The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-29
THOSE LEAP YEAR CARDS.
George Sends One to His Pa Which
Falls Into His Mas Hands.

du no they haiv got wot thay cal lepe
yere bows.
| found it out mi sorrer.
| saw bill
| an he LATED.
! for wy laff, i sed.
coss, he sed.
coss wy, sed.
coss thay is lepe yere bows, he said, an
we kin have lot ov fun with EN-.
the lepe yere bows is lot of rbuns sode
on card, an girl sends one a man. the
card ses:
If2me yure hart is true send me baik the DO
| ov blue.
if 2 me yure hart is ded send me baik the DO
ov red.
| if ov me sum times think send me baik the
| DO of pink.
| if with me will eiope send me baik the DO ov
| helytroip.
if u vii be my feler send me baik DO of yell
| Ter.
if u think am slow like a turtlesend me baik
q DO ov purpil.
vel, sed, wen bill shode me the card, wat
fun kin we haiv with it.
no, gorgie, you ote 2 ware the DO ov pur-
pill, 4 ded slow like turtle.
idident say nothin.
then bill sed
yure ma is jelis ov yure pa, amt she9
yes, sed.
wei, we will send yure pa ov the cards.
onli we vii put it were yure ma will see it
yure pa.
no, no, lafid seed it al now.
50 we got envelope and put pars naim on
it, an tux ov the helytroip DO an then put
the card in the envelope an put it on the
fore in ma and pars room.
by & bi ma cumed in an piKed it up an
opinid it an red it. then wen she seed the
Aelytroip DO was gone her faic got red an
she fuked orful mad. but she dident say
nothin an put the card in the pokit ov her
dress.
that mite wen we wos etin supir ma luked
at pa an sed
josier, did lose ami thing day.
pa sed he dido lose nothin that he node
ov.
then ma dident say nothin, but bi an bi
she sed,
josier, du u think helytroip is a putty
color.
pa said be did.
then ma sed don't like send a round
helitroip bows
pa sed, no don't. say, wat the dooce is
the matter with u. wat q trien 2 get at
ami way.
no, hipecrat sed ma al ov a s1ddin.
haiv got the imperdence set THAR, amt u,
an maik b leve don't no wat meme.
pa lade down his nife an fork an luked at
ma but dident say word.
then ma sed sum moir so gone
elope u. but wont, bi a devine PROXY
Ounce hsiv got on yure litel gain. no,
u reich. 2 think that mi life Is linked
miserabyl creture that ur.
womin, r gittin crazy, sed pa.
no, amt gettin crazy but u enuff 2
drive ne mad. j will get dyvos from u.
j can prove wos gon eiope with some
wonin and haiv got the prof in mi pokit
pa jumpid his feet. CRATE hevias, he
said Is this sum orful trick or am gone
mad niseit. TonLn don't no wat u say
haiv tie prnfe that am gone elope,
ma Jest TUX out the envelope sdressid pa
an tux out the card an held IL up him
there, she sed. i the profe OE wat U wood
du. if with me vii slope send me DO
ov helytro.p. an Ii haiv sent tae gud foI
nothin cretur the he.ytroip. 10, tnis Is
ufOcb. 2 moch-
then ma couepcid cri an ma sed ami
50 sure like thsy ~ gawd buv me don't
no pothin abote this j; is sum trik
ma trode down the envelope on the Gore /
an went up stairs. vile pa tua bold ov her |
an tride naik hisseif square bi kissin /.
her. but ma voodeur haIy is an shuk him 1
of
no. unfortunate man wat am. cried pa 1
this viii drive me mad
then be SIT down in the corner. an wen /
ma was gone be luked at The envlope az 4
then az ne
dident ike shs war pa Taxed AZ NE. SC 4
ven ne iukei = the eaEiops game ;hote /
/ beter 90 Mp > rcd b1f "a called me b2ik /
gurgie. be se-t du u 10 an thin oois
this
sed 10
did eser SO ira; writin b {, "a azkid
s<zI no
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rTtin
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