The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-26
THE HISS-JUECE or FRANCE
Earned 1.-The Wounded Antelope Eye" for
Wild bad sport.
From the Washington Post.

From the Washington Post
Il found out one thing on this last trip
over to the big burg and that Is TINT the
stories which We frequently read about the
begging letter writer's OF New York are not
a particle exaggerated" said a Washing
tonian Just back from the elephaatiasis-
affiicted burg located on Manhattan Island
"Ons afternoon last week u New York friend
of mine went down to the Gravesend races
Hos man who behaves pretty well. but
once In a great while he jumps the reserva-
ton, and when he does he goes after action.
and whole lot of it, with gnarled club.
He caught four races in % row. and when he
left the track In his automobile he had 4
bale OF money that had belon ged 10 the bOOkies
earlier In the afternoon. tie had also
tizz bun that gave his motorcar treuen dous
list to starboard--he had fallen of the sprink-
ling cart with clatter. In his elation over
the way he had prodded the laysra OF odds.
and by the time his chauffeur had got the
machine across the Thirty-four'h street
ferry from Long Island to the New York
side. nay friend. after snndry and divers
stops az the roadhouses along the path. was
up TO the Kunnels. and worse than that. with
the merry. hooking hiss-juce Of France.
When he got to the New York side VI the
Thlrty-fourth street ferry he felt the i'm
perative need 10 engage in philanthropic
work right there on the spot and In the pres
ence OF the audience. SO he halted his machine,
stood up in il and began to toss quarters and
hall dollars to the new ShOya. Inside VI
less than two minutes there was Il bowling
mob OF Grafters OF all ages around that auto
mobile that made it necessary for traffic
TO suspend for u couple OF blocks around.
when the chicken feed that he had in his
clothes had been al tossed away my philan-
,hropic friend in tho automobile began TO
strip green boys from the numerous wads he
had scattered around his clothing and threw
them TO the srramblers. He was still EN-
gagged In doing this when rough;neck cop
Of disordeIiy conduct and interfering with
street traffic. The cop rode to the station
with him in the, automobile. He lett col
lateral. and his chauffeur. took him home.
The racing reporter for one of the New
York yellows had recognized him at the
Thrty-fourh street ferry when he was
lowing morning this saffron sheet had an
elSborats and. OF course. vastly magnitied.
yarn about the incident. in which my friends
name and address were given. The, story.
OF course, stated that hn had tossed large
yellow bills OF the $50 ana 500 variety TO tho
ferry grafters, and made IL look as II my
Teller and Morgan and CrGsus and the rest
OF those people showed under.
THE Begging, letters began to arrive at his
the publication Of the story. He got 800 and
more OF them during the two days that J
remained In New York after the. incident and
siathers When LETT. f hey ' We're ali skilfuy
composed. The writer had read Of his lib
crafty to the urchins Mt the ferry and. II he
was man Of that broad and open-handed
spirit could he not find it in him to assist
Il man in hard luck. who had been out VI
husband had been killed in the subway day
before yesterday: &c. Worse than that.
scores OF the letters were addressed TO his
her husband to give them the necessary lift.
This. of course. let his wife In on the whole
thing, after he had been to elaborate pains
the sensational account of the ferry incident
out Of her hands and she. OF course, gave
him the wounded antelope gaze when he
had to tell her all about II. There's one
man In New York who's going to come pretty
near trying to be good hereafter"