Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-03
MR. GILJONES' XMAS.
Hc Finds the Season a Three Fold Fountain
OF Uudiluted Pleasure.


Hc Finds the Season q Three Fold Fountain
OF Uudiluted Plcasure.
New York Sun.
"How dye mean, Wha kind er Chris
ms? Why champagne Chrism's 'tirely.
There's nuzzing 'cept champagne for er
ordinary Chrism's, you know. 1 began
on ch'mpagne 'thout any idea er thing
was going TO lasht f'rever. Supp osed it
was er regular one day Chrism's, Used
ter say Chrism's comes but once year,
but this Chrism's seems ter be goin' ter
stay whole year"
There was pause.
Suddenly Giliones startled all present
by most unbecoming demsnd for cham
payne.
"Lsdies," he said, "les'h have one Dol
wine. N matter how long Chrism's lasts
| can sticker out Il you can"
At midnight last night Giljones was
lelntng against the Hoffman house bar
talking to his nephew, who seemed uoac-
customed to the atmosphere of bar
room, and very i'll st ease as he tugged at
his uncie's sleeve and tried to lead him
TO the street.
81 fesr you have been taking little too
much" said the young man.
"M'boy," said Giljones. "You know y'r
INCL. You know it's frsh time l wuzz
ever drunk on Christmas. But you must
remember, m'boy, 'tzef frsht time er
darned CID thing ever lashted three days
1 Wssl't drunk Ssrrerday. That was
CHRISTMAS eve. An was all ri Sunny
that's Christmas. But Sunny nigh,
wuzzer secon' day, an l can't stand sc
many Chrishm's's'ss. AM now here 'tif
Money night and taish lzzer third day
an I can't see no end er the blame
Christmas tall. 4 man csn'5 shtand
Christmas when it comes in q bunch, like
grapes, nor he can't shtsnd it when el
set'ps down ter stay RI along tn wsy
this ones doin'-can't shtand it, l say
At O'Clock this morning he had freed
himself from his nephew, and was being
politely led to the door Of 8 saloon CT
Sixth avenue by tde bartender, who was
anxious to close the place.
eyer tired, boss" said the bartender
"and yer'd better go home to the OLD
woman"
"Tired," said Giljones, "gra' Scott
who wouldn't be tired? Whole town.
tired. Everywhere 1 go everybody'I
drunk. Been the finest houses on Mas.
son avenue md seen bes' ladies' md prett,
chil'ren ell drunk g goats. First the.
thought it's primary Cnrism's; than the.
thought it's double-barr Chrism's, an
now they find It's perpetchle Chrism's an
'sno end to it till New Years. Conse-
Quepz is whole towns parrerlyzed."
"Come, less ave mother ool' wine,
said he, am then I'll say GOO nj.
This izzer second day of er second weel
of Chrism's, wish began Sarrenday o
lash week, and now It's Toozy morning
er thish week. Graz Moses! think e.
that, four days er Chrism's, and tn ole
things gotter lash till next New Year'sn
"One good thing about it," said he
"you epoker th' old lady. Lemme tel
yer bout her. Sunny morning (tha's
the second day Of this ev'lasting Chris
ms took her big bird cage msdeI
wsx flowers, whish cos me nine dolls
1 c'nfess thszzer poor pres fer er man''
wife, but ia been celebrating aller time
since Sarrerday. Tn old lady YVES msd
but she didn't say enything. Terda!
(thet's yezzerdsy, the third Chrism's)
gotter di'mond bracelet and she'i
Alright. So, everlasting Chrism's izzsl
good thing, after all"