The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-06-29
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printin' bout de dudes close? i NEAR
doee pieces what says what mug has d.
dead cincb on bein' de dandIest dresser
on de avnoo?
Say. what's de matter wild me in da'
game? wears. when | comes { town
Mr.. Paul's close, an me and him is just
a fit, 'cept dat has t turn up his pants
bout mile, and his sleeves comes oveI
me knuckles. OATS right. He's de
longest slim chin you ever see.
He seed me de odder day when wal
ali harnessed up in his close t come il
t de Dog Show t see could ] get track
OF a good bull pup what Mr.. Paul wants
L give t Miss Fannie. Was tellin' you
bout dat bull pups
well, he sees me, and he looks at me
solem- like, and he says t me. says he
'Chames.' he says, hold up dc tails Of
your overcoat."
What for?' says /; and he says, i
wants { see how far your trousers il
turned up; what is what he calls pants
Den hoists me overcoat like l was
a lady croesin' de streets in de mud, and
Mr.. Paul looks at me pants, what waf
turned up back so dat de bottoms was
near me knees. dey being his pants, like
/ was tellin' you what he give [ me, and
he looks at dem a while, smokin' his
cigar like he was tinken, and den he
says, says he, 'Cbames,' he says, If de
little boys in de club windows ever seen
you in dose trousers widout de overcoai
hidin' de roll up, you'd break dere
hearts, he says. cause den dey'd know
dat none of dem wasn't no longer in d.
race t be king of de dudes
SAY. taut he was just stringin' me
and only touches me hat and says dat
I'd keep me coat on SOS ] wouldn',
break dere hearts wild me pants, and der
/ forgot bout il and come down I de
Dog Show wild de Duchess, what had
some Grants t do for Miss Fannie
What do you tink happens den? Say
dis is straight. De Duchess and me
was skatin round de show, and | was
near dead wild de heat, so l took off me
overcoat and carried il on me arm. De
first ting knowd everywhere dc
Duchess and me stopped ( look at q
dog dere was always lot of dose little
Willie boys DEFY would come and
stand round wild dere sticks in dere
mouts and dere eyes open like dolls
Pretty soon l says de Duchess, What
t'ellr / says. Does desc kids tink we
is farmers, or what tell?' says l.
Den de Duchess looks at de little
dudes, den the looks at me. and when
she seen me pants what went all de way
down to me heels and back again t me
knees, she give me de wink { look at de
Willie boys.
Say, l taut I'd have a tit. Sure.
Everyone OF dose NUGGETS had turned
up his pants as far as mine, and dat left
all dere stockings on show. Dey was
all lookin' as puzzled as il some one had
student asked EN- what day it was. or
something hard, like dat, and after a
while one of EN- comes up { me, and he
says, Beg pahdon.' he says. like de way
dey talk, you know, beg pahdon,' says
he, but would you mind telling me how
you do its'
How does what, Willie?' / says.
Den he says: Beg pahdon. my name e
not Willie; it's Chawley. How do you
turn your trousers up t your knees and
keep EN- down { your shoes at de same
timer he says.
All the other little dudes crowded
round I hear how l done it. and dey
near made ne crazy wild de way dey
didu't wink, never.
"Den I says: Children / says, solemn
as de Judge in de Tombs. says l. Chill
dren, has me pants made a extra foot
long on purpose, and OATS de way does
it.
"Dey all taut while. and den Chaw ley
says to me. he says: Beg pahdon, but
what do you do when it doesn't rain in
London. and you don't turn up your
trousers?'
Say, / taut for second Hat de dude
had trun me down, but l happens to
tink bout de way dat was a lord chap
in Chicago dat time wild Mr.. Paul, and
I sava. sDere ia no nae in tellin' Won nm.