The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-02-05
HOW LONG TONY soT FOR HIS PIC
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HOW LONG TONY soT FOR HIS PIC
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From A Weeks Hunt in the Adirondack, =
BY Youngster Spirit OF the Times.
Tony, thar was fellar in that party
of Workers, as sed he TUX yer like
ness fur We last summer, and wanted
me to remember him to ye, If / seed
He be hanged 2 roared Tony. Il
on,y Wieh he'd come foul o. my
shanty when he went through here
I'd picture him-durned red-faced
monkey
why 90, Tony ? we all asked.
We'll, never you mind, I'd q he'd
his har, sure's you're born
Seeing Henry on the broad grin
only excited our curiosity the more
So we tormented Tony til he com
menced:
wall, ye must knoW-No won't
tell II neither. It allus makes me so
aIl-fIrdd rnsd when think ont
Nov, Tony, you've promised to
Well, 80 I have, Now ye must
sknoW my old woman an me went
down few Chester las, summer, teu see
sum o. her folks and buy sum kaliker
and things. 1t was an orful hot day.
and we was all dressed out in our
best Sunday cIuz, which only mad us
feel the hotter, and more uncomforta-
ble- / never could bear them burned
black store cluz, any ways Well, we
got teW Chester, and we got all the
things at the store, and started to see
the folks. Well. I felt rather thursty,
IN sez teu the old woman, Ny
dear, says J. Tn jes goin to stop
down to DOwnses an git one smitter !;
so you hole the horse minnit.' Wall,
/ gifts my drink, when up drives a lot
young fellars, and they comes in TO,
and they wants drinks all around.
Wnn oV 'em, with face like a turkey
gobbler, up an sez teu me, sort o.
peart, Uncle, won't yen take snthin
teu? l sez, young man, I ainst yer
uncle; not teu my nolidge amt, but
related or not, don't care if take
one drink. tux annther an started
fur the Wagin, an on my gettin in the
old woman she commenced am she
sed she'd seed one o. them things as
they TUX picturs with in the felIers
wagin.
"A camera, suggested Dash.
No, It wasn't, Do ye think don't
know the difference atWeen an animal
with q bumped back and a square box.
Well, she was most tickled tew
death, for she wanted some pictures
TUX, and nothiH' would do but | must
go and git him to commence on us.-
So gifts ont agln, an l goes in and
SEE teu the turkey gobbler fellar, Say
mister, air you one of them fellars as
goes round the country takin like
nessesf why, SEE he, what if I am r
Why, my old woman an me wants
our picturs tux the Wust kind, and if
you'll get the concern out o. your
Wagin an, take US hanson, we'll be
obleeged to ye.' sAll right sez he,
s grinning like 4 Chessy cat Get yer
lady ont and I'll place ye in position
So the old woman she gifts cG., and
the fellar takes OWr chairs and goes
round the corner of the tavern out of
sight of the Wog0n, and he sot Us
both down right In the hot sun, W hen
SEE /, sLOok-ee here mister, can't you
get MS in the sh8de as well 2 No, sez
be, we must git plenty Of sunlight,
- well, sez /, syou'vee found the best
spot in town for that Then / tho't
the fellar'd bust hisself q latin, and
all the rest was looking at as through
the windows aud lafin fit to kill
Wall, he told as to put Cur elbows
oaS and our knees in, and ten look
a1t4%zbr ~ eAtc " WtdbHSE 5GoGA5 5#0Lls Z 4(DWD-
ses barn till he told US to stop, while
he went round aad worked the ma
Chine So we sot aud sot, till I felt
the sweat runnin down my neck, and
my high collar gradewaily gittin linz
Der and my eyes began to water and
when we sOt for near half an hour /
could stand it no longer, so l turned
3, round and sez !, See here, young
man, ain't you most through Then
there cum such lot o. screachin' and
laffn' from Downses folks as never
heard afOre. Gum to find out them
consumed young blackguards had all
got into their wagin and druv of,
leaving as there in the hot sun. They
Waa no more likeness than E.Was, and
the machine the old woman saw in
the Wagin was nothins but lot of tin
pals for fish bait. Wall, ] cnssed sum
then / tell you. was cross-eyed fur
aWeek arter from looking at that
burned weather-cock, and the ole
woman hain't stopped sweatin' yet. s
Well, Tony that was rough
Tain't half go rough as they'll find
- this country eff they ever rnn across
3 E me, can tell YER &