Them was the good old days, in Davenport, Scott County Iowa . ittle Coney,there was lotsa beavers in that territory, all kindsa whiskers bein cultivated by his day Rosey met a young barbernamed Clem Proestler, and he astClem would he like to open a shave-shop on North Harrison. Roseytold Clem he had a small store-room that was just the place for abarber to absorb freeforall wisdomfrom tongue waggers, but Clemwas leery that mebbe he couldntknock off enough jack to kick inon rent-day. Rosey told Clem heneednt worry about that, sayin:You pay me four dollars a monthven you got it, and
Them was the good old days, in Davenport, Scott County Iowa . ittle Coney,there was lotsa beavers in that territory, all kindsa whiskers bein cultivated by his day Rosey met a young barbernamed Clem Proestler, and he astClem would he like to open a shave-shop on North Harrison. Roseytold Clem he had a small store-room that was just the place for abarber to absorb freeforall wisdomfrom tongue waggers, but Clemwas leery that mebbe he couldntknock off enough jack to kick inon rent-day. Rosey told Clem heneednt worry about that, sayin:You pay me four dollars a monthven you got it, and noddink venyou aint. Right there the first big real estate deal to openthat great white way was closed, and North Harrison sportsstarted gettin their chins scraped twice a week instead ofon Saturdays only. Frank Morgan rolled little brown sugar bowls at theHarrison street pottery on weekdays, and, havin a notionhe was some kidder, usta try that weakness out on Rosey,accusin the old fox of bein grouchy, and astin why he didntsmile when a customer dropped 165 THEM WAS THE GOOD OLD DAYS Ven somedime I see you not gome ar-r-roundt yet,Rosey replied, I vill schmile all the time alretty. Old Tom Smiley thought Roseys comeback so cleverthat he hawhawed and set em up to everybody, includin TomGlenn, the porter, and a moochin smoke from over in Goosehollow. Rosey was proud of his summer-garden with its saw-dust-covered floor, where he served lunch and celebratedbirthdays and holidays out under the colored gathered at these parties to listen to Roseys speeches,they bein gems of pigeon-english, always sparklin andoriginal. Rosey would urge customers with big growlers,that they wanted filled for a nickel, to visit Si Hall, Ed Jen-ney, John Conklin, Emil Beyer, Pete Foley, Julius Goetsch,Mike Heeney, McManuss, Bartemeiers, Aschermanns, Pil-lions, Shaughnessys, or other places that made a specialty ofworkin for the brewery.
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