The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-17

I kent his weather eye open fot the con
ductor who demands money from those
/ who ride he began TO rehect on the
4 troubles OF married man with small
wages.
II was Monday night, and 1t was no.
many hours ago that sam lett ms
boon companions al Perros saloon,
after jmhibing much wine and losing
4 the major part Of his weekly stipend
at 'peno.3
I Il leave right away he told nun
self. Maria and the little ones Wen,
/ they can go to house on Polk street.
I Then he thought Of Pietro. his cousin,
who had been given The alternative OF
/ supporting his Wife and family or so
ing To Jail for Abandonment. As ne
coeitated, il big policeman decided ms
course by pulling him off the render
with the warming:
"Ye blame ginny, It's the thurrd
tonne caught@e stealth ride. The
next toime sc 90 to he station"
Smarting under this new indignily'
I sam walled toward he tracks ana
! clambered aboard passing lrelght
/ bound for the west.
/ In vain did Maria apply to Perfo,
/ the saloonkeepel. for news of her lord,
4 You go way growled' Perfo. your
4 sam be owes me much for drinks
j Now he Is gone.
I 50 Maria went. The kindly settle
ment worker tried 10 comfort her,
without avail Finally the settlement
woman found her a place TO scrub III
j an Office building while rhe babies
were cared for at the settlement. In
+ the meantime every effort was made
ID have Maria swear out warrant for
her erring husband but she refusal.
.IIe will make much money and then
come back to me, she would say
1t was four months afterward that
deieeted-lookiug little man walked
into Perro's saloon and called for some
beer. Perros wife was behind the bar
and she didn't know that the customer
WAS sam Camarillo
You know Sam Camarillo" queried
Sam.
Know him?' replied Mana perro,
eontemptuousIy No but Tony, he
knows him. He says Sam owes him
much money for wine anu 60 cents on
a game of peno He says Sam is
gone. and Maria, his woman. Is clean
ing floors. She has told The policemen
10 put sam in the prison
sam shuddered. He remembered
how stern the huge rambling building
looked. A freight car would be much
better. he thought only that the see
ton gang had lold him he cheated ut
cards. and they lad given him the
warning OF the crossed fingers never
70 be seen on The railroad,
But then Maria was going TO give
him to he police Could she be per-
suaded to receive him back il he
brought her a present? Il was bright
idea He counted the money in his
pocket. There was just 10 cents.
Then he walked over 10 Maxwell street
10 a Jewish peddler.
"Punkas. punkas." called he. Sam
didn't know just what they were, but
he jingled his 10 cents and asked:
How mucha ia punk?".
Twenty Gems. answered the ped
dler.
"Giva you ninteena cent" Sam said.
"All you got?" asked the peddler
"Ail." replied Sam. laconically.
"All right" The Jew picked out
the smallest pumpkin and San
marched off with his prize under his
arm.
He walked through the streets TO the
little rear ,hanty without being recog-
qlzed. Turning into the narrow pass
aseway between TWO buildings that led
~ his erstwhile home. sam opened the
door. Maria. VINO was busy at the
stove. turned and regarded her spous
coldly
"You have 5omes" she said
Il have come. Maria" answered
sam. quietly. lit was the Malta. see
II have brought sometE.ag." and HI
held forth his punk" Maria fell upon
his neck.
My good mani" she exclaimed
j : re fftDIillldllDN MdN fPhlpltte. hb'
ria coufided in q neighbor woman thu
next day.
You see. Sam went away for luue
time. and when he came back las
night he brough, "a beautiful yellow
water-mel We have eaten OF H. anc
he babies are sick. Il WAS fine gift
SANS pumpkin bought his way bacl
into his good wife's grace' bur tn
knowledge of law whereby he cout
be punished for further derclirtions
held over him as club by the good
albeit wise. settlement worker, has KEEP
him away from Perros And il wa
not until the good woman pers cade.
him to go 10 night school, whore he sl
beside a couple OF ambitions GreeI
peddlers. that he learned The true pur
pose and eatableness OF "da punk. -
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