The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-27

NI@ 49, 49, - AiS ~ oA~o IL IL
was dem, not US, dat has to take de
punishment"
De reformers is WiIIies." I saws,
sticking TO me line of argument, see
ing dat | had made good. and afraid
to go fishing for more points.
"Dey is just dat-Willies," he says.
Say. I'm glad you haven't got not
ting against me for dat nasty spill
gives you. when I tackled YOU low de
time you got around our left end, and
would made a touch Town if I hadn't
been in de way"
Don't mention it." says I. Il likes
a spill as well-as we'll as like a
glass Of de boy"
BY George" says he. motioning de
lad to fetch anOdder bot. "dat's de
kind Of talk. I want to play ball wit
a man who don't tink foot ball Is
checkers. Are you playing back again
dis year?"
Back again." I says. CAR you
back again."
MAJ alive! I never was back"
Here all de time?' [ asks, wOnder-
ing what made him lock so woozy.
Say. old chan he says whats
de joke" Let me in on de fun. You
know where I played last year: right
| tackle"
Sure" I saws, smiling wise. but
saying noting more, till I could get
next to de proposition again. Sure"
Didn't I see you buying a nose pro-
tector? What pattern did you get?
Let's see it,
Dere was where l forgot meseIf.
| passes him out de dinky ting: he
looks ut it, den he looks ut me nose,
lei he whistles soft. and den he ga
Going to have a slice of your nose
cut off? Dis won't go over one sid
of de one YOU has in de middle of
your face, now"
I was linking what line of talk &c
pass out to square meself, when de
barkeep butts in. He'd been dying e
get out from behind de bar to get in
on our chit-chat. but he was too busy
till den. He waltZes up. and he says.
as delighted wit himself as de bull
pup when it gets a holt on de cats
tail. ne says. Mr.. Senter. shake
hands wit me fren. Chimmie Fadden;
Chimmie. shake hands Wit Mr.. Ser
ter. Have Il cigar on de house
gents"
Say. Mr.. Buck Senter Is all right.
all right. Foist he gets red. den he
laughs like he'd fall off his seat, II
he says, Ion me void" he says, you
is de dead ringer for what's-his-name,
dat ~played-hold on: is dis on de level?
| Amt you Sandy Bull. of Princeyard?
No? Well. Chimmie. I'm delighted.
TrOt out your cigars, but dey is on
me. l might know, dough- he goes
on piping me off close. Sandy is q
bit tougher in his langwudge dan You
is. but it is de build dat fooled nee.
Drink up. and split anOdder bot or
me. I'd get trun off de team if coach
knOWed | broke training like dis; but
dere's a lot of nonsense about dose
training rules"
Well. we has gaily-gaiIy times tor
an hour or two; me taking me new
fren trough de BOwery. and showing
him some tings he said was never
dreamed Of in his philosophy, meaning.
l oppose. dat de dream books at Pr~
college was back numbers.
Before he says ia. ia me fren. all
OF a student says, Il say. Ole chap
he says. what de deuce is dat nose
protector for. anyway?'
So I tells him about kiddie. AMI
shows him de Youngsters letter. He
was tickled TO deaf wit de letter. and
makes Il copy of it. to show his co..
lege freLs. Den he a dat kiddie
writes like de real stuff: and dat Wf
must see dat he went to his college
when he was old enough; for it was
lads dat began de game when dey Was
kids dat dey was looking for. Den ne
| takes me back to de store. and p'chCe,
he blows kiddie off to a whole box of
tricks dat is worn in de game. aud
has EN- sent TO Riddles school wit De
compliments Of Buck Senter."
l didn't tell Duchess about dat. for
many of de tingS Buck buys for Ge
kiddie makes we wonder if de game
wasn't WOise dan beng put IN Il
straight jacket. and a diving bell OF
de same time. and Duchess might hot
like de proposition. and stop de lads
education entirely.
But | writes kiddie about il. on de
sly. and told hIm not to tell his mod
der. but TO write To me what kind OF
a hit he made in his new outfit. I
. gets = letter soon
Dear Dad" kiddie writes. I'm
! getting ON fine. The things the GreJc
/ Buck SenJer bout FOR me has put L..
IN the he'd. l am capten. boss. and
president. the biggest boy in choI give
me hlf 81 his PIE from home. In
hoy l stuck the nose gard into his -"
Is in the inirmry. now. 1 IL vh'..
J.. ! go to college ] will be IT. yur.
iuven Emmett. p.s. Tell dear mama
q boy Sed I was a dude for haven 50
many hlukieS. ne i now on the yi."
! line"
7 shows Ge Riddles letter to Nj
Paul. and he say he = glad De opy
j. taking So kindly 10 education.
Desc folks" he says. dat writes lHt-
ter TO de pIpeS about over educating
our youtS i wandering in de black
ness OF darkness. ! shall tell house
keeper to send your son two pies. 10
! encourage him in his studies: anu
write - de PRINCIPAL ~ De school dat
de boys ladder : a fren Of Buck
! Serttr. Dat will insure de lad il
kind attention from principal and
teachers he seems able 10 insure for
himself from de ojder boys. Let Us
rejoice. n says. dat dough dark
clouds may Sadder over Ga future d
state. church and Wall street. de 1T
ture Of Ioining i IN safe hands and
shoulders. De side lines safe. while
de nose guard preserves its integrity
he says, truning in a few big woids
for full measure. and de arrica bottle
holes out To boin- De future may be a
biz sly on Washington AMI JefferSonS:
but while We is producing Buck Senters
de march Of progress cannot De
stopped until he has conquered de
whole woild. Chames. such thoughts