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Updated: June 20, 2025
"Oh, do you suppose it can be so?" she cried, again and again, clinging to Nelson Haley's arm. "Of course it is! Pluck up your courage, Janice," he assured her, while Marty sniveled: "Aw, say, Janice! Doncher give way, now. Uncle Brocky is all right an' it would be dead foolish ter cry over it, when you kep' up your pluck so, before."
"Dot I vill!" said the German savagely, "I giv you two huntered tolars for der names of der men vat dot Poozy mitout der law registers!" "I aint no copper!" cried The Croak, angrily. "Wot you wants ter do is ter get elected, doncher?" "Vell, how vas I get elected mit wotes vat vas for der udder mans cast, hey?" "You can't," said The Croak, "dey aint no doubt 'bout dat."
You know these mush eaters, with their, "Ah, I'm su-ah, quite su-ah, doncher know"? He's got that kind of lingo down to an art. I'll bet he could talk it in his sleep. I've heard 'em before; but I never looked to hold a sit. under one. It's a privilege, though, bein' so close to Piddie. If I don't forget all the things he tells me, and follows 'em, I'll be made over new in a month more.
"Doncher zhink 's mos' time t' go?" "Ve vas dere now." "Home?" "Yah." "Can't say I'm pleased with your d'mestic surroundings, Boffski. Razzer too mush noise f' man of my temp'ment. Guesh I'll haffer bid you g'night, Boffski." "Nein." "Yesh, Boffski, mush go. Gotter 'gagement." "Vait. I haf not show you yet " "T' tell truf, Moffski, I've seen 'nuff. 'F I wasser shee more, might not sleep well.
Oh, I got 'em in good shape doncher bodder about me." "Ahem," said Mr. O'Meagher thoughtfully, as he cracked his finger-joints and puffed on his cigar. "You've done well, Tuff, excellent. Ah, Tuff, there's going to be a meeting in the Cooper Union to-morrow night. The people that are getting it up er, well, I'm afraid they're not very friendly to me, Tuff. The doors open at seven.
Dootleby lifted the poker ominously. "Stand back!" he cried. A slight chuckle came from the man who had risen from the bench. "Dey don't seem ter be no flies on dis party, Pete!" he said, with a broad grin. Pete's answer was a scowl and an oath. "W'y doncher come on, an' help me do him up?" he snorted. "Wot ud be de use? I t'ink he kin get away wid you, Pete, an' I wanter see de fun.
"I been waiting for you." "Waiting for me, Mister?" gasped Purt. "Weally that cawn't be, doncher know! I never came this way before." "No, ye smart Ike! But yer dog has," growled the man, giving Prettyman a shake that seemed to start every tooth in his head. "Oh, dear me!" cried Purt. "I never saw you before, sir." "But I've seen yer dog drat the beast!
"Mighty easy way to make half a dollar," commented Reddy, slipping it into his pocket. "I told you I'd get it, Purt, without touching the mug." "But you didn't do it, doncher know!" cried Purt, growing exasperated. "My half dollar is there." He whipped off the napkin, lifted the mug and Reddy, with a laugh, grabbed the coin that lay under it.
"Doncher believe him, kiddo!" said a soldier. "He was born in Germany. Look on the map." "He's a German spy, Whitey; look out for him." "Alsace ziss is France!" said Frenchy fervently. "Ziss is the United States," shouted a soldier derisively. "Ziss is Hoboken!" chimed in another. "Vive la Hoboken!" shrieked a third. Tom thought he had never laughed so much in all his life.
One girl Sally Black tripped forward in a most affected style, gave Janice a "high handshake," saying "How-do! chawmed ter meet yuh, doncher know!" and the other girls went off into gales of laughter as though Sally was really excruciatingly funny. Janice was hurt, but she tried not to show it.
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