The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-27

ajacent to me. Th' little pet stopped cryn at
wanst, an got a warm look iv gratichood firm
tn child's mother who come an grabbed her
away an called her boor. In fact, all tn looks
in til bus be this time warm, an til ladies,
though beautiful, as is their way in me eyes, were
a little out iv curl An ye might say it was
warm day if we were not undher oath. 1t was
tn kind iv day whin railroad firemen get sun
sthruck on their way home Hogan says tn sun
is sixty-three millyon miles firm tn arth. don't
know how he knows Maybe he paced it. But
found it was nearer tn hotel thin TIL lake
Well, sir, afther long argymint between tn
dhriver an TIL horses, conducted, thought, with
an onhecessary display iv temper be Mike, but
with tn ca'mness iv ripe OF age be TIL horses,
these chargers consinted to dhraw us away firm
til railroad property befure we cud be run in as
threspassers. 1t was plain that TIL horses did not
want to go back to til hotel, although they did
not take their meals there So we were rushed,
or, ye might say bounced, through a sthreet lined
with handsome wood houses occupied be Armeen-
yans an Greeks sellin' OF Turkish rugs, OF furni-
ture, OF silver, OF fruit, an SO on. We passed t
heart iv tn city. I've often heerd iv TIL heart iv
city an Wondered why it was SO called P'raps
it's because there's where tn banks ar-re located.
Anyhow we dashed on an on an up an down,
through tn heart iv tn city, an at place which
I guessed must be tn spinal colyun Mike cried
Ho,' yanked frantically at tn reins, an applied
TIL brakes But too late. Th horses had already
stopped, an we found Ourselves in front iv
buildin' that instantly recognized firm tn pitcher
be what Mike told me as til Wild Waves hotel;
but o how changed firm TIL time whin it set f'r
its photygraft. 1t was tn same hotel, but tn
blush had fled firm its shingles. TIL flags flew
no more, but had flown. Th' lake had receded
three miles an its site was occupied be coalyard,
tn tennis coort had moved around to tn back
yard an was full iv cotheslines, tl little girl with
tn hoop had grown up, got marrid, an wint to
Sheboygan to live, an tn prancin' bays pranced
no longer. On TIL spacyous veranda, or front
stoop, tn ony s'ciety lady cud see was wan iv
about me own age an figure who was settin' Ia
rockin' chair rockin'
She was great rocker. this lady, I've seen
NANNY good rocker, but she was tn best iver
didsee I'd back her again tn wurruld in long
distance rockin' compytition. They were lots iv
other rockers in tn hotel Most iv tn ladies
some time durin' tn afternoon come out an
took canter fir two or three hours, an some iv
thin were pretty fair. But they were just fair.
None iv thin was in tn class with me little frind
She was on TIL thrack at 9 o'clock, an with tn
EXCEPTION iv few rnyits out fr refrishn1ints she
nver paused till TIL lights were doused. figured
out that she had done about hundherd miles
day.
Well, anyhow, carrid me portmanty into
tn horsetelry, as Hogan wud say an approachn
young fellow who was lookn at somethin' on
tn ceilin | asst f'r room. Boy says he, show
tn gent to iliven forty-three. I'd like BATH
says l. A what? says he. A BATH says l.
Didn't ye take wan befure ye left? says he 1
did, says |, but lost it again on TIL thran
Well, says he, I'll speak to tn boss about it an
maybe he can put ye on TIL watin' list But it's