The evening world., 1911-01-06
HAVE YE DRINK?
IS VOYAGER'S HAIL
FROM RAFT OF ICE
And DAWN Refuses to Be
Yanked From Hudson Till
Sure He'll Get 1t.

Capt. Wallace Kruger OF the barge
Martha Wood, lying at the ice pier at
the foot OF West Forty-sixth street, was
about decks at dawn to-day. looking az
ter his mooring lines. The wind blew
chill on his ears from across the Ice
dotted Hudson. The captain was the
only man OF the boat.
Have you a bit Of liquor about o -
said a voice In his ear.
The captain fairly jumped.
Ten feet out In the river. sitting cross
legged on a none too roomy Ice caks
which was bobbing down stream with
the tide. "a a large. red-faced man
with a bushy mustache. dressed In over
alls and a rough blue shirt.
How came you out on tho ice.
manT' roared Capt. Ruger.
How came that any of your bus
iness?' said the stranger. II was ask
ing you for a drink. II you have no
civility or no drink I'll be finding
somebody further down stream who
has"
Has no Use for New York.
You must come in here" said Capt.
Ruger.. lifting a boathook from the
deck.
There's no mar in New York-bad
luck TO 1t for a stingy and no good
wn-ca say must TO Michael DAWN.
l want never to set foot In the miser-
able city again."
Nevertheless capt. Kruger sank his
hook deep In the edge Of the Ice cake
just as II was bobbing out of reach
and dragged 1t alongside. He seized
Michael DAWN by the scrur Of his neck.
and. despite his protests and curses on
all New York and its people. dragged
him aboard.
Davin's struggles subsidized quickly
when the captain told him drink and
breakfast were In the cabin. Capt
man and an ambulance. once he had
Michael sitting at the table.
at shall not he. man, I tell you.'
shouted Michael DAWN. pounding his
fist until the dishes ratified. II vii
have none OF New York City's charity
or hospitality or police protection. L
Is no tit town for a ful-grown man witt
a bit of sport In his blood TO live In
Captain. I'm not knowing what you
name Is, but you look like a man 0
good sense. Tell ME this"
DAWN rose impressively and pointed
his finger under his hosts nose as h,
continued.
Wants Water Front Rallied.
why does not the city of New Yorl
put hand rails along its water front t,
keep good men and true like mysel
with a bit too much In US from watkins
overheard? Why, l ask you, WHY?"
Capt. Ruger did not know the an
swer, being a wise man did not re
ply. Michael DAWN sank into his sea
and resumed:
Here ! am with a bunch of the boys
visiting along in Twelfth avenue
drinking the stuff they sell there 70
whiskcy, though I'm telling you | be
lleve II is made of the blood OF man
eating lions and taggers, And II come
time TO 40 TO my home in Forty-oightl
stree. before 1t drops meas you ma!
be knowing the stuff has the kick Of
pile driver and 1t never misses.
"The kind Providence which in an
decent own watches over them that
foolish with the drink forsook me en-
tircly. | turned west instead OF eas
and-as | say, the miserable city. nc
having the common charity or consider
alton 10 put hand rails along the waite
front, | walked into the river off the en-
OF a pier.
He Slept on Ice Raft.
"Thls cake of ice came floating dow
frlenily anu ttIllOTldple 'oohlHs ana
climbed aboard. Then the thlrd-ra
stuff hal it's will with me and | lal
down and slept the peaceful sleep OF a
unmarried man until | walked and sa'
your handsome face looking out oye
your deck"
"Do you mean to tell me-" asked IN
captain In amazement. that YOU fe'
none the worse after getting on a cak
of ice AZ midnight and sleeping In you
wet clothes out on the river unit
now"
None the worse. me bold captain.
said Michael DAWN, save that ther
Is a thirst in my chest which IL all IA
large for your mere half bottle {
whiskey. Come with me TO Twelft
avenue and know the gratitude OF
rescued man"
y And they went. ~sIAs~sa.s..AA