Show Repartee on oat the Bowery B New York Sun With a little bunch of w whiskers on his chin and a broken clay pipe in his mouth a little fat man went into a 8 saloon on the corner of ot Grand street and an 1 the Bowery where a crowd oC of east eastside eastside eastside side statesmen had bail gathered to swap stories stork s and have a smile The T he crowd got into an argument a as to the nation nationality nationality allty of the newcomer Hes a Weber Wetter Fields Dutchman remarked a II physician ph who was wee In the party varty No he aint said an nun man Ill bet the drinks hes a Frenchman Bet hes Irish IrI b said the congress congressman congressman on ress man manIll Ill In bet the drinks hes a German and prove it It said the doctor Then Thea er to the little fat rat man who had just ordered a 8 glass of beer the physician said My Iy good man I have hav e met you before some place Well tt It in church was the thea answer a for you dont wok took like an hun hon honest est man Vas Was it in jail And how wow did you get set there 1 I there said the doctor but butI I just made a net hot that hat you were W a man manof manor manof of or education Have Hav e you ever over read Tead the Bible No Do you know anything about Dick Dickens Dickens ens eDs works I was wa the foreman there Im not talking about an Iron fOUl foun foundry dry Youve got ot enough talk for a gi g ghouse house hOWle I 1 can get you a good job in a 8 gas house hoUle remarked the doctor j What doing I Weaving out smoke I And will wUI you jou OU shovel it In InNo inNo i iNo No said the doctor but you seem to be a II smart man Have you OU ev ever er read I Shakespeare I No Have Hae you ever read Byron Thackeray Thack Thackeray Thackeray eray or Goldsmith No Have I e you ever eyel read Browning or any ay of the poets NoWell No Well what the devil have you read readI I 1 have red hair sir sirI I But what whet do tk you OU know I I 1 know mow enough eno gh to mind my own OWR bus business iness o and nd 00 more mora than you know replied the little man n and when the crowd laughed the doctor blushed and said aid The Ate drinks are on me has hes Irish |