Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-05-11
PETE's WOES.
He Tells n Thrilling story OF His Do
nestle Troubles.
Pea Soup Lake,

Pea Soup Lake,
Octobaire u. time: dis year.
My dear hedetaire:--
Ny heart Is fiji wild sad, an eet give
me much pain to wrote you dis lettaire.
Feet tings keep on like dis I'll be compel
TO get a divorce from my wife Julie.
My dear hedetaire, what YOU s'pose
Julie been done? You can't never t'ink
and 1t make me feel shame for him to
tole you de way he's been bring disgrace
on top my head,
De odder day I'll gone cen Pete Par
vonjay's saloon to see the boys. What
YOU t'nk I'll find there? Hexcuse me
while I'll drop a tear.
My wife Julie was stan upbvde barwid
segar on his mout' an schooner beer on
her han. When Julie was seen me come
den he say to me: pete, come have
sonnet ing wild me. What you'll took ole
hoss?"
Well my dear hc1etaire. when I'll see
him I'll he so shame. I'll try to crawl
through knot hol on top de floor, I can't
say nothing. Den Julie she say.
What de troub' Pete. Dis de frs time
] been saw YOU refuse to took something
'Taint ev'ry day YOU wife AK YOU to drink
wild him. Come took something Pete Am
going ter paint de town red, by gosh
Whoop! l can lick hany son-of-a-gun
cen Pea Soup Lake. wild one han on my
back. Am de stuff you bet Have nudder
boys. Am got de long green to pay for
Get.
All de benz cen Pea Soup Lake was cen
de saloon an dey was all drink wild Julie
Den what YOU spose Julie done? Hes
~ Jackpot Charlie for chew an den he'll
sit down by card table an commence to
SHUTTLE de card. an he'll AK Joe Shomway
to play wild him.
Am feel so shame for Julie dat hain't
know what to do but I can't help hadmlre
de way he handle dem cards Sometime
holl hold four aces, sometime i've by
gosh. Joe was got swipe ev'ry time Den
Julie was walk up to tho bar and call for
de drink He took cocktail and light
fresh segar an den he'll put his arms
round old Joe Tebo's neck and commence
- talk polite an discuss de silver qucs-
ton Bimevy I'll go up to Julie an ak
him TO come home wild me. He says:
Course will. Pete. Am got kin lon
some for you some time so I'll fought
gone to de saloon an got quaint wild YOU :"
Wen We got home de baby was black on
de face wild cry so much an de dinner
dish haint wash. Wen I'm sure nobody
seen me I'll say:
Julie dis ees disgrace. You ought to
he ashamed on yourself. What for you
done dat: Am notion TO break your back
an fore nudder day Is dawn on top dis
house. III get divorce. When women ees
got so low as dat he haint got no respeck
for himself eets time to dissolve partnu-
ship an quit bisness."
Am draw myself up an look jes' mad
an terrible ! can, but Julie haint seem
to be one bit scarce.
He say; Pete, faint no worse for
woman to 40 to saloon an smoke an
drink an play card dan for man to do
dat An am like to told you on Pete, dat
ev'ry time I'll seen you go to Pete Par
yonjay's saloon I'll gone dare too"
Well when Julie answer me like dat
can't say no'ine. He look like he mean
bisness, Am like TO know where Julie
been got so craft notion on top his head
But Julie haint been on de saloon since.
an en- been fraid to gone dare too. Some
time when ! t'ink bout eet am ttnk Julit
struck de nail on top de head.
PETE CHAMPEAU.