. The boys' revolt; a story of the street arabs of New York . Skinney were in a swell place fillin theirselves up- Come down an see em ! he cried. They ve got a whole plate of chicken, an a stack of pie ! No one thought it actually necessary to corroboratethis statement; but yet every boy followed the informantto the restaurant as if it would be of some particularadvantage to have the evidence of his own senses. The bosses of the Union were enjoying themselveswithout regard to expense, and with no compunctionsof conscience, evidently, because the members of theassociation had been given only t
. The boys' revolt; a story of the street arabs of New York . Skinney were in a swell place fillin theirselves up- Come down an see em ! he cried. They ve got a whole plate of chicken, an a stack of pie ! No one thought it actually necessary to corroboratethis statement; but yet every boy followed the informantto the restaurant as if it would be of some particularadvantage to have the evidence of his own senses. The bosses of the Union were enjoying themselveswithout regard to expense, and with no compunctionsof conscience, evidently, because the members of theassociation had been given only ten cents with which tobuy food, and pay for a nights lodging. The table was not absolutely groaning under theweight of luxuries; but to the hungry boys who werelooking through the window, it seemed as if everydelicacy of the season had been placed before the twoofificers. The strikers stood gazing at the fcasters for nearlyfive minutes; and then, as they moved away, Jake said,with a long-drawn sigh of envy : — Well, thats what you call runnin a Union; an. THE STRIKERS WATCHING THEIR OFFICERS- OPEN REVOLT. 155 them fellers have given us ten cents outer all themoney that has come in! Bald must a most brokehis heart when he thro wed so much away. If any of the strikers had thought, previous to this,that they were wronging Master Higgs by suspicions,the sight of that table, on which it seemed as if therewas enough to feed the entire party, would have beensufficient to harden their hearts against him. There was no idea of hesitation now; every memberof the association felt positive he had been swindled, andit was resolved that, as Jake expressed it, the thingshould be straightened out. Come away, Sim said at length; they may see us,an that never d do. Bald must nt think we re up toanything till we ve got the whole racket fixed. Then he led the party toward the park again, Jakestopping behind only long enough to warn the watchersagainst losing sight of the officers until the latter
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