The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-02-10

BY FRANK n. THORN.

Good mornin' til yez, yer honor And are yez the
As advertised in the paper fur active, intlisnt
areY Thin I've brought him along wid me-a
raal, fine sprig iv wan a.,
As likely by iv his age, sur, as liver yed wish I'll
empty.
That's him. Av coorse I'm his motherl Yez can
Fur i've iServ wss y his aytures, and mine, are alike
Barrin' wan iv his hivenly eyes, which he lost in
Wild Hooisan's by, which intinded to larrup me
Teddy wild aize;
And his taythe, which hum. out on his lip, like
pair iv big, shinin', twin pearls,
Till wan iy thin taythe was removed by the tut ~
COW he was tain
And his hair, that we niver cud comb, along iv be-
So we kspe It cropp'd short to save combin', and
that makes our intercoors plain.
And is 1t rid-headed, ye call him Belize he Is
And soold-colored hair becomin' til thin that's COM
plicated wid blonde!
But who cares fur color Sure, contints out-vaily
the rest iv the head
And Ted has a head full iv contints, as lively as
throut In pond
Good timpered? Sure nivera betther The peace
ablest, quietest, lamb
As lives the whole linth iv our st htrate where the
That TeG has to fight iy'ry day, though ned quar-
rel no more than clam.
Faith, thin b'ys 'ud provoke the swate angels, In
hiven, to fight onyhowl
Thin Hoolican b'ys is that dhirty, they have to be
washed wanst wake -
Faith, Hooligan finds II convanient 10 1--we dowh
Where the wat'her fur scrubbin' the mud of his
child'he is not far til sake
But Teddy is ailus that nate that he niver nades
WashiQ' at all
Can he rade Sure, me Ted has the maxim iv a
And iairnt all his letthers, but twinty, In three
months attindance at school:
But the mast'her got mad at me Teddy, becase iv q
Wild q pin that persuaded the masther quite sud-
dint to rise from his sthool
ony iv thin playful thricks;
So, wild his edicaton unfinished, Ted found 1t con-
But, Sarrin' the iearnn, Ill match him, fur kane
In butt herin' paple wild blarney and playin' nate
rhricks TO desave.
Thin Hooligan b'ys is all raiders, but Teddy jst
skins 'em alive;
Wild their marbles, and paynuts and pennies, ivry
wan iv his pockets he'I fill
BY the turn iv his wrist ur such tactics as Teddy
knows how to cont'hriye;
They'd gladly thrade off their book-larnin' fur
Ieuuy b suPaiioi sh"
Politeness comes aisy I'll Ted, fur he's had me to
tache him the thriek
Iv bowin' and scrapin' and spakin' to show paple
spate Gg up iii the gintlemon, Teddy! Whist! Al
wild yer cap first, ye stick
He's shapish thrife, yer honor; hes alius been
brought up that strict.
Come spake up, and show yer foine bradinl Och
Hear that! E" How are yez, Ovid moke ~
Arrah, militia murther! Did iyer yez hear jist the
aqual iv t;iat
"How are yez, Ovid mokeY" says hel Ha ha
Sure, yer honor, he names II in joke
He's the playfullest by! Faith, it's laughin' at
Teddy that makes me so fat
Honest Troth, he is that He's that honest, he
was niver TUX by the perlace,
had stole his b'y's knife
wild contimpt, twas the thrilinest case
To bod her dignifed Coert wild, he iver had known
in his life
Yez can thrust him wild onything. Honest? Does
he LUX like by that 'ud stale
Jist LUX in the swate, open face ov him. barrin' the
Och Teddy! Phat ugly black st'hrame is it run
min down there by yer hale
Murtheration Yer honor, me Teddy has split yer
fine bottle OF ink
Phat How KEN the ink in his pocket I'm
thinkin' he borry'i It, sur;
And yez him pick up yer pen-howlder and
stick IL inside iv his Slave
And yez think that Ted mint til purline 'em! Ah
wirra The likes iv that slur
Will d'hrive me-po0r, tinder, lone w1ddy-wid
sorrow down Until me grave
Bad cess til yez, Teddy, ye spalpeeni Why c'udn'i
yez howld on, the day
Ye thafe iv the world !-widout breakin' the heart
iy me? No. Yez must stale
I'll tache yez a thrick, ye rid-headed, pilferin
gimlet-eyed fay
Ye freckle-faced, impident bla'guard Och! whin
we sit home yez III squale
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