Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-08-28

a windy day without pay; he has to
play golf which is tn same thing as
bein' a postman without a dacint uni
form; he has TO play tennis which is
another wurrud FIR batin' a carpet; he
has to race horses which is tn same
ting as bein' a bookmaker with tn
chances again We; he has to go abroad
witch is tn same thing as bein' an i'm
migrant; he has to set up late which
is tn same thing as bein' drug clerk;
an he has to play cards with mP0
that knows how, which is tn SAM
thing as bein' a sucker.
HE takes his good times hard, Hin
Missy. A rich man at sport is kind
iv non-uniOn laborer. He don't get
wages FIR IT an he don't dhrive as wen
as a milkman, ride as well as a stable
boy, shoot as we'll as a polisman, or
autymobill as we'll as tn man that
runs tn steam roller. It's a tough
life. They'se no rest FIR tn rich an
weary. Well be readin' in tn pa
apers wan iv these days: 'Alonzo Hig-
gins, tn runner up in las years cham
peenship, showed great improvement
in this years brick layin' tournymint
at Newport an won handily with
about tin square feet to spare. He
was nobly assisted by Reginald
Van Stinyvant, who acted as his hod
carryer an displayed all tn agility
which won him so much applause
arlier in tn year.
TIL Pickaways carrid off all tn
honors in tn sewer-diggin' contest
yesterdah. defeatiH' tn Swadewells be
+, five holes to wan. TIL shovel wurruk
iv Cassidy, tn banker. was SPECIALLY
noticeable. Til celors Nv tn Picka-
ways was red flannel undhershirts an
dark brown trousers.
'Raycreations iv rich men: Jawn w.
Gates an ]. Piearpont Morgan ARE to
have a five days shinglin' contest at
Narragansett Pier. George Gold is
thrainin' FIR tn autumn plumbin' Jim
kanny. Michigan avnoo is tore up
firm Van Buren, Nsthreet to tn belt line
in PREPARATION FIR tn contest in sthreet
layin' between Numbers Nv tn Asso-
cyation iv More-Thin-Rich Sports. TIL
sledge teams is completed but a few
good hampers an wather men is need
ed
AN why not, Hinnissy? If it's fun
to wurruk why not do some rale wur-
ruk2 If It's sport to run an autymo-
bill. why not run a locymotive? IL
dhrivin' a horse in a cart is a game,
why not dhrive a delivery wagon an
carry things around? Sure, s'pose tn
raison a rich man can't understand
why wages shud go higher is because
tn rich can't see why anybody shud
be paid FIR anything so amusin' as
wurruk. bet We Higgins is wondherin'
at this moment why he was paid so
much FIR pntting' RINGS around q bar'l.
mo, sir what's a rich mans raycTe-
alton is a poor mans wurruk. TIL
poor ARE tn on'y people that know
how to injye wealth. Ne idee iv set
tin things straight is to have tn rich
who wurruk because they like It do
tn wurruk f'T tn poor who wud
rather rest. I'll be happy tn day
see wan iv tn Hankerbilts pushin'
ye'er little go-cart up tn platform
while ye set in tn shade iv a three an
cheer him on his way. I'm sure he'd
do IL IL We called IL a sport an tor
him tn first man to tn dump wud be
entitled to do IL over again against
stronger men mex week. Wud We
give him a tin cup that he cud put his
name on? Wud We, Hinnissy? I'm
sure We wud."
why do they do it?" asked Mr..
Hennessy.
81 dinnaw," said Mr.. Dooley, "onless
it is that tn wan great object iv ivry
mans life is to get tired enough to
sleep. Ivrything seems to be some
kind Nv wurruk. Wurruk Is wurruk IL
ye're paid to do it an it's pleasure IL
We pay to be allowed to do it."