The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-11-17
CHIMMIE FADDEN,
1ellS How Duchess, Finds a Friend In the New
French Company. and How Two Willies
and a Late Lunch Startle Whlskers.
By EDWARD w. TOWNSEND.

Wolse dan mine-and mine would
stop a kettle bOiling-wasn't we de
couple from de new french teearer.
Duchess gives EN- de goo-goo eve.
ana fetches a bow, and de boy says
dldnt she remember being introduced
TO him as she was leaving de restau-
rant last night.
Say, h rattles at him so fast in
Dago, he couldn't understand but a
void now and den, and he TOMS to
de odder boy. and says. You lose,
Charley. / knew l seer EN- come in
here a half hour ago, before T met
you"
Den Charley sidles over to us. and
ne says, making no crack at Dago,
DAT ned lost a quart, and couldn't
dey nave de honor for to open il at
our table. Duchess lets on dat. she
Couldn't understand, and 1 make a
bluff at telling her il rapid fire
French. and she waves her hand at
de odder seats, like a fairy queen.
ana de boys sits in to de game, and
orders de quart. Dere was more talk
Jan conversation going on dere, but
de children was shaking and laugh
ing wit joy all de time. De broke
french L passes out to EN- neary gives
Duchess fits. but she keeps a good
face, and jollies like a mice. and de
waiter who was on, he kept de glass
es filled, and never let a empty bot
Tie stop too long in de cooler
1t isn't too late for lunch" says
de lac who tried no French, looking
at me.
Non" 1 says, humping my shout
derS. Non. on-lay-what you say
a lobstaire. un petit oiseau. et-what
you say.-salade Iaitue-what it iso
lettuce a chapon-garlic. oui. garlic:
et fromage gorgonola, and cafe NOR
and a drop of brandy. Messing else,
mes amis, absOlumenti"
Well, it was enough, for when de
waiter fetches it for Duchess and me
de boys made sings to each odder did
QeV nave long green to meet de price.
Dey wasn't so cheeful after dat, but
we a and when de brandy was
fetched | felt like l could give away
brown stone fronts on de Ayenoo.
and Duches was talking so fast dat
de boys was blinking, trying to keen
up wit de pace she set. Charley dug
up his leather, and pence it was bet
ter loaded with long green dan l
Taught 1t would be. and him having
toyed wit de bottles Il bit himself,
ne was getting better courage. and
was saying we must meet EN- after oe
show and have supper. l was Wonder
ing could we tOin dat trick, when T
seems our victoria stop in front. and
de fOOtman hop down. and make =
~ VIC uOOI VI ue restaurant.
hurry-can style. [ was for making
a quick sneak, but Duchess she gives
me de wink to brace, and | braced.
Well, Buttons comes in, and he had a
grin on him like a cat when he pipes
off de lay out. 1 tries to give him
he tip dat I'd see him outside, but
he wouldn't tumble. and he SAYS, |
"Chimmie," he says. Mr.. Van Court
landt has de evening paper, what has
stories of six banks and ten trusts
busted, and he can't read onIy de
head lines. He wants to know where
is de glasses he sent you for?"
Who it iss?" say Duchess looking
at footman like she'd never seer him
before.
It's a young mar wno's looking for
trouble [ says, kicking Buttons I'M
der de table. He must have mis- |
took us for some s%oivants," I says,
but If he doesn't get a quick gait
out of here I'll bonnie him." I says. |
L has licked dat young man before
now, an when he hears me say dat, he
gets ratified and says, Excuse me
but [ taught you was Mr.. Van Court |
lands second man"
Run away" I says. Run away, |
and find your second man. I'm foist
man," I says. |
Twas keeping up me broke French, |
but de Willies was beginning to get |
leary; so Duchess says to EN- dat we
was often mistook for odder folks, |
having faces dat changed frequent; |
and like as not we sometimes look |
ed like de ~soivants we has to play out
on top of de stage. Dat was such a |
fairy story dat de boys thinks it
and dey tells Buttons to go |
away, or dey'd have de walters put
him out. |
Poor Buttons gives a look out of |
window. and sees Whiskers rub /
and he didn't know what'ell: |
and just den Whiskers gets out of |
carriage, all steam UP and makes |
de door.
For de love of heaven. Chimmie,"
Buttons, quit your fooling, and
give me de glasses, or de old man'u !
discharge me-. Do. Chimmie. please"
Perhaps desc is de glasses you is
looking for" 1 say passing EN- out to
him. Il found EN- here on de table.
De trick would have vent. for But
tons was willing to get OUT of de
place on any day he could; but it
was too late! Whiskersi |
My, my! he was smoking hot. When |
got a good look at us he nearly |
dead Foist he looks at me, den
at Duchess, and den al Buttons, and
den he Sputters.
What de devil is dis all about?
nv l. ~ SOo N1lS1 H. SlooSOS- Nlu L
[ send you after Chames? Is dis a
dining room? Who are desc
Wallets wit you. spending DER masters
L suppose, on wine and lunch.
de devil -
He had too much steam in his
.hiskers to say anodder void; but
took de glasses, and led Buttons out
by de ear. n gives me and Duchess
look dat told us we'd ave a bit
Of picnic when we got home.
De Willies gets up, and, say, dey
was so crumpled, dat I saw we'd have
no trouble wit EN-.
dis is bad for u.s." says Duchess,
but it is woise for dose young
she says to me. as de boys
by deirselves. perhaps dey
like for to tip us. not to say
noting"
She must be a mind reader, for
Just den Charley comes over to me,
and says. Dat was Mr.. Van Court
and you are his man, eh?"
You is as wise as Who's Who"
says. You know de foist families by
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