Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-10-07

but purity soon l saw tn rest Nv tn
shports congregatin' in punches.
"'An aboard cried tn con an we
were soon on our way to tn Forest
City on Jim Orrs flyer. 'Twasn't
long till Jim came throo tn shmoker
an hollered out, 'Tickets!' an / hap
pened to be tn first shport he shtruck.
Tickets seq he.
"'Good mornin' to We, Jim,' seq I.
Tickets SEE he.
have no tickets seZ |.
Where are we goin'?' sez he.
To tn race sez I.
We'll, give me your fare or I'll
have to put you Off, seq he.
"'Go an wild ye,' SEE 1. AN don't be
monkeyin' wild tn passengers. If you
want tickets or tn collateral, go
back to tn shports an make yer
wants known to thin That settled
him an he didn't bother me any more
tn entoire trip. Well, whin we ar
rived at Cleveland tn shports engaged
tn finest koopa's at tn dapo to carry
thin up to tn Cannard house, an as
they dhrove away they shook their
hands at me an sed, Ta-ta, Maurice,
| we'll see you later OFF they whit,
lawn me shtandin' on tn platform.
But shure didn't moind that, as
| knowed street ca-ar would take me
up town fer foive cints. Whin
reached tn hotel found all tn shports
buyin' more pools on tn Maid.
Purity soon tn dinner gong sound
ed an tn lads all filed in Err their
hash, but lift me shtandin' in tn Of
fee; an not one if thin ever sed,
Come in, Maurice, an feed your face. ,
But that niver phased me. as was
posted on free lunch counter in close
proximity, where / could satisfy me
appetite an get schooner iv beer FIR
foive cints.
"After film up whit back to the
hotel, an whin tn shports came out
iv tn dinin' room was rusticatin' in
tn Office, chewin' on tn biggest tooth
| pick to be found in tn bunch.
Well. Maurice, have you dined?'
SEE they.
"T have SEE I, AN supped, too.
An iv course, havin' their sthomachs
| full. they were all on very good terms
wild Themselves an thought that it
would be tn proper caper to invest a
| few more kases on til Maid.
"Shure niver knowed such a crazy
crowd in me loife, an whin tn tonne
| came to go to tn thrack tn shports
| ordered up their shwell koopa's, lit
| their Havanas, jumped in an waved
| their hands at me as they dhrove off,
at tn same tonne sayin', 'Ta-ta, Maui
rice, Wen see We later
Very well. shports,' seq I, as !
| shtood on tn curbshtone loike a
| shtatue of liberty alone in her glory.
II boarded tn first ca-ar that passed
f'r tn thrack, which cost me another
foive cints. Whin I arroived at tn
| fair grounds forged me way to tn
gate an Informed tn keeper that l
| was part owner in tn Smuggler an
| had lost me badge. AS there was no
time to argue tn question 1 was
passed in, an pom me wurrd I niver
| saw SO many shports in me loife.
Shure you could walk on their heads,
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| 81 made me way to tn grand shtand
an gave tn lad at tn gate the big
finger loike dead game shport, an
| as approached tn pool shtand l saw
| thin takin' in collateral as fast as
tn shports could hand it up.
''Sez I to mesilf, This is shportin'
| loife Of a high order an erradicated
| from me moind where had been all
| winter
| There was one shport that caught
me eye more than all tn rest. He was
! one iv thin slick chaps that We read
about, dressed UP fit to kill, an a
| shinin' dicer on his pate. He had a
self-satisfied shmile on his mug that
speaks louder than wurrds. He car
| ried in his hand an ale-g-a-a-ter satchel
which was ebulged out ON tn sides
| loike man wild tn mu-umps. Twas
| full iv collateral that he intinded to
| wager on tn Maid winnin' tn race.
Thinks I, If I had tn contints iv
that grip what would be takin' any
chances for iv losin' it," Shure any
chump knows that. "A bur-rd in tn
hands worth two dollars an I'd be
at home wherever night overlook me.
But nevertheless me bould lad COM
| menced business by hollerin' out, two
[ to one that tn Maid would take tn
first hate, but tn shports all thought
| as he did SO there was nc takers.
tAt tn tap iv tn bell I made me
| way to tn front, where / could get
me optics on tn horses. After they
| warmed up few tonnes they got tn
wu-rrd Col an you can bet your loife
there was no grass CROWN under thin
| sulkies if I know what I'm talkin'
about, an it's to be supposed that I
| do.
well pom me wu-rrd, Tomus, tn
r-av theim equines steDred it off was
a caution to snakes. Whin they
| came down tn homestretch it was
anybody's race an would require a
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