New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-28
Heard at the Sign
Of the Cauliflower
By W. O. MCCLELLAN.
By w. o. MCCLELLAN.
PECULIUS GEEZER.


the shakepearnn reyas who had Annie Oakley
SCENE IA PUBLIC PLACE
Enter Peclius Gee-c accompanied By March Josephus
HuDh7s coricrs. bearing the proceeds OF the Jeres-
Johnston and tie GansNon battles. Nev York mob folos
clqnao,nq Hail Gcecr" Jmius Johnston, Bus Gosonus
and MetcIhs Mekctricl7ss stand to one side)
Geerer: Yon Johnston hath lean and hungry look
Benold him gazing a my rolls Of kale;
He looks too hard. dangerous.
about me who are wide 49,,
FatHeaded old who will not ask for tickets
On Geezer-for thou nseass thy goat b IA ,Vr Nv,
Enter q sooHsoycr)
soothsayer: Geezcr beware the twenty-hfth Of March
s Ssslss Geese beware the twentyfh March
I dreamed that while great Willard and Moran
and I R.Ssn ell sbb s through the street.
. Geezer, beware the twenyffth Of March.
the nutiude)
'O'"''' why climb ye now the battements
This smooth usurper pass the streets Of YORK
GO 70 your homes and pray that o,,.
As should for this ngratitude
(Tle mob disperses Cries Of Hail Geeser" the dis
toucc)
Good Biius Gibsonius Peruse these lines
And hist-ve meet tonight, COnsdnes
SCENE H-CoNsrDINEs
Johnston: clock hath stricken three, Meketriekus
Was that senator who t L6ofFd ro wa Jnu
They knock with, but most Of all without
Enter ScnGtor)
Senator: What no. good Jmius thou my ticket yet
Johnston: Alas, noble Senator, fear
No tickets vii to Albany
Should overlook the Senate fight Ike this
Hath not great Wenkus whispered in his ear
or fell disasters will follow such course
Johnston hath indeed my ordnbut G9es'T smiled
He sealed IL up within his toga straight
And then did place his fingers 20 his nose
Senator: ticket! Ny toga for an Annie OaAe!
Enter Scnotors)
All: Tickets, Tickets with Goezer'
Johnston senator, v. I'll, put .. him Il, /. o hG'
Iu-TH5 GARDEN
Enter Gcc-cr. NTH coprtiers)
G.e1er: The trenty-ffh Of March has
soOhssyer Ay, Gees'r but it has not passed -,
nd others wait to put ys on the blink
Humphrus: Stand aside, feIow-Geezer would pass
Gse1efo What ymiu on thy ne Arise!
boon is this you crave ,I' granted straight
Johnston: Some tickets for these Senator's
Geeaer: Avsy And let the Senators pay doub. price,
Johnston: Once Great Geezer-Natch your step
Ceeler Remove thy fingers from robe and tell
Both Wenkus and the Senators to go to
(Bifus Gqsons s,izcs Gccscrs vaI Mekeroku' reaches
for his small change JiH'ins Johnston SEXES n"
cfectbooED
Gee1cr tn, Jimius? Then fall, Geezer!
(Geecr trors mp the sponge Necke7@, the undertaken
enters and begins to drag him Gway)
johnston Proclaim this message to the the
There WILL be Oakeys for this fight!
(Ercuut. Al0rums and cTc1irs'ons.)
scEND y-GEEzERs FUNERAL
yumpbrus: Friends, fans and eaecrushers!
come bury Geezer, not TO frsk him
The money fight promoters get goes with them
But it is mot, not 50 3f. Vi hi1t 'S SooE?
remember be day Gcezer filed It Up;
That day he gathered on the smoke and Jesric'
See what a dent Meketrickus made!
Through Tomouius Jones did reach
This hole the lean Dorgsnus has made,
And here the well-beloved Johnston thrust!
And when he felt touch the sum
Quite yanquished hinso, putting on his Raglan coat
Geezer