The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-13
UNLUCkY THIRTEEN
JIMMIE ROONEY SAYS NuMREp
Is NOT A HooDoo.
COMMENTS ON SUPERSTITION
Kentucky Marriage Leads Him to De-
clare That Misfortune Does Not
Follow as Many Would
II Believe.

I'm JUS gettin' mex dat dere is not in
n dis tirteen pipe observed Jimmie
Rooney. as he called for a second chance
1t the bottle.
You must be growing wise. Jimmie"
Replied the bartender, as he made a rush
& tor the goods.
"Ye can set it down 'corGin' to yer own
idee." continued Mr.. Rooney. but I'm
tellin' We dat dere is more dope goin' to
de bad count O de tirteen fake dan it
I'D take to put de town to sleep.
I'm de ole days Wen l was a kid in
de Eas' l hears de people talkin' bout
de things dat happens to We If ye puts
tirteen in de game.
IF We sits down to a feed an dere
is t'irteen huntin' fer de chuck deere is
eoin to be dead one fore long. F We
sleeps in de bed wild t'irteen stamped on
de door We is up gains de real ting an
should be lookin' fer yer date O. cashin'
in. Dat is de way dey 'ul han 1T to We.
FataA Number Thirteen.
II see pipe in de prints once bout a
guy dat is pinched wen he steals a bag
o meal dat is number t'irteen. / s'pose
+ he taken one wild a twelve on it dey
don't han dat to We in de noos.
DE ole pipe bout t'irteen Is wat wins
wild de boys dat is lookin' fer de dream.
DE black cat is good in it's way, but
+ ye wants to keep EN- goin' just Ian
on dem wild de t'irteen an We is de wis
lad at SEEM things. an dat 1 think dat
Is no dream as it goes.
I'm loser all de time wen I knocks
dis tirteen racket. Billy says I'm get
tin nutty an de girl back cas- is treat
in to give me de go-by.
"Dey has it from all de main squeezes
on dope III de country dat luck an t'ir-
teen does not travel in de same class
I'm keepin' ME lamps open an now
I has dem faded on de bakers dozen
lead. Thirteen is winnin' out hans down
an Billy an de girl don't know me.
Wise on the Hoodoo.
me main tip on de wise boy dat is
winner on de hoodoo number comes from
ole Kentuck, de state dat puts up de
booze prol'er Proper, says, fer it's de
real stuff, an dere Is no dope in it dat
Fgves guy de slippery tribe fore his
lamps an turns him into t'irteen game
o bughouse.
"A lad down dere in Kentuck wat is
takinE de real bran O. bitters is showin'
We dat dere. Is nothin' dom in de t'irteen
business.
DE oddel day dis fellow don't do a
ting but get spliced fer lie t';rteen time
Dere is twelve odders dat has called him
by de title dat goes wild de two 8 one
layout, an he is dere wen dey calls his
handle fer de t'irteen match.
He joins no club dat goes ag'in de
number. He does not come up an say
dere is no black cat can put him on de
bum. 'F'
He JUS takes beaker O. de goods
under his belt, takes de lady on his am
and PAGES to de parson an tells him dat
he is weary O. bein' lonesome an wants
to be spliced to number t'irteen.
Parson Settles It.
de parson is a little leary O. de SER
vice, but he STAINS fer de racket, an
now dere is no more trouble bout 1t. f
was boddered wild de coin in me clot es
'ud send dat lad set O. crockery an
dere 'ud be t'irteen in de layout.
Hes Is de boy dat is squarin' me
wild de folks dat I'm tryin' to cure O. &c
dope habit dat goes wild de number.
wen I gets spliced I'm goin' to fix
de date fer Friday de thirteen o. de mont
an den trun in few odder plans dat
is ag'in de sins O. de guys dat is drivin
| themselves to de grave wild de pipe dat
| puts hard luck in more sins dan We car
| count in a day.
| I'm ag'in de dope all 'roun', an de
tirteen brand is me long suit. I takes
me lid off to de gaza-boy in Kentuck
| Mr.. Bartender"