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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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