The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-08-25
THE SUN
AT THE EUCHRE PARTY


ut and there was tree ladies sittin' at ut Oh sat
down in the other chair an sig Oh to mesilf,
Phwat's the matter wild Bridget Casey? OIL show
thin Dim no fool OF saw Mary Ann an the
Gilhooleys up at the ind Nv the hall, but they
didn't see me, an OF hid mesilf as well as Of cud
pehoind fat lady that sat betwane US. Oh didn't
want thin to see me yet ,s
"Afther phwoile the tables was all filled up,
and bell rang, an they comminced the game.
The first ting they did was to ak me wud Oh cut,
an Oh had no more oidee phwat 1t was they mint
than anything. But OF wasn't goin' to bethray me
ignorance, so OF siz, YEN have to Excuse me, but
Oh forgot to bring me scissors, so OIL lave some
want ilse do the cuttin', Oh siz. Thin tree VIM
mum looked at aitch other an laughed bit, but
the wan that sit opposite me was a rale lady fer
she jus, smoied as swate at me as ye place. an
she siz, OIL cut fer ye,' an she jst raiched out
her hand an lifted lew guards ahf the tap Nv the
pack an turned thin oaver. Thin the lady to the
lift Nv me done the sa-ame, an thin she TUX the
guards and dit Thin She gave atch " us foive
an pit the rist an the table Ye see Oh was lookin
wild all me Dyes so Ord not be maxim amy mis-
takes Thin they all sid, Oi pass and Oh sid the
same, an the lady that dit TUX the cyard that was
on top Nv the pack an pit down wan out Nv her
hand. Thin we aitch laid down a cyard, Mine
was pitcher wan. The lady furninst me (the
swate smiln wan) swiped thin In, an they all
luked at me- OF throid to LUX plissant an
KNOWN but divil a bit OF know phwat they was
lukin' at, at ahl. At iasht the swate lady siz:
"'le TUX the thrick; It's your lade.'
TWAS you TUX Ut Oh siz nal sye f...
"a Dim yer pardner, she siz. Oi TUX ut fer
both Nv u.s.; she siz will ye Place lade OF din
nav? 'al@# @ Ra l upJ faaa
MANN will OF lay down a cyardy OF siz
Certainly she siz 81 8 adl
$50 Oh done ut aaAaia 08l
q" How'd an there' scrames wan Nv the VIM
mum; we rayniggerrd!' Hrah
"'Yer loiar! 'Oi siz. 'Cl niver done SIGH a
ting in me loife! Oim daycint. respectable
wumman 80 Oh ami eIF 2a
"Sne was gittin' purple in the face she was
that mad, an so was OF We may behave But me
pardner sz, awful soothin' loike, 'Niver moind,
We doan't oondershtand. Ye see We played the
wrong cyard. Ye shud have played that cyard an
the first thrck nstid Az the thrump.'
hasty' Oh siz. IT'S the furrst tonne OF liver was
mixed up wild the loike Nv this, and II OF git out
Nv II alove it'll be me last. Go aisy wild me, ladies.
Shure Oil do betther next tonne 4saaa
well, OF got on all rognt till OF had to dale.
An oh, murrther, Mrs. Flanagan! Of narely doid
In the attimpt Twas the furrsr tonne OF had the
shlippery little dvils in me hsht barrin' list the
foive at a toime an me hands shuk 80 OF
dropped thin all oaver the hure livery tonne Oh
throid to chufie thin togither Thin phwin OF
kim to dale thin around Oh cudn't count thin
roight to save me loife, and twas turrible tonne
Oh had The purrspirashin was roonin' down my
fa,ace, Phwin OF had thin dit at last. 'Phwats
the thrump?" sz me pardner ~
'Ye can sarrch mel Oh siZ.
!" TURN up the cyard, till we see' siz she. 4
b"'oh. is it that We mane? OF siz, an OF done ut.
y" oil assist ye" she siz pa A6esf a.5 Eet
Thank ye koindy, lady Oh sig: Dim shure
It's nadin' ut Oh am kgs af$ f&h3H atlsf
"An' that same she did. for she towld me phwat
to do and hilped me Till OF began to giI me BIRTH
bit asier. 'Eta Hh rt ,@ 1Aeh ef@a@
e. min. all at wanst, bill rang an they all
shtopped rlayin till a lady kim around an TUX
the little phwoite tickuts an squinched q hoale
out Nv thin wild little ting loke the conducthers
do be hayin' an the sthrate cyarrs. She was goln'
boy me widout seem me, but OF didn't intind to
be missin' anything, 80 OF give her moline an she
rit q noice nate little hole in ut. Thin the two
ladies that had been sittin' atch soide Nv me got
up an whit TO the mkt table. Oh was goin alahng
too, but my pardner siz. oh. no. You an OF shtay
here; put Dim not your pardner mkt tonne
/" oh, it's sorry Oh am fer that OF siz, an Oh
was that same too. fer the new wan was sharp
faced wumman wild shDecks, an she near TUX the
an her ace 3t fss9