Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-10-16
FlNNIGAN'S LETTER TO
H00lIGAN.
Continued from frst page. J


Thin" siys 10 Riley, "if its good
mate ye want, thin follow me foot
steps to The City Market; its there
thot ye can : git the best i've
fresh cured and smoked mates-and
the loikes Of such, thot makes yer
mouth water iverytime ye go in
sight i've the market on Sixth street,
and its G. G.. Burns thot's wide
awake and agra-able to dale with
de ye moind Riley" siys |, mo
wonder thin thot thay same busy
in there" siys Riley, "and thin
ladies look so plased comm out i've
the market there. I"
After lawn the bank we mkt wint
down the stbrate and into Calvin and
Smiths well-appointed livery, sale and
feed stables. The bist one in town
rs ye well know Hooligan, and sure
it was there thot we saw thin
splindid rigs and spirited steads
groomed so foino, de ye mind that
they were? Thin looks loike high
steppers, siys Riley pintin into the
stalls at two blooded lokin animals.
They are" siys Calvin "Thin
write me name on the shlate for
thin same two, and the slickest open
rig ye hove, for mkt Sunday" siys
Riley, and we are going thin.
"Why don't ye surprise yer wolfe
with nice fruit cake, since We arc
going to have company mkt wake,
siys l. "Sure and / would" siys
Riley, but can yez buy fruit cake
here at livery stable?" "Ah,
gwan," siys /, its at Bon Ton
Bakery thot they makes such de.
licious and wholesome cakes, pics
and bread which is the staff i've
life. where il The Bon Ton
Bakery" siys Riley. "on Front
sthrate, siys l. "Why Everybody
knows that bakery. could ate n pie |
right now mesilf," siys Riley. siys,
II am wild yes, its me thot can do
the same thing" We thin made a
bee-line for the bakery. "Give me a
fruit cake" siys Riley. "Yis, SIR"
siys Henry Abbey "This one is
year old" II do not want stale
wan, ".siys Riley, who was thin Qittin
mad.
What makes yez lave yer whiskers
CROWN loike that for. Riley2"
What's the mather wild thin
whiskers. siys he. l siys, "Ye only
have thin round under yer face and
Its billy goat that ye reminds me
i've. Git EN- cut off at wunce," siys
l. Where is they tonsorial artist?'
siys Riley. Come with me to Ira
Thompkins, its him ,thots n ton.
sorial artist" I siys, to suit me.
The towles were white and clane,
The razor sharp and kane,
The artist hands scarce could fale
So azy he welded the glittering
stale.
Lifts find q ristorant; we've bin
runin round 30 much that pom tired
and hungry, siys Riley who looked
Jist what he had spoke. "Ah, II its
hungry ye are Riley, siys /, "thin
wait til we git TO the Union ristorant
on Sixth street. Its W. L. Halfway
thots runnin 1t for Mrs G.. Mcdaniel
Its loike gon home fer good square
male thots wholesome and timptin,
1t tis II yez ate there. Jist wait and
see how polite thin waiter are,
Riley. All, an how noice the male is
sevred to yez-the bist i've Everything
thots good. to ate-where the rael Gull
nory art is in Evidence, to livery wan
i've the money thot atos at thore."
Now thot yo are in town Tits cit
ours pitures takin tugather, f" siys
to Riley. Its gist the thing-I had
letter from me uncle YESTERDAY,
thot lives in Gipparayry an he wants
me to sind him photty- graft i've
mesilf and its now that wo'll git thin
takin, siys Riley to me. Thin we
Wint at wunoe TO o. l.. Clevenger's
Gal'ry and sit down fer pitures An
pom me wor'ud Clevonger IL
photty'grafter thot takes an homes.
pride in his woruk. He kin take
pitures thot ar piturese Be the hivins
hos got thot .knaok fer posin sub.
1cets thot distinguishes him from the
ordinary camora snapper, an its this
faculty for likeness maxim thot has
brought him into reputc rs a photty.
CRATER.
WHO fills yez prescriptions fer
yeSY's iys Riley to me. What's
thot, Riley" siys /. "Suro an are
ye sickG" II ON not sick, " siys
Riley, "but me wolfe give me this
prescription to git filled befure come
home. " do ye see thot inyitin ,
Drug store cross the sthrtae, lit up
so foine, Riley, wild ell thin bottles
lookin so slicky' "Yis" siys he
"Will, thots Kromer's Drug Sture. /
Its right there l git all me
prescriptions .fillcd an buy all
me medicines The management is !
always civil and painstakin bout
Everything they dues fer yez. "
is not drugs in thot glass case"
"siys Riley whin We was inside the i
store. I've coorse not" siys |. ITS
s-u-n.d-r.i'e.s Git yer wolfe an
daughters aoh tooth brush" siys |. !
We've got one at home now" siys /
Riley. I'm take home hot water
bag; me wolfe siys its bist thing yit !
to 20 afther. beer in, " This wan is
", 0o" siys Kremcr. :
All, sure, AN are yez hard upy"
siys Riley to me Nav, am not, "
siys |. Thin what did yez pom yist
watch tn thot hllow for, thot yea jus