The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-04-17
FOB LOVE OF A WOMAN.

i Sne 4aC me QaITy Ter q couple OF years
I was dead stuck on her. an she made ne
cut out de Gigs an go against de night
school game fer tree months. Den she
up an marries guy wid a big roll, ~
/ gives me an re town de dead shake
OATS de way wid e mall.
Fer an me got next to each udder on
\ Christmas day. Every kid in Is ouice was
! on duty, cause cherries is ripe at Christ
mas time. an any dub can pick up a mitt-
ful OF coin den without graftin' fer II.
/ Ne an Nike had been trainin' fer
| month. Dere was the Salvation Army
/ dinner an de waits feed. an tree under
! turkey blowouts all comm Of in de af-
ternoon an we was goin' against en- all.
/ We had cut out de sinkers fer a week, ar
was jest about ready 10 90 into de ring.
when dat call came in.
:" 142, yells de manager out IN de front
office.
'142 was me. Mike goes out an makes
a spiel fer me. J42 amt feelin' well, he
says, an In doctorin' him. He's a.
| groanin terrible.
=" 'Go-an,' says de manager. You kids
must t'ink I'm a soft mark. 7 wants I42.
an I wants him quick, see?'
| 4 goes in, an re manager gives me a
charge ticket. Dere,' he says, De daisy
what telephohed says to send up de lit
/ TEST kid in the bunch. You're it. She s
/ got a tree hours run fer you. 7 guess
datll hold you fer awile,' says the mana
/ ger, KNOWN dat before gets back from
! dat charge run al five OF dem turkey din
/ nersll be over.
Say, wat was q tough game I am up
ag'inst. Got to spend all Christmas after
/ noon on a charge run. wid not in doin' in
de turkey an plum pucdin' way, an may
be, if have good luck. a kuarter in It.
/ Dat was enough 10 make q kid kick his
great grandmother in de Stats
I makes Nike an 327 promise to cop
off a few drumsticks an chunks O plum
puddin fer me. an den I goes up on de
Mort Side on my run. De daisy herself
opens de door. an knows it's me TO de
mat as soon as I gifts my lamps on her.
Say, she was one Of dem daisies what
gets der pictures give away wid de Sun
day sups. Yellow top Knot, but not de
kind you gifts at de drug store, an a mug
dat didn't need no calsominin' er fresco
work. She had on blue glad-rags, an
she says, Merry Christmas and Come
in I goes in, an she says, Let me have
yere ticket, an she takes it an. whites on
it, TO eat Christmas dinner wild Miss
ellington
Il wonder whedder accidentally broke
into a bughouse, an I'm lOokin' fer a
chance TO sneak before de inmates gifts
villent Den de daisy says: Il want you
to eat Christmas dinner wild me. Of course
III pay you regular fee she says. so
you shant lose anything at de office.
4 says I've got five engagements to
eat Christmas dinner down town, but de
daisy jest laffs an says I know you
won't force me to eat Christmas dinner
all alone. Father an mother are in Cal
ifornia, an brother Cherley telephoned
he wouldn't be home.
''Jes' den dere was big Turk wild knee
pants on comes in an ducks his nut an
says, Dinner is served seen dat same
game over to de Olympic, an I'm dead
wise what it means. De daisy she asks
my name an says, I'm 142, an she grins
an says: 142 you kin give me your arm
Den crooks my wing like I seen 'em do
over to de Olympic, an we goes out to de
manger. Say, guess dere wasn't moth
In out dere. De table looks like II was
spread fer q wake. Dere was a big gates
ajar Of red roses in de middle, an de can
dies burnin' at bot ends, an silver an
shiny glass but no grub. I'm tl1inkin' I'm
up against a gold brick when de Turk in
knee pants hands me six in de half shell.
start to pry EN- loose wild my knife,
wnen / seen de Turk give a snicker.
say 1 says to de daisy. dat slob Is
tryin to guy me, an I won't stand fer it,
says, It's him an me to de foor,' I
says. If he bates his eye agin.'
Den de daisy says, James, you may
leave de room and de Turk makes a
sneak.
Den me an de daisy goes against forty
six different kinds Of grub. I amt wise
to what's COMM so 1 takes tree helpin's
Of turkey an stuffin', an I'm groggy be-
fore we git trough de chicken salad an
de Patsy D. Fourgrass. Den de Turk
comes back wid a big platter, an I sees,
fist as he gets In de door, dat de hull
ting is on fire. SO I up an puts out de
fire wild a glass of water, an de Turk al
most drops de platter and yellS when the
ice water hits him in de shirt.
But me an de daisy has de time of
we're life. She's a good feHer, an by
de time she says Wen drink our coffee
in de drawin room, her an me is old pals
an she's got me faded. Den she signs de
charge ticket, an hands me five dollar
gold piece, an says she hopes I've had a
pleasant Christmas an I viii call agin
soon.
Il puts de sinner in my face fer fear
I'll lose 1t, an goes back 10 is office. Mike
an S27 an de rest of de kids is dere wait
in between de fourt' an de tit dinner
an Mike has a wingbOne fer me an a
piece Of mince pie he cops at de Waits
dinner. But I gives de kinds de laugh,
an says, No, tank you, 1 been feedin'
my face wild a fairy queen. We was
waited on by a Turk In knee pants, an
had forty-six different kinds OF grub, wild
a five dollar sinner fer each Of de guests,
/ says, an I've got q bid TO go back an
call any day an stay fer dinner. I says.
Go on, you cheap skates I says, an hit
de free grub says, you amt in my
class
Il look I'd my daisy in de blue book an
gets wise to dc hull family. Dey is alt
oroughbreds but dat Brudder Charley.
Dat was a queer deal hos gets next 10
him. Dere comes a call one night from
a gamblin' house over on wabash an 1
goes out on de run. Dere was only tree
in de game, two wise guys an a sucker.
a-H.-
had overpIayed hisself an was all in. De
game staked him on marker an Charley
had a note written 10 his sister. my daisy
askin' her TO come TO do front wild
hundred bucks Z know cause she told
me. I sizes up de game an gifts wise
10 Charley bein a sucker mp against
brace deal Wild no more show of winnin
dan a carette horse in de Derby But
takes do note an goes UP 20 de daisy
house. She opens IL an den she SAYS,
Is2. YOU an me is frens. Tel me what
kind Of trubbie Is dear brudder Charley
up against she stys.
'Brudder Charley IS up against brace
game, I SAYS, an he dropped MS Wsa-
he thinks he's a sport says. when he
ought o be home plsyin' uddie-dew.nks
wid his reat-gFandmudder
He wants ne 70 send him Sl0o SAYS
nv daisy. lie says he needs K 70 get
him out Of trouble she SAYS.
Dat wouldn't do him no good SAYS.
You hold onto vere dough Dat hundred
I'D only buy ave stacks Of blues En deyd
be gone II half an hour Lemmet git
busy on de telephone. an III tie a can 20
dat cheap Eambin' soint-
II cau up Dc saloon under de toint an
gifts Eddie Hogan, de boss gam on de
wire
Hello. EDDIE 7 says. Is dat yen?
s' Yes who's dat taikinT
You know I says. talkin' IN ny
stomach. .aavho- you kin guess TIA
from de front oGfce al / west g give
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