The log cabin Democrat., 1911-04-05
LITTLE BOBBIE'S PA.

Pa X Ma took me to a party last week, there wasent any dancing bee kaus it aint Easter yet, but thare was sum games. The party was gave by | Missus Jenkins, wich belongs to the sam clubs that Ma does, x Ma sed to Pa. Husband, We are going to have the moast deeliteful party you ever saw. Our club members is all going to cum, X thay are going to bring thare husbands along. That is good way to put it, sed Pa, bring thare husbands along In the good old days, dating from the Stone Age until vary recent, sed Pa, it was always the other way. The husbands used to go to the parties and bring thare wives along. I doan't like to be brung along, ser Pa, I like to jest go.
 Then you mean you aint cumming, sed Ma. No, doant mean that. l will be brung along, all rite, but 1 am not vary keen for it, if l must be can did.
 So we all went to the party. Thare was six ladies thare X every one of them had brung thare husbands along. They was all winking at Pa. One of them sed Hello, Bill, X then thay all got off in a corner X showed thare lodge cards. Thay stayed thare so long that the hostess calm over x sed to her husband "The party will now begin.'
 Teh first thing we are going to do, sed Missus Jenkins, is to play charades Do you gentlemen all play the game? I doant know, sed Pa, is it played with regular deck? l mean is thare 50 cards of 52? l got bunked the other mite with short deck, ed Pa, X Pm newer going to taxi an other chanst in any game unless can see the deck myself.
 Oh. sed Missus Jenkins, charades isent card game. Charades IS like this, here is one:
 My first is a leader, my second IS a
 weight,
 One day going thare my trane was
 late.
 The anser is Boston, sed Missus Jenkins. You see, leader is boss, & the second is a weight, ton, Boss ton.
 I see, sed Pa. Hoam, James, and doant spare the horses. Wife, sed Pa, have you reely brought me X our lit tie son here to play the gaim of charades?
 Doant be so rude, sed Ma.
 I doant intend to be rude, sed Pa, but that game, that game. My first is leader, my second is weight, one day going thare my trane wuz late.
 Perhaps you can make up a charade yureself, if you are so smart, sed Ma. Sure I can, sed Pa. Here is one: My first is a cocktail, my second is
 dinner,
 I go to bed early and snoar like a sin
 ner.
 Then the ladies wich belonged to the club sed Reely, our husbands do not seem to care for our program.
 Oh. yes we do, sed Pa, but thought that two charaGes would be enIff for the first part, unless you have an acostic hanging around. l wish l had deck of cards, Pa sed, would show you a trick that has ne ger been pulled off before. I lerned it from Q dreem I had Pa sed. Here is a deck, Bill, seq one Ol IHe ulcl, SnOW uS' NCil, sed Pa, Pick out card. All rite, sed Pa now rifle the deck. Rifle it good, sed Pa, bekaus I doant want any of the folks here to think that l would do any work with the cards. All rite, sed Pa, now the deck is riffied l will ask any lady present to take the deck before l have touched it, go acrost the room, pick out any card she wants to, & hide it under the rug. So Missus Jenkins did it. All reddy, sed Pa, it has got to be the sam card my frend here picked out. He picked out the ten of clubs, he tells me Pleese go oaver & look under the rug, Missus Jenkins, sed Pa. You will find the ten of clubs.
 So Missus Jenkins went oaver X sed, Why, it is the three of diamonds.
 That's funny, sed Ra, did it every time in my dream.