The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-12-28
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Filipino Nlkc." that's wha; they cali
hin. although b. wns baptized Michael J.
E,lly. Is responsible for a new slang
phrase applied 10 such uuSi4c persons ma
may happen TO take one too many In
Times square Saturday night. when ono
E1f;.- street frCrt Eart another who
had a,4.i, Il VIA, yag formerly known
as . carec. the greeting was; Il see your
0ird T. singing again"
n FCcms that when Mike gave up his
soldier NO In the Philippines 10 tend bar
In = For,y. second street cafe he brought
ECmc a Jaranc-c canary. bought In Ma
sarafi The bird. which had been a ia
nous singer. suddenly stopped singing a
fcw days aFo. said Mn II wen to SEQ
n bird Doctor"
Give the bird fresh air.. seq he. So I
takes Toxic Up ter Central park and wit
the cage si;s on the grass rear Scycnt'
ayener 4 cop comes along ar ser he:
So I've nealed yer "i'
For what seq /.
For thrappin' birds In cages agin' IN
game law see he.
IL Hearst was mayor SCI !. I'd take
tn buttons OF yer for yer impidlnce.'
Wild that he wis about TO lug me In.
whin the roundsmln appeared. Says he:
There's a bird sale In a department
store today. an ~ yc buy ono for a COM
panion for Toxic. sure Toklo'ii sting Rg'in.'
IbAnks, ser i, an i nurflcd 10 a teie-
phone and connected mesclf.
Put me on the bird department. Ecz
I. They did.
How much q yer lady BIRDS SEE ].
An Ss.S.' ser the bird department.
so. havin' 81 an me day on I started
for the department store. And who does .
run across but Charley. the other bar
tinder In the place where ] works.
'Hcllo.' SEE he. Tn byin;' whatn you
havc:'
"a little tea. ser 7. an friendly like
We had another and another I'LL ] spent
me bird money. Thcn I touched Charley
for n Ave spot and again started out TO buy
the new bird. whin who does I meet but me
friends. Flanagan and Murphy. We
dropped inter Considinc's ter have a cou-
pie. and afore l gifts out. don't spend tn
bird money.
Murphy was we'll nxed. so ! hit him for
ten. and again I started out to buy the
bird. This time I meets little Jimmy Car
Tin. and We had n few In Shuitz's. There
wc met a bunch from Mock's. and some
Of the boys from shanlcy's and Dowling's
BARTENDER. and again me bird money new.
=" You've got the bird says Cnrtin. Yes
ses !. but II Amt singin' yet
TIL" crowd laughed and someone said IL
was ge;t!n' ready TO sing.
Lend ms AVE- ser l TO Jimmie,
what forT scr hc.
I'm on the road to sit a bird that'n
sing.' scr !.
so when ! got this i've I nIver stopped
I'LL I reached the department store and
bad n bird In a cage tucked beneath me
ovcrcoat. I was sort OF uncertain like
whin 1 tried 10 get on the Broadway car.
so tho conductor helped me on.
" 4 see you've got "a bird scz he. Well
seq !. don't ser allow birds or the carr
Aud he sex:
some birds. but you have n cuckoo
Ne sc= I. It's n Japanese canary
And whin I took Il from beneath mo
coast to prove what 7 raid Everybody In
the car laughed. Rut no matter where 1
.yint. although ' had the cage hidden.
Everybody said:
Hello. Mike. I see we 40, a bird
Aui last night whin I got tinyy I towld
Everybody I was happy bcfasc inc bird
was siuKIn' aEin.'