The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-10-08

cry an Den der champagne kinder got Inter
me head an ! couldn't hear much but dat
s'rae ones safe had got cracked an dat
oar burglars had got away wild an awful
pile OF Doodle, and dat II nd be writ a
pile ter some one ter git um. I'd IKE
ter be dat party says l. an dey laned.
"But | didn't care much az II want no
opera OF mine, an SO jest smoked an
drank champagne and let dem tax. what
I was wonderin' at was how dey come
ter asst me ter dinner but ! didn't worry
myself much. cause reckoned I'd find out
some time.
after while dey ali got up. an holy
smoke, | had a lovely load.
"One of dem said he had engaged
room fer me at der hotel, an told him
fought IA better get inter II. When
der party broke up. dey all looked at
each odder an grinned, an one of dem
said. 90 Johnson's ali right
Us dere any one dat doubts It? says i.
Not bit Of IT,. dey says, an begun ter
Ian an shook hands an went of; and
den der coon come along and took me TO
err room. an l laid down an went ter
sleep.
when I woke w me head felt like a
great big punkin, an / fought ia like
te have er drink an / started ter go down
an cit It, but when j got a little ways
down der hall / felt sick an went back
to der room. When / got inside IT didn't
look like der same room fer or cent, but
/ felt so sick dat | didn't care fer nothin'
an Jest crawled I'm behind some curtains
an went ter sleep.
] don't know how long 1 was er seepin
dere, but when l woke up somebody
was talkin an dey seemed ter be wimmen,
an one OF dem was cryin, but der OF
der one told her ter Shut up her SWIVEL
ing an give her or hand al sumthin.' Den
they begun ter talk bout bank notes
an diamonds an money an how dey
was er goin' ter sew dem inter der lin
In Of dcre dresses an so on. An now
der detectives was after dem, an den
one OF dem says, L don't care Darn
fer der whole lot OF dem but Johnson;
hear he is on der case an well have
ter fight shy ter git by him
"pcn | begun ter tumble ter der whoe
ting. Dey fought 1 was johnson, der
detective. an dat was der reason dey nad
asst me ter dinner. Den | begun ter won
der what / would do ter git out or IT.
an den ter wonder why 1 should glt out
OF it all Why eouldH't / go ahead an
git der stuff Jest as well as der odder
Johnson? pere It was, an nad der
whole ting in me fist
''Dere wimmin KEEP on talkin' an tax
IN an / KEEP on lisin', an, dey Jest
picked I'D an went ter bed / stayed
dere till | fought dey was er sleep. den
got Up ana sneaked out OF der room an
went down ter der office.
''TeH Mr.. Smell dat MIR. Johnson wants
ter see him to on'ct.' says /.
in a fw minutes he came down an l
said: Mr.. Smell der people yer lookin fer
are In room So. Two wimmin up dere have
a big part Of der Doodle wild dem. I'll have
ter trouble yer fer dat little amount Jest
as soon as yer can, cause I'm In a hurry
says l.
II was afraid der odder Johnson would
come along an claim der Doodle See!
Wen. dey jest went out an got some cop
pers an went up to dere room, an, dere
was der wimin an der whole swag jest
as / said.
"Mr Smell was jest clean tiched out er
his boots, an began ter pile IL onter me
dat was de greatest man in der country,
but KEEP close up wild him till he handed
me over der Doodle an den jest
skipped out too quick.
Next day der whole ting come out In
der papers. an Johnson was called der
king er detectives, an so on. but he didn't
git rich on 1T, yer can bet yer heart on dat
Oats how ] came ter be maxim book,
an OATS how got der stuff ter do 1t wild
| don't know much about detective bust
ness, but it appears ter me ter be a dead
open and shut cinch.'
Il don't knom whether Smell ever found
IL out er not, put he hain't said nothin',
an I don't reckon it's any use fer me ter
kick"