Show I Fables bles in Slang Sla ng I By George Ade Ad II TIU I C 1911 1511 Dr Oo AlIc Ade O A ONCE NCE upon n a Time two Mavericks lived to together together to- to gether Jether In a CubbyHole Cub Cub- CubbyHole Hole by-Hole i In a European EuroPean European Eu Eu- H l in a surging II his lis A. A The They worked for fora or a 3 grinding Corporation Corporation Corporation Cor Cor- Cor- Cor e each a c Ii h pulling down a 11 Stipend that en- en n- n him to in indulge Indulge In- In In Musical Comedies It Rot Rota Rotation 0 t atlon a- a aion I ion tion Pool Turkish Link Buttons Buttons But lint tons ons and other Necessities Ne Xe- ces of ot Life LICe Often Otten they would put their Feet on the Radiator Radiator Ra Ra- Ra- Ra and talk about bout tho the Future They said that I every very Man should have a Home of his Own To the Beanery Beaner thrice a aDa aDay aDay Da Day and t then h c n I back to the KenI Kennel Ken Ken- nel nd was no Life for a refined Cau Cau- casian asian Number One had hada a Theor Theory t that hat Two T w o could get Set along as cheaply as One If It the theU Wife U would p practice r a. a c tic n. n Rigid 1 g I d Economy Rents were lower In the Suburbs He looked UP Into th h e Smoke Pipe-Smoke and caught a Vision VisIon Vis- Vis Ion on of or a Bungalow w wI I till th Hollyhocks In n front and a Hammock s w v i ngIng ngin ng- ng in Ing ng In the tho Breeze Somehow he felt fel that hat he hc n never e e r would save savo any an M l Mono o 0 Jl a 0 c. c y until he took ook the H High i g h I A n I I f I i c. c j r p. p I 11 J. 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A t j Ji r 1 cB u 1 q- q 7 P f J Y r.- r. i. i pp I 1 i- i n I f vIi v t i V J c c I t I l lii tJ r iW ll V I W C- C r fl S r WA AAe MS OLD FRIND FRENO Jump and Family Man Number umber Two had a vague asue Yearning to experiment with Matrimony but he said ho he w would uld wait walt until ho he was Fixed When hen he ho could couill op open n up the little old Bank Book and s se e in plain sight the Ice Box and the Talking Machine l and the Dining Roon Chairs then and not until then he ask a Nice Girl to leave leac a Comfortable Home and take a Gamble j Number One pl picked ked out a pher who was read ready to retire on account ac- ac count of or her hea Spelling and then he called on the License Clerk a Presbyterian Presbyterian Presby Presby- terian Minister and the Weekly Payment Pay ment House How c whose Announcement will be found in another Column He packed up his Banjo ami the Military Brushes and left Number umber Two marooned In the Rat Pit with the Oal Dresser and the Pictures s of Lillian Ru Russell on the Wall Wail all Number Two said Id he would swim the River and join him in the Promised Promised Promised Prom Prom- Land as soon as ho was Two Thousand to the Good Soon after the up break-up of the Damon Damon Damoo Da Da- Da- Da mon moo and p Pythias thias Combination ono one of or them was transferred to the Detroit Branch They did not meet again until ten years later One day the Benedict had little I Marjorie and the Baby ab out at the I Public Zoo Zoos Zoo so they could hear the Sea Lions bark barl when hen Number Two came caine along in a Sl SightSeeing SightSeeing Sight Sight- ht- ht Seeing Automobile with other D Delegates Dole Dele lc- lc gates to the National National Na Na- a- a Conclave of oft of t the l e Knights 0 o t f Neurasthenia It was ns a Ha Happy PP Meeting Between the the Two woO Old I d Friends S Number Ono One re reported reported re- re ported thaUr that h I 1 s a Little Girl could recite long ong Poems by Heart and was wasa a about b 0 u t to take Music Le Lessons on Ho Hoac was wn living hiving In a a- Flat Fiat h b but ii 11 t t v. v was a 8 a about bou t to move N Number u m b e r Two said he was Finer than Silk except that Hotel Cooking had got to him at last and he had hind to stop In and seo see an Osteopath e every v 0 r y Morning l You are still U n m a n. r r I led c d 1 asked ed N Number u m b bet betOne e r One Yes was tho the Reply I r am still I. I 2230 Shy of or what a Guy needs before tackling such a a. risky Game How Howa a arc r o 0 you making it 7 r I am Broke t thank h a n k you ou re replied replied replied re- re plied Number On One With tho the utmost Good Feeling reestablished re reestablished re- re established b e- e tween them they thoy took and the tho ho Baby over toeo to See seo the Lions and tho the other Dumb Animals MORAL O 0 Opportunity Op- Op p- p knocks once at Every cry EveryMan's Mans Man's Door a and n 4 1 then keeps o 0 n a Knocking k i n g. g |