Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1914-09-10
IS CLEAN-CUT
4 SACKS SWAT
Dick Got Hooked Up with
Election Tuesday Night
and Missed Empress Show
So Breezed In and Gave 1t
Once Over Last Night.

Phoenix, Arizona, Sept. 10. 1914.
Dear Jim:
Bud, they had me hooked with the
election in the village Tuesday night,
and l had to give you the G.. B. But
last night | breezed me round to
that Empress place and took the big
flash. Pal, that show this week is
a clean cut, four sack swat with a
man on every pillow. Four bets for
Your kale, and you can't get in Jake
with yourself by playing it straight.
The Cuttell brothers-the ginks
that put the punch in punchbag cop
the grapes from the jump. Speed?
Well l should rise to remark. They
make Barney Oldfield look like
never wuzzer" | doped it to lamp
that pair and wise me on singing
my dukes. But, Bud, they left me
tied to the post My think tank
went to the bad the first lap and
came lmping in hitting on two, and
with one wheel off and lamp out.
peanut merchant on a circus day
never had a single thing on those
gents when 1t comes to getting busy
Haven't had a slant at anything near
so CLASSY for quite a spell
The Dunstans-here's another peep
e. full-are up second Got the
81 --latest line of cross fire stuff going
Whisper, pal A crouch would have
about as much chance in the house
with that pair in action, as a Ken
lucky colonel at a Bryan BANQUET
That's kidding on the square, too
The first pill over the plate they sent
over my bean like an aeroplane Ev-
erybOdy round me started to ha ha,
and | sat there like a boob. guy
next to me said to his pal, Pipe the
highbroW to the leeward' That
caught me right between the lamps.
and it got my animal, too. My think
tank got on the job tight away. and
worked overtime Had to do it, pal.
cause those jokes came faster than
a thirsty flock of Dutchmen to
scuttle of suds.
Then came Egry & Mundell. You
remember that team. jim. He's a
| past master of the art of obtaining
harmonic strains from the intestine
OF feline quadruped. (Get that, Bud
its good) Some violinist. And
the fair member! Gee, like taking
candy from a kid. She does that
living picture thing, while the guy
! drags the notes from the fiddle. l
took a slant at that and it liked to
| doused my glims. A guy that was
plying close by, hove to and damned
his map into my Hopper, when he cut
| loose with Roll over guy ana go to
sleep right. You're kidding your
self l gave him the once over
and bawled him with Il get you,
Steve. But say, guy, | forked over
the tariff to lamp the big top. Where
did You get on. Back to the side
show, with the rest of the freaks"
But at that he took the sliders out
from under me, and | got hep to my
self The guy with the fiddle kept
saving away, and the folks in the
shack kept on slamming their lunch
srabbers. Then the professor pulled
the rag time. You know, Jim, rag
time is my central cognomen Can
you imagine a guy like that? | sure
had to sit tight to keep from rocking
the boat. That acts a mop, Gull,
take it from yours truly
| Barrett x Bayne, up last fo-
pinch hit. and scored Do a line of
clean comedy that comes as fast as
the coin grabbers on the first of the
month. All recent noise, too. And
then they yodel a few. Just like old
Al Wilson in the days back in the
| big town. Get me? But say, Jim.
you should get a slant at the dame
pulling the rube eccentric kid A
riot, Bud. Nothing to it. A guy in
the stall ahead of me liked to swal-
lowed his false teeth in the first
round. | thought his nibs was going
TO throw a fit. After the dust cleared
away though. he was still with US
| It's a million dollars worth of class
| jammed into fifteen minutes
| Well. l got to cut it, Jim. See You
some more.
| SO long,