Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-02-11
lCorrespondenoe Of Bee.l
THE MIK-A-DOO.
How IL was Observed in Happy Hol-
low" of Napoleon. a..

low" of Napoleon.
NAPOLEON, o., Feb. .4.-Tw,sa great time they
had intoirisy last night in Happy Hallow." Ii be
ing the occasion Of the twentyhrst anniversary oi
Mary Ann o'Dowd's debut on hfes great stage, bel
young friends conceiy ed the idea CT surp rising her
and to be away ahead Of anything Of the kind eyel
seen in the Hollow, "MIkado" was determined up
on. Like all well organized surprise parties, the
party to be surpris ed of the frat to hear OF
IL, and some who not "av the set" go far a.
to say Mary Ann o'Dowd was the instigator of II
herself. In any event jeremiah o'Dowd was In
formed BY his beloved spouce that "a few av MARY
AIMS friends were comm over to celebrate her
birthday and as her father twlnty-wsn years ago,
and now he must do dase ntly by the company and
not lave II for the McGnneses to say that his daugh
ter couldn't ENTERTAIN company in toyle.r Mary
Ann added her 'inthraties" and Jerry consented
but swore there ahoud be "no divilment goin' on
in the bsuse.' .............,.... ...
About o'clock q timin rap at the trout door
announced the arrival and Jerry went to answer,
with an injunction from Mrs. 0'Dowd and Mary
Ann to look surprised. It was an unnecessary
order, for to say Jerry surprised would be put
ting 1t mild. He was on the point OF saying good
evening, but on catching glimpse of the crowd of
painted faces and japanese costumes the words died
on his lips and staggering back into the room he
saio, "Yerra, phawt the divil is this" Mary Ann
came to the rescue and ushered the Mikado and
train into the parlor where they silently took seats
leaving the thunderstruck o. Dowd standing In the
middle of the floor. lie finally recovered his
speech and turning to his daughter said, "Mary
Ann, phawt the divil does this name and who tould
these haythen divils to make tay depot out Of my
house?" Mary Ann hastened to explain that this
was ali the rage just now, and turning to Owny Nc
Nish, who figured as the Miksdo ssid "This Is the
great Mikadoo."
The old man faced Owny, who seeing trouble
ahead, tremblingly stood up.
$50 you're the great Mik-a-doo, are ye?"
Now Owny shutters little at all times, but when
excited is simply bereft of speech. And he was
some excited just now, and little fear added, made
his attempt to answer about like this: Y-yya-yya-y
with nod of his head at every y. 0Dowd inter-
rupted him with, "yer liarl Yer not Mike Adoo.
knew him well, and he was niver great, but he
niver had his feet his tung, nor any ither Cork
man. All the sthutherin divis that liver knew cum
from Limerick, and behave you're that thavin divl
McNish, and III was shure I'd dhrive ye into the
dure."
Mrs. O'Dowd who was in the kitchen getting
things ready for the Stay" hearing loud words,
came in at this moment and for the first time
caught glimpse Of Orientas and with astonish-
ment depicted on every feature, sdled up to oDowd
and said, .Yerra Jerry, who's thimf and Mary Ann
phares yer company phat wus comin7' "Why
mother, this is thim."
Johanna O'Calligan, ''Yum Yum," came forward,
and in killing tones answered Mrs. O'Dowd, eyes,
Mrs. O'Dowd and I'm Yum Yum. H ow dye loike
me stoyle?"
"Oh, Johanna o'Calligan, If don't know yer
waice, and I'll tell yer phat think: Instead of 60
ing about the country wild windy curtins for dress
and fan sthuk in yer poll, an pot-black on yer
ugly face, would be ther fer ye to be home bilin'
praties fer the screetchin bonous that's kapin the
naybors awake wild their Mise. Therefor 70 Johsnns,
go home an, tell yer mother that" And she turned
on her heel, and with naughty tresd left the room.
Owny McNish took advantage of the parley be-
tween Johanna and Mrs. O,Dowd to escape and the
next man to meet the now mad eye of Jerry 0'Dowd
was Jimmy Brady, brave young blood who came
with Johanna, and waEted chance to revenge on
Jerry what Mrs. O. 'Dowd said to his enamorits.
"who the divil are your" said O'Dowd.
Jimmy. in very demure tone, eaid: 'I'm the
Grand High Executioner."
"Oh, ye ar, ar ye? Well, think yer blind
Brady's son Jimmy, an If yer are ye ought ter
know something about executioners, for yer grand
father was stint to Heaven by wan Of them."
Just then the grand high executioner let drive at
Jerry and for the next ten minu ties was very busy
breaking the furniture over his head. Jerry came
too shortly after the doctors got through laying his
face cut in map form, and Dfnny Delanty, great
wag asked him how he felt.
"Oh! I'm all right, but dbl kill Brsdyf"
"Indade ye didn't. But whistle Jerry, there's
goin' to be Mix adoo up Washington street to-
night and you can go as Poo Bah and yer dearest
friend II niver know ye. That Brady is great
artist
Jerry reached for the boot jack but Dinny few out
YoRICK.