The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-01-02
SINkFRS NEEDS 4 WAR MAP.
~sarsaparilla Reilly Fills Him too Full Of
News From the Transvaai.

Hello. Sinkers!" said sarsaparllla Reilly
when he entered the little restaurant. Are
yez still full OF Nav Year'si'
Veil" answered tho Sinker Man. Il amt got
no more Of dot happys New Year which makes
me not afraid from my wife. i only got dor
headache left. WAT We had Is not What Is II
after behind which vero before. Which IL now
IL only what We wish we're not -ain't 81"
Exactly" said Reilly. The English il
thinking that way list now. Aiore they star. I'd
to fight III Beers in South Africa they felt as
happy as you did New Years Day. but now they
feel sick"
'Dey got such a headache. too? p" asked
Sinkers. ~
Yes" said Reilly. III Beers have made thin
awtully sick, an I'm pleased tor know II. | was
rssdin"a despatch from Pretoria to the effect
that Lord Methusolem il still holdin' his troops
on the opposite side % the Modder River. but
m paper didn't state which side the other side
was. iioviyer. its he ould fight over again,
list as il was In tn days Of the great leader
pretorius Bethunus. He WAS a Greek who
learned Dutch In Germany and settled iu South
Afriky aiore You or was born. Wild
Potter RighterofY and a big army Of Dutch
min he crossed the QuathlamGa Mountains
intoth Naal region and settled near Boom.
RliuAos I "a Nlt NbI'lNtICu Nl5 IhllNtS an
contaminated the REIMBURSEMENT OF the Pitch
fork nation. Upon leavin' tn Basuta territory
they established the town Of Blumsionntein.
naming 1t after fonty, the paNnbroker. who
ruined many Of the sojers by holdin' up. their
diamonds for non;payment OF Interest. Are sc
folowing mo, Slnkers''
SIRE" said the Sinker Man My wife told
me dot diamonds started der fight, She said
der var commenced on count OF der diamond,
mine ~ Orichstatt und PatcheFstrom.
Patch hell.a- mile had nothin' to DO wild IT,"
.spIIed Reilly. Trims not cities they're
"Ain't dey. between der Oransemau's free
state, asked sinkers
Il. Be careful. now Be csretult suppose
We name the Orange Free State. That was DIS
fsS Rv Horw II in { MsLn' Ths b i, S9T wan tap te M' B1v
It, an tn Nolksrag voted two tousand four
hundred at-hyer.call-ems for that purpose,
uIon l%earnin,, that IN country contained ear
bOniferous deposits u coal, It was II rich
,vha, asEei sinker-;" KIpJrit on der
No" said Reilly "snowdritt on III Hudson.
Don't spring. amy Of thiu Dutch Jokes on
rupt me again. Well, as l was sayiG', they
soon found ont that he vegetarianes, Of IN
country consisted n tn raisi;' Of eraEshOppers
and diamonds, aud this leads ~ directly TO
-" What do" as ked tho Sinker man.
The grasshoppers an diamonds, answered
EGIII.!ya.,
wei" contipued, Reilly. the English
Prime Minister, Joe Cham 4erlain. sent for Dom
want the diamonds tell wild tn Dootch-they
Kin have IN gras.hopp"rs''
s,nnNhSh, my VI yh% Sbs sh9 9i5 pa, exclaimed
1t was Paul. continued Reilly. Paul said
something that sounded like 'Gotterdammei-
ing let the English eat the grasshoppers We
"Good ior Potter" exclaimed sinkers.
" Really. Reilly. | ike better a. before Dom
90 6o% a" f Paul. hi. ma nan '5'5'qgtinacd Rally.
Hes the only Dootchman ever ! knew to show
such courage. ! didn't think It was IN the
Now you're commencin. again said sink
er-,, WY don Won ~ny pc 5 IRISH
blood il him. Tor he's II descendant q AniGqS
Manliu'S Torquatus SrvcrinnS B%uetlils lie
was q Roman nhilos9rher whose craadiather'
iered by order II Nal"utiuian the lhIut Yer
know h. was brought up BY Symmachu- aud
wrote that book called he 'onSelatione Ihi,os'
Did he had to eat der gIasshoppers'' asked
SINGERS.
pars or snakes in Ireland In dim day-.'
Let Us get back To SUut African. remarked
Sinkers. Who would You Ike ~ see eat Ter
I'd IKE 10 see them divided between tn
Dootch an Eugllsh." replied Reilly
IND who would der diamond get:' IN
quired the Sinkpr Man.
''Chc Irish ~ course answered Reilly.
When der Irish had diamonds.' said Sinh,
hall hour later ha 10 ed owl drunk
wish | had som diamonds remarked
Reilly, med.tatively; ~ | hai "" wud now, he
IN Rcd Jerry's drlnkln' diamond cocktail. But
| guess Wei have toelt grasshopp"r~.
no. said Sinkers. we'll drink "a Red
Jprry'S slate
Aud when tha cock in Red Jerry's struck the
hour OF midnight the voice Of Sinkrrs was
heard az he bar shouting
Two more Transyaals, lIoch. Dom Peter,
Hoch, Dom Paul, iloch. Ter grasshoprcr-
And Reilly said between hics:
Hook m diamonds"