The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-15
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nis'r Houss His whishers Reisxss, Tee.
Say. you otter been vid ne De odder night
| whom me an de Duchess. an me friend d.
barksep an his loidy friend. was de ball o
de Ulalee Club You remember dat Ulals'
what was over here from some dseo countrl
de time me an de Duchess was married. wha
dey fred all dc guns on de Runboats on for
Sure. dat's de one mesna Well. me friend
de barkeep an some Of his friends forms Z
club for q mask ball. and calls II de Ulalec
Club. after her cause der say she was dead
game sport. only she had her COMPANY man.
ners on when che was here an never had nc
chanst e trot q good mile.
Say. you know Amt stuck on society. an
I never would have gone de ball only when
me friend de barkeep sends me de invites
tAut II would do de Duchess no harm II she
took little turn In society. she bein' eooped
M wild Miss Fannie an de little Miss Fannie
till she wasn't right. She wasn't lt. OATS what
mean: che was overturned. Seer
80 I says her. says ]. Duchess / says.
what's de matter Wild us sneaking z dc city
for de Ulslee ball. an doin' q turn In society1
wonder sayst her. 'you wouldn't give de
boys an girls treat cause nobody aln't seen
us since de kid has came
Oats all right wild you. Cheems.' says she.
cause you can tell Mr.. Burton you're goin'
downt de city Z look up bull pun. but Amt
got no game to play like dat she says
Dat was only song an dance de Duchess
was Rivin' me. an knowed dat de real rea-
son she was leary bout eoin' was cause she
was havein' dat same old fight wild de nurse.
an she didn't want e give de nurse . innings
when she wasn't round Z play ball too. see1
De Duchess is 'fraid dat II she amt dere de
whole time dat de nurse will swine little Miss
Fannie. an de Duchess will get do trow down
for not bein' dere.
Say. 1 niver seen such lot OF dofisy folks.
anyhow. De whole gang is down on dere shin
bones de whole time Z little Miss Fannie an
wouldn't tnk / was earning me wages II IL
wasn't for Mr.. Paul saying what waa dc mat
ter wild me opening q small bot for him an
His Whiskers and Mr.. Burton. pretty often.
Mr.. Paul has stopped countln' de small bots
since he hoard h, was e be Dc s9d,sdder
let me e ypn sGut Dc ball tGId sd DC
maid. what she was a good Ltiis girl Dat
Say. de Duchess was a fairy dat night We
5:' ws as. S S Gs wR YSS
h5 dat Fri ES wePt ws
Well. derc DO Duchess put on her ball close.
an den de four OF us chases Z de bal! In n car
eyenin' we didn't do much, but sit In dc box OF
ass who an SrGs eHf Sy ds s9yi
dough an friend rss near crazy cause
but dsy mostly looked like dey was ali tree
Me friend do bsrksep had pu. his own
good plunks in de ball. an II 1t was q frost he
never could give anodder. an he was usin
hss ssRn Dsn Dc an q. Uaasr
girl began whisperin' togedder an putty soon
till de music was eoin an we'd backed an
Duchess an her pI friend wen. ioidies I for'd.
Ssss SS f eou su ~ T. s9
You straight dey bots kicked so high dere feet ct
met clean up In dc air!
was near ,paralyzed. but / didn't say
an gave de girls do cheer. an den we all four
danced T. beat ell.
I'm pretty good kicker for nigh myself. an
80 is me frienI dc barkeep. and seeln' We was
tG her sn says S nas sheok
est kieEin dere ever was at ball or 1 am a
ders In de front Of de crowd what was singin'
%hisisPrsP gsn i ike 4. i Serss i. 'f Ssa hs
see me cause he was ~atchin' do girls Wild
When de dance Was over His whiskers was
workin' O break for de girls. cause he didn't
know do Duchess. she havin' her mask on. but
Just steps up to him. an. Rivin him dc sa-
Lutte | says, ANY orders, sir =
Soy / taut he'd fall In a. ft. but he made
de grand brace. an says dat feelin' RAIDER
words--de anxiety bout Miss, Fannie and de
kid he taut he'd relax himself wild little In
nocent amusement. | needn't say anyting
bout 1t at home he says, cause IL might not be
OATS de little song he sung me.
wild me standin wild me fingers at me ford.
and never even blinkin'.
De Duchess seen me wild His Whiskers. an
she chases up an says. Cheems won't say
nuftin' bout It, says she; an he wouldn't say
muffin even 10 you sent some wine up Z box
10 she says T. him: she not blinkin'. needer.
Say. what de you t'ink O. dat girl? Amt
she tOrrowbrsd2 Whom His Whiskers heard
her voice he kinder smiled. an says: Oats q
very good suggestion, Hortense.' he says. IN
box 10 for de pleasure your dancin'
well. he didn't forget. cause q waiter comes
Along to our box pretty soon an saws dat dc
manager says our box has credit for all dc
wine We wants, an we was wantin' IL pretty
hard de rest OF dc night Dat dance started de
oddsr high kickers. an de ball was real elegant
after dat.
DE next day I had e chase round after Q
pull pup. cause dats what told Mr.. Burton
mas coming Z town for. Was tellln' you bout
lat bull pup ,Nof Well any old dog will do Z
oil you bout dat"