Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-08-12

Arrularfous knew his business all
right Every evening he went and
stood in Inc with al the other push
cart men in the little back street where
I the fruit cellars we're, ard loaded up
/ with yellow b2Hsnas And AreuI4ri0zs
took good care 70 BE- among the few
that got the best for the le9st money.
Had not bis msher and his father
kept 4 lfttse shop n Atlseas where enc
u-ezt IN and hoazat IN she dz-k and
cane oat and found out lie had f-sen
salnzIied In the light: AFcularsous
knew how just to manipulate 3 Bit Of
lrTsr 20 rake Il I1ok large and sound
In order 20 make pe.idiasg a suos=ss
IN a great city there are two classes
Tau must e0nsiEier-first. the public.
next. but not leasf. the police. The
pablfc = always ready 10 bag. bat the
police an not always willing 70 ct you
sell Arcularious. Of coHTse. had q r.
csuse- This permitted him under the
/ Isw 70 remain stationary at the curb
for tie space Of three minutes Under
the Vollce il was different Arcularious
noted ont al The corner Of his eye that
a patrglrAan's idea Of three minutes
was highly 'Iastfc.
-G'wan. nov!'- exclaimed offer sluI-
Itgan 80 ArcuIagsoEs just a. tlse latter
was pulling into. not away from the
curb. ~Gwaa: yea beeH here long
enough. you Hungarian Arcularious.
the first time this happened started to
explain-hrst- that he was not 9 Hun
sarian: second, that he had not been st
stansIstill for even three seconds.
-'G'wan. row. exclaimed MugEigan.
gfring him & sudden push that knocked
his special three cent frIit into the
street None o yer lip
Arcuiar5ous cleared ont At first he
couldn't understand il. but By dlnt Of
freqTeut Inquiry be found that three
minutes. from the police point Of view.
was chronologicaIIy cipher unless
Cnless ron creased the officers palm
with a substantial portion Of yo1r prot
its Under such circumstance three
minutes might extend itself into three
hours, and the law which takes no note
Of trifes, wo1ld never know the differ
enee.
But Arculario9s. WHOSE remote an
ceStor doubtless held the pass AT Ther-
moPyEe. ret,eIled. That which the law
vouchsafed unto him-that- he reasoned
with himself be must hare
These man. be reasoned with him
self. referring to Policeman MulIigan--
these man. shall get even very
even with these man.
II has ever been mooted question
whether the pol cenan was made for
the side door OF the side door for the
policeman. There were several side
doors on Policeman MuIligan's beat.
Ike as not all made for him. At any
rate. be made for them with a persist
ency worthy Of better cause But the
powers that De had tabooed the side
door practice So II was only when the
coast was clear that Mulligan deigned
/ 10 enter
And to think be complained bit
/ terry. that a year ago | ed stand out
I in the street and drink a paiiful. All
[ g'yan, you dirty Eyetalian. Git out o
| there Areularious picked up his mud
1 died fruit and once more went his way
Next day he reappeared, but not
/ alone. He brought with him three
/ bright eyed curly headed boys from his
] tenement house Each of them had
banana in his hand. MuIligan doomed
I up around TIE corner and made for an
I interesting side door. AS he entered ii
( four pairs Of eyes were fixed upon him.
These man." explained Arcularious
/ to his crew-''yOu watch these man
Z See, IT is Hennessey. No H." he con
I tinued, Indicating the name and mum
I Der of the saloon. Mulligan was inside
I for fifteen minutes. He came out wip-
f ing his mouth upon the back of his
| hand. Arcularious drew away and kept
/ on the move. continually following Mul-
( lisan AZ a respectful distance. The boys
I continued 10 eat bananas. Four times
/ they 50 81 the officer enter saloon. and
the SID allest lad. who could tell time.
/ caiculs ted that Mulligan had spent
over ali hour in half day at the pleas
ant ocs upatiOn- AT about O'Clock Ar
/ cuiariOus placed his cart squanely in
front Of one OF Mulliean's favorite
| cafes. MuHigan was inside and soon
came oft. He was red in the face.
Get out o. herer' he exclaimed.
swinging Arcuiarious with a vicious
iolt against the cart. The boys looked
| On.
What for you do this. No 3aT.'t in
/ 4uired Arcularious. squirting in a
knowing way at the officers helmet
law, say now" demanded Mulligan.
You fellows Is stowin' away the stuff.
Say. gimme quarter week. an I'll
let yOu alone"
ArcuIarious shook his head From
me-" he replied. nothing. l demand
! my rights"
Mulligan grew redder in the face and
/ charged on abe Greek. "Y'ain't got no
! rights, you Chinamanr'
Arcularious smiled. You have no