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they stood with the Lord。 Many of the sinners were impatient over the
pictured depths of their degradation。 They were waiting for soup´tickets。
A reader of words of wind´demons might have been able to see the
portions of a dialogue pass to and fro between the exhorter and his hearers。
;You are damned�察─�said the preacher。 And the reader of sounds might
have seen the reply go forth from the ragged people�此 �Where's our soup�拭─�
Jimmie and a companion sat in a rear seat and commented upon the
things that didn't concern them�察�with all the freedom of English gentlemen。
When they grew thirsty and went out their minds confused the speaker
with Christ。
Momentarily�察�Jimmie was sullen with thoughts of a hopeless altitude
where grew fruit。 His companion said that if he should ever meet God he
would ask for a million dollars and a bottle of beer。
Jimmie's occupation for a long time was to stand on streetcorners and
watch the world go by�察�dreaming blood´red dreams at the passing of pretty
women。 He menaced mankind at the intersections of streets。
On the corners he was in life and of life。 The world was going on
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and he was there to perceive it。
He maintained a belligerent attitude toward all well´dressed men。 To
him fine raiment was allied to weakness�察�and all good coats covered faint
hearts。 He and his order were kings�察�to a certain extent�察�over the men of
untarnished clothes�察 �because these latter dreaded�察 �perhaps�察 �to be either
killed or laughed at。
Above all things he despised obvious Christians and ciphers with the
chrysanthemums of aristocracy in their button´holes。 He considered
himself above both of these classes。 He was afraid of neither the devil
nor the leader of society。
When he had a dollar in his pocket his satisfaction with existence was
the greatest thing in the world。 So�察�eventually�察�he felt obliged to work。
His father died and his mother's years were divided up into periods of
thirty days。
He became a truck driver。 He was given the charge of a painstaking
pair of horses and a large rattling truck。 He invaded the turmoil and
tumble of the down´town streets and learned to breathe maledictory
defiance at the police who occasionally used to climb up�察�drag him from
his perch and beat him。
In the lower part of the city he daily involved himself in hideous
tangles。 If he and his team chanced to be in the rear he preserved a
demeanor of serenity�察�crossing his legs and bursting forth into yells when
foot passengers took dangerous dives beneath the noses of his champing
horses。 He smoked his pipe calmly for he knew that his pay was
marching on。
If in the front and the key´truck of chaos�察�he entered terrifically into
the quarrel that was raging to and fro among the drivers on their high seats�察�
and sometimes roared oaths and violently got himself arrested。
After a time his sneer grew so that it turned its glare upon all things。
He became so sharp that he believed in nothing。 To him the police were
always actuated by malignant impulses and the rest of the world was
composed�察�for the most part�察�of despicable creatures who were all trying to
take advantage of him and with whom�察 �in defense�察 �he was obliged to
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quarrel on all possible occasions。 He himself occupied a down´trodden
position that had a private but distinct element of grandeur in its isolation。
The most complete cases of aggravated idiocy were�察 �to his mind�察�
rampant upon the front platforms of all the street cars。 At first his tongue
strove with these beings�察 �but he eventually was superior。 He became
immured like an African cow。 In him grew a majestic contempt for those
strings of street cars that followed him like intent bugs。
He fell into the habit�察�when starting on a long journey�察�of fixing his eye
on a high and distant object�察 �commanding his horses to begin�察 �and then
going into a sort of a trance of observation。 Multitudes of drivers might
howl in his rear�察 �and passengers might load him with opprobrium�察 �he
would not awaken until some blue policeman turned red and began to
frenziedly tear bridles and beat the soft noses of the responsible horses。
When he paused to contemplate the attitude of the police toward
himself and his fellows�察�he believed that they were the only men in the
city who had no rights。 When driving about�察 �he felt that he was held
liable by the police for anything that might occur in the streets�察�and was
the common prey of all energetic officials。 In revenge�察�he resolved never
to move out of the way of anything�察�until formidable circumstances�察�or a
much larger man than himself forced him to it。
Foot´passengers were mere pestering flies with an insane disregard for
their legs and his convenience。 He could not conceive their maniacal
desires to cross the streets。 Their madness smote him with eternal
amazement。 He was continually storming at them from his throne。 He
sat aloft and denounced their frantic leaps�察�plunges�察�dives and straddles。
When they would thrust at�察�or parry�察�the noses of his champing horses�察�
making them swing their heads and move their feet�察 �disturbing a solid
dreamy repose�察�he swore at the men as fools�察�for he himself could perceive
that Providence had caused it clearly to be written�察�that he and his team
had the unalienable right to stand in the proper path of the sun chariot�察�and
if they so minded�察�obstruct its mission or take a wheel off。
And�察 �perhaps�察 �if the god´driver had an ungovernable desire to step
down�察�put up his flame´colored fists and manfully dispute the right of way�察�
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he would have probably been immediately opposed by a scowling mortal
with two sets of very hard knuckles。
It is possible�察�perhaps�察�that this young man would have derided�察�in an
axle´wide alley�察�the approach of a flying ferry boat。 Yet he achieved a
respect for a fire engine。 As one charged toward his truck�察 �he would
drive fearfully upon a sidewalk�察 �threatening untold people with
annihilation。 When an engine would strike a mass of blocked trucks�察�
splitting it into fragments�察 �as a blow annihilates a cake of ice�察 �Jimmie's
team could usually be observed high and safe�察�with whole wheels�察�on the
sidewalk。 The fearful coming of the engine could break up the most
intricate muddle of heavy vehicles at which the police had been swearing
for the half of an hour。
A fire engine was enshrined in his heart as an appalling thing that he
loved with a distant dog´like devotion。 They had been known to overturn
street´cars。 Those leaping horses�察 �striking sparks from the cobbles in
their forward lunge�察�were creatures to be ineffably admired。 The clang of
the gong pierced his breast like a noise of remembered war。
When Jimmie was a little boy�察 �he began to be arrested。 Before he
reached a great age�察�he had a fair record。
He developed too great a tendency to climb down from his truck and
fight with other drivers。 He had been in quite a number of miscellaneous
fights�察�and in some general barroom rows that had become known to the
police。 Once he had been arrested for assaulting a Chinaman。 Two
women in different parts of the city�察�and entirely unknown to each other�察�
caused him considerable annoyance by breaking forth�察�simultaneously�察�at
fateful intervals�察�into wailings about marriage and support and infants。
Nevertheless�察 �he had�察 �on a certain star´lit evening�察 �said wonderingly
and quite reverently�此 �Deh moon looks like hell�察�don't it�拭─�
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Chapter V
The girl�察 �Maggie�察 �blossomed in a mud puddle。 She grew to be a
most rare and wonderful production of a tenement district�察�a pretty girl。
None of the dirt of Rum Alley seemed to be in her veins。 The
philosophers up´stairs�察�down´stairs and on the same floor�察�puzzled over it。
When a child�察 �playing and fighting with gamins in the street�察 �dirt
disguised her。 Attired in tatters and grime�察�she went unseen。
There came a time�察�however�察�when the young men of the vicinity said�此�
;Dat Johnson goil is a puty good looker。; About this period her brother
remarked to her�此 �Mag�察�I'll tell yeh dis� �See�拭�Yeh've edder got teh go teh
hell or go teh
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