Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-24

Of II Is tho ole man is supportin' him
He got i'm trouble las week: tn. Kid
did. an jus To show what a fool some
parents is III tell yo' what Meyer did.
Hang Out on Avenue.
''lo' know them fresh lads what hange
around tn Avenue nights? Sure, Imita-
ton rah-rah boys Yo' got il right
Meyers kids one u them. While tn ole
mans sweatin over hot stove an
leanin' all OF his ninety three pounds on
a big fatiron pressin' some South NASH
ington sports Sunday pants for the large
price of 10 cents tn boy is M on some
street corner sayin Hello. kddo, To all
the Children Of fourteen year an up. Hes
got an idee in that bone dome q hisn
that III ever he gets caught out on tn
street without tree an a half inches q
bright purple socks shown above pair
o doliar-forty-nine imitation paytent
feathers his name'll be taken off tho blue
book. ] seen him hold up eight men one
night tryin TO beg a cigarette off'n en-
an that same day he turned down job
at ST week because ii would keep him
workin saturday nights.
Afraid to Close Shop.
The ole mans got a pore weak wife
what can't hardly wash tn dishes. and
four little children. all Of en- no biggern
a chicken Yo never saw such weak lit
tie children. Homes. keg. when yo' look
at EN- yod think yo're lookn' at some
thin far off. cause they got a funny
hook in the eyes that | amt never seen in
tn eyes o nobody else | hate 10 $50 til
poor kids. One OF EN- always brings
Meyer his dinner at noon. an hiS sup
per at night. Why don he 20 home?
Cause he's in mortal fear that some
timer other he'll miss customer ! tell
that fights cent
he gets like yo'd fight park policeman.
amt sayin' yo'd fight regular cop.
Il was taIkin' to him tn day that loafcr
son o. hisn got I'm trouble. He was tellin'
me he'd been in this country eight years
now. Oh. sure. he thinks its a fine place.
tink he got run out tn ole country fer
calm tn kaiser Dutch CRATER or Some
other sample o what rylty calls lazy
majesty Anyhow. he was tellin me ne
worked ten years as prentice IN biS
tailor shop where they make IN unl-
forms for the German army officers. lie
slept under counters fer seven o them
years that's why he's small. lie
never had a reg'lar meal all that time.
What tn boss didn't eat Meyer got: All
manys tn time the boss ct IL all. Mind,
now he was dom all this fer tn glorious
privilege Of some day pressin Your close
fer ia cents unless 70 beat him down II
t'irty-five An. besides. his ole man paid
tn. boss tailor a hundred marks. or some
other Dutch currency, to take tn hid.
Father and Son.
He worked all tn time. lie never
stopped workin' unless il was TO eat them
leavin's or fall asleep at his job While
he was telIin' me j fought u what that
son o. his'n was doin' al that minute
standin' on tn corner tryin' to bum the
price of a beer from somehuddy.
wished | could get my son "A choh, ne
"A
to get somebuddy to beat tn Kid IN IN
jaw.
We'll. he was tellin me how h learned
tn trade O tailorn and worked liS"
that fer a matter 81 ten year. W.
awful. | don believe they's annNtning
like il in this Yer country unless n II he
the oyster dredgers.
While he was teliin' me all tins Ions
come cop You know hinl.feters. ~
con that pinchcd Lizzie Michaels Ia
time she bit her fatheriD-laW In IN
nose fer sayin she reminded him Of
little dog h. had wansl. sure y" know
him
Mister Meyer SAYS he
Dots me- SAYS Meyer.
- locked your son up about an hour
ago. says III cop. an that little butch
tailor like to tainted.
What's he been a-doin SAYS meyer
..Aw les gettin' fresh wit lady on
tn. Avenue says m cop. an then ne
rolled on.
Never was that weak he dropped tn
flatiron on my toe. an when got dohe
tellin' him what he was .ays Z" ui'
to the station fer him. | see tn iittl"
Dutchman had two suits he had to Scour
that night or lose tn money found
| I. kid in the cell a-smokin cigarette.
He saws he hadn't done nothin an say
he was goin to XIII Tn cop that Dfoutht
him there.
Can il, kid | said Put tn soft
pedal on T'row dat loose talk out in tn
ward Harry Thaw talked like that. an
he amt out yet Now. what you wantF
In Cell All Night.
The guy commenced whinin' somethn
about sayin' somethin' to a friend o his
an. some lady thinkin' he was talkin' to
her. an havin' him pinched. knew
what he'd been dom. He'd said Hello.
kid. to the wrong party He'd got his
wires mixed. an they buzzed back in his
ear
He had TO stay there all night, too.
cause when his ole man come round the
captain wouldn't take less than so col
lateral. and Meyer didn't have but 50.
| went down to court next day. jes To see
what Aukum would do TO him
That little Dutch tailor got up an
cried like baby. an asked tn judge
to let the boy go. The lady got up an
said how this guy in tn purple socks
an green hat had come up alongside .
her an pinched her on the arm an SAID.
Where you goin baby doll"
Well, | seen tn Judge gettin mad
When Gus Schultz got trough askin fer
a heavy penalty. Aukum looked hard at
the young loafer. an says: I'm goin' tn
stop this Oh you kid bizness. Twenty
five dollars.
..Th' kid steps down. and looks at bis
little ole man. what had never ben On
Pennsylvania avenue at night in his life.
II got der money. chudge, says tie
little tailor, an he hands IL over 10 .
bailiff
1.-The kid walks out one door an lights
a cigarette before he leaves the court
house He amt never said word TO his
ole man. An I know that 80 was all
the money tn ole man had in III world.
That was las week. The kids only been
home oncet since an that was TO borrow
a dollar.
That's all. Only / wisht I'd been tho
judse-I wouldn't of fined that kid
What would YOU do wit him. asked
keg
I'D Of adjourned the court. and punched
the kid In tn jaw.