The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-22
CHIN ME FADDEN,
The Bowery Philosopher, Provides More of a
Picnic Than Was Called For.
By EDWARD w. TOWNSEND.

in a fit because I was going to give pup
a bit Of a welting, when all of a sud-
den pup sees poodle, as Wildly was just
going to walk chino de banner. and de
way pup takes de jump through de pa
per, hoping to get Wildly off guard, was
lovely to see. But Wildly was leary, as
she always is when h has fetched
poodle into de same acre of ground as
pup; and bulldog had anodder hard
luck story to worry about.
Dat set me linking. When de folks had
went back 10 de house I tell Duchess
to borrow poodle. and fetch him dow
to where we rehoising, but o to put
Wildly on to what part we wanted de
poodle to play. Duchess seen her
chance to butt into de show, and she
soon had poodle dere, in her arms, and
I tried de trick. 1t was lovely. All
a to dc was to hold poodle on de
opposite side of de hoop, and pup went
through en- as fast as de coachman's
kid could paste on new H never
renigs orce. He'd a jumped till he wore
his feet off on de tOusand-to-one chance
dat I'd be off guard, and let him get
a mOuthful of poodle. And poodle was
having de time of his life. too. When
he seen how hard pup was woiking, and
dat noting was doing except de puppy,
poodle near barked his head off laugh
ing.
Take poodle back to Wildly" I says
TO Duchess" and say nothing about dat
we is going to make a actor of him. I've
got a place for in de show where
you'll only have to put on your swell
rags. and stroll on in a naughty man
ner."
Well, well, dere's a heap Of trouble
in dis life dat comes when we links we
has only to push a button to get a good
ting we has all laid out for ourselves.
De soicus comes off, and was going like
a hurry call ambulance. Noting to
stop it, De loidies and gents had done
der riding turn, some college lads had
done some straight tumbling, and il
was fine; Mr.. Paul had made good, as
a straight ring master, and den he in
reduces me as de only 'riginal Bowery
song and dance artist left on top of
cart. and I'd obliged wit de old favrite,
o de Banks of de Bronks, Where me
Summer Coil Hangs Out"
Next Mr.. Paul introduces Little Miss
Fannie, and her Wonderful Trick Bull
Pup Little One comes in wit pup, and
our kid. and 1 follows along, as clown
to see dat de pup done all right. De
kid makes a great hit, and, say, 1 was
proud of Little Duke. Most of de folks
dere was friends of our folks, and dey
knows me and Duchess by sight, and
when dey hears dat Little Duke was
our kid dey gives him a great jolly. and
kiddie says his lines beautiful, all his
tbs being in place and doing duty.
When de Riddles had put de pup
through all his tricks but de hoop,
Duchess stroll in from de dressing room
like she vas a swell out for a walk
around de block; and she has Widdy's
poodle in her arms, and de style of her
gets a great reception. h hears de
folks saying dat she was Hortense.
Fannie's maid, and she pipes me off
wit a wink, like she was saying. 81
told you I'd be de star Of de show
She was! My, she was for a factl
Little Miss Fannie held pups head
away from de hoop until just as Ouch
ess was passing behind, and den SHE
lets de pup see what was doing, anC
turns him loose. Pup gives a little cry
Of joy, makes a running jump of il
trough de hoop, wit his mouth wide
open. like he wanted to be ready fol-
dat bite he'd hoped for SO long.
nearly had a fit when I sees him lanG
like q flying machine against Duchess
and dat French hussy drops poodle, an6
lets out a yell dat was heard on de Cd
der side of de Sound.
Pup had caught a mouthful of paper
as he flew trough de hoop, and dat
saved all Of our lives, for he was par
blinded, and didn't get a fair hold a
foist. But he got hold enough to mai
poodle's hind leg, and poodle gives
squeal dat brought Wildly down from
her seat flying. Whiskers seen dat der,
was trouble, and he flies after Wildly
I jumps for de dogs: Riddles gets int
de rally; Dir. Pau jumps into de rims
TO grab de kids; and lie audience ap
plauded to beat de band-what was pity
ing shiver musici Dere was tings doins
all over de lot.
I gets into de center foist, and de puI
lets go his holt to shift to a better one
I grabs him by bote lind legs. am
chases: him moaning most sorrowful
but licking his chops, for he had draw
foiSt blood, anyway.
I makes a quick pass of de pup to d
coachman's kid, and tells him on hi
life not to stop running till he'd locke
de pup up in de stables; and den
goes back to de dressing tent, and meet
Wildly calling for smelling salts, a doc
tor. bandages, lin'ment, de police, an
a ambulance.
What ave you lone wit dat horribl
devil-dog dat has murdered my beauti
full darling pet!" she says, like a trag
edy actress out on top of de stoige.
Madame" 1 says, de bull pup wa
shot, and drowned: and de coachma1
has gone for TO get a pound of poiso,
to give him, and de gardner IS fixing