Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-08

Chimmic Fadden's Mistress Enter
tafns Some of His Friends.

Chimmic Fadden's Mistress Enter
tains Some of His Friends.
From the New York Sun.
Sure l had me Tanksgivin' feed, an It
was great. 1t was down t. de mission, an
me an all de kids what lives 'roun' dere
was asst In t de feed, what was free an
what was turkey. Dere was more dan
turkey, cause dere was stuffin' an dere
was poi. Say, dere was apple poi what was
great, an dere was punkin poi what was
right, but. say, dere was mince poi what
was a peach. OATS right; 1t was dead
peach, an i had me fill, cause dere was
loidy dere what worked de graft for me
finer dan any ting yuse ever seed.
Say, she was a peach. too-a dead game.
sporty peach-an she done de parson for
me. OATS right; she never done nottfn' t.
him but do him dead. Say, she killed him.
sure. Wait till tell yuse:
Before wese kids was let Z feed our
teet wese had t listen to a song an dance
what de parson gives us bout how thankful
wese otter be L de Lord for blowin' us on
L de turk; de free turk wild stuffin'. See?
Say. l COPIED him off fer not KNOWN his
piZness, cause 1t wasn't no Lord what set
up dat grub, but it was de loidy l was
tellin' you bout, what we knows as Miss
Fannie. Don't l know de feley what's her
hired man now? His name is Chimmie
Fadden. an know a big kid what knowed
Chimmie when he was a kid in de fort
ward.
"Well, it was Miss Fannie what blowed
US off t de turk an de poi, an was dead
So on de parson what was keepin' us
from feedin' our teet while he was string
in us wild a game as long de Bow'ry
cable bout de Lord bein' de provider. See?
l wasn't kickin' so hard bout him givin'
us de fim-flam. as bout not lettin' us tackle
de grub for wese was dead hungry, an
dere was de turk wild the stuffin' right
N ~ w. Iay
good dat I'd let into 1t for all de parson,
only 1 knowed it would queer Miss Fannie,
an II I'd done dat Chimme Fadden would
a punched me face.
well, say, 1t took dat parson longer {
tell us how thankful we should be dan {
walk acrost de Brooklyn bridge. an he
only stopped when he didn't have no more
wind
Den didn't we wade in. Say, de turkey
was OUTER sight SO quick de parson look
ed par'lyZed like he'd been run into by a
foot ball team.
Den came de poi. Foist, dere was apple
poi. mex dere was punkin' poi an 1t was
Miss Fannie what fetched dem bote t me,
a jollyin' all de kids all de time, an a
dom more waitin on de kids dan any two
Of de odder swell mugs dat was dere. Den
1 seed kid what had copied a piece of
mince poi, an, say, 1 wanted piece
worsen ell.
Il was kinder lookin' roun' t see could
I pinch a piece when de parson mug cop
young man, beware de sin of covet'ne
says he, and likewise de sin Of gluttony,'
says he.
Say, didn't know what T. ell he was
givin' me- but knowd he wasn't gixin' me
poi. right enough.
Miss Fannie, she'd seed the whole game
an heard dose tings de parson was sayin'.
She kinder slid up L me like she was
maxim de front dat she was fraid of de
pGrson an she whispers t me, says she,
Danny she says, would yuse like piece
of de mince poiT says she.
Den 1 says sure Miss Fannie says I,
sure. 1t would do me right Den she
says, givin' me de jolly Of havin' secrets
wild me, well. Danny says she. well see
If we can't sneak piece for yuse.'
Say, OATS what she done. She sneaked
a piece an gives 1t to- me- maxim de front
dat she didn't want dc parson { cop de
game, but dat wus only jolly.
well. say, dat mince poi was better dan
honey puffs an stick candy togedder. 1t
done me right, an I was ticked t. deaf
at de way Miss Fannie done de parson.
Say, she didn't do nottin' t him but
kill him."