The St. Louis Republic., 1900-12-23
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Say. did you'sr ever dream that y"use
was nalkiu' "u DC street idout any close
tn au ..v.rpu'!iy vas r"h'rin: Dat no"
,,.. play at ,i. Imperial made N" i'"l iaSt
night. | ainl suck or IN" snap" no"'NS.
an WEI, I CONES to showdown. scusc
Yer see. its Iik" dis: i'y'.' good mn-
yot's called J.i.c an dc:c's anu'ier mu;
yyn,'s; bad. wot's called Hide. Dey amt
two folkS-only Unc-hut dcyS tanS!"d uo
torct,,ier Sometimes de good guy flashes
hisself an sometimes Ge nat un gifts "n top.
JUS lk,. M. an you'sc. Sometimes We
puts ou a swell front an makes a blun dat
uc'se d. reel ting. Den all Of suddln'
We goes dafy and goes out fa'n'in
de town. And dc TeN mornn yoii 80
jumps On yeusc'f 20 helm d" worse
ever. Las mite you'sr was snmchuddy else
nom wot you'so is In the moinin'-an all ds
time yuu'x. one people. See? Den you'$e
fee! like dc dream-ius 'sif you'se wanted TO
hunt hole ard der weren't no holes handy.
Jcke de good guy. wouldn't win no med
ais in a beauty show. but In his own class
Hide. dc bat 'ur. would have a waik-ovcr.
Hes de SWEETEST ring fer bad looks wot
ever seen. lie siZzios an Snoris an walks
Iimpy- legged, and he amt get more
manners II Smoky Mike. pere's a old guy
wild whiskcrs wot's Il gospel pusher. an he
tells on him-how h" kicked de STATS out'en
a little guy, and dat's dc office for Hide To
pit back at lie preach. Gee but yer oughtcr
see Hide make him look like a punched
transfer. He jumps on him an bites his
and solar plcxuses him. den he gives him
dc ma ha. And de rest Cf de actors stays
of conyenyent till he's Trough and dc
preachers a dead 'ur. nen lie guyl lets out
Il ;!pe and saws her poor old fadder is
muydcd. an JOKE. whose sorry for hsseif
and doan want ter give hisseif away comes
back iookfn' white-livrr,d and says. who
by" and de preach gets his winI fer Il
p,,n = ,I toll T.s-l lat -
dun de trick. Den ovcrhuddy looks scared
hut Jeke's wise. and he lays low and saws
wood. Dey do stunts like dat all trough
de show. and jes ter jolly ;'incs along u
little more missuhlle de guy wot runs d"
'l'ctri" lights keeps busy t'rowin' green all
over Hide. Sav. I'm goin' ter join de sal
va,ioniS's. Lat Jekc takes too man.
chances ter suit dis member.
Not the least important member OF Marie
Burroughs's company IS her pet dog Chicot
who has accompanied her on her tours FOR
several seasons. When the actress arrived
III this city last Sunday night from Kan
sas city she rode with hsr. manager. II. V.
Arthur. and her maid TO the Planters Hotel.
Rooms had been engaged for Miss Bur
roughs but as she and her maid were about
to step into the elevator an ediCt was sen,
forth from the clerks desk that Chi-ot
could not go upstairs. but must lie gwen
"Nti ~ iHe care oi ,lt FoI'-T Manager Ar
thur pleaded. The clerk shook his head J.:
was the rule. he said. and il could not he
broken Credentials We're offered by Man
aSer Arthur from the Holland House New
York: the Pfister of Milwaukee. Coates uf
Kansas City and other hosteries of not =.
which testified 10 Chicot's character. The
clerk of The Planters continued obdurate.
Miss Burroughs at this stage of the pro-
ceedings announced that unless Chicot was
allowed the same privilege as herself she
would go to another hotel. The threat had
the desired effect, and the official behind tn
desk winked at the rule barring CANNES
while Chicot barked the elevator shot
upWard.