The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-11-21

jun and Spanish blood in him, all the
way from Chile, with no religion that
anybody ever heard Of except the
violin, and no money. and no hopes
of gettin' any; and here's the most
proper raised little girl. with more
religion than was good for anybody,
pure white blood in her, and pros
poets of plenty of cash.
"'What do you think of it, any
! how, Foster?' / asked.
az think you're a meddlesome old
jackass, says he, that's always
! gettin' himself into places where
nothing but his pure damn stupidity
would ever get him out
"He was an educated man, Foster,
and l used to love to hear him
abuse ME.
81 waited for a plan until / got
pecvish. and then says to Santiago:
You DON'T really want that girl
az don't? says poor Santiago, all
up in the air. Why, what do you
mcanP
I aft you wanted her. l said, you'd
go and take her.
But he says, Senior Allison is
right! | am a nothing. l have no
money, l have no familee, partly !
am Injun; all that I'm good for is to
r1aN Coma tba EIIIrS
"Wcll, see here l says. Would
you get up and hustle if you could
get that girl. Santiago?
"He waved one hand in the air.
Red he said, 4 tell you true;
these feet Of mine, I'd walk them off
| to my knees. These hands of mine,
I'd wear them off to my elbows for
the sake of that lady who l love.
do not speak foolishness about dying
for her, because that would be very
easy; but yes, will work for her,
like man.
"'Coodr says l. You talk like a
man, anyhow
$50 then / thinks about the Pres
byterian minister playin' the piano,
and it just comes to me he may have
drop OF sporty blood in his veins.
"His name was Pcttigrew, which
sounds like something that has done
its dcvelorin' in a kind of small way
but tile pair Of SCALES that wouldn't
give Brother Pettigrcw 200 pounds
was made for no honest purpose.
81 Just rcckoned I'd hump along
and see Brother Pcttigrew on the
! quiet. Him ard me had little talk
When | mentioned Brother Allison
he raised one hand and put the other
on my knee.
"'Mr. Saunders he said, I'll tel
you this: l do not feel-inasmuch as
Mr.. Allison is one Of my elders-that
it is fair for me to say what l really
think OF him. 1 only remark, in
passing, that l do not like cheats;
and more, concerning young people,
says he, and here his eye lit up. (You
want a nice, big. round-faced man,
with large teeth and stiff hair, to get
into a romance. The more roast beef
they eat for dinner the more they
love romance). Concerning young
people, it seems to me the only rea-
son why they should marry is love,
Mr.. Saunders-just that
Il shook him by the hand.
"'You're damn right l said. And
now | want to whisper to you
when l left that brig, stout min
lister you'd have thought was his
long-lost brother.
Finally l got note from a kid
on horseback. The next day l says
to Santiago: There's goin' to be q
Sunday school picnic down by the
river. Let's you and me go, Santi
ago; Ora and that nice little brunette
girl are goin' to be there
Poor old Santiago shook his head
"Why shall |, to make myself the
more meeserable" he asked. L an
not happy here, true! But to SC,
that which your heart desires tc
breaking and not be able to ever
hope to have it, that is stront
pain
"'Ah, gwanr said I. Clean III
your hat, put on clean shirt, anC
come along.
$50 off we went to the picnic.
at was a durn nice picnic. All tn,
girls come rushin' out, perfect,
shameless, and put their arms arounc
my neck and petted me and fattereC
me until was fit to bust; and it wa.
Mr.. Saunders here and Mr.. Saunder!
there, and Red here and Red Their,
until l was pretty near the Who'll,
works; but liked it-you bet. AnC
they played kissin' games, and the,
had ice cream and lemonade anC
cake, and, Of course, Bob Shore, tn,
fat lawyer, he had to sit down or
the pie and kinder act retired for tn,
rest of the day, and the usual bunch
| Of kids found hornets nests anC
brought some along with 'em, as il
usual with picnics. But, honest tc
gosh, it was a real nice old-tim,
party. Then by and by came tn,
time when nobody knew Just what tc