Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 April 1895 — Why He Is Called “April" [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Why He Is Called “April"

Syracuse Exchange, There is a young bootblack in this town who claims to be the king of a certain band of gypsies, now extinct, he being the only survivor. Of course it was'not lonsr before The other boys got onto the fact that they had a king among them. The young bootblack in question says that he truly is a king, although he earns his living by blacking boots. -Recently a man questioned one of the young king’s friends about the matter. “Oh, hels all right, but I guess he has a bass cord in dat cokynut o’ “hislf. He ain’t so bad as he wus w’en he first came around, ’cause he knows dat we won’t swally no such guff. Maybe he is a king, but dese days a gypsy king don’t cut no ice.” “What do you call him?” “April?’ “Why do you call him tfraf** “Oh, ’cause he reigns and shines. See?” And then the urchin galloped off for a prospective shine. ..

Mamma—Where does that child get its temper? Not from me, surely. Papa— No. None of yours is missing.—Truth.