Disserations by Mr. Dooley (1906) - Almanac of Theodore Roosevelt

Dissertations by Mr* Dooley
whiniver it put its money in we lay down thinkin' we
was up again' a hand full iv kings an' queens. But
th' minyit they'se a show-down, th' bluff is over. Thin
we see that th' hand that we were afraid iv is com-
posed intirely iv sivins, sixes, an' dooces, with maybe
wan jack that looks like a king on'y to near-sighted
people. A show-down is death to rilety. Tell ye'er
frinds to stay in dures an' niver show their faces at
th' window, an' maybe we won't get on to thim."
" I don't know anny kings," said Mr Hennessy.
"Well, I wudden't thry to," said Mr. Dooley.
" It wud be all right f'r ye, but ye'er wife mightn't
like it."