The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-01-31

tlal might return when ] got ready
for new supply Of cash. And refer
ring 70 cash, / wonder now II there is
anybody. IN grand Old New York who
would be willing to lend nc is cenGs
for the purpose Of purchasing that
which Is designed 10 keep body and
soul together. Il Is splendid to be ia
Gear old Broadway, but am unable
70 forget that have not eaten since
I left that Godforsaken place they
call Ohio. wonder now why I dId
not acces4 the egg sandwich that
Cousin Lydia offered me- But no. it
was better 70 sDurn her proposal Il
would have destroyed my seif-respect
IL had permitted one who is content
to exist I'd the baeEw0ods. Or. + NAV
say In the rear pocket of civilization.
to patr0nIze ne thus. Better an
empty stomach and full heart n
dear old Broadway than afIuence
where people see green fields. qr..4t
pastures. winding streams, slauted
corn shocks and red barns instead Of
the wonderful panorama that an
now permitted to behold. What a
beautiful thing ls yon corset sign upon
the top of the onestory building with
the saeet-iron cornice. Ana there IS
q man exercising IN a window for the
purpose Of advertising somebody's
pulley arrangement What poetry Of
motion. How elevating and how
thrilling. withaL take Il, judging
from the size Of the crowd IN front Of
the window that good many people
beside myself are here without press
ing engagements Let me sect /
wonder If there IL In this vicinity any
man. woman or child with whom T am
well enough acquainted TO make It
reasonable for me to expect assistance
in the way OF a dime or some contrl-
button approximatIng that sum- Alas.
no. can think OF no one. Il may be
that here in the Great w jte Way
there Is some one Syao Knows me,
some one who would be glad n We
met to see me I say IT is possible
that there u some such person here,
but / fear there is not. am a stranger
70 all who pass me. They know not
whepee came or whittier / go. They
ga 'uot that am unshayen, for msET
Of tnem need the service Of BARRIERS
themselves, and # matters not 70
them that my trousers need trimming
and pressing. Fringed trousers I per
cefve are not uncommon here. They
10 not attract attention, nor does a
gaunt look appear to compel people to
pause for the purpose Of expressing
sympathy or Offering assistance. But
why do ! permit myself to stand here
moralizing dismaIly2 Yonder is
chauffeur endeayoring to run over al
old man. Here is a newsboy who has
never seen a bathtub. There is
a hotel in which people spend
tens Of thousands OF dollars
day Oh, It is glorious Now let me
think moment What shall do firgtg
I have IT, Aleck 3fcDermitt has a lob
somewhere Ia the street cleaning De-
partment I will hunt him up and see
whether he cant fix It so that / may
operate broom upon the asphalt.
'Tis lucky thought Perhaps Alexis
influence win be sufficient to enable
him to put ME on Broadway or at
least In one ofthe side streets near it, /
What nobler destiny could any man
demand2 Poor Cousin Lydia away
out t'.re where high life B known
only aSslt filters through the maea.
zines, hoy pity her. win nov be-
gin to drop my RS and HE ne away
in search Of Alecka