The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-31

Fido ahead O. de lung fever an odde1
tings what was after i'm. But I'm f1y
right up ter de limit, and nuttin' gifts
away from me, see? So jollies de led
dy up, but not too much. Madam,
says 1, it's hard case. Der col grave
is yawnin' fer little Fido' Den she near
has fit, an grabs little Fido up in
'er arms. Say, / tout e was gone
sure. But he got away wild s life. Den
/ says: 'Dere's on'y one man in der per-
flesh can cure 'im,' says 1, an I'm him
Den she goes inter 'er close an gifts ten
case. ! reaches out me hand fer der
stuff shade too lively. Me nerves is
not strong, an col cash makes me res
less. 'Yuse gifts it wen little Eido is
well agin',' says she. Den she puts de
ten case back in 'er pocket, an kicks
meself. But l amt turn down ter stay,
| see? | gives 'er a song an dance. [
says der angels wants ter play wild lit
tie FNide. Den she cries some, an
sees I'm on der right lay. He's a
sweet dorg,' says ], an dat fetches 'er.
She give me five, anyway, because she
knows III be good ter i'm, and she
raises der limit ter twenty-five if
cures i'm. Den she kisses little Fido
an goes ont, an wen l come ter 'xam-
inc der dorg, say, der angels had got
i'm.
We'll, dat didn't make no difference.
anyhow; he never had a show fer his
life. But wat was l ter do fer der
twenty case? Say, it's holy show
how der luck viii run fer
fellie some days. She hadn't been gone
over ten minutes before in come little
cross-eyed t'ief named Murphy. His
Christian name Is 'Gimlet' cause e ha.
way O. rollin' his eyes round dat
makes EN- look as if dey was borin' a
hole
'Gimlet has dorg on the end of a
string. 'Where'd yer pinch de purp?'
says |, in a friendly way. Me brudder
give i'm ter me, says Gimlet. BE didn't
mean ter t'row me down. He knows I
know he never had brudder OATS
all right; it's better ter lay t'ings off
yer brudder what never was. dan on
some udder fellie's brudder, what can
go ter der island.
Coin ter give i'm to meP' says I.
Give Yer nuttiu, says e. Sell i'm ter
yuse fer seven plunks.' Well. e took
two, which was twice as much as der
dorg wus wort. But had ter have i'm,
fer, say, e was der livin' image O little
Fido as Fido wouldla- been wild any flesh
on is bones.
But say. looks is deceitful Dat
new dorg wanted ter fight all der time.
Say, never saw such n cussed DISPOSE
tlon outside o Jersey City. Der Teddy
didn't want DO fghtin' puro. She'd
told me dat Fido hadn't fight enough in
him ter make him chaw his grub But
der udder one fought in his sleep.
Say. never let go. 1t looked rocky, but
cured i'm Say, whadje tink? / fed
In on soothin' strip. did. SO help
e. Dere's girl know-an' say, snes
al right, she's up ter der limit. She's
a nurse IN q swell mugs family. She
buys stuff in der drug store an gives it
ter der kids w'n dey yells. Say, never
see II work wild kids out It fetched der
purp. He was lamb.
Den started ter teach i'm his new
name. an a few tricks what der leddy
had mentioned Sometimes forgot de
soothin' sirup. an den l lost piece o
n 4 hide here and there. but. on der
Whole, done we'll In week took
I'M ter der house a. Re Teddy Say. she
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