Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-29
Me study? Say. you're not on to me.

Me study? Say, you're not on to me.
I'm one Of the professors
Wayne glare6r at him without speaking
and the former ball player explained.
with unmistakable pride and gradual
lapse into the vernacular.
I'm the baseball professor. We're 60
ing to put up a nine in the spring that
will make anything else look sick that
gets in front. Say, they're good people
out there. It's a new one on me, that
kind Of religion: all friendly and sociable-
like, and the strong, glad hand. He don't
ask you to sign the pledge or come to
church. He says he amt running in OPP
put up better show But he's made a
deal with the tank joints. He's told all
Of 'em that If they sell to a fellow what s
loaded or to hurry-the-can kids he'll
prosecute EN- and have their license took
up. He goes into the saloons and talks
to the bosses quite confidential-lke and
tells 'em he doesn't object to their BUSH
ness as such. He says,the workin' mans
entitled to sip his suds the same as the
gents in the Allequippa Club: but the bar
gets loaded. which is not being a gent
any more. He talks kind O natural and
reasonable. like he had been a barkeep
himself some time Say, it's sure thing
he could do his own pouncln' all right.
There was a ROumanian loW-brow out
there WHO cheered himself with alcohol
straight and went over to the parish
house to clean it out. He butted in and
kicked open the door where the geogra-
ply class was iearnin' all about Arr1ky,
where the niggers and monks come from.
The kids in the night school skidooed for
the home plate, SEEM the fire in the Rou-
h.anlan'S eye. This Is a h-ll of place
he yells. and reached for the father.
Father Jim caught him one under the ear
and knocked i'm over a big globe they
have out there to find the norm pore on.
The bum thought the earth had caved I'm
on i'm for sure and laid on his back
bleatin' like sick sheep. Some of the
kids had got the cops. and when they
chased in the father was pourin', ice
water on the Roumanian. delicate-like.
Wen give him about six months for
this says the sergeant; don't bother.
father. to clean him up-he'll come to in
Sorry. boys. you've been put to the trou-
ble,' says Father Jim. settin' the earth on
its right end again, but my friend was
late to his lesson tonight and came in SO
fast he had heart failure says Father
Jim. Step downstairs, officers. and the
night cookin' class will give you some
coffee says Father Jim. And if he didn't
put the slOb to sleep in his own bed
honest to God he did!
and llster," continued Joe. pleased to
see that Wayne was interested. the gay
est that happened was about old Isidore.
the Jew ole-clothes man, who had a row
with the rabbi. He had it in for the
rabbi good and strong. and he got a pair
of pigs feet and slipped 'em under the
rabbits chair in the synagogue, which
was against the religion. and oh, my.
some Of the members Of that church got
after Isidore and was goin to make i'm
into a burnt sacrifice all right. But
Father Jim hid i'm in the cellar at the
parish house and went to square 1t with
the rabbi. You might think. them not
bein' members Of the same church. and ,
viewin' matters quite different. they'd
give each other the razzle; but Father
Jim umpired the row all right and Isidore
buys his meat at the kosher shop now, |
which Is proper. Father Jim says. him
bein' Jew, which is great race, he
says. Shall I crank the buzz wagon?"
Guided by a pillar of cloud that way-
cred against the stars of the keen, au-
tumn night, the motor sped on toward
Ironstead. The black pail was lighted F.!
ftfully by fierce gusts of flame: golden |
showers Of sparks rose ceaselessly, foun-
and gave a glory and charm to !
the scene. At one point there fell on |
Waynes ears the mighty cymbal-crash of |
hammers. now ringing clear and resonant,
and lost again in a moment in other tu-
mults Of the valley. The spectacle, the
sounds, spoke with new language to his |
ina ginatiOn. Here was the most stupen-
1ouS thing In the world, this forging of
the power Of the hills into implements
and structures and weapons for mans
use The steel frames of towering build
ngs, the ribs of swift ships, the needle