says Dorney to tn clerk.
That's oil Leor old. King iv Biljum,'
! says tn clerk. He's our star boarder,'
he says. Who's that OIL fool cuttin'
up with tn chorus girls at tn mex Ia
ble?' says Dorney to tn waither at tn
! RESTRAINT. It's Leopold, King iv Bill
Jum,' says tn waither. He's in here
every night. 1 guess his home life
amt very attractive TIL King iv
Biljum in his autymobill ran into milk
cart yisterdah on tn bullyvard,' says
tn pa-apers. In tn alteration that
| followed, tn lowly milkman walloped
| his majesty severely. 49, TIL King iv
| Blum whit up in an air ship yister-
dab an aftherward took dinner with
Santos-Dumont, Col. Tom Ochiltree,
Tod Sloan, an Chansy Depoo. = =
| TIL King Nv Biljum an Maddymozelle
Toorooro, tn Spanish dancer, danced
a fandango at tn Caffy de Paree las
night. His majesty paid FIR all break
age. Ivry AFTERNOON tn King iv
| Blum can be seen on tn bullyvard.
TIL statement that tn droop in his
right eye is permanent is not correct.
So TIL King Nv Blum was seen in
a smokin' car in tn limited thrain yis-
Lterdah, in his shirt sleeves, playin'
| siven-up with a few frinds. Whin tn
thrain stopped FIR lunch. his majesty
hoped out, ct a dish iv baked beans,
a section Nv grape pie an cup iv cof-
fee an had pleasant chat with tn
| cashier who used to wurruk at tn Pal
ace Hotel an knows him wen. It was
| 'Leep' an Name" with thin to tn
| delight Nv tn hangers-on at tn station
who are very fond iv both iv thin.
| An so it goes. Now, supposin',
| Hinnissy, that We was a. Blum, what
iver that is, an Leopold was ye'er
King. Ye see him on tn sthreets ivry
day snortin' around in an autymobill,
|
| in his eyes that makes him wink ivry
time a nurse-girl goes by; We see him
| dhrinkin' at tn bar, bettin' on tn
! races, feedin' his head with common
| food, quarrelin' with his wife, kickin'
| his daughter out iv dures, an man
nyfacthrin' rubber boots. Wud we how
| down to him whin he come out iv tn
concert hall with tn sixtet? Wud We
| fling ye'er caubeen in tn air an hol-
Ter, Long live tn King or 'veev tn
Roy, or Hook Leopold or whativer
it's up to a Blum to boiler at such
time? Ye wud not. Ye'd say to
ye'ersilf We'll, If that fellows
King, som /. I think I'll move MIN
over an take tn job mesilf He's
nice OF man. runs a autymobill pretty
| well, is SUCCESSFUL f1irt, an unsucciss-
| full husband, a five-cints -on-th' dollar
/ failure as father an a pretty good
| MANUFACTURER Nv hose He's all iy
! these things. But as a King, is he
worth tn wages? / guess not!' An
whin Leopold come out some mornin.
it'd not be ye'er hat that come off, but
! his.
"Th' thruth is, Hinnissy, that TIL
kings have got to take a. brace. If
We nave amy kings among ye'er
frinds, tell thin I said so. TIL king
business is like a poker game. It's
| been goin' on FIR a long time. an
WhihlVer~ 1t put its money in. we lay
down, thinkin' we was UP again a
hand full iv kings an queens. But
IN mlnylt they'se a showdown. thu
blun is over. Thin we see that tn
hand that we were afraid iv is com.
posed intirely iv sivins, skies an doc
ces, with maybe wan jack that looks
IKE king, on'y to near-sighted peo-
pie A show down is death to rilety.
Tell ye'er frinds to stay indures an
niver show their faces at tn window.
an maybe we won't get on to thim.'
II don't know amy kings" said
| Mr.. Hennessy.
| Well, wudden't thry to-" said Mr.
Dooiey. ut wud be all right FIR We.
J but ye'er wife mightn't like it,"