The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-08-25
The Troubles of Mrs. Alderman Casey
sa by FEm& Co.
BY IRENE sroDDARD cAPwELL.

the da-ay IT'S grand day outside, barrin' the
rain. Oh, niver moind me umbrelly; Oil jist
shtand ut here in the Garner. Oh but Oim that
toired! Yis, OH be sittin' down a bit
"Oh, Mrs. Flanagan, darlint, OF do be afther
havin the tonne Nv me loife since o. saw We lasht
Phawt do We think? OF whit to progressive
euchre PARTLY last Chuseday, and phwat's moare.
Oh TUX proise! Phwat do We t'ink o. that! An
me that niver had cyard in me fisht before!,
but twas great dolns, Mrs. Flanagan!
Eye see, Monday was q week ago, Mary Ann
was gain to her lssons, the byes was ahl at
school, and nobody hoame but me an the ba-aby,
and OF doin me washin. phwin the bill rang
at the front dure. Oh shuk the suds ahf me hands
and whit to the dure and twas Rosy an Annie
Gilhooley to see would Mary Ann boy a ticket fer
the progressive euchre PARTLY that the ladies OF
St. Pathrick's was gttin' up fer the Arrphin AS
soylim. OF TUX thin into the parrlor and towld
thin Mary Ann wasn't hoame, but Old take
ticket fer her. being that sorry fer the Arrphins.
Gan woant We take ticket fer yersilf, Mrs.
Casey? siz Annie Gilhooley.
''An' phawt wud OF be doin' wild ut? OF siz.
Oi niver played game Nv guards in me loife,'
"'Oh, git Mary Ann to tache YET siz she Shure
it's an aisy game. Amy wan wild bit " sinse
can larrn 1t in an avenin'.
well, OF didn't t'ink Ord be goin', but OF sid
Old take ticket. So OF whit up shtairs to git
me purse and phwin OF kim down they was
"'Ye doan't behave she'll COON, do yer
"'No indade,' siz Annie, Mary Ann wouldn't
lave her, but it's wan more tckut sold
MARY Ann lave me indade! Me own choild that
OF raised to be that rispictfu and obadjnt! Shure
OF was that mad Mrs. Flanagan, Oh shtud there In
the hall wild me hands goin' this way fer foive
minnuts they was that achin' to be bumpin' their
sassy bids together! But or siz to hesilf, NO!
OH fool yez this tonne! OIL show We that Bird
get Caseyll do as she PLACES, and she'll not be
49, O. x.ISx
Mary Ann cam hoame, OF gave her the tickut
Ord been afther boyin' fer her, but niver wurrd
did Of say about me own.
"Afther supper phwin we was all sttin' in the
parrlor (ixcipt Moike-he was gain to a ward
matn) OF siz, Shure its moighty loansome loike
wild nothin doin!' OF siz: 'Phwoy doant yez git
out the guards and play game Nv euchre? Ord
loike to be lukin an Oh siz.
"'Yis' siz Mary Ann Larry an OF, will tache
Patsy an Jahnny' M a.sl..tqs 9u l.,
q Yis! siz Oh to mesilf AN ye'll tache yer ma
too, all unbeknownst to ye l..a r.
$50 they got the guards an laid thin out
Trims the bow vows siz Larry, pintin' at
some Nv the pitcher guards. AN they'll take amy
ting in the pack barrin' the joaker. An ye gotter
cit tree thricks or ilse We gifts euchred' IA.
"'Phwats euchred? siz Johnny. It's the same
as bated' siz Larry; an he towld thin a lot more
about Kings an Quanes an Aces an thrumpets an
passes an ardhers till me hid was in a whurrl.
Thin they dit the guards an began payin.' Shure
IL Iukeu mUlButy hipy. All 70 HUI w w Whb W
say 'O ardher ut up or Oi pass OF the loike Nv
that; thin they'd aitch lay down cyard wan
afther the other, till they was all gain, an the
felly that had the Joker was the wan that bated
"Huh! siz OF to mesilf That's aisy enough,
an IL 1t hadn't been fer givin' mesilf away Ord
have TUX q hand mesilf '@~
"'Well, come a Chuseday Mary Ann got drissed
an whit airly fer she was goln' to cahl fer the
Glhooleys. and the minRut she was out Nv the dure
Oh trun mesilf into me Dist buds. TUX the baby mkt
I,rra ovbi I'm mir utu hafO uuoo IN
me way to the PARTLY. Phwin Oh got there OF was
that scared Oh was an the pint Nv turnin back,
fer SIGH crowd Nv wimmun We niver did see but
OF fought Nv the joak Oh mint to have an thin
sassy Gilhooley gairrls. an Oh TUX brace to me
silf an whit In. A naygur showed me the room
phwere they TUX ahf their coats (they all kipt
their bunnits AM, an phwin Oh kim out a gairrl
give me phwoite tickut wild pink shtring In
ut s4a
"'Phwats thisT OF siz. g0r t ff
It's your score cyard.' she siz. an tills you the
number Nv yer table, $40 gsy59 glr
"Shure enough. there 1t was, all printed out: