The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-22

young men-and old. Dere was noting
slow about dose boys, but dey was never
showing her how to play cards. And she
likes de fun of it, at dat. She was only
sparring for fun, wit big gloves on, but
she's so handy at de game she likes to show
how it's done. ANY way, 1 tink most of
de lads would like noting better dan to
take lessons from her in how to be friendly.
and not too friendly.
Mr.. Paul sends void to me dat de per-
Torrance was to begin, and 1 shows one Of
de lads where de billiard room ice box was,
and 1 chases to me place at de lights. AS
1 was going to me place, through a hall
dat was dark, runs into Duchess, and she
says to me did / get Widdy's orders dat de
light was to be low for her toin. 1 says no,
and she says dey was; and her tom was to
be de second one, so 1 was to be ready. 1
taught dat was all right, for Duchess had
been drilling Wildly in her woik, and would
know what she wanted.
Well, de foist toin was worked off all
right, and den Mr.. Paul, who was on de
opposite side of de stage from me, he says:
as Mrs. Harding ready?'
Ready, SIR I says, looking around and
seeing what I links was Wildly. Mr.. Paul
hoists de coitain, and 1 lowers de lights
and / seen de game de next second, but
1t was too late. De caffy shanter was
Duchess!
Nobody else tumbles but me, and / holds
me breat for to see would any one get next
Nobody did. I've told you yarns about
Duchess making up for Wildly before dis,
Ell? She do it like a mice! And sing
10 haro CHI had do ddy,c
and queer French down so fine dat if it had
been anybody else but me own wife I'd been
conned.
Dere a yell for a encore, led by
Whiskers. I seen him, red in de face, and
asking de folks around him wasn't Wildly
wonder. De coitain was down, and Ouch
was de side of de stage wit me. and
whispers to her. Woman L whispers,
You has trun us in de soup dis time, for
good. We loose our places for dis!'' says.
She only laughs little at me- and goes
on when Mr.. Paul rings up for de repeat,
and be chez! dis time she sings de real ting
for fair. 1 seen Miss Fannie begin to stare
for she cons French like native, and de
song wasn't de kind any one but de real
article could make good in. Den 1 see
Mr.. Paul blink, and 1 near faints.
1--WE is down and outt' / says to Ouch
ess when she comes off de next time.
'Wait until we is asked to explain" says
Duchess, and sneaks.
Well, l goes on wit me woik, and after a
time de college lads was sent for; and wit
EN-, from de billiard room, comes Wildly. L
see Duchess meet her in de hall, and say a
void to her. Wildly near faints, but she
braces, and after de show was over, goes
in front, and she is de middle of a mix-up
of de whole gang, telling her what artist
she was. Whiskers goes to her wit two
glad hands, and he says, Splendid
madam" he says. Better, even dan de re-
hoisals," he says Fine" he says. LAS
good as ever l hears in Paris" ne says
Say, she's no farmer. She fetches blush,
and she says, "Only a stage setting dat
improved me-" she says.
When 1 hears her take de bouquets of
talk dat was passed out to her links L was
going croisy. and 1 just naturally gives up
trying to get next to de game, or within
a mile of it. Same wit Mr. Paul and Miss
Fannie Dey opens big eyes at Wildly when
she acts like she had been de caffy chanter,
and dey was noting.
BY de time we had de little tables set for
de supper, Duchess was around in her
proper close, and getting next to any
proposition dat promised to have tip in it;
and looking like she'd never wore close
what was "a dead ringer for de Widdy's
makeup She passes me out wink and a
grin, so / knows she had some game to
give de electric chair de go-by, and l gets
busy, too.
I'm thinking Wildly came nearer landing
Whiskers dat night dan she ever did be-
fore. It's cinch she didn't land him,