The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-09-26

I'll see that you get there
II went to tn dapo as REQUESTED an
was tn first shport on tn platform.
but purity soon saw tn rest Nv tn
shports congregatin' in punches.
"'All aboard cried tn con an we
were soon on our way to tn Forest
City on Jim Orr's flyer. 'Twasn't
long till Jim came throo tn shmoker
an hollered out, Tickets an hap
pened to be tn first shport he shtruck.
Tickets SEE he.
".Good mornin' to We. Jim,' SEE l.
"'Tickets,' SEE he.
"T have no tickets seq I.
Where are We goin'? SEE he.
"'To tn race, seq l.
"'Well, give me your fare or I'll
have to put you on SEE he.
"'Go an wild ye,' SEE I, AN don't be
monkeyin' wild tn passengers. II you
want tickets or tn collateral, go
back to tn shports an make yer
wants known to thin That settled
him an he didn't bother me any more
tn entoire trip. Well, whin we ar
rived at Cleveland tn shports engaged
tn finest koopas at tn dapo to carry
thin up to tn Cannard house, an as
they dhrove away they shook their
hands at me an. sed, 'Ta-ta, Maurice,
we'll see you later on they whit,
LAWN me shtandin' on tn platform.
But shure l didn't moind that, as
knowed street ca-ar would take me
up town fer foive cints. Whin
reached tn hotel found all tn shports
buyin' more pools on tn Maid.
Purity soon tn dinner gong sound
ed an tn lads all fled In f'r their
hash, but lift me shtandin' in tn Of
fee; an not one II thin ever sed,
Come in, Maurice, an feed your face.
But that niver phased me. as was
posted on free lunch counter in close
proximity, where 1 could satisfy me
appetite an get a schooner Nv beer fr
foive cints.
After film UP whit back to the
hotel. an whin tn shports came out
Nv tn dinin' room was rusticatin In
tn Office, chewin' on tn biggest tooth
pick to be found in tn bunch.
well. Maurice, have you dined"
SEE they.
"I have SEE l, an supped, too
An Nv course, havin' their sthomachs
full, they were all on very good terms
wild themselves an thought that 1t
would be tn proper caper to invest a
few more kases on tn Maid.
"Shure l niver knowed such crazy
crowd in me loife, an whin tn tonne
came to go to tn thrack tn shports
ordered up their shwell koopa's. lit
their Havanas. jumped in an waved
their hands at me as they dhrove OF,
at tn same tonne sayin', 'Ta-ta, Maui
rice. we'll see we later
Very well. shports,' SEE l. as
ahtood on tn curbshtone loike a
shtatue OF liberty alone in her glory.
II boarded tn first ca-ar that passed
s'r tn thrack. which cost me another
foive cints. Whin I arroived at tn
iair grounds forged me way to tn
gate an informed tn keeper that
was part owner in tn Smuggler an
had lost me badge. AS there was no
time to argue tn question 1 was
passed in, an pom me wurrd l niver
saw so many shports in me loife.
Shure you could walk on their heads,
pervidin' they's lave We.
Il made me way to tn grand shtand
an gave tn lad at tn gate the big
finger loike a dead game shport, an
as | approached tn pool shtand saw
thin takin' in collateral as fast as
tn shports could hand it up.
"Sez l to mesilf, This is shportin'
loife of high order an erradicated
from me moind where had been all
winter
There was one shport that caught
me eye more than all tn rest He was
one Nv thin slick chaps that ye read
about, dressed up fit to kill, an a
shinin' dicer on his pate. He had a
self-satisfied shmile on his mug that
speaks louder than wurrds. He car
ried In his hand an ale-g-a-a-ter satchel
which was bulged out on tn sides
loike a man wild tn mu-umps. Twas
full Nv collateral that he intinded to
wager on tn Maid winnin' tn race.
Thinks I, If had tn contints Nv
that grip what would be takin' any
chances for Nv losin' it," Shure any
chump knows that. "A bur-rd in tn
hands worth two dollars an I'd be
at home wherever night overlook me.
But nevertheless me bould lad COM
menced business by hollerin' out, two
to one that tn Maid would take tn
first hate, but tn shports ali thought
as he did SO there was no takers.
"At tn tap Nv tn bell made me
way to tn front, where could get
me optics on tn horses. After they
warmed up few tonnes they got tn
wu-rrd Col an you can bet your loife
there was no grass CROWN under thin
sullies If know what I'm talkin'
about, an It's to be supposed that
do.
We'll pom me wu-rrd, Tomus, tn
v-av tbeim equines stepped II OF was
caution to snakes. Whin they
came down tn homestretch 1t was
anybody's race an would require
Phillydelphy lawyer to decide who had
tn best Nv II until tn Maid shtuck her
nose under tn wire. winnin' the first
hate.