The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-05-26

white teeth. like the VOLTS grin at Little
Red Riding Hood. Il hat yoost what you
want You are ferry luggy to Wind me.
instead of vaIling into the hands of dose
plockaderunning. reppel Sheenies out dere,
| who hat no more friendship for Union
| solcher dan Il hawk has for a Spring
chicken. Come right in, mein vriend."
Hear dat hOOk-nOsed seed of Belize
bub talk apOut Sheenies, and blockade
running reppeIs." said the other forestalled
NIT Il cargo of Enfield rifles and cartridges
dat he run into Charleston vrom Nassau.
Levi Abendstem neffer saw an Ameri-
can Elag until he vent apoard plockader
in irons"
bay no addention. mein vriend. to dose
reppel plackguards.' said the man who
had secured Shorty. ''Dey're only
chealous because | hat viner goods dan
dey can get. and mad because I'm a
Union man doing pizness in Richmond"
500 away vrom de door. dere. you Wort
Lafayette Graduates" he shouted to the
others. Your prison smell chokes me. Go
away. and don't interfere NIT my pizness."
WORT Lafayette Graduates" they yelled
back derisively. DE ink amt dry on your
parole yet. Levi Abendstern.
Abendstern was instantly reinforced by
another, still more evil-loOking Ishmaelite.
| with smile as enticing as a sharks grin.
The rest, seeing that a further fusilade of
abuse was likely to be frIitless, since the
| customer was landed. and would not be
let depart while he had dollar left, with
drew to watch for another victim.
Likely. de Zhentleman wants vOne of dose
elekant suits such as Cheneral Zherman
pought When he bassed through de city"
Levi remarked to his partner. "Get down
vone qvick."
Il don't want nothing of the kind" said
Shorty. Il want a box of linen-wove pa
O n
| in 4 hurry. Here's your quarter"
dis suit of Clothes is worth feefty dol
lars of any mans money said Ikey.
spreading it out on the counter. lyon
couldn't puy dot on Proadvay in New
York vor cent less. l hope lightning
may strike Abendstern dead dis minute if
YOU could. Cheneral Zherman pay me
feefty dollar vor one not nearly SO good.
and say he'd rather gift seventy-five dollar
dan not hat it. He did. so help me kra-
| cious. l sell you dot suit for vorty dollar
1t pelong to my mother, and she need de
money to pay off mortgage dots due
| tomorrow. Shes got all de money but
| vOrty dollars. 1t preaks my heart to let it
go so cheap. vor l don't know where l can
git anOdder vone. So help me kracious, l
don't"
II tell you l don't want a suit of
clothes-only box of linen-wove, stand
ing collars. Size 49, said Shorty. Hand
them out, and take your money"
Dot suit vaSs yOOst made for You and
no odder man." persisted key. 'Yoost try
it on. YOost try on de goat. Levi, what
you standing round dere like a demoraIiz
stOughtOn pottle vOr, when you see de
zhentleman wanting to try on de goat?
Why don't you help him?"
Before Shorty could open his mouth in
protest. his blouse was stripped off and
the coat put on.
..NIug MI l,.x
glove on lady's hand" exclaimed key.
in a transport of admiration. while his
partner held on to Shorty. What Wit
it is, and What vigger You hat! Zheneral
Zherman told me he'd rather hat such a
vigger as yours, and a suit to Wit him so
veil, dan to pc Commander Of his army
He did. l hope lightning may strike
Abendstern dead if he didn't"
II tell you / don't want no suit of
clothes" said Shorty, irritably. Il only
want box of paper collars. Stand-up.
Iinen-wove size Is. Stop your fooling and
hand them out"
Il dell you What I'll do" said Ikey
My modder, she needs dot money so pad
to bay dat mortgage, which is due to-mor-
row, dot l sell you dot suit for dirty-fife
dollar. I'll make up de rest out of my own
booklet. RAIDER dan see my old modder
turned out of doors. She is so years old"
well. l amt paying off mortgages for
strange women" said Shorty. Besides.
| don't want the suit at ALL I'm i'm the
service yet. All want is a box of linen
wOve, stand-up collars. size 1S."
He started to unbutton the coat
"Aaron's peard. What hardness of heart"
groaned key, and Abendstern echoed the
sigh. ut peats Pharaoh all ofer. Won't
help a poor old m0dtler i'm Israel safe her
home vrom peing sold. But she's got to
pc safed. Here, take de suit for dirty do
lars. l pay de rest myself, though it's