Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-12

IfS report Den ueidy cii
srosry-boy. geev it heem mail an
she lug 1t on de poket so long
| s'pose he try fine out how mooch
tam it TAX for wore de hedge all
off de henvelope)
Deer Editor
Tree mont ago all de cityzoon on ma
town &c. hees head toeedder an COME
to de seclushun dat Mise, nourishih ;
preposterus phase LAX hours be better
show some patrotizem. We also agree
one de bes' way hadvertise 1t is os
hung up de 'Merican flag.
Ed Iolebrook, frs slikman an
trusty on de bank. pint de cuInlty Iof
pass roun' mung de peepul an took up
dc correkshun.
Jess for de SAX max it plane now
toosyattick hefrybuddy response W.T.
de true spirit. I'm gon toll you de cor
rekshun, net waite, hamount to tirteeh
dollar an tirtcen sense.
/ dent member to said so Wen
stard for rite. but I done it now: l
was rejected chareman of de cumltH
ty poplar dissent an ammonious dis
cord. an for ma part | pick up more
as "a de total inscripshun.
Wall, de cumity is purity satisfy wit
de resolt, so de chareman-dat's me
in bees offishul rapacity call nodder
meetin' on top de Fire Department
Hall
After all dc mamber get heeS pipe
stern up on good shape an Chief Her
rinbone go back down stare Wen she
fine out dere amt no fire we look on de
oattle-1oS wat we borrer frunl head
Superintendent skool an fine color
pitcher frs class. A No. I flags for
on'y ten dollar cash. Dat leeve tree
dollar an tirtcen sense for bot de pole.
| ,'Enry Delno, who hen slep mos de
tam. wake up wen she heer som'ting
bout pole. He saw hees get one on
bees harn be Jess de fit Hees boy,
wat dc Majors call 'Merican Mac
rony", was use dat pole on wareless
telegram stashun. an de law, pass on
count war, mak' heem TAX It down.
Hees get de bill for prove it cos Fo'
COLLAR on de sawnaill. but he feelhees
duty let have it de town for tree tir-
tteen.
Now ben aruaint wit 'Enry for
long tam, so I say: 'Enry, hows tall
dat pole wen she's stan it up on enc"
He shet one eve lax man dat fgger
on hees head an MAX anser: 80,
bout forty"
'Hfnch, foots or yard" 7 interro-
gashun.
"Foots," he spik reply.
I max some rabid kallycula shun on
ma brane an rekoleck SAM tam dat
'Enry turn in lessen 45sense wort in
scripshun for de flag
"Meester Delno," ma voise spik.
dubble-charge wit rigid ironin' eff
rememory correclS, dat flags we pick
1t out on de cattle log measharment
foots long by s foots wide on .one side
an sam ting on de odder OATS purity
big sise I'm willin' edmits. But wen
YOU get heem hich UP on de far en- &C
foots pole you ben ohlige pass de ova
troo tallySkope befor' be able loCashun
it."
'Enry don't said som'ting wit bees
mout', but I'm apositive she call me
hard nam wit hees eye. I don't car.
kip rite on vile I'm bout it.
! "Gi;]iman Of de boar ses ! wit
otority, II moshun de cumitv wave de
hotter jess MAX it by meester Demo.
an furder recommense dat de Star
Tangle Banner be hang tween de
street frum de poseoffise to de 'otel.
Wit de tree-tirteen wat we get bal
anse we hire de Orgustie Millinery
Ban so she max som musick for de
saramony.'
Nobuddy hotter injeckshun, so
moshun is pass an improve. De day
is nam for de gran invent. an notise
Put on Ee! Reever Reporter.
Bout 1-2 wik befor de tam arove
Bill Gladberry. town tacks-colleck-1t
call me up on hees privit offise an
Whisper surprise inside ma ear: De
Boar O. Traid be YER mooch 'preshlate
II content to max speech on dat day
toll meester Gladherry I nevair spik
de speech on ma life, but eVerdeless
I'm happy to 'comodate for hellup de
cause~'long.
fine SOM purity good idea often
SOM french book I get on ma house
an change heem over to hinglish hes
way can.
At las de tam appeer. an de store
close up an de mill shet down an all
| 'cnest labor loaf on hees job.
Ev'ryting stard off accordion to di-
reckshun, an de flag is rails it an
wayeiit on de bosom de gentel breese.
De ham play cupple appropriashun
tune an all de cityzoon 'cept de wo-
man TAX bees hat on hees han an
holler tree cheer.
| Wen de silense become less noisy,
shot. fat man wit all spare canvass
set to de win, an presperashun stan
It out lax dimon' on Ease an forraWd'
| holler, Speech. speech"
| De crowd max echo lax tonder an
Ed Holebrook ketch hor ma harm an
pool me on de top gallery dat silk 1t
! out on frunt sides de 'otel. He max
sine de mob kip quiet an den repro
duce me 70 more as honerd peepuls
wat ben acquaint sense com rum
| Kenady
| Dose Iawyal 'Merican robber at me
all de sam tam an I feel lax frs
| cousin to tree-head vile man on de
| cirkus.
! After I suckseeds to swaller de cat
| dat crawl insides ma treat. an de
| swe,lin' on ma tung grow to small
sise, 7 dizkuver los de frunt en- ma
speech. almost max ma mine begun
! &c bac' EN-, wen I fine it onder ma
| +uno yyare she ben hide.