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THE THOMPSON STREET LECTURES. " W'y, de resulk am dat de kitty gits all de boodle, 'n' de play- ahs gits bruk. " " Doan' de kitty pay fer de sassengers 'n' cigyahs 'n' beer ?" queried Mr. Williams. " Yezzah, " responded the lecturer, " 'n' each moke eats sassen gers wen he doan' want 'em, 'n' smokes mo' ciggahs dan would kill a mewl, 'n' drinks mo' beer dan would pizen a Milwaukee hog, sozeter git he share. Ef pokah am on'y ter skin de membahs, ter set up a free lunch costin' mo'n two dollahs a... head, I'll go ter Delmunniky's 'n' feed cheapah. " " Wudjer bollish de kitty ?" inquired the chairman, under the right given him by Article LXI. Of the Constitution. "Nozah, " said the lecturer. "Bud I'd put de kitty-keepah undah bons not ter blow her inter he own stack wen de membahs ain't watchin'. " " Whad yo' mean by dat ?" queried Mr. Williams, in a voice of war. " I doan' mean nuffin' pussonal, Toot" said Mr. Whiffles. " Bud I membah dat de las' time yo' kep' de kitty, 'n' we played twell sun-up, 'n' all de membahs got lef 'ceptin' yo', 'n' yo' raked outen all de pots, 'n' tuk two blues outen each jacker, de kitty was on'y fo' blues, six reds, 'n' t'ree wites at de en' ob de game, 'n' de beer bill 'n' sassengers was on'y two dollahs dat's what I mean.
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