The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-12
.TOMMY'S GOAT
And ITS TALE
HE TELLS HOW THE aJAPANESE
WRAsTLE'' WAS WORKED.
How Henry II. Dodgers and Jimmie
Pocketfeeler Played It Rather Low
Down on the Little Boston Boy-A
Fake Diary Of a Fake Boy Who Tells
Of Some Of His Financial Troubles.

Tommy W: Lostsome, Boston, in Life. 1
May 1-Brite and fair. have kept a
dry since / was 3 years old. it is ely
for me to rite. I have new bank with
So dollars and quarter in it. in weak
am gong to new york to see
brother willie and henry b Dodgers.
they said bring your bank. @
May 2-Brite and fair. today / was
taking pictures Of myself with my new
camera. | got it fixed SO [ can take my
picture by pulling, a string. | am get
ting book full Of my pictures. my
printing press is working bully now. -
printed my name in big tipe on all. my
May 3-Brite and fair me and Ebes
Jordan bought billy cote for 81 dollar
and a hat. He bought all the cote but I
own haf because l know all, about gotesst
and get hat for keeping him. the man
that sold him to#us said he was awful
strong gote-thats what my folks said
too. -
May 4-Brite and fair. today sold
some of my share of the cote to four
other boys for rs cents a share Ebee .
was mad and said do you think that
cote is a ralerode or street car COM
pany. All rite for you Ebee after to-
day you got to pay me for keeping
him. -
May 6-Brite and fair. sold four
more shares Of the cote. Nine boys
wanted to buy but Ebee was so mad
I didn It. he had three fites yesterday
over whose turn it was to drive.
have made So dollars and 10 cents of
May 7-Brite and fair. the cote is
sick. all the boys came over to look
guess he will die and would like to
own all Of him before he dies. Ebee
sold out for nothing for he owed me
80 cents for keeping him, the other
boys sold out for s cents a peace.
May 8-Brite and fair. tomorrow
| am going to new york to see those
boys. they live at 26 broadway. the
cause I gave. him lot of pills, mother
said they had epekak in them.
May 13-Brite and fair-no I mean
rany. father wont ever let me play
with jennie pocketfeeler or willie or
henry b dodgers again and don't want
to. he said your lucky they didn' u get
your cloes. when I went up to their
play house they said did you bring
your e Inc new bank l and an said yes it's got
wrastie. t said no. they said its great
we will show you and you can work it
on the boys in boston. [ said all rite.
they SAID you lay down and did and
willie and jennie lade down beside me
and put their foot on my foot and
locked their arm in mine. then they
said jap jap throw the jap and then
henry dodgers went throug my pock-
cts and swiped everything [ had. I
couldn It move. it was a rotten way to
treat a Teller.
May 14-Brite and fair. today I
printed some cards. I am going. to tell
all about henry h dodgers and those
pocketfeeler boys he plays with. they
; are the worst gang I ever saw: they
1were real NICE till they new I had 81
and 80 cents. then henry dodgers eyes
got green and blue and pink and he
started that japanese wrastle. Every
other boy ought to- know about that
May 15-Brite and fair. today me
and Ebee and DAILY worked the japan
ese wrastle on three other boys. got
nife, sling trot line and 43 cents.