The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-10-21

snow nickers." Soy how's de brakes down dat
way? De last time me an de Honyak wuz dere,
de connie elevated us from the inside of a empty
inter a cactus garden, four hundred and elghtywan
miles from grub. We walks de ties fer tree weeks.
Den we hits Alberquerque an near had tub beat
carpet tub git grub. De ole gnrrul would nv
had me woikin' only she grubs foist. befoar she
brings out de woik tools Den digs"
"Deres nuttin' like dat, dere. desc days. Dey
leaves de pies an eats out in de opun an de bo
wot can't freeze to wan meal an hour don't git no
soft woids from dis lulu
That animated. brilliant and engrossing roper
toire only one OF several thousand Of the same
variety, which comprised hobo "reminiscences told
by members Of the great army Of the unwashed
which assembled in convention not many months
ago at clifford. H.. for the National Hobo re-
union.
Small trainps. fat tramps. tall tramps, short
tramps, redheaded ones. blondes. colored tramps,
low-down tramps, tramps with high personal re-
gard for their vocations, and others who were
sneaky and might be caught working, we're it not
for the watchfulness OF their brothers, all assem-
bled in solemn conclave to worship their goddess,
Rest
These sons Of rest-but they were not all sons,
there were several daughters of rest-al paid their
respects TO the cause for which they are fighting
in their own tactless way. They, for the nine
teenth time swore loyalty to the associations mot
devil and he who would knowingly or Intentionally
invite the descent Of his platonic majesty in that
manner, he It is who is no true Son of Rest"
slothful Sam, President Weary Willie Ragged
Rufus Tattered Tom, Reeking Reignald Dinky
Dan the best dressed "bo" in the association;
Handout Hank, Peface Peter Looping Louie Walk
ing Walter, Prayed Francis Mirthful Mike. Tin-Can
Teddy. and al the rest Of the influential brethren
OF the Fraternal Order of the Unwashed, were
there.
The attendance was as large as usual There
we're some missing. OF course. Roll call revealed
the fact that sscretary Signing Sinkers was un-
avoidably detained by friends among the authori-
ties at the Desplanes street police station In Chi
cago. lie was booked .vag.' much to the un-
washed chagrin of President Weary Willie, who in
the course Of his opening address remarked that
1t was De woist coise dat ever put fort on dis
susietie, tuh tink dat one NV de most necessary
poissons Of de order should be cumpeed tub miss
dis inteIlergen' meetin'"
All the old officers OF the association were re-
elected the minutes OF the meeting Being inscribed
upon the brain of President Weary Willie until Sec
retary Sinkers should be released from his soourn
in Chicago. The members Of the association, the
most easily satisfied crowd EARTH then adj
iourned This action consisted OF the chief execu-
tive dropping into a sound sleep Others did the
same.
The following day the annual games Of the or
ganization were given. There were several inno
vations, hitherto not introduced. The long distance
snoozng contest drew out several hundred entries
and il required three days before the judges we're
able to render a decision. Wakefu Wafies was
returned victor eventually but mp to the time of
writing he was sti snoozing noisily, utterly gnor-
ant Of the honor which his happy faculty had
thrust upon him.
The handsomest hobo contest YVES captured by
Dnky Dan, who in little address TO the sluinher-
ing contestants In the long-distance sleeping con
test declared that in the absence Of any prize the
honor alons ease him plenty Of satisfaction