Thursday, December 19, 2019

Jimmy Bethelll

Jimmy Bethelll


"Hey, hey, hey! Jimmy Bethel, long time no see!"

"Frank, ma bey, mussee be long time fa tru. I een Jimmy Bethel no more, ice a new man wit a new name fa almost tree year now."

"What, say you een Jimmy Bethel? Well who you tink you is den?"

"Ice Jimmy Bethelll now."

"Ain't dat what I say? Jimmy Bethel?"

"Frank, listen close, Jimmy Bethelll..."

"Well why you hanging on dat ending el so long Jimmy?"

"Man Frank, yinna Rolles don't know da pain a livin ya whole life as a Bethel and all a dem Bethells what say dey is rich enough to afford one extra el does look down dey nose at you erry time dey see you. Man Frank, commin up tree years ago now I finally done had enough a dat."

"So what ya do Jimmy, put one notice in da paper and change ya name to have 2 els?"

"Frank, you still een listen close, I say Bethelll, not Bethell. I een lookin to join dat snob set ya know."

"So, what ya do den?"

"Well, I did call up dem fortunate wheel set and tell dem I want buy 2 el. Dat White gal tell me dey only sell vowel, day say you get constament free when you guess right. I tell dat gal I een wan dem or no one else to gumma no el and she bess hurry up an sell me two el quick. She still try tell me dat een how tings go so I but in an tell her cheapus she put dat Alex fella on cause he is da big boss. Frank, she wan argue wit dat too but I but in so strong she did relent right quick and sell me my two el!"

"Jimmy, she was right about Ale..."

"Frank! Don't you start and try gumma no el too! I done buy ma two el an ice a new man! From now on, please remember ma title is Bethelll and my full name is James Alonsius Bethelll but I does go by Jimmy Bethelll dese days."

"Anyway Jimmy, I gotta run! I meetin my cousin fa lunch!"

"I see dat! Das Howie Rolle commin down da road now. Yinna have a good time."

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