New-York tribune., 1911-01-15
s,,>,nAv MAGAZINE FOR JANUARY IS. 1911

chatterln, yellln an JOollh' w viz oOtChS vi
stone Bunny called the pyramds.
Then Runnv begins gassn about the solidity,
stability and durability of Egyptian art, and tries
to kid me that I'm in the Oldest cemetery in the
world. ,,,,,,-- ,
the tombstones?" | asks him.
"Some of them are covered up says he, and
these nvrau,ids are tombs, the oldest monuments
in the world" says he, ,,,r,-,.....,
Grants Tomb, an before you go boosting this as
graveyard go take look at the green grass in the
cool Shade an the pretty white slabs in Green
wood" says |. .r,,
saws he "is a statue seven thousand years Old, and
you can't say anything against IT.
"Too antique says |. What if it has been
settin' there since Adam was kidl" says |.
"Give me the Goddess of Liberty with her thirty
six-foot waistline," says |. "You can talk about
these old haystacks till doomsday,' says |, you
can call em the wonders of the world an what
YOU like; but, after seem them all an Europe
besides I believe the Metropolitan Towers got
'em all skinned mile an m sure Uncle Sam could
tie one hand behind his back an lick the whole
bloomn' EARTH" says |.
Bunny gives me the ha-ha, an shows me some OF
the little tombS he discovered. Then he takes me
over TO little tent he uses office, where sees
BENJAMIN Miller, F. r. S." An, accordin to the diplo-
ma an the medals an the mummeS he has, an the way
he's spent nearly all his money dggln up that old sand
heaD sees he's some punknS But, say from the line
of talk he hands about Cheops an Pharaoh an Moses
an lot of those early birds, he's dippy about
them for nobody but loon has any use for dead ones
Well Son. Bunny showed me round all day, an out
side of being day the old StoneStackS an the graves
he's all to the good So invites him round to the sur
prise of his life
you gee Aleen an her mother an me wasn't roostin
L at Shephearls but at Rossrnorc House, place run
bv two Jolly English ladies. Talk about style 1t has
the Waldorf beat a mile! All the waters but one wore
snowy white nightgowns with red sashes an had red
skulcaps like sugar bowl with tasse to IT on taeiI @
heads But the with the green robe was the hrSt
Irish niger | ever seen. None OF them ever smiled or
asked for tip an they all glided round like shadders
Well Son, you ought to seen Bunny when took nm
into dinner an gave him seat across from Aeen say
he was completely labbergasted, and his talkin ma
chine wouldn't work for second or two. But when IL
got started he rolled off hot air than any Ianmany
Hall could hold even on the Fourth of July.
After dinner we goes into the sittin room an bunny
an Mumsv Bailey blaze away about Moses an Aaron
an the plaques of the frogs an the fishes the hail. an
the ocusts an lot of other things that wasn't in my
catechism. Aeen she listens too and when sees tnat
Bunny is maxim great hit with them an they tall tor
him. though didn't know what they were ta<in about
stands it till after eleven, when Bunny goes nome
"Now Bunny" says |, you're in the lead, an II you
keep it," says |, you win good lass an million
dollars an you work at that grave robbin hobby OF
yours for the rest of your life if you want to.
V/ELL, Son, the next mornin' as soon as Bunny an
w me gets on big white barge called the Germania,
for trip up the Nile, bunny gets cod leet Stahe
when he sees Aleen deck Chewn the ribbon with Sr
William Draper. :,
Look here, Bunny" says l. cheer up! You're lip
artist compared to that big stiff. He's soldier an he
doesn't know anymore about books than do. Aileen
clever an she'll not let him bore her long. She doesn't
care rap for him. Just keep your eye peeled, says l.
She'll soon shake him. an then you're half good
as you look, says you'll 60 in an win hands down.
So | leaves him an goes round Studyln who's who
on board. And on the prom | meets the freak that
Aeen was so good to on the other tubhe was BRAIN
less millionaire trave1in with tony sister an society
mother who're ashamed Of him an hardly notice him.
Well, Son, when gets round where LETT Bunny he S
gone; but pretty soon gets peep at him an Alleen
o.. -, oor,o- ,Lo bot .ooc+bnr R,,nnv'S takin'