The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-06

don't. Anyway de two of us togedder
was a bum team when it came to learn
ing de kid to get a. strange holt on
t h and join EN- togadder; and Ouch
ess was so proud dat de youngster had
learned de trick dat she used to make
up long speeches for him to speak, and
listen to him like il was a band play
ing iliawater But p chez in two hours
de cub had unlearned de whole bunch
of tricks, and was talking as straight
Manhattan as me- l looks to see Ouch
ess die wit rage.
Take de papers away from our son,
Cheems and fetch him home. l Won
der will he ever be eured!"
So I helps Little Duke to count up,
sells his leftovers to one of his new
irons at half price, and found dat he
was toity-two cents to de good. He
put upon holler when I told him bus
mess was over for de day but
promised to take him to dinner, and he
got we'll.
Women is queer all around. De kid
had done good woik; learned how to
take care of himself. and to make
change; made money, and had a good
time; but all dat was noting to Ouch
ess. He'd lost his dude langwudge, and
a diamond ring wouldn't been no set
off against dat. She likes money as
we'll as de next French goil; l tink she's
bit stuck ON me: / know dat she
swears by Miss Fannie, but all de boo
die and folks in de woild-including
yours truly-isn't in, de proposition a
little bit alongside Of de way Duchess
wants TO see dat kid a swell for fair.
found out dat she was only iollying
| even when she talked about prenticing
him to de husband of her fren Julie,
who keeps de restaurant.
| Duchess wouldn't hear to de kid go
| ing back to de old ladYs, but fetches
him along wit us up to de place on de
Sound; tor Miss Fannie let's us have
| de little one up dere when we wants,
and he eats wit us, in de housekeeper's
| room. Duchess had a long pow-pow
| wit Miss Fannie about de game dat
| night, and Miss Fannie was as inter-
! ested as if it was her own kid dat had
lost her h. Den Mr.. Paul was took
| into de caucus. and den l was sent for;
| and before we was settled dere was
more CUFF and gas about de proposition
! dan if de kid had lost his head instead
-of his h. Miss Fannie votes dat de
youngster should be sent to a swell lit
tie school datsis kept for8de kids of de
| smart set folks while de divoice Judges
is making up DER minds wedder de
i nlodderss orfde ladders is de best one to
| have de kids. But lDuctass baked She
said she didn't want de kid in a school
| Where he would get de woise of it be-
cause his parents was house soivants.
Den Mr.. Paul settles it. He said dat
he would enter kiddie as de son of a
| fren of his. Dat wouldn't go in most
schools, but in dis school dere was
many a kid dat de school teachers
didn't know who it's pa and ma was
All dat was wanted was dat de pas
and mas was respectable. and would
pay de bills. AS to responsibility, says
Mr.. Paul: l1FtI tink dis cubs parents
could give cardsYto many of 'em, and
show to de good at dat.
So we is to be let to- keep Little Duke
wit us until de school opens. and der
Mr.. Paul is to enter him, and see dat
he has a fair crack at his h. But
what's worrying me is what will be
doing when some silk-haird youngster
gives little Master Fadden any back
talk. Mostly dat elbow in de neck, and
de heel at de same time isn't teached
where everything is agaily-gaily on de
h proposition. When kiddie springs
dat proposition ON de gang 1 only hope
it will be out on de grass. and not on
marble floor. for desc silk-haird boys
has tin skulls. r5a.