The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-16

He Gives and Gets
Views Relating to
Athletics and Senti-
ment. 4.
BY E. w. TOWNSEND.

"a day off togedder unless our folks
was going away, too. But Duchess
fixed dat. She knows dat Miss Fannie
was linking about a days visit to
some frens over White Plains way;
SO Duchess put 1t up to her to go on
de day of our picnic. ut wouldn't be
altogether convenient to go on dat
day." says Miss Fannie
I'm sorry" says Duchess, because
Chames and me and Maggie was going
on a picnic on dat day; but of course
II Madam is to be at home on dat day,
we cannot CO."
"Oh, very WELL" says Miss Fannie.
we have to go some time, so we may .
as we'll 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 1t does a 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
more truthful about what dey likes and
doesn't like; and So when dey feel
likes 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 a carriage to drive down to de
pier, where de boat was dat was to
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 a trouble of his own; he
has been Maggies steady 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 toged-
der. II own me own drum now
drum, and am making more long green
loon. I taught you spoke de English
langwudge-'Tve paid for me own
drum, and mmaking more long green
in a week dan me wages as butler
would be in mont Maggie has for
got de BOwry, along wit being trun
in wit does form soivants. and she
thinks dat keeping a drum isn't high
toned"
Well, as I was saying, we drove
down to de pier. and de gang give us
de gaff for fair, when dey pipes us In
de carriage.
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 gentsi" ~
We jollied back, and noting doing
at foist, because when you gets in a
scrap too close to de pier, some cop
may see, and ring for de resolves, and
come out in patrol boat, and spoil
de fun before 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 l was long due on a scrap;
and what wit all de exercise l has
| teaching sports to visitors at our
place. 1 was feeling dat L could give
| a good story to any one of me weight
| dat would listen to me.
Duchess started it. Shed danced
wit me, and wit me fren, and was
| toisty, so she says to a goil dat she
sees wit mug of beer, ME good
| woman" she says, give me dat glass
| of beer, and run and get yourself an
| odder."
De goiI near drops de glass. she was
so paralyzed wit de cheek of Duchess;
| den she let out a 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 1 was, and he says, Have you
| got a gang, Chimmie?"
Sure Mike" 1 says. for 1 always
| keep next to me old gang; and 1 calls
EN- togedder, and l says, whats do
ing?"
| lady fren," he says. What are you
| doing?"
Make a ring" 1 says.
He had no roight to mix in wit me
| alone, for he was overweight, and soft,
| at dat, and 1 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 Dere's one ad-
vantage in starting your scrap early
| in de day, for den everybody is sober,
| and noting but a fist is used; and
| when it is over dere is a chance for
| hand shake, and a gailly-gailly. like
| dere had been no discussion at all. 1t
was beautiful while 1t lasted. Ouch
| ess, being form, tainted at de fOist
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 on points and results; but none
| of us was as pretty as when de boat
| started. When we shook hands, and
me fren, who was de floor manager.
| told de orchestra to play, and called
| "All waltz" Maggie goes to him, and
| she says, Johnny" she says, you
done beautiful. I'll name de day
whenever you like"
| Den dey waltzed.
1 looks up Duchess, and p'cheei
found de goil who started de row TAX
| ing care Of her. "Chimmie," says de
goil, 'ft was lovely scrap, and your
gang won, all right, but if I'd remem-
bered dat your wife was a Dago, and
not onto our ways, I'd not been insult
| ed by her asking for me to give up
me stein. Now she's coming round.
| Go and wash your face, before she
| sees you"
Dat night when we gets home, and
| Duchess was patching up me pepper,
| she says. soft like, "Chames, are you
much holt ?"
Not holt at all, me dear" L says.
| giving her a kiss. But you should
seen de felly dat L mixed wit FONT
Why did you ask"
Because, Chames, 1 started Eat row
on poipose."
what t'eil!" I says. 81 didn't tink
you had de noive. What did you do it
| for?"
Because Maggie is a good goil. but
| she wouldn't make up her mind to