New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-11
x Putting MIR. Finnegan to Sleep Il
American Nights Tales by Casper s. Yost.

thought he laid himself at her feet. say
ing: Marry me- and YOU shall have the
pick of the bonnets in my fathers studio,
and half OF all the simoleons | get away
from the old man will be yours. What
say?" And she answered: Nay, nay
You're a nice boy, Willie. and / Ike your
chocolates fine But the man J marry
must be able to do something more than
punch little balls with stick. You 90
off and learn how to make a Twin with
out pulin' your pas leg and then maybe
I'll think about it,"
$50 Willie. believing himself in earnest
went forth into the world TO seek his fort
une. all by his lonesome. And Fortune
being a good dOdgcr. as some OF as nave
learned for ourselves. cVaded him lie
went hither and he went thither and he
went yon. but he never got even birds
eye view Of Fortune. And as the months
and the years went by he forgot what he
was looking for. but kept on going. For
the Old Man had cut off the supply pipe
and then had made a will leaving all MS
money TO an asylum for imbecilc women.
And although for time William held
many jobs in rotation. none of them seemed
To fit him, and by and by ne quit trying 10
hold any For he said TO himself WHAT'S
the use? Nevertheless he kept on gong,
because some ill-natured people in uni
forms wouldn't let him stop. And the mar
grew out on his face unhampered, ana MS
clothes disintegrated as you might say,
and were held together with wooden pms
and pieces OF string. and the dust and
Crime of DAYS and weeks and months were
ground into his hide For why he argued,
should a man wash when, behold. he be
cometh soiled again. even the same day.
And he slept wherever the night found him,
covering himself with the sky. And he fed
upon the left-overs Of many tables, handed
to him from the back doors ny KIND hut
misguided people, who little rocked Of the
terrible things they we're doing TO Willie
insides. For Williams digestion. he II
known. was on the bum as well as in Inc
bum. one who lives by handouts must
take things as they come, and The things
that come out Of the back door are not
always selected for their hygiene values
Hence and wherefore, William had acquired
large and profane crouch against the
world in general and victuals IN particular
Now il so happened that on certain
day the Miiners Son lay resting by the
roadside In the shade of slippery elm
tree. And he dreamed a dream. Ana IN
his dream a woman came to him ana sald:
Arise and go into Arkansas. There you
VIII find the Fountain Of Youth. Bathe In
it and you Will grow young again. And
the face of the woman was the race OF the
girl who had sold gloves years ana years
ago. And he awOke in cold sweat ana
rolled over into the sunshine and went 10
sleep again. Then the woman came 10 MN
second time, and he awoke shiverlng,
although the summer sun beat upon him.
And he walked "A mile and a half and rest
ed And again the woman appeared with
the same message.
when he awoke the third time he felt
refreshed. and he unused within himself. !
don't take no stock in the youth business.
he thought, but it might do somethin to
this old secondhand liver O mine. Won
do any harm TO take in Arkansas this tIlp
an see about it. That glove girl must be
wantin' me to come back
"And so 1t was that the Bilious Beggar.
surnamed William, after many days or
wandering and inquiring came TO a great
round pool in the midst Of the Ozark HIS.
And he asked of IA man VINO sat on the
bank fishing. Is this the FOUNTAIN o.