Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-13

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Of their seams. AS we gazed, Mortified.
into the depths of the dim den, with long
forgotten bits from Darwin about the miss
ing link and things swimming about in our
so slightly at the throng about his cage,
and he caught our eyes. The grin that
appeared under his huge bushy mat of hair
or wool and that puckered about his huge
nosering treasured us. We breathed much
easier.
For we knew and recognized Hike kiko
with that grim as he recognized and knew
US.
An Old Acquaintance.
1t may be that Hickey Hackey Hockey
Island is one of those blessed little green
spots in the upper Potomac. Anyhow this
Hike Kiko was from Washington. In fact,
he used to wait on at table in Washing
ton Later on this remarkably well-nour-
ished Hike Kiko became one OF the black
uead-games hanging around the st. Asaph
pool room. No later than last summer this
learsome. ferocious Hike Kiko pushed us
up and down the boardwalk, right here in
Atlantic City. in a rolling chair.
And, as simple matter of fact, he again
pushed us up and down the boardwalk in
rolling chair just four nights after we
had gazed upon him with such awe In his
role of Hike Kiko.
Did you quit, Hiko?" we asked him as
ne pushed his huge bulk against the rolling
"Dey wa'ant nof11n' in it 70 me boss"
was Hiko's grinning reply. All was only
Wukkln at de will man graft annyhcw
sun; tWe!i ah could git back nah job uh-
pushln de chaius De man ony gimme
10 ~ cents uh night. an All felt lax uh fool
nlgguh into de bahg'i Den he wanted tub
cur out de fo'ty cents an pay me off in all
de gin All wanted tub drink but drinkin'
gin wa ant bringin' me muffin boss an All
can allus git all de gin All needs anyhow
so All don quit
Oh, Wondrous Change!
The next time we succumbed to the elo-
quence OF the rough rider in front of the
ialr OF the Wild man and went IN we found
iliho hlko TO be strangely emaciated in
utviuuaI, upon whose shrunken form the
,,,n"i a hued union underwear suit of
w'oi huns IN almost pathetic folds 1t
WASH a very busy hour. We in fact were
the only auditor at the lair The guarding
salior with the vicious ride had stepped out
f f moment Hike Kiko took note of that
made mop of his head and submitted n
way: ~
Cap said Hike Kiko. "vou don't han
pen 10 nave airy bite O. chewin' on Won 90
your va I'"' w
we didn't, but we tossed him down n
cigar, which he deity caught
KIN mo Gay Gays later we saw this white Hike
Nlko with a new job. too. He was tossing
sea"eed into cart with a pitchfork al
Inc sea verge, thereby gaining ST. % per
H Gaem from the municipality of Atlantic
Which is better" we asked him with
pardonable curiosity. 1.-THE state of a Iiber-
atea factor in an effete civilization or that
| " an ehchaIned and ENGAGED wild MANI
Inns e&-Hlko kfko mopped the honest
sweat from his brow with little wish of
me dryer seaWeed which he plucked from
his cart. Jan
Nothing in It.
They amt nothin' to that, cap" he re-
plled with conviction. me rr the omen
eVry time, even if l do have to wear shoes
and hat and some other things to keep
from bein' pinched. If you want t. see how
near you can come t. becomin' a sure
enough bug in one night all you got t. do
is t take spiel at bein' Hike Kiko FIR
yr oooze and nights lodgin'. 1 amt
none too strong on this work thing, and
never was but when it comes t the toss
up between gittin' water blisters on me
| mftts and havin' t stand FIR mouthin' a
water blisters as big as pie plates cap, and
L ain a-ly1n, and the liberated Hike Kiko
went back to his job of cleaning up the
seaweed-strewn beach with a will.
Yet it should not for moment be
thought that all of the Hike Kikos weary
| of the exacting nature of their duties, and
voluntarily resign. Quite a number of
One of them was fired only a fau rieb+s
ago. right in the presence of the audience
IL was his avar1ce which caused his down
Ifh DIS tHe IeTOclOuS member from Hickey
Hackey Hockey Island He was a sad
eyed white waiter, who had been thrust out
OF mat Bowery palace of delight. The
Poodle Dog, for having had the hardihood
10 nave an attack of the pythonic delirium
tremens while serving drinks to some per-
feet Bowery ladies at 3 o'clock in the
morning. and he needed the work-even the
Hike kiko work They got him prettv
cheap, according to current rumor some
gossps placing it at so low figure as half
gallon of wood alcohol for each davis
Hike kiko work.
The Real Thing.
There was stimulation in this Hike
Kiko's weird mumbling, for, seated upon
his sunken pallet, he was probably seeing
things such as the jungles of the mythical
Hickey Hackey Hockey Island had never
revealed
A fat, sympathetic man. who had dined
lengthily in an of-the- plank-walk raths-
kellar, drifted in and studied the mum
bling Hike Kiko for long time
Finally large goiter of pity became WIS.,
uafly manifest above the fat mans Adams
apple.
Say" he said to the sailor with the
shotgun, Il think that poor dubs hungry"
The saturnine sailor referred the fat man
to the rough rider barker by a mere nod
The barker came in from his rostrum in
front.
It's a wonder" said the fat man of a
sympathetic turn, reproachfully address,
ing the khakied barker, that you wouldn't
stake that poor stiff to some frankfurters
and a high hat O beer. He's in pain from
hunger and things"
Easy, easy, mate" said the barker,
soothingly. I'VE have to feed him on
nothin' but Singapore crocodiles' hoofs, and
we're a little shy on them today. He'll git
handout tomorrow, all right"
Whereupon the fat man pulled out a roll
of bills the size of country rain-barrel
under the caves, skinned a five from the
inside and tossed it into the cage.
All Over Then.
Hey, there, PAL" he called out to Hike
Kiko, there's a green one. Go get busy at
the eat thing.
The mumbling Hike had a lucid interval
at that word of money. He paved around
in the straw.
Where's it at. boz he asked the sympa-
thetic fat man.
There, right beside you" was the fat
mans reply, and Hike grabbed the bill
Come up out O there, you bum-youve
grabbed the show, called out the sore
rough rider barker; and he descended into
the sunken cage, pulled the member from
Hickey Hackey Hockey Island out of it by
the nape of the neck, dragged him to the
rear and unshed him of his wild mans
makeup, and then tossed him under the