The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-02
REFLECTIONS OF
CHAMES
As TO NEW YORK AND NEW WORKERS THAT ARE
AND ARE NOT.

''Cheems," says Duchess to me de odder
day. as we were strolling up de Aevnue to
give de lads on de boxes of de carriages.
and de maids onde front seats chance
TO pupe de sure 1t I'm style, "Cheems." says
she to ne. as 1 tipped wink fren on a box
and smiled at a loidy's maid. out of de
corner of me mout dat was on de of side
from Duchess, "Cheems." she says, as she
passed a glad eve TO French shutter.
what was on de Snuff of bubble dat was
putting by. "Cheems." say she, fetching
a dead swell bow TO me from de bar-keep.
what was out for airing wit his steady,
"Cheems. says Duchess, IF dere was lit
tie moro smell of napta here dis would be
near as good as Paris
ION your way. woman 1 says. "Fift
Avenoo con loose de Chansey Lazy in a
walk, and never know it was in race.
Look at de goils." 1 says. DE COILS alone
can win out for dis country over any form
neck Of woods dat lies out OF doors"
Duchess only gives me de shoulder raise.
like she was saying dat form COILS was good
enough for me, seeing as how l married
one. So 1 says. you was a pretty good
American when 1 married you, and no
gaiety goes wit dat gas"
Duchess says. "Of a soitainty. was pref
ty and was good" and den she looked a
tousand miles over me head, de way she
does when she thinks she has sawed off
. horse on me.
De trouble wit French COILS is dat dey
has de long-distance glad eye. Honest.
when a French goil In Paris gives you de
jolly pepper she has a look dat is furder of
dan Sandy Hook-and any ting furder off Is
too far from de Bowery. When 1 was to
Paris some %: de COILS Duchess gives me a
knock down 10 passed me out a glad eye
so Duchess says when she made rough
house about it-but taut day was tagging
a mug In de next county, and never got
got wise in time to retoin de compliment.
But dat isn't what I was going to tell
you about; as me and Duchess walled up de
Aevnoo / says to her dat dere is no use
trying TO beat dis little old Island as long
as 1T was on top of de aert. Duchess said
dat de trouble was dat New York wouldn't
long be on top of de cart, wit all de tun-
nels getting ready to bury de people under
ground
Hot air for farmers" says. "No fear"
i says. "Dere never won't be no tunnels
ready. except de loops. and when dey is
ready nobody won't ride in en-
Listen, I'll put you wise tunnels:
rode in one in London. Dey is to be bad.
De air in de tunnels is like when you light
a cigarette, and only de sulphur is boining
on de match OATS right. It'll do for Lon
doners, what never has no good air down
DER thrats, but New Workers. won't stand
for 1t. Dey'd rather stand up. Anyway.
what's de use getting under ground till
you has long call? Tunnels is all right
TO get TO Lonelyville in time TO NOW de
grass before de sun goes down. but for
folks what isn't farmers-nit.
IL you listen TO some folks dere isn't many
New Yorkers left. and dey is chasing deir-
selves under de mo children rule.
1 wonder dat President Teddy didn't
knock New York flats when he was swing
ing his hammer about dere not being
enough gold-spoon Riddles growing up to
make Republican voters in de sweet Sum-
mer time dat's to comet 1t isn't because
mug has been TO school to Harvard dat he
doesn't raise kiddies: it's because de flats
has put de dead line on kids.
Light airy dog kennels on de roof, wit
all de comforts of home for poodles Chill
dren not allowed" is de way de swell fat
passes out de law desc days. OATS what $
putting de cradle makers out of business /
taut it was because de Riddles distilled de
janitors' afternoon maps. but Duchess tips
me straight dat's it's because Riddles pulls
de ears of de poodles. dat de kiddies is
kept in heaven. instead of in Harlem.
hears Whiskers and Mr.. Paul talking
about 1T de odder day, and, say. honest, /
says to meself deres so few Of us left we
ought to come high.
ITO be sure" Whiskers was saying, "dere
is few New Workers left. but what bod
ders me to make out is what New Workers
do
Mostly dey does de rest OF de country. -
says Mr.. Paul.
Not even dat" WHISPERS says, eff L un-
derstand you. For instance, de big banks
DE kind dat is raided, or de kind dat
raids?' butts in Mr.. Paul.
'Bote kinds" Whiskers SAYS .Most nj
: our big banks is run by men who came
here from de pgovinces"