Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-08-16


about as often as him. But what's de
use of trying to figure out a game
where dere amt no rules; and where
de woman is de only one who knows,
for a fact wat de stakes is?
But l was going to tell you about our
trip on de picnic of de Roseleaf Outing.
Social and Life Saving Club. Me fren
de barkeep is de president of de Rose
leafers, and he being Maggie de house.
maids steady she was going along wit
me and Duchess. We all couldent get
day off toGedder unless our folks was
going away, too. But Duchess fixed
dat She knows dat Miss Fannie was
thinking about a days visit to some
frens over White Plains way; so Ouch
ess put it up to her to go on de day of
our picnic. 1T wouldn't be altogedder
convenient to go on dat day." says Miss
Fannie
I'm sorry" says Duchess, because
Chames and me and Maggie was going
on picnic on dat day; but of course
if Madam is to be at home on DAT day,
we cannot co.
''Oh. very WE'LL says Miss Fannie,
I'VE have to go some time, so we may
as well go dat day as anodder.''
De ROseleaferS is a good lot of boys
and COILS, but dere notion of gailly-
gailly always takes in a scrap; and
Duchess, being French, doesn't know
how much good it does man to have
a scrap once in a while, to keep him in
mind dat he isn't de whole woiks, and
dat dere is no real fun in dis life dat
hasn't to be hustled for Me frens
down Bowry way hasn't got no woise
tempers dan odder folks; but dey is
firm fr,11 i
doesn't like; and so. when dey feels like
a scrap-as all good men must once in
a while-why, dey has one. OATS all.
Well, say, Duchess and Maggie was
dreams! Duchess was ragged out in
some close Miss Fannie passed on to
her, and Maggie was ragged out in
some Duchess had passed on to her;
and dey looked so much like de real
ting dat me fren de barkeep blew us
off for carriage to drive down to de
pier, where de boat was dat was u
take us up de river. Dat was de be-
ginning of de trouble-aS, like as not,
me fren knowed it would be.
He had trouble of his own: he has
been Maggie's steady a long time, but
she wouldn't give up her place at our
house and marry him. She wants him
to shave off his fedders, and take a
place as butler wit Mr.. Paul. He could
get de place, and would make a. corker
butler; which de same Mr.. Paul knows,
him sometimes going down to me fren's
place on de Bowry to study life, as he
says.
Il can't stand for it, says me fren to
me, as We gassed de game togedder.
4 own me own drum now''-drum9
Why a drum is a place, a saloon [
taught you spoke de English lang
wudge.-"Fve paid for me own drum,
and am making more long green in "a
week dan me wages as butler would
be in mont. Maggie has forgot de
Bowry, along wit being trun in wit docs
form soivants, and she thinks dat keep
ing drum isn't high toned"
Well, as l was saying, we drove down
to de pier, and de gang give us de gaff
for fair, when dey pipes US in de car
riage.
Here's de Honorable Chimmie Fad
den, says dey. Whats de matter wit
coming down by street car. Or by
hand. Make way for de silk haired
ladies and gents.''
We jollied back, and noting doing at
foist, because when you gets in scrap
too close to de pier, some cop may see.
in patrol boat, and spoil de fun be-
fore it's half over So we jollied de
game along. quiet like, and started de
dancing and singing, and pretended
not to hear de tings dat was said what
mean fight. Dat was hard, too, for I
was long due on scrap; and what wit
all de exercise l has, teaching sports to
visitors at our place, 1 was feeling dat
I could give good story to any one of
me weight dat would listen to me.
Duchess started it. She'd danced wit
me, and wit me fren. and was toisty.
so she says to a goil dat she sees wit a
mug of beer, Me good woman" she
says, Give me dat glass of beer, and
run and get yourself anodder.'
| De Soil near drops de glass, she was
so paralyzed wit de cheek of Duchess
den she let out holler for her steady
who comes on de run. When he hears
| de story he near falls dead, too, and
gets his gang; and dey comes over to
where | was, and he says, Have you
got gang, Chimmie?'
Sure Mike" l says, for 1 always
keep next to me old gang; and 1 calls
EN- togedder, and l says, What's do
ing?"
Your Dago wife has insulted me
lady fren,' he says. What are you
doing?"
| Make ring" l says
| He had no right to mix in wit me
alone, for he was overweight and soft
at dat. and l put him out of business
easy. But dat was only de commence
ment for de gangs lined up, and when
de man who was out had been dragged
away we gets busy. Deres one advan-
tage in starting your scrap early in de
day. for den everybody is sober, and
| noting but fist is used: and when if
| is over dere is chance for a hand
! shake. and d gailly-g ailly, like deere
had been no discussion at all. 1t was
beautiful while it lasted. Duchess, be-
ing form, tainted at de fost sight OF
claret. but Maggie. being New York
| stood behind our gang, and gives us
good tips to rush where de odder gang
was getting shy. Our side won, bote or
points and results; but none of us was
| as pretty as when de boat started
When we shook hands, and me frer,
who was de floor manager told de or