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ought to hear Baker's. A man heard him singing in the woods once and spent two hours looking for the saw-mill. Don't do to "kid" the "kid" about it though. You can "get him going" easy. He's "gone," though, on a "J unior" lass. Then we have that "jay" Reese. This old "rube" is an awful "hayseed." He's a "sport" when he gets on his kid gIOoves-No. 16y;!-same size as his shoe. And there's "Old Nick"-but he ain't got wings like the other one. He will sling slang-slung some at me the other day. He's green, he is, can't "burn" him on jOokes-guess "Old Nick's" used tOobeing burnt. Talk about "hot" jokes reminds me of quite a "warm" one on "Ananais' Joyce-this is Ananais II. He told "Bill" he dreamed he was dead. Bill says-says he-"I'll bet you woke up sweating." I'd call that an "infernal" joke. From the looks of "joe's" "top- knot" we judge he's been "burnt." Joe's very fond of "Jewel-ry"-"breaks up his countenance" every time he sees a "Jewel." You ought to see him walk; he's rear-back. Well" handsome boys are rare back here in the woods, Talk about handsome, "Jack" "takes the cake." He always does this when he can "catch us napping" at dinner. Oh, we have all sorts of "fellows" in our "crowd." I just wanted you to know that we were familiar with slang. If I could think of any slang phrases, I would send them to you, but, as I said, I don't use it. And I'll be "tee_taw_tashiQusly-lum-quizzled-and-projected-up-a-stove-pipe" if I can think of one slang expression. Well, I must close my "optics," so, "SQ long." Yours truly, "HOoT SKEETER." 170