The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-20
copyright, 1903, by Robert Howard
RusSeIl.)

to keep me- from falling asleep in e
day time, and cars and cabs 70 Dodge
to keep me in training. dat 1 has 20 sing
me little song about it. or trun a fit.
When We gets settled in our iowa
house Whiske-s a y to me, Chances"
ne says 10 M. "Chames. 1 am expecting
a visit from me fren from Boston, nd
he Is j. student of socdoIogy-'What's
dat? s~o-laIogy? OATS de void, de very
VOID Whi<kers used. And me fren
being "a student Of sociology, he says
i may want you for to guide us on
some little tour where We may Dissolve,
ne says. de lower orders in der natural
habitat, ne says. using woids nearly as
dudley as Mr.. PauI's.
Yes sir. 1 says. Would de habitat
b. near de EUw-ry. or HeIIs Kitchen.
or Poverty Hollow. or Cherry Hill, or
Little italy, = Little Hungary, or--'
We'll wait and see how me fren's
mind is disposed" says Whiskers.
Being from Boston ne has more mind
70 BE- consulted Jan most of me freus.
r@A-A 80 Wv A4- - mi +-F
nteII-ctuaIS." says Whiskers, calling
h.s fr.u dat hard name without q wink.
I was on to his frga all right. He's
dat sporty boy from Boston who visits
u every year. and has hal a run-in
VII him and Whiskers before now. He
,ip- iiue. and dat sociology ne studies
won't never be teached IN no school
Well pretty soon de sporty Boston boy
shows up, and 1 takes his tings TO his
room.
VIII it be- Scotch or rye. while YOU
dress for dinner" 1 Il opening his
trunk
Rye" n says. which l drinks only
for to help stem de rising tide Of form
invasion. Wit plain water" he says.
for it is more patriotic to drink as our
faddrr drank. dan to drink as our sons
drink. and Wit dat ne gave me a sol
Umu wink. and asks if | was lie same
boy dat waited on him when he was
here de last time.
De same" says l. dat got YOU free
when lie cops raided de place where
deere was u private fight. when you was
studying sociology at de ring side"
"Ah, indeed" ne says and den he
says. All. indeed?" and l didn't a
noting, so he says, "Ah, indeed?'
again; and den he watches me fix up his
evening tinSs like dey was part of Lis
studies. and just as L chases out for
de rye and water. he says All, indeeI:
I never was to Boston. and l don't
know DER ~Iangwudge. but when L thinks
over what Sporty Boy say 1 cOpped
all right DAT I wouldn't have to ask
wher to take EN- when him and Wits
kers was out for de evening-sO long n
l didu't take EN- too far from de Bow
cry
De foist night sporty sat in a. briIg@
wit Whiskers. Mr.. Paul me Miss Fan
ME: and me being on duty | was fuss
ing around De wood fire, and de bottles
and glasses. enough TO learn dat Boston
is no farming country when it comes TO
bridga: for de check Whiskers gives
Sporty was de price of a trip from BOs-
ton. Wit a few gaiIy-gaily eNtrays turn
III an de side. I'm not just dead 10
rights what dose 'iutellectuaiS WhiS-
kers was telling of. is to ne took tOr,
but dey amt no WciSe when IL comes
to sizing up lie wort of a hand al bridge.
De next night was de opening bal
of d. ROseleaf Social. Outing ANA Lii
Saving club. 50 l says To Boston. when
l takes him his coffee IN bed in q morn
iug. dat if he was looking for Il study
in sociology d was de real ting I
could fetch him down dere Dat night.
ana insure his life and lie retOiI Of his
hat. for a dollar 4 troW.
sure" ne says. Now dat l rec'niZ-
eS YOU rs lie same youuE man dat was
me guide. philosopher and tren on ms
last Visit of obsOivatiOu. anything You
suggest Will be sure To be a profitable
study"
So l tells EN- dat al dey would have
to do was to get masks. for de lois;
RoseIeaf blowout vas a fancy dresser
hut dey would be fancy enough if deg
his DER mug Wit masks. Duchess tel {
me dat she wasn't going. - l diiE't
have nobody to loo after but sport
and Whiskers-but dey IS enough!
yhaSeS down TO de drum OF me fren d.
barkeep. and At ten o'clock me SWl
company cones aIong. and m1kas 600.
by ordering de plug pulled fro n i q-1t-
and asking me and me fren - Sp.-t /
Wit EN-. It's al by way + siudy.n-
sociology" I hears Boston ~. d.
has i hack vii an and W. gets IN. put
on our masks. ana goes 10 IL b3l!, 4!
time for de gran march. what l lr1-:
Wit Maggie de house maid. she oein=
E3 steady OF me lIea, VINO uV t'I,S-
Geu- of de Rose-c1fs-
We amt no political club, see g n,
pays bote parties district leader I
you're a political club YOU can pull 4,
leg IF only de leader You takes order:
rom. but # you is what de swei ell:
"uo~-rar,y-saud" you can make lie lead
ers on Uo-e side unbelt when you need
Il few -ong green 10 give your ball j
style. l used TO be a party->aIid. hu
datS 10 way 10 play politics i Eoui
onto de came. De way 10 81 mex
close. 5 10 keep bore district i
guessing who's your faVorite. As 500
as day know Who YOU will hole q.
dey lets You holIer wit Il dry troat. ;
bOte de leaders was dere. and Wits
kerS and Boston not being in on j
grand march. I takes EN- over 10 q
leaders who was sitting on de side of
bottle. As frenzy as two pups in = has