Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-04

From the Chicago Tines Herald
II Dunno paw sed Last mite when nav
was putin sum headed repairs on the At
ter Deck of little albert's every Day pants
whether it's me Gittin more Sensible as
I gro older or If the other Folks In this
country keep slippin Back all the Time,
But emmy way 1t Seems like II thay was
Good Deel more foolishnus Coin on Every
year. Here's this yot race. You'd think
Evrybuddy in Younited Stats was a sailer
and Had Half interust in the Botes By
the way thay are Coin on. l never seen so
mulch fool Bizness before. Who cares fer
the Blamed old cup er what Bote wins 1t?
Who"
What cup is that?" NAV asst.
what they're agon to Race fer
II shouldn't Think thay'd Go to much
trubble jist about a cup nav says, But
then 1 spose it's Hand painted"
Hand painted nawthin." paw says. Gee
I'd Hate to Haft to Show my ignerancy
every time l opened my mouth the way you
do. 1t amt no cup to use on the Table.
LIS silver or mebby gold plated and mite
of cost fifty dollers when 1t was new. But
it's purity old now. You This Sur Tom
mus that wants to win it is in the Tea Bis
ness. l CESS He'd like to use 1t fer adver-
tizin. If he got 1t l s'pose he'd fill it up
with Tea and put it in the Frunt windo of
His store. l Don't Blame him mulch fer
wantin it. But it's the people that's Talkin
about the Race that makes me sick. Thay
all purtend to no SIGH Blame Lot about
yotten.
II Col 1t makes me Laff to Hear the Land
lubbers argy about the Botes. One Teller
says the Shamrock can't win Becoz her
keel amt the rite Shaip. and Then Sum-
muddy else comes along and purtends He's
afrade the Columby intent come up to
Expecktashens Becoz her Boom don't SCOT
him What Do thay no about SIGH things?
I'll Bet most of Them never seen soIt
water"
Did you ever see the oshen?'' Little AL
bert asst
"Corse 1 have" paw says. II come purity
| near crossin 1t wunst. When I was at New
| York l rode Down to Coney lien on Bote
and Thay amt mulch l Don't no about
yawts nuther It's graft Sport all rite. l
| tell you it puts new life in a purson to Git
out the water man the Sales. You
no That time l was up the Lakes visaten
Uncle Jim. Don't you maw?'
| YES" nav anserd.
| We'll Him and anuther man had a yot
! and fer a week l jist Lived on the water
| Thay amt mulch about yot that I Don't
| no. Thay told me I'd made a fine sailer
| You see that's what makes these people
that GIFTS to Talkin to me about the CO.
| lumby and Shamrock seem Blame re-
| dickulous. Why, these here agriculturists
what thinks the Shamrock stands emmy
| show to Win Gives Themselves Ded away
| rite at the start"
| That's the forren bote amt it?" nav
asst.
| Don't call 1t .Bote' paw says. Never
| call yot Bote when thay are people
| around That about SIGH things if you
| Don't want to git laft at. Yes, the Co
| lumbys our craft, and it won't take her
| long to show her heels to them people from
| the other side nuther. I Been studdyin the
| Fine points about Them, and it's twenty
| to one Shot fer our Side. Look at the Co
| lumby's top gallant Sail That's agon to
give Her Big advantage. and her after
| Boom's a Daisy too. 1 Don't like her keel
gaf as well as l mite, But that Don't Cut
much figger emmy way. It's her Spinnaker
| that's agon to Set them Crazy. You jist
wait and See. l wisht l Had Thousand
| bet on her rite now. The mint She gifts
| where she can put up her Spinnaker the
! other people won't no what's BEGUN Of her
If she Diden't have anuther foot of can
vuss on her Deck except the Spinnaker ito