The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-15

dat ldu- since / sold pdp-S IN PARK ROW
and it never wasn't d walk through
q orchard. or Il stroll on de beach by
moonlight. OATS what makes It Broad
way
Dc folst time l ever was in de coun-
try. wien I took me job Wit Miss Fan
ME. dcre was SO muc no-noise lat it
near turn me into a ft.It keep me wake
nights; and in de day l was lodging fire
engines. cars, ambulances and trucks
dat wasn't dere, till ! near crossed me
eyes, trying TO see bote ways TO nee.
Let me tell you: most of desc mugs
OATS making de hOlier about de Broad
way ditch isn't on TO de proposition.
II New Workers ever struck little old
By When it wasn't torn up or down, or
being seW-d, or gassed, or water lined,
or rooted for wires, Or paved or repay
81. or retracked, or ditched, dey would
run from II like dey was chased by
plain close men. and had de goods on
en-.
I'm telling o dat what makes de
little old Main street Number one wit
all Manufacturer is dat dey gets all
IL fun and exercise OF mountain climb
ing, mining. Mort Pole finding. and
frontier life without never leaving
broadway.
Isn't deere plenty of places in New
York where De houses IS up and de
streets is dO~Wn?Sure, But what do y,u
see dere.-a small lot OF beIt-Iiners ut
for q walk, ana I cat or two, wit few
nOissery maids looking for de cOy dal
never comes.
! says dat TO Mr.. Paul, and h. says
To me, 'Chames, he says, you is o
dan right, you IS all right. "Avaunt de
day" he says using form odd now
and den, to keep me guessing, when
our principal aynOO of commerce.
trade. bargain counters, first nights.
Holsters and cocktails shall be navi-
gable widout de AID of u guide. i Pink
ertOu man, u rope ladder, and Il pack
age of fo.st relief for de injured!
broadway as it Is, is what makes il 4
delight. Otherwise. why not go home
by anodder route? When children can
play puss III lie corner and bean bag
in Broadway. widout overcrowding de
mOrgUe, de day of its glory is down
and out"
It's Il ten 70 one shot dat Mr.. Paul
is right. even if he did use dude lang
Wudge to sing his n Listen, why
do folks go to de country?-just for de
fun of coming back to town. 1t don't
matter what town it is, SO long as it is
de town dat you hangs out in when
you're at home.
"Cheems,' says Duchess to me. I'D
RAIDER go to Paris dan heaven"
Same odds against bote places"
says I. 'TomorrOw's our day off; so
let's beat bote places. and go to de
Bowery, and see Little Duke"
Remember Little Duke? He's our kid.
Dat we'd go to see him was i cinch, Of
course, for we always goes down to me
mOdder'6 home on u days off to see
de kid. Mrs. Murphy is wit me mod
der, noW-remember Murphy? Dey
does laundry Woik for Miss Fannie,
and some Odder sweIIs dat Miss Fan
ME touted for EN-, and makes all sorts
Of swell money. Dere's a silk haired
GOiI dat Miss Fannie knows. dat teach
es in a mission school. who teaches de
kid, too, and say, he's dat rich wit his
~Iangwudge lat l can't hold him. He
ak like a little edition Of Mr.. Paul
and when Duchess says dat he'll be d
president. OF alderman. it don't SCUM
SC much like a pipe ak Us you'd tink.
And he's Joining French, Say, you'd
die to hear him talk to his ma. Duchess.
in de regular forn French dat Duchess
and de teacher teaches to him. It's a
wonder! All de Doodle dat Duchess
touched off me is going to make him
4 sure enough gent: and Duchess says
dat # tings goes fair for a dozen years.
o 50, well not stop Wit making him
president. but he'll be trained to be a
cook and Wit do start We can Uiy-p him
he'u keep u French restaurant some
day. But dat's 4 dream.
Me mOdder II Duchess is great pals.
but dey don't hitch When t comes TO
what Little Duke will be.
Ale dear" says modder to NE on de
quiet, when Duchess was putting kid
Gle over de jumps of his French gram
mar. me dear YOU has Il wife datS q
jewI witout a price mark: but Chimmie.
as You love your old mOdder. stop dat
woman from making a former of De lit
tie one. or We'll be able to keep
il from de ueighbors. and he'll have no
more chance To run dis ward dan de
gent Wit tallow legs has Wit satan.
Even his English is like Mr.. Paul's al
ready; and I never let de neighborS
hear him talk, for fear of de shame
dey'd put on NE for being de grand
modder of q dude"
It's de 1rute your modder is say
-Cg. Chimmie. says Murphy. You could
come back TO de ould war-rd and be a
Precinct Captain yourself. but your
own son couldn't get 4 pushcart license
i'll lie war-rd Wit all dis jude lang
wuGEe ne 10 be learning. Lave de lad
so 20 Park Row Il sell pnpes for
Il year, and he'll be as good = American
IS amy Of US. Remember how worstr
dan 81 too,Iess hid It IS TO cherish :
snake IL de bosom of de family. IS
Saint Patrick says. rest his sowl!"
Dat was a pretty strong argument,
for fair, anad I says TO Duchess We'd
better De letting de kid get a little
learning, instead of bordering his conh
Wit all &c foolish tings she and de swell
Mission teacher was putting into him.
Oats some Of your advice. moddeI
Fadden." says Duchess. toining to &c