Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967)

with caved in mouth and hooked beard. The boys were mostly Italians & Jews, and were putting in a dull moment in furious tussling. The old man watched them with absorbing interest, his eyes sparkling & his whole body quivering – Evidently he enjoyed but at the same time there probably lingered in his mind some remnants of the duties of a grown up man, and that he was called upon to cull their boisterousness. So when the tumult was at its height he would call in a high squeaky “Boys Boys” hey there!” and rap one of them with his cane. This done he would resume his attitude of attention and watch them with obvious enjoyment.