"SORRY FO' POOR FOLKS,"

Thames Star, Volume XIIV, Issue 4471, 4 May 1883, Page 2

"SORRY FO' POOR FOLKS,"

Gazing into the show windows of a Woodward-avenue store yesterday was an individual who was considerably "corned," and as he. was attempting to balance on his heels an J take in the show at the same time, along came a woman and a child and halted beside him. Both were poorly Pressed and evidently bard up, and the child's exclamation of delight soon attracted the attention of the befaddled individual. "Shoyou wan'one 'er 'em dolls in yer Christrnan stocking, eh?" he queried as he patted the child on the head. "Oh, yes, sir, but we are poor," she replied. " Poor, eh ? Too baz—too baz. Sho you want doll, eh?" " Yes, sir; but I can't have one. Can I, ma?" "No, indeed," answered the woman;. "we have hard woik to even get bread." "Is than so ? Thas too baz—too baz, Jus' hoi' on lizzie while." He began feeling in his pockets for money, but the search revealed only a piece of tobacco, a bottle with a^ttle whisky in it, arid a pawn ticket for a watch. " Want 'er doll, eh? Want itpurzy bad?" " Yes, sir,but—" "You neazer mind 'bout that; Poor, eh ? Sorry f'r poor folks. No Christmas presens. eh ? Sorry 'bout that, fcfhay I" "Yes, sir." "You waiz right here till I cum back." He at once pushed his way into the store, was absent about five minutes, and then returned, carrying a doll by the leg. Handing it over to the girl, he said:— "This dolly f'r you. Sorry f r poor folksvery sorry. Thas my Chriatmus presens. Run now, hard as you can!" The woman and child hurried away, and were only well out of sight when the man was arrested and walked off for stealing the doll. He went willingly, calling back to the crowd: —" You bez I'll make somebody glad on Christmus! Sorry f'r poor folkt—rery sorry .'"—Detroit Free Press. . „..