The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-08-31
BILLIE'S ROSARY.
True Incident in the Life of an Irish Lad in
New York

act IS so often stranger than fiction and facts
dragged from the daily life of New York appeal to
us WIN stranger sense of reality than most other
Billy was a brick. Pluck and wit and good
looks, Dig honest Irish eyes, and 'itte devil" in
their corners, carried him headong into the bie
Wall street bank, and right into the hearts and con-
fdence of the "guvnors"
oh, Billy" han the presidents voice tbroupb
the polished CRATE of his ''den" Billy. bow. here
take this down to Sutherland q Co. Be careful
not IN your pocket Keep your little fist on it, boy'
And he whispered into Billys ear, "Fifty thousand
dollars there, Billy" At which Billy simply nodded
as one used to the feel of millions Billy didn't
bike this trip, but since he was a brick he kent
mum III tell you why. Down in side street
little red-headed rascal had blue eye-outside
not IN Billy painted that with his knuckles. He
had to, and necessity knows no law. But he of the
blue eye was laying for Billy and not alone either
Mike Donovan (of the blue eye) told his pa His
pa was a rascal, and since Billy often carried mon
ey they decided to relieve him of his burden and
give him few long side de ear, see!" Dono-
vans gang had a couple to hand down to Billy also
and so you see Billy didn't fancy this trip.
They waited for him at an alley entrance. This
was IN December, and it was darkening already and
the pail of the end of the day hung over the city
Billy marched cheerfully along, but the humping
OF his heart sent ltrembe through his noisy COM
panlon-his merry whistle Mike Donovan recog-
nized Billy's rendition of my Irish Molly" and
darted across the street to head him off Billy
squared and did some painting, then ran right
into the midst of the gang. Singing blow after
blow sent Billy down in the sush "Fetch him an
other| paste his Dutch nose~ And the FASTING
and fetching soon made the poor lads head swim.
Donovans pa stepped out at this juncture and pro-
ceeded to raise the poor fellow, but really raise
the contents of his pockets. One kid already had
that precious package, and Billy was too dazed to
know. The old blackguard's fist was in the boys
pocket with the oily dart of an expert and out it
came filled with rosary, and about a half-dozen
brave kids sent flying in various directions
some on their heads some on their backs, but all in
strilingly picturesque attitudes, and most of them
G making music, and not "My Irish Molly either.
"You bloodthirsty brats tibet kids Cathlicki Don't
YOU see his rosary? You, Langan, fetch that pack
here" And biff again Langan went on all fours
into the street "Here, kid, clear out. [ didn't
know yuse was Cathlck; but yuse got a rosary
and SOS l, and by the Holy Mother ] amt goin to
let no one hurt a kid that prays his rosary Come
on kid; I'll walk bit wild ye." And he did, and
Bily's little rosary saved that day for him. The
hard-hearted old malefactor still retained as last
link binding him to his youth and innocence and
hope of heaven, his rosary, and maybe our Lady of
the Rosary will reward him for it, Rest assured,
Billy won't forget his rosary and if I amt mis-
taken, he carries one in each pocket. Now
Billy told all this himself, So believe it or not
it stands as written-Father A. o. F. NJ in ST.
Anthony's Messenger.