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cobbles�察�they heard the screams of the child and the roars of the mother 

die away to a feeble moaning and a subdued bass muttering。 

     The old woman was a gnarled and leathery personage who could don�察�

at will�察�an expression of great virtue。            She possessed a small music´box 

capable   of   one   tune�察  �and   a   collection   of   ;God   bless   yehs;   pitched   in 

assorted keys of fervency。          Each day she took a position upon the stones 

of   Fifth   Avenue�察  �where   she   crooked   her   legs   under   her   and   crouched 

immovable and hideous�察�like an idol。              She received daily a small sum in 

pennies。     It   was   contributed�察  �for   the   most   part�察  �by  persons   who   did   not 

make their homes in that vicinity。 

     Once�察�when a lady had dropped her purse on the sidewalk�察�the gnarled 

woman   had   grabbed   it   and   smuggled it   with   great dexterity  beneath   her 

cloak。     When   she   was   arrested   she   had   cursed   the   lady   into   a   partial 

swoon�察  �and   with   her   aged   limbs�察  �twisted   from   rheumatism�察  �had   almost 

kicked   the   stomach   out   of   a   huge   policeman   whose   conduct   upon   that 

occasion she referred to when she said�此 �The police�察�damn 'em。; 

     ;Eh�察�Jimmie�察�it's cursed shame�察─�she said。              ;Go�察�now�察�like a dear an' 

buy me a can�察�an' if yer mudder raises 'ell all night yehs can sleep here。; 

     Jimmie   took   a   tendered   tin´pail   and   seven   pennies   and   departed。   He 

passed into the side door of a saloon and went to the bar。 Straining up on 

his toes he raised the pail and pennies as high as his arms would let him。 

He saw two hands thrust down and take them。 Directly the same hands let 

down the filled pail and he left。 

     In front of the gruesome doorway he met a lurching figure。 It was his 

father�察�swaying about on uncertain legs。 

     ;Give me deh can。         See�拭─�said the man�察�threateningly。 



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     ;Ah�察�come off�        �I got dis can fer dat ol' woman an' it 'ud be dirt teh 

swipe it。     See�拭─�cried Jimmie。 

     The father wrenched the pail from the urchin。               He grasped it in both 

hands and lifted it to his mouth。          He glued his lips to the under edge and 

tilted his head。     His hairy throat swelled until it seemed to grow near his 

chin。    There was a tremendous gulping movement and the beer was gone。 

     The man caught his breath and laughed。               He hit his son on the head 

with the empty pail。       As it rolled clanging into the street�察�Jimmie began to 

scream and kicked repeatedly at his father's shins。 

     ;Look at deh dirt what yeh done me�察─�he yelled。                ;Deh ol' woman 'ill 

be raisin' hell。; 

     He retreated   to the  middle of  the street�察 �but the  man did   not pursue。 

He staggered toward the door。 

     ;I'll club hell outa yeh when I ketch yeh�察─�he shouted�察�and disappeared。 

     During     the   evening    he   had   been   standing    against    a  bar  drinking 

whiskies   and   declaring   to   all   comers�察  �confidentially�此   �My   home   reg'lar 

livin'   hell�  �Damndes'   place�       �Reg'lar   hell�     �Why   do   I   come   an'   drin' 

whisk' here thish way�拭        �'Cause home reg'lar livin' hell� ─�

     Jimmie   waited   a   long   time   in   the   street   and   then  crept   warily   up 

through     the   building。    He    passed    with   great   caution   the   door   of  the 

gnarled woman�察�and finally stopped outside his home and listened。 

     He could hear his mother moving heavily about among the furniture of 

the    room。      She     was    chanting     in  a   mournful      voice�察   �occasionally 

interjecting   bursts   of   volcanic   wrath   at   the   father�察  �who�察  �Jimmie   judged�察�

had sunk down on the floor or in a corner。 

     ;Why deh blazes don' chere try teh keep Jim from fightin'�拭                 �I'll break 

her jaw�察─�she suddenly bellowed。 

     The   man   mumbled   with   drunken   indifference。          ;Ah�察  �wha'   deh   hell。 

W'a's odds�拭      �Wha' makes kick�拭─�

     ;Because   he   tears   'is   clothes�察  �yeh   damn   fool�察─  �cried   the   woman   in 

supreme wrath。 

     The husband seemed to become aroused。                ;Go teh hell�察─�he thundered 

fiercely   in   reply。   There   was   a   crash   against   the   door   and   something 



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broke into clattering fragments。        Jimmie partially suppressed a howl and 

darted   down   the   stairway。    Below   he   paused     and   listened。   He   heard 

howls and curses�察�groans and shrieks�察�confusingly in chorus as if a battle 

were raging。      With all was the crash of splintering furniture。           The eyes 

of the urchin glared in fear that one of them would discover him。 

     Curious faces appeared in doorways�察�and whispered comments passed 

to and fro。    ;Ol' Johnson's raisin' hell agin。; 

     Jimmie stood until the noises ceased and the other inhabitants of the 

tenement had all yawned and shut their doors。             Then he crawled upstairs 

with    the   caution   of   an   invader   of  a   panther   den。 Sounds   of  labored 

breathing   came   through   the   broken   door´panels。       He   pushed    the   door 

open and entered�察�quaking。 

    A glow from the fire threw red hues over the bare floor�察�the cracked 

and soiled plastering�察�and the overturned and broken furniture。 

     In the middle of the floor lay his mother asleep。          In one corner of the 

room his father's limp body hung across the seat of a chair。 

     The urchin stole forward。        He began to shiver in dread of awakening 

his   parents。   His   mother's   great   chest   was   heaving   painfully。   Jimmie 

paused and looked down at her。          Her face was inflamed and swollen from 

drinking。     Her yellow brows shaded eye´ lids that had brown blue。                Her 

tangled hair tossed in waves over her forehead。           Her mouth was set in the 

same lines of vindictive hatred that it had�察�perhaps�察�borne during the fight。 

Her    bare�察 �red   arms   were   thrown    out  above    her  head   in  positions   of 

exhaustion�察�something�察�mayhap�察�like those of a sated villain。 

     The urchin bended over   his mother。          He was   fearful lest she   should 

open her eyes�察�and the dread within him was so strong�察�that he could not 

forbear to stare�察�but hung as if fascinated over the woman's grim face。 

     Suddenly her eyes opened。         The urchin found himself looking straight 

into that expression�察�which�察�it would seem�察�had the power to change his 

blood to salt。    He howled piercingly and fell backward。 

     The woman floundered for a moment�察�tossed her arms about her head 

as if in combat�察�and again began to snore。 

     Jimmie crawled back in the shadows and waited。              A noise in the next 



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room   had   followed   his   cry   at   the   discovery   that   his   mother   was   awake。 

He grovelled in the gloom�察�the eyes from out his drawn face riveted upon 

the intervening door。 

     He heard it creak�察�and then the sound of a small voice came to him。 

;Jimmie�      �Jimmie�      �Are yehs dere�拭─�it whispered。            The urchin started。 

The thin�察�white face of his sister looked at him from the door´way of the 

other room。      She crept to him across the floor。 

     The father had not moved�察�but lay in the same death´like sleep。                  The 

mother writhed in uneasy slumber�察�her   chest wheezing as if she were   in 

the   agonies    of  strangulation。     Out    at  the  window     a  florid   moon    was 

peering     over   dark   roofs�察  �and   in   the  distance    the   waters   of   a  river 

glimmered pallidly。 

     The small frame of the ragged girl was quivering。               Her features were 

haggard from weeping�察�and her eyes gleamed from fear。                  She grasped the 

urchin's   arm   in   her   little   trembling   hands   and   they   huddled   in   a   corner。 

The eyes of both were drawn�察�by some force�察�to stare at the woman's face�察�

for they thought she need only to awake and all fiends would come from 

below。 

     They crouched until the ghost´mists of dawn appeared at the window�察�

drawing close to the panes�察�and looking in at the prostrate�察�heaving body 

of the mother。 



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                                  Chapter IV 



       The   babe�察  �Tommie�察  �died。    He   went   away   in   a   white�察  �insignificant 

coffin�察�his small waxen hand clutching a flower that the girl�察�Maggie�察�had 

stolen from an Italian。 

     She and Jimmie lived。 

     The inexperienced fibres of the boy's eyes were hardened at an early 

age。    He   became      a  young   man    of  leather。   He    lived   some   red   years 

without     laboring。    During     that   time   his  sneer   became     chronic。    He 

studied human nature in the gutter�察�and found it no worse than he thought 

he had reason to believe it。        He never conceived a respect for the world�察�

because he had begun with no idols that it had smashed。 

     He clad his soul in armor   by  means   of happening hilariously in   at   a 

mission   church   where   a   man   composed   his   sermons   of   ;yous。;       While 

they  got   warm  at   the   stove�察  �he   told his   hearers   just   where he   calculated 

they stood with the Lord。          Many of the sin
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