The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-11-06
(CorpyrlEht, 1903. by Robert Howard
Russell.)

I'm thinking of writing a play" says
NJ Paul de odder evening while I was
fixing de log fire in d library where dey
sets nights when dey hasn't TO go nc
whore, n can stop to home.
But. foist, listen: since Miss Fannie
has married Mr.. Paul it tak4s a crow
bar and a argument for to get him
started out of de house after Dime 1t
used to take a safe deposit lock and a
!. guard wit d gun to keep Mr. Burton,
what was Miss FannIe's odder husband,
to home-and den ned make a sneak
somehow. duchess says dere is no ro-
nance about DC married life of Mr..
Paul and Miss Fannie; because dey
company. and don't have TO have in
de n~eighbors to see how comfey dey is
getting along.
What do o want en- to do, wo-
mani l asks her. Do you want EN-
TO have de lime light on EN- all de
time when dey is satisfied for to be. up
stag. and doing no song and dances
for de gallery; or do you want EN- to
rough house for a rOmance?'
Could you write a play about emp
says Duchess.
No, nor You couldn't write no Police
Court story about EN-. If dat is de
kind of ting you calls romance, why do
you let out such a high G. brand of
holier when L takes d night off witout
asking you TO keep tabs on me route?"
1t is of a difference" dat goil says.
Ones own husband must be of de be-
haVOir cOnOventioOnal; but de husbands
of odder women is of de commonplace
when dey is always a cat by de fire
place . One does not wish to be a play.
but to see a play"
OATS a funny ting about women, and
l hasn't fOund de ting about EN- OATS
not funny, dat you w hear EN- talk
ing O husbands what is de kind Of
husbands dey wants for themselves.
OATS de difference between husbands
and bOnnets; every woman would like
kher bonnet talked about, out none of
I'm wants DER hubby de talk of de
town. Even de women dat changes
husbands neal as often as dey changes
bonnets; dey wants de husbands dey
mas TO be a good boy; dough its dollars
TO dOughnuts dat de reason dey picki
out a new husband was dat he rough
housed his own fireside, ana so made
u hit wit de divOice-and-remarry star
But, as L was saying, Mr.. Paul, he
looks up like he'd had a dream dat was
true, and he says, NJ dear" he says,
I'm thinking of writing a pIav.'
OATS de very point" Mr.. Paul says,
pushing his glass; TO de edge of de- table
so as I'd know t wasn't out of commits
sion Il has it all settled but de sub
ject."
Perhaps it don't need none" Miss
Fannie says. Some dat We has gone
to dis easOn had no subject vis'bly to
de naked eye"
But dey was wrote for gold, not
fame says Mr.. Paul. SO long as |
has you. a loaf of bread, a flask of wine
singing by de side of me in de wilder
ness. L am TO de good" he says, two
up, and one to go. wit de club house
III sight. and all me new balls in de
caIdie'S pockets. and all his old balls
in ee club bag"
Paul" says Miss Fannie. what in
ever are You talking about?"
Heaven he says. Now I'll tell
you about me play. De dilogue will
be sparkling, witty, and epigastic -"
HOw's dat? Epigramatic? OATS de
void. L didn't have quite a strangle
holt ON it. Some of Mr.. PauI's Wouids,
like dat one, he makes up as he goes
Along just to give de ha-ha to de void
books.
"Dat'n be splendid" Miss Fannie says. |
"Dere's everything in de di'logue."
Everything but de dough- says Mr.. |
Paul, taughtful like. "A play wit not
ting but beautiful dilogue would have
TO run on hot air; and I'm told by GER
tain gents in de business end of de pro-
f~ession, dat dere is noting in dis wide,
wide woild dat will shrivel up SO fast
undo de influence of a strict hot air
treatment, as a play"
Den 20 must give it something else"
Miss Fannie says, getting interested
5 1 am told be de experts l has
engaged to advise me. I h have a
q suspended interest hung up in de foist
part of de foist act. and never cut 1t
down till de cOitain at de end of de last
act"
II should tink it would holt de inter
est for to be hung 81 long" Miss Fannie
says. Couldn't de poor ting be let
down now and den, for de doctors to fell
FN' dAO SSS was oANS
Dat Will be a good ting" Mr.. Paul
avs 1T wouldn't do to illtreat an in
terest; dere Is so few OF EN- going about
de stage desc days, dat ny wise guy
dose wasn't quite his woidS. but
Ahas to straighten out his langwudge
knce In a while, or he'd get his meaning
.s6st in de shuttle. Any wise guy dat
gets holt of a real interest for a play
must keep it alive till all de odder play
writers has had der hack at it"
What kind of a interest will YOU