Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-10-31
SHORT STORY FOR
EVENING HOURS
" ME- AND G0BLIfB."


top floor, when he bounded unceremon
Iiously into a room. Then, suddenly re
ealing his late drill in decorum, he
bounced out again, banged the door
lshut and knocked.
Coon in, Tommy! Dat vos your"
called an old German woman, who sat
knitting within. A broad smile showed
that she appreciated the boys efforts
at ceremony.
How you vas, Tommy" she asked.
"Oh, I'm all right Miss Sallie, she's
err comm up the stairs; here she is
now
"Ah, dot wos so nice" said the wo-
man. going to greet the young girl.
How do you do, Mrs. Dedrich? Hope
you are comfortable this cold weather.
see your roof has been leaking" said
the latter, taking the rough old hand
within her own rosy palms.
Eyes, dot mon he will not mend dot
roof. He gays 1t will not leak ven der
vedder is not vet"
Here Tommy, who was about to
break into a roar Of laughter, caught
himself in time to bury his face In
Miss Sallie's mum, of which he had re.
lieved her.
IL will see him about the roof" said
: the young visitor. 81 hope you have
not taken any cold from It."
, NO" responded the woman, my
cold is better as II vos by and by, only
der rheumatics cooms back zoom-
times, und ven II rains mine bed got
a leetle vet. Vot is good for dot?"
Again Tommy had recourse to the
: muff. while Miss Sallie innocently
asked, Good for the rheumatism, do
|, you mean?'
NO, good for the bed" says Tommy,
letting himself go completely.
s, 81 will bring you some arnica to rub
, with" said the girl, maintaining her
dignity in spite of Tommy.
y "Vel, tank you; den will rub der
jints nit der anarchy; dot es good"
Here Tommy thought he saw a
mouse under the bed and made a sud.
den dive after II, when fit of laugh.
|, ter probably prevented his catching
: II.
Tommy was New York newsboy
-, whose moral education and deport'
: ment the young girl had taken In
hand. He had become much attach
ed to her. attended her Sunday class
and accompanied her In leisure hour
on such errands as the present one
Miss Sallie had laughingly christen'
ed him Fresh Air Tommy" He had
, gone for two weeks summer outing
on one of Miss Helen Gould's fresh.
air excursions and as the pleasures OF
Z travel were new to the street boy, he
}, assumed quite an air of Importance
$ On his return, meeting his teacher,
:. who had also been rusticating, he
looked into her tanned and rosy face
: and exclaimed: my, but yer do look
perty. How fer did yOu cit sent?"
When she told him her summering
had not been far away, he replied, in
patronizing way, "Oh, | got a hun.
dred miles further than that"
Tommy, as we have seen, had a
keen sense of the humorous, and con.
stantly liked to pay visit to the old
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