Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-12
ANOTHER JACK fIyERTY.
ben Perlcy Poorr Tells AN Anrcodote
Our Copgressman's Namesake.


Our Congressman's Namesake.
Mr.. rinerty, who is coming here as
a representative from Chicago i'll the
next congress, reminds me of good
story about MIR. Jack fineriy, purli la
mentary reporter OF the London
Herdid. housing Finerty from his
slumber on the benches, O'Sullivan
exclaimed, Jack Wilberforce has just
made an extraordinary speech.
"What aboutg1 returned Finerty,
rubbing MS es. about the potato;
the effect Of il ON national vivac-
ity; the great virtues OF it as
au article Unpopular diet; proved that
the finest kind ofinen were reared on
it,, far superior TO the English.
'Wilberiorce said that, did he? ex-
claimed Finerty; come, let me take
lis remarks in full from your notes.
with pleasure, my dear fellow" re-
piled O'Sulliyan, who commenced rs
II reading from note b, ok, while
Finerty eagerly wrot- after him in
the following vein: MIR. Wherefore
then emphatically remarked that 1t
always appeared 10 him beyond ques-
ton that the great cause why the Irish
labCrers as u body were 50 much
stronger aud capable of enduring so
much more fatigue than the English
arose from the
SURPRISING VIRTUE OF THEIR po-
TATo.n
That's what call eloquence," in
terrupted Jack Fiuerty O'Sullivan
again resum, d: "Aud have DO doubt
continued Mr. Wilberiorce) that had
1t been my lot 10 have been born and
reared in Ireland, where my food
would have principally consisted of
that incsjinlable root, instead of being
the poor, inhrm, shriveled, and stun,ed
creature you, sir, and honorable
gentlemen, behold me, would
have been IA stout athletic,
handsome man, able tn carry an ,nor-
nous weight" We'll done, Wilber-
force exclaimed Jack, in high glee;
$50 on, Morgan O'Sullivan then
proceeded in the same vein of pathos
and absuidity, but adroiily keeping
within the bounds that Finerty's cred
ulity would swallow, until he had
placed a most whimsical speech in
tile mnuth Of the grave and
earnest Wiliberforce. .E'inerty, with
/ many eXpr, s,ions of thanks to
his brother ieporter started for the
Nerd{d Office. On ms way, turning
/ into Il tavern close ~ the house OF
| commons, where ~ number OF report
/ ers o the different morning papers
I were RECALLING themselves, Jack fur
mshed them all with copies of Evil
! berlurce speech, and the hoax
I found its way the next morning into
every paper In London, with the ex-
ceptIon of the Morning Chronicle, to
which, as Il matter of course, the cor
rect report was furnished by O'Sul.
Ivan.
a CANDIDATE FOR DEDLAM.
The publc were ustounded at the OK
trdordinary speech which according
to nearly all the papers, Mr.. Wilber-
force had made, and the general opin-
ion was expressed that he was n candi-
date for BedIam. The following eve
ning, on the speaker taking the chair,
Wiloerlorce rose aud claimed the in
aulgence of the house. Every honor
able member Ire observed, has
doubtless read the speech which |
am represented as having mace
4 on the previous night. With the per
| mission OF the house Will read it,
/ Here The honorable gentleman read
''fN ~ ,fs' ilIt tiiDrl utuittllnu
roais of laughter | can assure hon.
orahie members that no one could
have read this speech with more sur
I prise than myself did this morning
when found the paper ON the break.
fast table For myself, personally, |
care but little about it, though, if |
were capable of uttering such Mons cnse
rs Is here put into my mouth, it is
high time that, irs, cad OF being Il
/ member Of this house, | We're an In.
mate OF some lunatic asylum. 1t i.
for the dignity of this house that |
/ feel concerned, for, ii the honorable
members Were capable OF listening {,
such nonsense, surprising me capabl,
ofgiving expression 10 1t, IL wer,
much more appropriate to call this Il
theater Tor the performance of fares
than a place for the legislative deliber
ations of the repres entatiyes of the PEG
ple.r
Poor Fmerty never got over this.
ana, within my remembrance, when u
| reporter who had absented himself
rom the congressional gallery wher,
he was detailed would ask What hao
been going on during his absence, and
was told some wonderful story. h,
would say; ID you thinA am jack
finerty9n