National Republican., 1881-11-19
rae NsrHkrlo MRS. M,Fon.
How the wIrc of n Philadelphia Politi-
elan Got the Crngc.

hhON Nnt WHO OF n EnhIn0cAnntn FOhhh-
elan Got the Craze.
McFod, the Philadelphia politician, is
ngain IN trouble lie met his friend, Christy Nc
Anulty, the other night, after political meeting
and they wandered into Canfelds together aud
seated themselves in the back room. The follow
ing is the conversation, as related by Mr.. McFod I;
Iows you an the guide woman that owes ye
comm oil together now y SEE MoAnuty
"Well, we have our fallins out now, back an
forred, the same as uver,' sez | she has
sthrong wakcness for funny taypots an ould shu-
gar:bowls; she's very asthotic now" sez II.
"Thon's bad scz he. Have ye guide madlcal
adveeco for herr sez he.
aye don't understand me, Christy," sez I, It's
not disaise at ALL tits" see "butits just kind
nv a notion that's very rife now in guide shocioty
for worshipn ony ould iron Cockroach or bug
that comes from CLANCY or Japan. Sure, was she
not goin till shkver me the other cvenin' phin
KEN home n thrile the worse av liker, for Dan
Gilbert an meself had been out 'workin' up the
ward, an II wor dark, an fell me length over
some ould thing she had bought at an auction,
wuth spindle legs on till II, an It full av ould
things she calls breek "A. bracks' Mon, dear she
ripped out at me lex throopcr, an sore she wor
destroyed, for thon wore a Louey the Fufteenth
cabinet that I'd made smitherecnsav"
go An ply bud ye keep yer ould trumpery phere
II wull not get amongst mons feet phin he
comes in 2 SEE I.
go Hould yer tongue, ye drunken ould brute,
sez she; It's well worth me phile, isn't IT, SEE
she, till be given big prices fur asthctic things,
thinkin' that maybe ye wud live up till thin in
time, an here yc come home as dhrunk as piper,
an smash thin on me- seq she.
"oh, well,' sez Christy, it's harrumless
amusement. Av It's no worse nor thon ye can get
along wuth her guide enough" sez he.
"Ycs, bud" seq !, 81 can't understand ply an
old taypot, wuh its nose knocked aft, Is worth tin
dollars, bekase 1t wur made q hundherd years
since, phin you can get dandy nv wan for
dollar that wul be nv some sarvice till ye," sez l.
"No more can l." scz Christy; "its on the same
prunciplc av wan fool maxim mony;' an how
did she sthreck the nabor weemin? Ishuppose
they are all turnin' green wuth envy ay her" SEE
he.
"Troth, don't know about that" SEE I, "for
there's ould Mrs McFadden, q nabor woman av
ours, that wor in our house the other mornin'-
her husband is a manufacturers an property
holder forbye-an' wor in the kitchin listcnin'
till the dlscoorse unknownst an Jane Ann,
she wor shown the ould tay.pot till her that
has its snout bruk afI, and tellin' her that
It wnnst belonged till Queen Maria An
tonyatO, an' says Mrs. McFaddcn, SEE she
Ply bud sc put II in the ashbox2 Ye can get
II TUX away, an the ash mon wull not be hair the
wiser nv ye cover 1t up wuth ashes,' sez she.
AN av ye'd n seen the rage that Jane Ann wor
In. De heavens l wor near hand smodhered
wuth the laughin'.
e" Mrs. McFadden,' sez she, Il wush ye we'll, bud
do ye nuver darken my dure again; taypot that
ye shud go down ON yer two knees till for till even
such an thing till me as till put 1t in the ashbox
/ am too full for utterans' seq she.
"Well, l wush ye betther monners,' sez Mrs.
McFaddcn, risin', AN av wor yer husband wud
have yer head aXamined wuth view till have ye
put intill some safe place. Worship an ould tay-
pot indeedl Well the bare idayT seq she.
"'Lavc my house, woman sez Jane Ann.
"And phin she wint Jane Ann KEN intill the
kitchen
Did uver ye hear the like, Garibaldig ? sez she.
"Ob, WE'LL seq !, the crayther isint dedicated
up till ould taypots. Ye're In advance av the ma
borhud, thon's all, sez I.
"'Put rae Maria Antonyata In the ashbox,
sez She klssn the ould taypot; the woman is
clane ar her head, sez she.
"'Well, don't know is she or not sez I, 'as far
rs I'm consarned mcself. wud ruther have tin
dollars invnsted III petNties as till inyast thin in
the lex ay thon ould thing SELL
"Oh, yere as bad as Mrs. McFadden, seq she.
"'oh, yes, shuppose So, sez l; 'bnd av I'm
hungry jurin the wunher, shuppose lukin' at
thon ould taypot wull fill me stomach seal
Well, boys, Chrsty laughed it till brak his heart
"Troth, McFod' sez he, "ye lave yer own
throubles, for all. suppose" sez he, "av 1t wor
the fashion for livery lady that wor rale wan till
have an aliphant in the back yard for n pet, Jane
Ann wud be till have wan forbye," sez he.
aye may bate yer life she wud" sez !, for she's
nothin' at all av she's not as tony as ony thim'
sez l. an she gets as mad as the divil at me be-
kasc don't get as enthusiastic as herself PLY,
| Chrsty," sez l. 81 can't see how me 'corned bafe
an cabbage wud taste ony Dether out nv dish q
hundherd year ould nor 1t wud out av wan for tin
| cints that wor made lAsht week bud shuppose
| 1t wud be the lum-tum' thing for me till make
| believe It did" sell.
"Ah," sez Christy "there's dale av make believe
in the world, McFod, an ye can aye get along a
dale aisier be maxim believe dale that ye don't
| believe" scz he, "an' wuth this chuck nv wisdom
wull lave ye," SEE he, " for we have q wee gath
| erin up at the Seventh sthrect offs at noon the
day. sez he, "till see can we make out ony way
| till put down the price av gas till the con-
shumers," SEE he, givin' me wise lux.