The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-07-20
MICKEY SPLAINE, HlERLOPER
HE AND SISTER NARY RING IN
on 4 YIDDISH PICNIC.

they Have o Glorious Day on the Silyel
Bell vi At College Point Despite
Ostracism, Blufins M Fighting II Out
When the Deception 10 Detected
Mickey Splaine was filed with envy al
he and his sister Mary sat on the string
piece and watched the little Yids, laugh
ing and ohuokling In anticipation Of the
glorious exoursion they were 20 have. prano
ing w the gangplank to the deck of the
Silver Bell. - Down deep In his heart Mickey
wished that for the time being he and Mary
were Yiddish, % they could go along witt
the youngsters Of the Chevra Cherubin.
but being Of q different faith there seem
ingly was no chance to ring in.
III yuh wasn't wild me. Mary. it'd be
mo on dat ship.' he said. casing longingly
at the children trooping aboard. Il kin
sneak on, a at dat I thinks III take a chanel
anyhow. It'll DO dead easy tub git on wild.
put orosain' dat little bridge. an I'm goin'
on dat 'sourahun. Yid or no Yid. 30 yuh
better beat It home. Mary. an II yuh tells
on mo III moider yuh wen I gifts back
ooh. Mickey. femme 60, won't yuh.
pleasei' Mary pleaded. Wen git licked
wei We gifts homo ag'in like we was after
Coney Islam and-oh. Mickey, please lets
60 snyhowi'
The Silver Bell, gsyly decorated with
flags and pennants that iuttered In the
breeze. tugged at her hawsers until they
groaned; from the upper deck there came
strains Of music. family heard above the
yells Of the children % they raced about
the decks. but still impatient for the lines
to be cast of. And through 1t all Mickey
and Mary sat on the stringpieoe and wished
and wished that they were only on board.
The deckhAnds were just making ready
TO haul In the ~gangplank and Mickey had
made up his mind to spring over the side
from the dock. leaving Mary behind. when
q belated party, consisting Of o mother and
six tots. came rushing down the pier. The
woman yelled to hold the boat and her
kids set up an awful roar when they saw
the danger of missing the excursion.
The attendant excitement vas Mickey's
cue. He jumped up. grabbed Mary by
the hand and dragged her toward the gang
he commanded. ssn' dey won't know dat
We amt dat yoman's kids, Dey're all
up in dc air an won't have no time tub
stop u.s.
And when the breathless Yiddish woman
and her bowling children raced up the gang
plank Mickey and Mary were right In their
midst. Tho deokhands who were taking
the tickets never got wise-eaoh mother
had ono ticket for herself and her brood
and Splaine and his sister were taken for
members of the belated family and got
safely aboard without even the mother
herself detecting the duplioity. A few
seconds later the Silver Bell cast of her
linee, footed her whistle loud and long and
glided out into the stream bound for College
Point. where 900 children and their mothers
were to bs given q day Of rest by the Cheru-
bin Society.
The steamer was poking her nose up the
East River toward the Sound when Mickey
led Mary to the atarboard rail and gave
her instructions for the day. If any O.
dem blokes wot's runnin' lis 'scurshun
comes up an sskts wot brung yuh here
vot's yuh name. Just say dat yuh'r-
see-weI. Jest say dat yuh'r Rachel
Levy an dat mine b Sammy q n dat we
goes tub do jewish ohoich up on Foist avener.
Gee, but I wisht We has hooks on our beaks
an dat we doesn't have red hair an freckles.
but anyhow / knows Hikes wot has brick
tops an frecks. Now yuh doesn't want tub
yer name or I'll slam yuh one In de
nuse. It's Rachel Levy fer terday. an
member it.
Mary acquiesced. She would obey
implicitly, and to assure him she
repeated the name Rachel Levy over and
again. Then they started aft, and
10 they walked through the crowds Of
children and their mothers Mickey noticed
looks cast at him and Mary. But
10 wasn't faxed. Even II they did get |
aep, he unused. what could they do1 Surely |
hey wouldn't stop the ship to put him and
Ills sister OF, and at the very worst he and
Nary were In for o sail anyhow.
The Silver Bell was Oh the northern
the Yiddishers were cheering and
hickey and Mary were leaning over the
rail watching the beautiful soapsuds
he ship left in her wake. From some
.here amidships a gong sounded and
It's time for Ice cream and cake
He ooh Mary's hand and started ford.
long line had already formed but Mickey
his sister right up front and fought
us way In among the first on the line. A
'ented the usurpadon Of his place.
you'll have to 60 to the end OF the line
n I'll tell on you" he said. In way Of
'eply Mickey slammed him one on the Jaw
md the lad went s~prawling OF the deok.
a second there was confusion and ex-
and as the Jew boy regained his
eet he yelled:
sThe Christ who has no right here hit me;
lin and his sister are Christs. I know they
int Jews
The children broke from the line and
around Mickey and his sister. Mary
vas a little fldgety, but her brother was
and holding her hand in his
10 forced his way to the refreshment counter
nd thrust out his free hand for the ice
,ream and cake, He and Mary got theirs
lrst, and the lady In charge Of the refresh
nents admonished the children to get in
ne or else they wouldn't get any goodies.
There was a wild scramble to get back In
lace, and In the excitement Mickey and
dary walked over TO the rail and ate. 1t
idn't take long to devour the portion, and
8 the cream and cake tasted like more
Hickey and Mary attempted TO break into
he line again before twenty Of the children
been served. This precipitated more
and from far down the line some
Id yelled: Gee, it's Mickey Splaine, the
ad boy who licks US. He's sure a Christi"
They were pushing and struggling to
et Mickey and Mary of the line, and a
horus Of shouts went up that he and his
were ringing In for a second helping
hen lots of the others hadn't ever had their
Then the mothers butted In, and