Evening journal., 1899-07-25
JUST WHEN IT'S HOT.

Ives. IT'S hot.
Y / amt one Of desc boys what likes ter
argue
/ rcckernize a fact wen it comes Song
An scorches me,
An starts de sweat a-runnin' of me eye
hrOws
An willis me collar till de colors blend
An shrinks me shoes two sizes.
It, hot
You're dead right it's hot
Whoever tipped it OF, youse got 10
straight.
Pm wit youse on dat proposition.
Wen a se,en-siogy house falls on me
l tumble-see?
Wen me undershirt climbs up me back
An / takes four draws ter git a breath
An'six beers ter stop me first ten minutes
] don't need no thermometer
Nor no knock.kneed
Grinnin, goggle-eyed,
Slack iawed,
pin-headtd chump,
Ter tell me what's de matter.
It's hot
II dere's any w'ite chin-whiskered
OLD inhabitant
Dat makes q spiel he knows dc time
Il was hotter, I'm right here
To say how many kinds
OF liar he is.
Sa-a-y,
Wuz / shiverin' when you come upi
Wuz NE nose frostbit.
Wua / swingin me mitts ter get en- wara.
An .taruuiui nae feety
Youse makes me tired.
Wende street-sprinksr is maxim De pave.
ment
Sizzle
An de sody fountains an s'loons
Is hsin' mcD-ed,
Youse see gent stanniu wit wet patshes
On hs elc'e8, fannin hlsself
Wit his lat an wipla' his neck
Wit his han 'kerchiet,
Den youse step mp aRd say
It's hot.
Ain'tde paint on Jerry's trent
Raised up in blisters?
Amt dc fish in de lake
Suficrin fer ice waterg
WHAT'S de tar bubblin' between
De cedar blocks ferg
Is dem horses wearin' spongea
Fer ornnnent2
It may be hotter in dem Philippians
But de police won't stand'fer haR
A ward uf muslin worn dccollty
An a'palm-leal fan-not in Chicago
Dcy won't. Dem rashnal costoons
Dat dem recoRcentraydoes
An ammygoes an de rest NV de dagoes
Is takin' solid comfort in 'ud raise
A riot call on Clark street
Hot
Dat amt no lie,
/ know it's hot, bein' heard another
Guy say 50.
ney tux him ter de county hospital.
De next one makes de crack
AT me goes ter De morgue-understandi
Dat amt no bluf-it goes.
Me broilin on de roof all night
An srexe by HQone an net guv
At 4 i got nsut On me-
Nit.s
Biit icy steps up, like-you, an doy says
It'shot,
aa.s-a.y, tell me dat again;
Let. me hear dsm words oncet MORE.
I don't know hut what it's ~ below.
Ders's snow piled up on bot sides Nv
Der stseet, aiH't deres
Youses sin't sasin' de- backbone
4f dAter's broke,
An fgas is PsiEtin' 50 an early spriag
AM de speEiR' NV navigation?
Somebody's been tellIh' you Dat siss
is gein' outer de straits?
Youse amt seen no huebirds nestin' nsr
Nothing NV dat sortg
Youss better chase yourself
Up r. de Auditorium an give
De vedder man a tip. Tell him
It's hot
He'ion't know Il. Dere's an kinds
Of money in it II yo' an some well.
Posted reezers like you'd organize
Inter a information burow. Dere'l
Afcn. women an lddsr-t ousands Nv 'or,--
Righ. here in Chicago dat's worlSiH'
Paln-leaf fans an drinlsin' red pop
Dey don't have no idea what's
Givin' dem grief. Dey don't know
It's hot-
Dere amt nobody ter tell 'em.
know it, dough. Dore amt no need
Fer youse ter tell me,
OATS an right: youse don't need ter
Apologize Al youse got ter do
II yonse don't want no mix-up
is ter walk on.
Watkins good exercise; It warns
A man up. Say, if you fought
Il was hot,
ouse amt de KIND o bloke I'd keep
Yor meut' shut, would yerg You'd
Put a good friend nexty fought yous'
would.
Dere's guys 'ud keep 70 to demselves
Until dey'd placed deir bets.
knowd you wasn't givin' me
No wrong steer wen you come up.
See whut's drippin' of de ends Of
Me fingers
An splashin'
On de sidewalk? Youse might tink
Frum de appearance Of dat moisture
/ wasn't dry.
OATS were youse is of your base,
II Pm de empire.
/ Me tlroat is warped and ssason-cracked Al
down.
II anything made me cough, it'ud split.
needs
Soakin'. Did you say anytingi
No, guess you didn't. You wouldn't sal
rofiinf