The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1889-11-23
THE YOUTHS CORNER.
TEDDY O'ROURKE.

'Teddy o R0urke's my chum, you see.
An how it happened was, him an me
Was down at the dock with the rest that day,
A-lookin' 1ur somelhin' to come our way,
Fur shines, tell ye, was precious few,
An we thought we could pick up dime or two,
Along with some of the other chaps,
Luggin feiler's valise, perhaps.
ut was time the boat was a-Gittin' in,
An of all the crowd on the dock, who'd been
WaitIn' fur friends, none took our eye
Like two who was standin' just close by
A lady. if ever was one, guess
You could tell much by her way an drcss-
With Il little girl who had bout the looks
OF them kids you see in the picture-boojIs,
With her b blue eyes an her hair like gold
s'pose she was four or five years "l1
An blcst If she doesn't tell Ted an me
How her pas on board an how glad she'll be
When he is home with 'em both again,
An Teddy he sees the boat just then.
"Well, the boat swings inter the slip at last,
An, while they're busy a-ma&in' fast,
With the passengers ready almost to land,
The little girl loses her mothers hand,
When every ones crowdin an pushin' hard
An blamed if she doesn't fall overheard
can't ezzlctly tell how she does
Cause fore knows it, why there it was
An then there follers great. big splash
AS Teddy goes after her in fiashI
'Tdlk about swlmm n. now, Ted kin swiml
Not one of the felieT5 knows tops him.
Stay under the longest you ever see;
Dive about twict as high rs me;
Go out so fur you'd be scairt clean through;
Why. they amt thing at he dassent dol
More like duck, 1 guess you'd say
/ ever you saw him III, some day
| An though the tide is a-runnin' strong,
| He strikes right out, an it amt so long
1 N-Nf
spiles,
An she's saJe-an' he just looks up an smiles.
"Then they git the little girl up all right,
| An there's nothin' the matter with her 'cept
fright,
| While Teddy unhe!ped climbs up the beams
| With the water a-runnin' from m in streams;
! An, while he's shiyerin' kind O., there,
| The little girl S don't seem to care
| At all fur the people a-standin' by,
| But yes him q kiss an begins to cry;
| An the little girls pa amt noways slow
| In grabb.n n his hand-an' he won't let go;
| While every body upon the pier
Just whoops her up in a Dustin cheer,
| An one of 'em yel:s out, after that
| Come, chip in, al Of you! Here's the hatF
"An' didn't they? Well, now, they just did!
| Teddy was alters lucky lidl
| An, while around with the hat they goes,
| Every one reaches UOWn N MS ClO Is,
! An you'd laugh to see how the oil plug fills
| With dimes an quarters au' halls an bills,
| Till at last it's a-holdin' so much tin
| Lcoks's if the crown would just bust right in;
| An they takes the money at they have riz,
An they goes to Teddy an says it's his.
"'WhatT says Teddy. This amt all mine"
| An you oughter Aave seed his black eyes sh nc,
An feels so good at gives IN shove,
| Fur knows just what he's a-th'nkin' Of
It's about his mother, who's purity old,
| An that sister of his'n the doctors told
| II she only could go iur good long spell
| Out in the country she m ght g:t we'll
| An every one laughs cause he stares 50 hal .'
| While the little girls pa takes out card
| That says where Teddys to call next day,
| And they goes in hack of their own away,
| While some, one tells Teddy to scoot home
| quick,
| An change his clos so he won't git sick.
| ''Thats about all-'cept Teddy D 'Rourke
| Has got chance, and has gone to work
In the little girls pas big dry goods store,
] An he amt a-shinin' 'em up no more;
An now he's a.goin' to free-schoOl, nights,
| An he's learnin' so at he reals an writes,
| While tells him TO keep on peggln' away,
! An he IL be big duck h'sself some day.
| An me? Oh, Teddy'H look out fur me
Teddy O'Rourkes my cl,tm you see"'
Malcolm Douglas, IN St. Nicholas.