. The boys' revolt; a story of the street arabs of New York . one of the party askedanxiously. Get ten cents for every shine, an lick /talians. Ifany feller works for less, fire him right outer the Union,an thump his head if he tries to do any work. Skinneyan me have fixed up a paper like they did at HarmonyHall last night, an them as signs it blongs to thecrowd. Then Master Higgs drew a large sheet of soiled brown THE ORGANIZATION. 17 paper from his pocket,and, with a show ofdignity befitting a suc-cessful public speaker,handed it to DennyDrake, who was stand-ing nearest him, sayingas he did
. The boys' revolt; a story of the street arabs of New York . one of the party askedanxiously. Get ten cents for every shine, an lick /talians. Ifany feller works for less, fire him right outer the Union,an thump his head if he tries to do any work. Skinneyan me have fixed up a paper like they did at HarmonyHall last night, an them as signs it blongs to thecrowd. Then Master Higgs drew a large sheet of soiled brown THE ORGANIZATION. 17 paper from his pocket,and, with a show ofdignity befitting a suc-cessful public speaker,handed it to DennyDrake, who was stand-ing nearest him, sayingas he did so, — Read it right out,an all hands 11 knowwhat it says. It was a hard matterfor Denny to do this;but by dint of perse-verance he succeeded,Baldy and Skinney wait-ing patiently until thetask was finished. Fortunately the origi-nal document has beenpreserved, therefore it ispossible to reproduceit DENNY READING THE DOCUMENT. 18 THE BOYS REVOLT. THE BOOT-BLACKS LABER UNION No I. EVERY FELLER WHAT JiNES MUST PAY 5 CENTS A WEEKNO EYETALiANS FELLER CAN SHiN BOOTS FOR LESSN 10 MUD COUNTS SAMES A SHiN. EVERY FELLER MUST LiCK A EYETALiAN WHEN HE CAN KETCH HiM. THERES GOT TO BE A BOSS SHiNER VOTED FOR EVERY 4 WEEKS & HE HAS 2 LOOK OUt SOS 2 SEE THE THiNG LS WORKED RiTE. THE BOSS WALKER iS THE FELLER WHAT SNOOPS ROUNDGETTiN MONEY 2 KEEP THE THiNG GOiN & HUNTiNFOR BOYS WHAT SHiNS FOR LESSN 10 CENTS HEGETS VOTED FOUR WEEKS & HE HAS TOLAY FOR EYETALiNS SOS 2 TELLTHE OTHER FELLERS WHERE2 KETCH E^L NO FELLER CAN SHiN BOOTS FOR A MAN WHAT HAS HAD A EYETALiN DO iT FOR HiM OR WHAT HAS PADE 5 CENTS FOR A SHiN. NO FELLER KAN BY BLACKiN OFFER A MAN WHAT SELLSTO EYETALiNS. EVERY ONE WHAT BLONGS 2 THiS UNiON MUSTDRIVE AWAY EVERY i WHAT DONT. ALL FELLERS HAVE 2 CROSS THER THROTS THATTHEYLL STiCK 2 THiS REGLASHUNS. The greatest confusion prevailed when Denny fin-ishe
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