Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-20
THE SPORTING rpIrows SAY.

gct the night before Christmas two years
ago. down at the Turnover club-the night
Solly Baker knocked us all into a it with
! his now sut OF clothes?"
! Wasn't there? No? Well I'll tell you
about it. Bande had a full house that even
! ing. Every chair was pre-empted, the gang
was all in and the heart game was just get
ting good.
about o'clock Solly strode in. He was
out of sight in his new clothes. Tight
trousers, stiff hat, striped collar, link cuffs,
in fact. very modern fashion plate. He
also had on a clean white shirt and red
necktie and carried the most proper kind of
a stick.
"Hully Geer exclaimed Judge Hender-
shot der peacock wins Mus be goin ter
cut a fat hog?"
Looks like ready money, sure" chipped
| in Willie Armbruster.
"a four-time winner" echoed Senator
! Butler.
Coin ter give her little fresh air.
Solly?" inquired Comptroller Westberg.
yep. Coin to dere oprey." replied Solly,
with an exultant smile, and pushing his hat
little further over on his left ear he con
tinued: "Youse guys'll hev to 'scuse me, an
or nackagcs NJ bnr and wont omt into tho
Decnmber starlight
Twenty minutes later. and Solly brought
tan,h a" sirot ua ,o,o ro ~ nr t,n Win
the head of his cane and Miss Daisy herself
let him in.
"Ah dere. me iobots" and the arduous
,,,II 10, . Sr,i, . ~ -, p.o MaIor ~
.. IN o ~ ,,it,
Samt san.. MN up against 'he uoor!ah WIN
''nS. mE,.,, ,.,,,,,. ,,o ,,ax ,,,to, ro,,so soo
iaC I'S"', me i"u'' "heh EouSe see
gC01 ing; push !. aiohg AL,
Then they tackled the sofa' ana MISS
Dalsy ASKED
tow uey comm Soily ,.,-c c,.,.,
Dead easy, says ne, every days Chrlst-
mas wa ne ,
Halnt you rollln' Jus trlhe hish?
nouse KNOWS me ho3Dy
But Where youse BIT EN-
VOL
"Dere clothes"
an I'M 1SrH aI, poi'cy'
rom S
Dat wot
Hoyu Ga"u, Soiiy, youSe peaCh. -.
May oe She was giving solIy sohe.nlhs new
ou Ousu' " n%'e SUI, nm iie "a9 "
S s!SnI "s ne sat 'neiG , anu peaihcu tliuHhPn-
SnIi O ,,n niI1
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, ,plu EGIiI hi Una. pe's'S'e" III "o'N'ns uo"h
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eli ba OH bn
he cignrottn sninc in1a Tho ard hasriet
"Picnicqt INV
"Onrey
"De rcncwjne tinp2"
"De ting.'
"Do - los wait until 7 nile inter mo
lugs."
"Git into 'em quick then" he urged.
"Yere hain't er givin' me no Jolly, is we're,
Sol!" she turned at the door and asked.
half suspciously.
Not on your wishbone, Daisy. Git inter
the best rags you've got an we can't lcse
Yere see, tain't fashionable to go in late
any more. anyway that's wot spud says"
And Mr.. Baker got up and stretched
himself. lit fresh hop. and strolled round
the room inspecting the bric-a-brac until
Daisy came back.
Nuz long, she cried, as she finally
puIsl INTO the apartment raulaht III auction
store SATIN ana DIG black nat with real
oyster pluhes.
.eG bout i've leGt SIN 9h hail' Salu Solly
lars' 't s'lou2is, slVlhS MS pahtaioohS hitch
gnu ar St1Ounns up miS ,, StluM ..,.,-
,ord torts o,c,nc an, IS, s'ttln
80, o"s Us . ,,I' TioJn In an III sIl'I tirSt
Oh me tna' Una .I,l Mou'u 90 cIeol' 10 &c. Jlm Den,
,, Ip ou' my m'Tt ih'G tns TIisP Wlhtry
Sn,ii,, ' l,Ne mou suii VI niuu on
no'i' ,,' ~, "'"S' 0"' u'"' "'N'ee"'h anu
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s.I,. S e,, Inv u' 't'S" an D"'s'
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=, II tnNe d nIsn Oa'i e's'!'iihe' Solig'
'"v oo?l' t.SP",.aS". -, .,.
,t,ai, II w. ', - i t'"y r,y. ~ Ivy W." cum
- w ""'St -, Pi"",cu' |
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Spol p 10 J"",tleu u ,ne uoo' 70 see the pro
SrSn'un, W., ., i1u Mou.u H"Na lhouBh' an ar
sup was so'"s Oyer , n.,-,. ,,
al. a. ,.o,, urre, p"i oi'eu % brick ~. auruoch
won you cum III an neV po"i
Nope' Deie no'hIh put Noup III
pDMIs' rtpiIGu ooily over ms shoulder |
No re soih uo"h an GIT IN acre SWIM.
IN ue river! called Jack MORRISON
ne river! 1ouse enough Ter give |
scEar sign de apenuestus. We're gOin to |
der ope' Dais an L. see! Addy D.
They were soon at the theater
Now, Daisy says Solly, look as baz |
say as you know how. OATS der stun. fouse |
see dere'S lots o swell guys inside wild |
genewine sealsSins and sparks on as big as
loaded dice, but dere none too many fer us,
You see dis IS different from de Creighton |
or Boyd's, where you only gets water, but |
here we kin lush aud smoke jes as much as
we like long as we've got dere price, so
you see, it looks like a good time. De |
hoIler days, see?"
"Youse de cleverest | ever see, Solly."
and Daisy squeezed his arm "an' I'm wild |
you in everything from a glass of beer to
mansaughter!'
Solly and his girl were soon seated, far
down the parquette and as they settled
themselves to the heavenly strains of the
orchestra their faces beamed with the enjoy
ment swelling in their hearts.