The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-04

Thsy had Thestricnis at Miss FHsate,s. ssd
Chawes Answered IN E.eresney CsIL

WaH till L asst you. who's dat Farm or
Dunn lie poipers has all de pieces in ABOUT
himi Hos farmer on de dead square-I
don't tink.
Miss Fannie was eoin' give house party
de odder day. which was Q last tree days, wild
ielfeys an loidlss e come down from de city to
our house in de country. we're we II stayin'.
Till Mise Fannie-but de Duchess told me not
10 open me mout bout dat.
well. as I was tellin' you, Miss Fannie
wanted It Z snow for de house party. so as de
folks what comes down from dc city could have
sleiRhin' an slidin' an all dose tlngs what dey
don't has in de city an what makes you feel
all de better when you amt In It, but ia sittin'
round de big log Hre In de hall. with Mr.. Paul
kinder loann' round t see dat no one don't die
Of de tirst
Soy. dat Mr.. Paul is de funniest mug you
ever see lie amt 'fraid of nothin' in dc world
'cept dat somebody will die OF first. lie has
some po'try he speaks. what was writ by a
kinder DaRo. near as can make out. more
years ago dan when de steam cars came down
de Dow'ry.
Here's de way IL goes, somethin' like dis
Sce2
"Drink-
Oats de way II starts
Drink for you're not on t. where you smsks from.
nor what was de reason why
Oats de fret line. only not quite de way
Mr.. Paul says IL; but it's what de Dago was
Rettln' at when he writ dc piece. Den he says:
"Drink-
"see7 OATS de way do second line begins |;
Just de same as do first. Now watch
Drink. for don't know where youn skate TO- nor
where you'll go, de trov down.
Say. dats pretty slick. Amt Il? Well, Mr..
Paul is always spoutin' dat an den kinder
lookin' round Z see IL it don't give his Whisk-
ers first, which It mostly does.
So one day Mr.. Burton. what's Miss Fam
MES husband. he says { Mr.. Paul. says he.
Paul. he says. I'm sure you must be pretty
1T for writn' po'try yourself; you recites 1t SO
beautiful says Mr.. Burton.
Den Miss Fannie laughs in do easy little
way what she laughs like whom de mug what
plays de flute has de music all t himself when
de odder IN ugsin 10 orchestra don't do nothin',
and she says; know dat Paul has q swift
Peg Gussie (which don't know wodder OATS
a bull pup or q. quarter horse-,ior he ulster
T when 1v was p fttls girl says Mss fAhn'
Zen, AR. Burton an his Whiskers dey
looks solemn an he says dat dose was only
practice balls. get down T. his curves; but
Gusss sinss dem SSm what %akes me link d"i
Ggsso m be s one 81 dem sn new players deys
Well. Miss Fannie says Tor Mr.. Paul Z read
his piece an he sends me up t his room after
lot OF paper on what dc po'try he writ was
Say. l made all kinds OF BLUFFS bout de
room. like was gettin' busy wild doin' tinRs.
outer sight 1t was good as anything 1 ever
hear on top Of de stage 10 DO Bow'ry teeatsr.
s%se AN MT Paul he spoEo all Dc pieces ss what
II En9wed II, would xiii ,;em dead. an, when
Mr.. Paul was done Miss Fannie said dat dc
folks what was comm from de city would play
do play what we'd have in dc room what We
We'll. dats do way IT. was Dat, Farmer
Dunn was tellln' you OF. he knows bis bust
he sn what sss f1 ae souss
party dey had moro fun dan circus slidin'
and sleighin' an snow balm. 'till de first
dem. Den doy ali sdidh't DO no!hin' but Just
get stage struck. Mr.. Paul was de boss. what
man. an dc Duchess was dc costumer an
Miss Fannie was de prompter. 80 der never
was minute de Duchess an me wasn't In 1t.
"Say. dose folks was SO dead stuck on 1t dat
grub Miss Fannie she gives bid for ali dc
swell folks what lives down near where Wa
cone music ac soo S Wrs On am dS
cable car. an all OF US what was behind dc
stage was ike chickens widout no heads. 'eept
Dere was one Willie. boy In de play what
had q scene wild a loidy dat was dead stuck
loidy. cause no had such corking piece t say
her.
hearin him say dem. De loidy she knoWed
her business. too. but the Willie boy was furder
Well. on do eyenin' OF de play 1 seen dat
tirst on. Mr. Isul seen 1t. too. an he says T.
bottles away from that boy or We'll have L
carry him on de stage he says.
was tintin dat Il de Willie. boy got a load on
Idspeak his piece. an paralyze de folks. Well.
fHnsd Ss5ES s. Ss% de did
DO pulled up " his Whsk ssv what san dat was
Just touchin, mo fore'd an saVin'. quiet an
polite like. Glass OF wine sir 2
head he didn't know 'wedder lie was in Vest
chester county or Hoboken, and l was lust
tGnkin' him along till he was clean dead t de
Say, OATS de time got In me smood work.
s dssG Gn sS t. "a Dc Ss
taehe an goateo an dc sword. an l puts dem
-, Well de PLAY was goin' long like a am.
!oidy de dude was t say his piece wild. gives
his cue. what's dc word for him t get a move
Say. me heart was tumpin' dc ribs OUTER
for do dude has money L burn a wet dog Wild.
an was sweet on dat loidy besides. De loidy
gives de QUO again: hut Willie VA. Inst snorin,
says, here's whore you does Yourself proud
an PUSHES on de stage; De ioidy wasn't on
once bein' in dc ring. couldn't look back.
Ne business was L skate UP Z de loidy,
kneel down. grab her hand. which WAS WhatI
done. an den says:
heedrr wars alarms
Flood nor IRE nor friend foe
Can dstain me from your charms
But. hully cheel Just den seed de Ouch.
ess In 10 wings. havin' seven fts an clean
forgot de next line an so / yells out Just Z
make MP de Jingle:
"Loidy. lOIdY. let her Rol
Den do Audinee was howlin'. an near bust
in derselfs wild laughin', but de loidy on de
stage was so ratified bout her own business
dat she never tum BLEED what was up an abe
gives me kiss. what was what she had L do,
an den de- curtain come down wild all de folks
chokin' deTesslis blue.
Say. when de curtain was down Miss
Fannis comes to- me eTyIn'. Mr.. lAul looks
Iiks he was goin'f scrap Wild me right dsre,
what tell
den de loidy began T. tumble. an she asts
what III. only not dose words. an says,
only went on snuss De gent what was T. speak
loidy done? she's dead game sport shs Is