The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-05-19
IRELAND INKLINGS.

N'cpi iioiiiii W. i<Aie'i.
want t. tell you that since that con
test between the fellers writIn &c
the Independent closed bout every
body has gone to work but Oney
Thomas an Jess Colvin. They still
make their regular roundup. They
are rail good entertainers when Jess
mas got a good chew of terbacker.
Oney gives dancin' lessons ov rainy
days. Squiie Sorgius says Oney is
the best clog dancer in Ireland.
The Squire an Mrs. Andy Ander-
son are larnin' rail fast.
Betsy says some women was call
in at our house tother day an said
they heard that Ireland was 10 hev
a saloon, and they said the boys
would be ruined. Maybe they will
but | think that a rotten egg is hard
to spile. Mr.. Editor, if | woz to
tell You how some women talk about
matters of an immoral character
an then 60 right off to silver wed
din an participate in the round a
20 round an yum. yum sports
you would say the devil has got
arter them an they jist yielded tc
the temptation because it was fash
ionable and not perlite to refuse.
Mr.. Editor, the prospects are
purity bright at this writin' fur the
erection ov a talkin' machine TO bc
built between this pint an Jasper
When they git her to workin rghl
good an smooth, Betsy says she i
goin' to squander the price OF few
eggs list to hear how it sounds wher
a woman talks in that thar little
box. | didn't say ennything, but
kinder smiled soft and thought tC
myself, bet that gal at the tothel
end pulls her hair morn once, ful
| low every woman in our town vii
be samplin the thing by akin, theil
lady friends at Jasper bout their
garden truck.
Mr.. Editor, had you heard tha
Ed. Rose. a former citizen of oui
town, had returned? Ed. has come
back to bid his best gal adieu be-
fore jinin' Uncle Sans army
low bout the fust Philippine Ed
sees he will drap his gun an brak'
ranks fur the creek.
Mr.. Editor, It has always been Z
great satisfaction to me from boy
hood up to keep posted in historical
discoveries and Happenings. Flu
instance, Columbus, discovered ia
maica in 1892, an Dewey destroy
ed Montejo's fleet in 1898, an War
rem Armstrong discovered that Eek
4 Morgan had drove his hoss two OF
three hundred yards an back il
1899, fur which Mr.. Armstron.
wants to prosecute Zeke, $50 Madam
rumor says) because Zeke didn'
AK his boy Office fur the boss. Gin
gerbread and gooseberries When
wuz a couriin Betsey, US youns
fellows didn't think emmy thing i
one of our chums took his gal q
drivin' in our buggie, especial,
when we was at social. Seems
I like all the socialism is dying ou
here any how.
Mr.. Editor, several of the little
gals an boys had a round up owe
at Grandpa Beans Sunday evening
They called on his little grand
daughter, Mss Mary Wineinger
an spen. the evenin' rail nicely
Betsy says it just looks to her lik,
some of them are purity young tc
set out, but she lowed they ddn'
mean to hev beaux' but they jus
played like havin' beaux. Mr.
Editor as there is nothin' very ex
citin' goin' on in our town jist now
| can't mention mutch in this weeks
writip's, hut if emmy thing funny
turns up | will report it in mex
weeks wrtin's. Betsy is out callin
20 good by. UNCLE SAMPSON.