Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1896-12-15

. In de country again, cause MISS an
ME says dat little Miss Fannie-dat's
her little goil--haSn't room { grow in
de city. Mr.. Paul says dere is more
foist reason dan dat, cause if you stay
in de city you has T. go { de opera t.
keep in de swim, and he amt stuck on
de swimmers.
81 asked de duchess what tell he
meaned by dose langwudge, and de
duchess says dat MI Paul didn't like
de kind Of swimming suits de women
wears t de opera-dey is too much cut
off at de wrong end.
But dat don't mean noting needer,
for de duchess. being form, don't sport
de English langwudge like us Ameri.
cans
Anyhow, we is back to our country
place, and of course Mr.. Paul is back
e his place, what is only just next {
ours, and dere amt no fence between.
Mr.. Paul always chases hisself along
wherever we goes, so as he'll be near
de bull pup, de duchess says.
"Well, being all back deere, Of course
we had t. rig up some kind Of graft
e keep de folks amused, cause when
folks has money { melt dey always
keeps dereselfs busy looking for fur
mace. Sure! Folks what has noting {
do is de most hardest worked mugs in
de woild, which is why me, being Mr.
! Burton's wallet, and de duchess, being
| Miss Fannie's maid, has { keep ourselfs
so busy helping 'em do noting.
| But dat amt what | was goin Z
tell you about. | was going = cop you
right about dc time we had down 10
our place on de sound de odder night.
"Mr Paul, he comes { me and he
says, 'Chames, says he, 'Chames, if l
can prevail upon Mr.. Burton Z loan
me your services, he SAYS, using dose
dude woids wot don't mean noting,
says he, I'd like { have you come over
{ my house and box wild me half hour
every morning, cause I'm afraid I'm
losing me tirst, and need de exercise.
"'Sure, l says In minute, wild
joy, says l.
"'Well see about dc JOY when we
has on de gloves, says he, and he asks
Mr.. Burton for de loan Of me, and
goes over { Mr.. Paul's every morning.
"Say, honest, Mr.. Paul is de shiftiest
/ boxer l ever runs up against. He wants
| it good, too, and one or de odder Of us
B has a eye or nose { mend most Of de
/ time.
, DE duchess don't kick, cause she
wins de tips Mr.. Paul gives me and
sinks 'em. Dat goil must have about
81, 600, 600, 600 now, sure.
/ Say, I'm so dry can't get around
{ tell you. What? Tanks don't mind.
A high ball, please. Here's dat de long
green may grow like seaweed in your
inside pocket
well, now I'll tell you: His whis-
kers asks Miss Fannie what was de mat
ter wild having a house party. says t
de duchess dat I'm good deal of house
party meself, but she said de kind Of a
house party his whiskers wanted was "A
party of mugs and women { stay at de
house tell dey all got so sore on each
odder dat NC one would speak as dey
passed de rye. And we had it.
Deere was de Wiley WILDLY l was
telling you Of before, de arts mug
what painted Miss Fannie's picture wild
paint, and a lot Of boys and COILS what
don't do noting for "A living-but just
t. live.
"Dere was one goil deere from de west,
what s "A form country above De Harlem
furder den Westminster county, and
she d never been to our house before, 50
didn't know was IA servant. wished
dat she did. You see, don't wear no
l;x.or,y lil,o do cdIar mon holm lint 1raors
Mr.. BurtOn's close when he don't wear
'em any more, and as has { fuss round
de house seeing dat everyt' ing is right
what Miss Fannie likes me t. do, cause
l knows what she wants-dat goil from
de west must have taut l was a mug
what was guest in de house.
/ Oats a little game de duchess is
pretty slick at playing herself, but |
never meant { play tit just kinder
happened so.
Anyway, dis was de happen: 1t was
one of dose warm nights we was having
lately, and was kinder smoking around
de veranda seeing was everything all
safe, when dat goil, who'd only come
dat day, braces up t me and says, oh,
Mr.. Fadden, would you t'ink il dread
full if asked you e take me somewhere
where can sneak smoke of ciga-
rette?'
"Say, near fell in fit, not tumbling
yet dat she taut was one of de swell
mugs. | couldn't open me mout, and
she went on. kinder half laughing, and
says, says she, I'm dying for a smoke,
and / taut I'd t'row meself on your
mercies, cause you look like man
desc is her very woids-'like man
what wouldn't tell.
Say, honest! What tell? What
could mug like me do up against II
game like dat? | says, Sure, lady, III
join you, says |.
II wouldn't dared t. ask you, says
she, only dat | saw one of de ladies
smoking a cigarette wild me brudder.
"Well, | was in for it, and | took
her down de terrace behind de bat
house, and in a minute we was bOte
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