The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-09-26
THE GAY PERSON.
OpIs Road Tells Story with a Moral At
tached to 1t.

Bench Leg John took care of the
rooms occupied by a number OF college
boys. One evening when the old man
came in the boys were talking about
celebrated athletes.
you've known some pretty strong
men in your time, haven't you, Uncle
John?" one of the boys asked.
You better blebe l has, chile. l
neber tole you bout dat greet rassler,
did -"
''No; tell us about him."
Zone time dar wuz er man-wall,
we'll say his name wuz Jim. He wuz
'er good size man an wuz built ter stav,
he wuz. He tuck it inter his head dat
he could fling anybody in de whole
'munity, an he done it. Big men come
frum all ODER dc country, but he flung
'em easy ernuff, an nachully ne COM
menced ter blebe dat nobody could put
his back on de groun'. One day mighty
gay pusson come erlong an wanted ter
rassel wild Jim.
Ivy says jim, sorter laughin',
you KANT do nuthin' wild me-
"'Pll try you anyhow
Every we'll, an OATS all de good it
will doyou.'
''Da tuck holt an Jim laid him on de
groun widout no trouble er tall. De
gay pusSon went erway but de next
mawnin' dar he wuz ergin.
L'"Whut you want now? Jim he axed.
"'Wants ter rasSle wild you.
"'Whuts de use'n rasslin'? You
KANT fling mel!
but kin try
"'Yas, an you tried befo', but it
didn't do you no good
~ know dat, but l wants ter try
ergin'
"'Wall, scz Jim. 'ez it amt goin' ter
do no harm l reckon I'll try you ernuder
fall
HE tried him ornudcr fall. an flung
him bout ez easy ez he did befo'. Now,
says Jim, L reckon you'll go on an
nebber bodder me no mo-.
''De gay pusson went erway. an dar
want nuthin' seed O. him fur some
time, but one day he come back an
lowed, he did, dat he want ter rassle
ergin.
"'Dar amt no use n rasslin' widyou,
said Jim. You KANT fling me. Go off
summers an rassle wild err chile
Den de gay pusson he say: 1T mout
peer like rasslin' wild er chile, but You
keep on crrasslin' wild me an I'll fling
you after while.
"'Oh, dat won't do weak pusson.
You couldn't fling me in er hunnud
years
Try me ergin, jest fur fun de gay
pusson begged
"'Wall, jest fur. fun, ter keep my ham
in, l will try you ergin.'
''He tried him ergin an flung him
widout no trouble. De gay pusson went
erway, 'peerin' like he war pulfeckly
satisfied, an de greet rassler didn't
'specl1 cher ter see him ergin, but one
mawnin' erbout er munt' later yere he
waz ergin.
eur greshious sake, whut do you
want" Jim he axed.
50 wants jest whut I allus wanted
de gay pusson lowed. L wants ter ras-
sic wild you
"'Go on, weak pusson, an quit yo'
foolishness. You KANT do nuthin' wild
me-
"'Wall, but you won't mine tryin' me
jest fur fun, will you? KANT do you
no harm
CHOW, femme tell you,' says Jim, 4
has been foolin' wild you long ernuff, an
now eff you 'sist on me rasslin' wild Won
I'll fling you an fling you hard; yere
sme?'
'Oh, vas, yeres you
"'An' still you wants ter rassle%
"'Dat's whut | does
"'All right I'll gin you all you want
''Den he seized de gay pusson an flung
him kerwhop ergin de groun' an it peer
like he dun bust him open, but de gay
pusson he git up an go csn erway. OAR
says Jim, 4 bet you neber will bodder
me no mo-. l ncber seed SIGH err bilious
pIsson. He has yered folks talk erbout
whut CIR great man l is, an he amt got
sense ernuff ter know dat he KANT rob
done fur now
sit wuz quite er little while befo' de
gay pusson come back, but one day
yere he come. 'Whut on de yeth kin
you want dis timer de mighty rassler
-axed.
81 wants ter rassle wild you, sah.'
"'Now, look yere, eff yon doan go
way frum yere an quit bodderin' me
I'm gwine hurt you. amt got no
time ter fool wild you. rassles wild men,
"I'm a man. say de gay pusson.
"'Now, look yere, eff 1 grabs holt O
you ergin you will wish l hadn't, fur
gwine hurt you an hurt you bad
81 wanter rassle,' says de gay pus-
son.
"'Den Jim he grab him an bless yo'
life da had quite tussle TO Jim got
him down, but he flung him at las an
dung him nonst'us hard
"'Now. 5 reckon he dun rot ernuff.'