The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-08-07

odder day, as We We're StrG.LInS up d.
Ayenoo TO give de lads On de boxes Of
de carriages, and de- MAIDS on de front
seats. a chance TO pipe De sure 1t IN
style. "Cheems.' says she 20 me, as l
tipped q wink TO d frcn on a box ana
smiled at a Ioidy's maid, out of de- cor
uer of me mout dat was On de off side
from Duchess, "Cheems,' she says, as
h ,assed a glad eye to a French
shutter. what was on de Snuff Of a
bubble dat was putting by, "Cheems' y
SSH, fetching d dead swell o TO
me fran de bar-keep, what vas out for
an airing wit his steady, "Cheems,
saws Duchess, If dere was a little more
smell Of napta here dis you'd D. near
as good as Paris
o your way. roman says.
FIT AvenoO can loose d. Chansey
Lazy in a walk, and never know 1t was
in a race. Look at De COILS" l says
De coils alone can win out for dis
= over any form neck of woods
dat lies out of doors"
Duchess only gives me de shoulder
r1.--. like she was saying dat form
sDi.s was good enough for me, seeing
- how 1 married one. 50 1 says, You
wts a pretty good American when l
married you, and no gaiety goes VII
dat gas"
Duchess says, "Of a soitainry: l vas
pretty ana wa good" ana den she
looked a tOusand miles ov-- m head.
de way she does when h thinks she has
sawed oft u horse on ne
De trouble wit French COILS is, cat
d,y mas de Iong-distaIce glad ely.
Honest. when a French goiI III Par:s
gives you d. jolly pepper she has q
look dat is furder off dan Sandy Hook
and any ting furder of is too far from
de Bowery. When l was to Paris some
of lie COILS Duchess gives me i knock
down to passed me u. a glad eye-so
Duchess says when she made u rough
house about ft-but I taut dey was
tagging a mug in de mex county, and
L never got wise in time TO retoin Ge
compliment.
But dat isn't what l was going TO tell
you about: as me and Duchess walled
up de AvauOO l says 10 her dat deere
is no use trying to beat dis little old
ISLtiI1 is IoLIS ~ IL WIS - ~
cart. Duchess said dat the trouble was
dat New York wouldn't long be on top
of de cart. wit all Dc tunnels getting
ready to bury de people underground.
Hot air for farmers" l says. n
fear" | says. "Dere never won't be
no tunnels ready, except de loops, and
when dey is ready nobody won't |
IN EN-"
Listen, III put you wise on tunneIS:
I 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 sui
phur Is coming on de match. OATS
right tn do for Londoners. what
never has no good air down DER
threats. but New Workers wont stand
for it. Dey'd RAIDER stand Up Any
way. what's de use getting under
ground till you has a long call? Tun-
neIs is all right to get 10 L~oneIyville in
time to NOW de grass before de sun
goes down. but for folks what n
fdrmerS-nit!
If you listen to some folks dere isn't
many New Workers left. and dey is
chasing deirselves unde- de No chill
dren" rule.
l wonder dat Preside" Teddy didn't
knock New York flats when he vas
swinging his hammer about deere not
being enough gold-spoon Riddles grow
ing up 10 make republican voters in de
sweet Summer time dat. to come? II
isn't because a mug has been TO school
TO Harvard dat he doesn't raise kid
dies. it's because de flats has put de
dead line on kids
Light airy dog kennels on de roof,
-vs+ "a II IL --rp,E1rrS Of hnrr~a for noodles
Children not allowed. is de way de
swell flat passes out de law desc days.
OATS what putting d CRADLE max
ers out OF business. l taut II was, be-
cause de riddles distorted de j~anitors
afternoon maps. but Duchess tips me
straight dat's it's because Riddles pulls
de ears of poodIes, dat de Riddles is
kept in Heaven, instead Of in Har-
lem.
I hears Whiskers and Mr.. Pau talk
ing about it de odder day. and. say
honest. I says 10 meself dere's SO fe"
of us left we ought TO come high
To be sure" Whiskers was saEng
'dere is few New Workers left. bu'
what bodders me TO make out IS VIVA
New Workers do"
Mostly dey does de rest of de coun
try" says Mr.. Paul.
Not even dat" Whiskers says. ii
1 understand you. For instance, de bis
banks
De kind dat is raided. or de kline
d3- rsids?" butts in Mr.. Paul.
"Bote kinds" Whiskers says. Mos
of our big banks is run by men whl
cdne here from de provinces
OATS dude langwudge for Ions
grass.
Besides de banks" Whiskers goe:
on. our hotels, insurance companies
municipal offices and odder money
making institutions is i by former
from over de sea. or beyond de Bronx
What DO New Workers do, l ask
you?"
Well says Mr.. Paul. Il see da
yOu Will BE- answered. Some New York
erS go TO South Dakota. and some t