The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-05
GIMME AND DE DUCHESS.
They Create a Sensation at the Roseleaf
Social Club Dance.

Say. what dye tink done? I took de
Duchess I de Rosleaf Social Outin' and
Hfe-Savin' Clubs dance. Surel Don't
we know dat club? Say, youse otter get
'quai1t in dat club? Say. youse otter
get 'quainted in 'siaty. OATS one er de
SWEETEST clubs down where l ulster live.
wot means dat 'Wot t'eil,' she says.
but / never taut ID get or invite ter It's
dance. I'm gettin' up in de world, sure,
an I'll be outer sight II keeps on. De
Roseleafs in winter dey dances. an
in summer has picnics on dose barges
what gifts towed up de river, wid mixed
ale. OATS wot makes it social an OATS
wot makes It outin'. See? Wot makes
1t life savin' is cause no gents can pack
no gun nor no knife tide dance. nor tide
outin'. OATS right, amt it? De club is
high toned an I'm givin' it t'ye straight.
"Well, l was tell.n' We: l met er mug
wot's er barkeep on de Bowery wot
ulster know before e got heightened. an
now e says t me, e says: 'Chimmie,
says e, like I was er old pal, e says:
Chimme would youse like er invite t de
Roseleaf dancer e says. See?
why, sure 1 says. sure. Wot's de
damage?
Fifty cents fer hat check 'e says.
an mixed ale five cents er glass fer wot
We order
docs one hat check take in er loidyT
says. cause I'm onto dem mugs. See"
Sure says e, an l says dat goes;
tinkin I'd take de Duchess an paralyze
does mugs dead.
"Well, dat's wot she done. Lemme tell
you. De Duchess an me was dead sore
cause Of me stringin 'er dat time wot l
took Maggie { de teayter. Member?
When l says t 'er. says l. Duchess, will
We go t de Roseleaf dance wild me-? she
says, De We mean me, or de ye mean
Madmosell Maggie?' which is wot she
calls Maggie, being form.
80 l jollies 'er. an tells 'er dat de
Roseleafs was a corker wot Maggie wasn't
good 'nongh fer, an she says she'd go,
an promises t borry de vallys Gpiketail
coat fer me.
Say. yer otter seen me! I was up &
de limit, only de coat fitted me too much.
De sleeves was over me fists, an de tails
was outer sight.
but, hully gee! I wasn't in 1t long
side de Duchess. Ye'd had er fit ter seen
'er. 1t was like dis: Miss Fannie had 'er
dress made wild dem hoops wot mebbe
yuse heard tell of, AN she wored it onct,
but is wiskers, OATS Miss Fannie's fad
der e near died 'er laughin' when e
seed it, an e strings 'er so dat she never
wored ii no more, but gives II L de
Duchess. See?
SAY, WHEN de Duchess snook OUTER
de house dat night an MT me round de
corner l taut er balloon was chasin' me.
Duchess / says. when l could talk
fer laughin'. Duchess, dere'll be er riot
at de Roseleaf If yer goes in dem togs.'
l says.
"'Tell wild de Roseleaf,' says she. only
rot in dose words, but In 'er form words
IL desc Roseleaf don't know wots der
fashion, IL learn EN- she says.
"Dere's some style bout de Duchess,
I'm tellin' we, an 1 was stuck on 'er
crit, so we cfases ourselves down L dc
hall where de dance was. Dey was all
dere when we got dere, an, say, If de
King an Queen OF England had er waltzed
IN de Roseleafs couldn't been no more
paralyzed. Dey was dead paralyzed,
I'm tellin' We.
de band. wot was er palmer an er
fiddle, had just started when me friend.
de barkeep, wot was goin' ter lead de
march, e stopped de music, an e says
'Loidles and gents says e dis Is Mister
Chimmie Fadden and is loidy frien;
Mr.. Fadden and loidy. de Roseleaf,
loides an gents e says.
vivid dat lie Duchess she gives 'em er
bow wot killed 'em dad
Say. we otter seen 1t. 1t was like err
loidy out on top er de stage. Sure
Den me friend, de barkeep, e SAYS:
Mr.. Fadden an is loidy fren' will lead,
e says.
Say. taut I'd go tru de floor; but de
Duchess she gives me er brace, an we
chases off wild de band er playin' an all
Dc gang chasin after us, an de Duchess
steered EN- round like dey never was
steered. an Std err stringin de Duchess.
like taut dey would 6ey gives 'er de
greatest game er Jolly We ever seed. Wese
was IN Il, and OATS straight.
l can't dance dose dinky dances wot
dey dance In games like dat, only ijgs
can dance, OATS all: so me friend. de
barkeep, waltzos off wild de Duchess after
de march, an takes er glass er mixed
ale wild de barkeep's loidy frien'. Den
de Duchess an de barkeep comes up
ana he sets 'em up, an de whole gang
er mugs chases up dere an mods T. de
Duchess fer de mex dance, like dev do
but she wasn't on ter wot tell dew
neaned, an she jess mods back. See7
OATS wot made trouble. Wen. den dere
was er riot. sure; Every mug she nodded
ter taut dat he'd collared de mex dance.
an when de band started de music. all de-
mugs holds out der hands an de Duchess
was raralyzed, bein' form an not tumblin'
In er minute dey was all scrappin' bean
tiful, an de Duchess made me mako or
sneak OUTER de hall wild 'er. dough
wanted ter take 'er hand in der scrap
de worse way. SO as l wouldn't seem
stuck up"
Inf.