Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-17
HE CAME FROM COOS.


the shufae somehow or Other.
From the New York Sun
A good-natured-looking young fellow, his
face very red, his eyes very blinky, the nap Of
his silk hat brushed the wrong way in spots
and his clothing badly wriukled and rumpled.
came into an uptown caravansary on New
Year eve. He made his way gieefuily, but
somewhat wobbly, to the bar, braced himself
in front OF it and with many hilarious chuckles
addressed the bartender:
Say, lalordr' he chuckied, "'s 'bes' sing ev'
heard! r hear ne roll up? r hear m ch
(hic) chsr'tweels rsl-ral-raTn oves'tony
s-s-s'reet9 Ch'hfe! S-a-a-a-yr' said the
stranger, dropping hilarity for the moment
and taking the bartender into his earnest con-
idence. Want tell write (hic) ritere, Petey.
OF 'moon.''
The bartender did not venture any comment
on this solemn statement and the confidential
youth remained silent for few seconds. sway
ing gently to and fro. Then he broke into
smiles and ehuekles again and said:
{. Say, lalord, hear me roll up? Ch'life
you did! Saystdriver-say, Guessing ev'
heard-sayst driver:
Much chizzitg
Drive says, 'Dol'nhalf'
Says, 'Hol (hic) holly jeei Ca'sstan' itg
says. Cs'sstan' no fat dornhalf zhisf m Duff
fys! says. Say. zhdown't Duff srafie. la'lord?
More fun'n could stuff in steen-tent circ' s !
spor'n lifesalrs Cyl 'sms'r tossin' OF bowl
la'lord?
''0h, lalor fifth nownn bowl
E1llsh duzErun no-oo-ver!
Fer ,n niss, Il I mer , mer' Pc.
INsf!,nishtri Hsr' nsr' Be:
"fhafn do" said the bartender, interrupt
ing the young mans bacchanalian refrain
You can't sing here. Talk all you want to-
but you can't sing"
.'Ca'ssing?" exclaimed the cornwall stranger
Indignantly. .'Betch' sree dors'nqua'r 'tik'n
singi Say! Jis'swant hear meme Grimesy sing
Loo , ratehogy once up to Coos! Evbeen't
Never heard Of it BEFORE" said the bar
tender, coldly.
''Nev' heard O. coos2" said the gentleman
from that place. Grace town on faceseroe,
Coo (hic) Coos is Mayb' you callt Goes. Some
foce says Goes. 'Tain't Goes, o Coos-C-o-
hoes Coos. Tha's place! Ev' been't Coos,
Been to Cohoes lots Of times" replied the
bartender.
''Weil-li-guessr' was the triumphr at e1-
precision Of the man from Coos" Grace
town on ia lhic) faceserce! Meme Grimesy's
down I'm Coos, n betch'lifs we're stainin'
sings! We're stainin' sings re'r'n-re'r'n-
rer'n turkey COB (hic) gobbls chin Say,
Ia lord, lesh you nine take l-l-lrr fall out Of
the demon rum, 'swunce for luck. Ch'go'nto
have? Fert night'u mer' mer be, Fortnight 1
r yuh wild me'r gin me?''
Just then the door opened and youth with
pale bang showing beneath his small derby
hat and with a where's mammal" sort of look
on his face came in. The mellow young man
from Cohoes at last got this apparition within
the focus of his blinking eyes and promptly
yelled:
"Policew
The youth with the bang turned and fed
quickly from the place. The bartender grabbed
the man with the jag and shook him.
'see here y he exclaimed: do you want TO
be waltzed out of here on boot?'
But the COhoes party simply turned a gaze of
astonishment on the bartender and said:
Dit fly, la'i (hic) la'lord. or dit melt?'
The bartender began to admonish his guest
once more. and gesticulated with his hand
across the bar to make his words more impress
sive. The gent from Cohoes grasped the out
stretched hand and shook it warmly.
'Sallright, Peteyr' he said, soothiugly.
'Sallright! You're all right-risabook! Nee n
olgize, cause tell y'sallright! Cheer up n
les be gay! Le'th foamin tank (hie) tankrd
foam! Semmup! Spor' n life sails gsyr'
The bartenders dignity was not proof against
the familiar and irrepressible joviality of his
customer. and he smiled as he passed him up
the bottle and said:
What did you win at Duffy's rafieY'
''Say, la'lord p replied the convivial citizen
OF Cohoes chuckling gleefully. "Zhis come
I'm Duff ssraffle. Jhear me roll up9 Chlife !!
Sayst driver:
'Muchizzit?'
"Drive'says: Dol nhah'
'Says: .Hol (hic) holly JeeI Ca'sstan' it
says. 'Casstan' no fat dolnhaf zbisf m Duff
fy's" says 'HOwdj' figger'T says.
Drive says-'ns bes sing ev heard. Petey
Driv'says: Eff (hic) ff'cess for pull'n you
saws, IN dol for pull n yer load Z says. SWAY
l 6gger'tr says.
:. bes sing ev'-bu'ssay, Petey! Meme
Grimesy come down I'm Coos. n Grimes saws:
80 8 60 to Dufy's.''
Says, A'ssallrght.'
"Troun' to Duffy's n 'zraffiin' fer guh (hic)
goat. Grimes says
Want got ny goat. have we?'
says No! " amt gotny guh (hic) goat
''Grimes says, Mus saw goat. mus n wer
Says, Ger My! Do'see howkn glong 'zout
goatT says
- 'Grir es'ssys, Starlight! 'srafaen git
Duff 81 goat. says.
Says, 'Grascheme, 'Sraffie.
so semmup, n Grimesy sem (hic) mup, n
Duffy didn sonmup. nj semmup again. n
Grimesy semmup again, n Duffy didn sem.
mup again. n Grimes says:
'Whezzy.'
.''Ch' givin' usr Duff saws.
"Grimes' says, 'Whezz goat?'
Duff SAYS, 'Goa's sail right
"Grimes says, Much chuzzit?
duff says. Eff lhic) fifc cess
$50 meme Grimesy rallied. n who jsink won
the goat3 big fell z one eye! Petey, a big fell
z one eyel
81 says, IS skin gamer
'Then meme Grimsey n Duffy n the goat n
the big Eel z one eye all got j-j-jammed ma he
(hic) heap, nj went out n set on siwalk to
cool, nj
The young man from Cohoes stopped sud-
denly. He gazed anxiously about him. He
took his chin between his thumb and fore
finger and rubbed it refectively. He scowled
and looked troubled, as if he had forgotten OF
missed something. Finally it came to him
what it was.
"Whezz GrimesyT' he exclaimed.
After moment more Of puzzled reflection be
slapped his hand on the bar and said:
''Se'l it'll Tha's sells It'll Grimesy's staid T.
see the RAT (hic) rattle out, n now he waitin' r
somebod t come n gi ssremains out O. Duffy's
n sem home to Coos! 'Swa's mar. by Zee
Few'u 'seuse me, la'lord, guess'n 90 n see was
sleft o. Grimesy. Say, Pesey! spor'n hfe's
wearin' on sys (hic) syssum. buss never dullr'
And the young man from Cohoes went out to
see what he could find of Grimesy.