Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-16
JOE BEvO
ellis Essays)
THE PooR NAM

$500 . ~SoS &ex&SS
De mos happy person on do
book Nv po'try say SO. an de Bible
beside. 1t mus be de trut," an
nobuddy elaine de contraree 'cept
Poverty heeself.
De Teller dat Is short wv money
han de yeer roun'. an de res de
tam don't had cent, mos alters
live on easy street, an nevair
'blige fer pay taxashun. He's gar
rantee aight hour sleep per mite an
awohe.
De Constitushun tor heem he is
born equil to anything, an he be-
leeve 1t. Hees chanse is jes' good
as de odder dog an he is satisfy.
Good Forchune visit heem evry
tam she came ter town, kiss heem
on de cheek---an' use heem fer de
goat.
But he don't car'--he lax it. De
goat is good nachure animul an
git long any phase. He amt fus-
sy bout hees vittuls an if de
billyfare say tin cans an rubber
collars wit a strip Nv straw mat
tim on de side, hees glad Nv 1t an
weesh fer som'ting diffrunt.
De pore man henjoy all de lux
shury nevair was invent. an boiler
ltT fuOTcs TIC lax 10 IOue III
naughtymobeel jes' well as you
If it come to queschun tween pea
soup an gassy1ean, he choose de
gas. an de pea soup kin took car
De minister say de pore man
have firs'elass ticket fer secund-
class heaven. an don't need ter
pay storage on wat he lef' behine.
IJ4 a.
NV passin' de needul troo de eye
ov 2 camel befor' he enter de
Goidin Gate.
Yass. 1T. is crate blessin' ter be
de millyuns only. 'Cordin ter de
Gospil. defeller dat is broke four
quarter Nv de tam on cart will be-
came tnajoruty stock holder in de
cs I kingdum. De rich man
swept de cobweb off de gold GER
stiffikates. De pore man dat start
on de trip without hees carfare will
arrove to Heaven on tam an git re-
serve seat in de gall'ry.
Shore, IL hees been good fish orr
cart. he will be gold FISH in de
hereafter; hope so!
q, Wien de- de- pore pore. man have large
Hees shore de kids win git all
OATS comm to it. Fine clothes,
pin money ter spare an college
edikashun ter boot. Mebby hees
leettle .Alphonse be presidunt SOM
day an pass hees tam in de Green
House. Dat will be handy, an de
OF man kin male heem by parcil
post wan Nv de extra turkey he
seldom have on T'anksgivin' Day.
l hen losin lot NV sleep on dis
account for he 1oc S.,;L x,,.o
My boy show crate ambishun ter
start sarage beezness Wen she git
grow up. an II he happin lam in
de presidunt's chair It will bus
all de fine plan he max fer heeself.
SHORE. de pore mans chanse ter
git ahed Is jes' good as nobuddy
else. Leettle better IL anything.
Wy not? He amt git noddin' ter
FISK. an IL he los It all he don't
came cut on de hole. Evryting is
In hees favor. an IL he fail to
succeeds he kin alters blam' 1t ter
Geeve de pore man a show. Net
so you notise It. He kin paddle
he's own mud skow an dock at de
Town, Farm wit'eut help frum de
Wan ting I fine hard ter onder.
vslup. such fancy appletite fer
evryting up-ter-date. Wen de
worr wuz young he use ter be sat
tsfy wit han i1ees share an iocky
ter git 1t. But now she's diffrupf.
He seem ter lax beefstake jes' well
as de high muckamuek an rudder
had II dan porrige. A seex-doilair
shirt felt 90 easy on hees back as
cheepef wan. an he henjey dc
bat'roen, an hot an cor health
sistuna de sam az hees rich naber.
silk stoekin' at de foot NV hees
daughter jss' well 1t do SOM odder
side.
TIL sed so! De pore man. tax. de
pole In de rase NV life an lie shore
ter won u he don't git tansie IN
in de hobbies. On aighteen buck
per yik he kin ship leettie Xavier
tsr Hafvqd, buir two. tree orfan
ssilum. an inres' de remanes In
EovefIs1un' bends.
PER Romeo Horace Dyer.