At Hotel On-de-Blink

by George P. Seiler

Case. Aw, say, are you all going to be pessimists? Wake up your optimism, why don’t you? Don’t you know that an optimist doesn’t care what happens?

Weber. So long as hit don’t happen to him.

Ruff. Say, that statement was pretty smooth, Mr. Case.

Case. Well, you have to be smooth to get on top these days.

Hans. Und you get smooth on top getting there.

Weber. If yo’ don’t put a check to dat interleck of yours, Mr. Landlord, you’ll be gettin’ concussion ob de brain.

Tony. ’At’s-a mean dat concussion you?

Ruff. Well, you see——

Weber (to Ruff.). Say, does you know anything ’bout de symptoms of concussion ob de brain?

Ruff. Why—er—yes.