Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 292, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 December 1920 — Peanut Pietro [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Peanut Pietro

by KAYEM GRIER

1 GOTTA frlen weeth somatlng wot gb on da bum bees eenside} He go veeslt physlsh and dat guy say he gdtta have da. operash. He say ees costa hundreed’bucks for taka soma ting out wot he gotta eenside. But my frien say ees too inoocha price. He feegure eefgeeva somatlng, away no costa ver mooch, but eef he gotta more as when begin weeth mebbe ees alia right for pay leetle bit My frien sure no feela. ver good., Dat physlsh say he go dead pretty queeck eef he no hava dat ting ent out So other day we try calla hospeetal on da phone for aska when can hava operash. My frien tella leetle girl een dat phone he ’ wanta operash. She say, “I am da operate—wot numberF’. He say no gotta number—jusa pain een da side. Een. leetle while informash aska somatlng and preety queeck da hospeetal come on da phone. My free tella guy een dat hospeetal bouta bees pain and aska when can have operash. Dat guy aska eef he wanta take Anna Sthetlc or somebody Ilka dat My frien say he ees no acquaint weeth Anna .and beside he dunno where can taka her. But dat guy een hospeetal say my frien gotta wronga Idee. He say Anna Sthetlc putta heem to sleep so no cah feela somathing. My friend ees married, but jusa between you and ma and no for spreads round, he gotta greata admire for da women. He say eef I no tella hees wife he gonna letta Anna putta a heem to sleep. Tno lika idee ver mooch. Wot you tlnk? ' * ■—O 1 1 ■ -t