And now, as promised, I present the Josie Saga, a 3 part mini-series. Willie had a girlfriend, Mattie, but they were more off than on-again most of the time. Not being one to sit around and mope about it, Willie discovered romance amongst the switchboard cables down at the train station where he worked.
Translation: 830 am. Went down the bank and drew eight bones. Coming back I left my overcoat in a store to be cleaned. In to work 12 noon. Cadigan owed me 5 hours so he came up at 3 and worked for me til 500 pm. I borrowed his raglan and kid gloves and went over the city. Got some dry goods and came back to work. About 3 PM. I went down and bought some ice-cream. Brought some down to Josephine for which she let me hold her hand for awhile. Off work 1240 am. Retired 1. Remarks: Miss Josephine Coffie says she resides at 40 Revere St, Boston. Will call in my auto--later.
(Silly Willie, he doesn't have an auto! A forum member over at Something Awful has suggested that he was being sarcastic as Revere Street was part of a well-to-do neighborhood back then and our boy Willie was strictly working class.)
Translation: Arose 625 am. In at 640. Worked til 12 noon. Came home and read "The Green Flag" (a library book that belongs to Kenefick) Took a nap from 3-430. Mike called after supper. He trimmed me 7 games of chess and 2 of checkers.
Remarks: Must cut "holding hands" with Josephine and study shorthand a good deal harder.
(But alas, Josephine has a secret. A big one.)
Translation: 520 am. In at 539. but they sent me down on the platform acct Pendergast sick. Came home and went to bed 30 pm. Got up at 6 pm and rode over to Park St. Waitied for Josie and then we walked to the theatre. It was all right we had a lovely time. Came home and retired 12 md (Cadigan says that Josie has been married and a has a couple of children. I don't know. I don't care) Remarks: We held hands during the entire play and when it came to the Radium Dances. Well, a kiss on the lips is worth 2 on the hand. Didn't count them all but there 5 or 6 long ones.
Yes, that does actually say "Radium Dance". And what's a Radium Dance, you ask? Well, I'll tell you. 
*The Radium Dance a song from the 1903 Broadway musical Piff, Paff, Pouf. The song was "number 1 with a bullet" back in 1904. And in case you're wondering what The Radium Dance sounded like, click here. **
*Thanks to Something Awful forum member Deteriorata for finding both the song and the sheet music.
** And another big thanks to Something Awful forum member havax for taking the time to sit down and plunk out The Radium Dance on the piano.
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