Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 298, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 December 1920 — Peanut Pietro [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Peanut Pietro

by KAYEM GRIER

I GOTTA frlen weeth somatlng wot go on da bum bees eenslde. He go veeslt physish rfnd dat guy say he gotta have da opesash. He say ees costa hundreed bucks for tika somatlng out wot he gotta eenslde. But my frlen say ees too rnoocha price. He.feegure eef geeva somatlng away should no costa ver mooch, but eef he gotta more as when begin weeth mebbe ees alia right for pay leetle bit My frlen sure no feela ver good. Dat physish say he go dead pretty queeck eef he no hava dat ting cut out So other day we try calls hospeetal on da phone for aska when can hava operash. My frlen tella leetle girl een dat phone hd wanta operash. She say, “iSam da operate —wot number?” He say\no gotta number —jusa pain een da side. Een leetle while informash aska somatlng and preety queeck da hospbetal come on da phone. My fren tella guy een dat hospeetal bouta hees pain and aska when can have operash. Dat guy aska eef he wanta take Anna Sthetlc or somebody Ilka dat My frlen say he ees no acquaint weeth Anna and beside he dunno where can taka her. But dat guy een hospeetal say my frlen gotta wrongs idee. He say Anna Sthetlc putta heem to sleep so no can feela somathing. My friend ees married. but jusa between you and me and no for spreads round, he gotta greats admire for da women. He say eef I no tella hees wife he gonna letta Anna putta a heem to sleep. Ino Ilka idee ver mooch. . , Wot you tlnk?