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She divulged the fact   that she was attired in some half dozen skirts。                  It 

was   patent   that   any   one   of   them   would   have   proved   adequate   for   the 

purpose for which skirts are intended。            An occasional man bent forward�察�

intent upon the pink stockings。          Maggie wondered at the splendor of the 

costume and lost herself in calculations of the cost of the silks and laces。 

     The    dancer's    smile   of  stereotyped     enthusiasm     was   turned    for  ten 

minutes upon the faces of her audience。             In the finale she fell into some 



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of   those   grotesque   attitudes   which   were   at   the   time   popular   among   the 

dancers      in  the   theatres    up´town�察     �giving    to  the   Bowery      public    the 

phantasies of the aristocratic theatre´going public�察�at reduced rates。 

     ;Say�察�Pete�察─�said Maggie�察�leaning forward�察 �dis is great。; 

     ;Sure�察─�said Pete�察�with proper complacence。 

     A ventriloquist   followed the  dancer。          He held   two   fantastic dolls   on 

his   knees。    He   made   them   sing   mournful   ditties   and   say   funny   things 

about geography and Ireland。 

     ;Do dose little men talk�拭─�asked Maggie。 

     ;Naw�察─�said Pete�察 �it's some damn fake。              See�拭─�

     Two   girls�察  �on   the   bills   as   sisters�察  �came   forth   and   sang   a   duet   that   is 

heard     occasionally      at  concerts    given    under     church    auspices。      They 

supplemented        it  with   a  dance    which    of  course    can   never    be  seen    at 

concerts given under church auspices。 

     After the duettists had retired�察�a woman of debatable age sang a negro 

melody。      The chorus necessitated some grotesque waddlings supposed to 

be   an   imitation   of   a   plantation   darkey�察  �under   the   influence�察  �probably�察  �of 

music and the moon。           The audience was just enthusiastic enough over it 

to have her return and sing a sorrowful lay�察�whose lines told of a mother's 

love and a sweetheart who waited and a young man who was lost at sea 

under the most harrowing circumstances。                From the faces of a score or so 

in   the   crowd�察   �the  self´contained      look   faded。    Many      heads    were    bent 

forward with eagerness and sympathy。                 As the last distressing sentiment 

of   the   piece   was   brought   forth�察  �it   was   greeted   by   that   kind   of   applause 

which rings as sincere。 

     As a  final   effort�察�the singer  rendered   some verses   which described  a 

vision   of   Britain being  annihilated   by America�察 �and   Ireland   bursting   her 

bonds。     A carefully prepared crisis was reached in the last line of the last 

verse�察�where the singer threw out her arms and cried�察 �The star´spangled 

banner。;       Instantly     a  great    cheer    swelled    from     the   throats   of   the 

assemblage   of   the   masses。       There   was   a   heavy   rumble   of   booted   feet 

thumping the floor。         Eyes gleamed with sudden fire�察�and calloused hands 

waved frantically in the air。 



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     After a few moments' rest�察�the orchestra played crashingly�察�and a small 

fat   man   burst   out   upon   the   stage。 He   began   to   roar   a   song   and   stamp 

back and forth before the foot´lights�察�wildly waving a glossy silk hat and 

throwing   leers�察  �or   smiles�察  �broadcast。     He   made   his   face   into   fantastic 

grimaces   until   he   looked   like   a   pictured devil   on   a   Japanese   kite。 The 

crowd laughed gleefully。          His short�察�fat legs were never still a moment。 

He shouted and roared and bobbed his shock of red wig until the audience 

broke out in excited applause。 

     Pete   did   not   pay   much   attention   to   the   progress   of   events   upon   the 

stage。    He was drinking beer and watching Maggie。 

     Her    cheeks     were    blushing     with   excitement      and   her   eyes    were 

glistening。     She    drew    deep    breaths   of  pleasure。    No     thoughts    of  the 

atmosphere of the collar and cuff factory came to her。 

     When      the  orchestra    crashed    finally�察 �they   jostled   their  way    to  the 

sidewalk with the crowd。           Pete took Maggie's arm and pushed a way for 

her�察�offering to fight with a man or two。 

     They reached Maggie's home at a late hour and stood for a moment in 

front of the gruesome doorway。 

     ;Say�察�Mag�察─�said Pete�察 �give us a kiss for takin' yeh teh deh show�察�will 

yer�拭─�

     Maggie laughed�察�as if startled�察�and drew away from him。 

     ;Naw�察�Pete�察─�she said�察 �dat wasn't in it。; 

     ;Ah�察�what deh hell�拭─�urged Pete。 

     The girl retreated nervously。 

     ;Ah�察�what deh hell�拭─�repeated he。 

     Maggie darted into the hall�察�and up the stairs。            She turned and smiled 

at him�察�then disappeared。 

     Pete    walked     slowly    down    the   street。   He     had   something      of  an 

astonished expression upon his features。              He paused under a lamp´ post 

and breathed a low breath of surprise。 

     ;Gawd�察─�he said�察 �I wonner if I've been played fer a duffer。; 



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       As   thoughts   of   Pete   came   to   Maggie's   mind�察  �she   began   to   have   an 

intense dislike for all of her dresses。 

     ;What deh hell ails yeh�拭       �What makes yeh be allus fixin' and fussin'�拭�

Good Gawd�察─�her mother would frequently roar at her。 

     She began to note�察�with more interest�察�the well´dressed women she met 

on the avenues。       She envied elegance and soft palms。            She craved those 

adornments of person which she saw every day on the street�察�conceiving 

them to be allies of vast importance to women。 

     Studying faces�察�she thought many of the women and girls she chanced 

to   meet�察  �smiled   with   serenity   as   though   forever   cherished   and   watched 

over by those they loved。 

     The air in the collar and cuff establishment strangled her。              She knew 

she   was   gradually   and   surely   shrivelling   in   the   hot�察  �stuffy   room。 The 

begrimed windows rattled incessantly from the passing of elevated trains。 

The place was filled with a whirl of noises and odors。 

     She   wondered   as   she   regarded   some   of   the   grizzled   women   in   the 

room�察�mere mechanical contrivances sewing seams and grinding out�察�with 

heads bended over their work�察�tales of imagined or real girlhood happiness�察�

past   drunks�察  �the   baby   at   home�察  �and   unpaid   wages。   She   speculated   how 

long   her   youth   would   endure。     She   began   to   see   the   bloom   upon   her 

cheeks as valuable。 

     She imagined herself�察�in an exasperating future�察�as a scrawny woman 

with an eternal grievance。         Too�察�she thought Pete to be a very fastidious 

person concerning the appearance of women。 

     She felt she would love to see somebody entangle their fingers in the 

oily beard of the fat foreigner who owned the establishment。                  He was a 

detestable creature。      He wore white socks with low shoes。 When he tired 

of this amusement he would go to the mummies and moralize over them。 

     Usually   he   submitted   with   silent   dignity   to   all   which   he   had   to   go 

through�察�but�察�at times�察�he was goaded into comment。 



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     ;What   deh   hell�察─  �he   demanded   once。       ;Look   at   all   dese   little   jugs� �

Hundred   jugs   in   a  row�     �Ten   rows   in   a  case   an'  'bout   a t'ousand   cases� �

What deh blazes use is dem�拭─�

     Evenings during the week he took her to see plays in which the brain´ 

clutching heroine was rescued from the palatial home of her guardian�察�who 

is cruelly after her bonds�察�by the hero with the beautiful sentiments。                  The 

latter spent most of his time out at soak in pale´green snow storms�察�busy 

with a nickel´plated revolver�察�rescuing aged strangers from villains。 

     Maggie lost herself in sympathy with the wanderers swooning in snow 

storms beneath happy´hued church windows。                  And a choir within singing 

;Joy   to   the   World。;    To   Maggie   and   the   rest   of   the   audience   this   was 

transcendental       realism。    Joy    always     within�察  �and   they�察  �like  the   actor�察�

inevitably without。       Viewing it�察�they hugged themselves in ecstatic pity of 

their imagined or real condition。 

     The girl thought the arrogance and granite´heartedness of the magnate 

of the play was very accurately drawn。              She echoed the maledictions that 

the   occupants   of   the   gallery   showered   on   this   individual   when   his   lines 

compelled him to expose his extreme selfishness。 

     Shady persons   in   the audience  revolted   from the  pictured   villainy  of 

the   drama。     With   untiring   zeal   they   hissed   vice   and   applauded   virtue。 

Unmistakably        bad   men    evinced     an   apparently    sincere    admiration     for 

virtue。 

     The   loud   gallery   was   overwhelmingly   with   the   unfortunate   and   the 

oppressed。       They  encouraged   the   struggling  hero   with   cries�察  �and   jeered 

the villain�察�hooting and calling attention to his whiskers。               When anybody 

died in the pale´green snow stor
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