Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-15

expecting to meet Cunningham. They'll find you there as the host, and we'll do great work before we let 'em out. We'll march 'em around from there to the hall, and those that can't bring around to my views I'll get so full that they can't walk. I'll tell you, my boy, we've got lem on the run"
 Rooney worked his plan so cleverly that Cunninghann's banquet carried the day for Russell. He secured the nomi- nation and the campaign opened with general laugh in his favor.
 But serious obstacle soon presented itself. Tho strength of the vote in the district was Hibernian in its tendencies, and the whisper that Russell was an Englishman began to hurt him, It was very little use to- contradict that runor by showing that his great-grandfather had been born on Cape Cod. The exi- gency required something much better than that Rooney grew quite despond- ent thinking about it. :.
 Everywhere go I find this thing agin' me-" said he. Couldn't you rake up some relatives in Ireland? We must find something to offset this business. Russell had begun to be interested in the fight; and he took this question un- der serious consideration. At length, he remembered that Rays coachman was named William Russell. The iden- tity of the names had once been the cause of an amusing little scene. Rus sell at once hunted up the coachman and inquired whore he was born.
 "Dublin, be the blessin' av Heaven," a1os, Russell shook him warmly by the hand.
 'I want to borrow the certificate of your birth," said he.
 "Bless yer heart, sor, haven't such Q thing"
 "Never mind; give me the dates and fled papers. We can get them here in time to elect me-"
 Russell secured his facts and bribed the coachman to silence. Then he cabled at once for the papers which ar rived without delay. Rooney was more than delighted.
 "This wins the day for us," said he. "You don't look quite forty-two but | most of the men who'll see this paper are not quick at figures"
 The canvass progressed finely. Rus sell joined several Irish societies and, it may be added parenthetically, was surprised to find that they were excel lent organizations, doing much good and promoting a hearty sociability. He made speeches, and proved to be very successful liar on a variety of subjects, none of which meant any thing to him.
 But one day towards the end of it all he was approached by shrewd old fel- low whom he had mot in the course oi his brief political career, and for whose Judgment he had learned to have a great respect. Old Pat Casey was a man who knew politics and loved it, but he never had tried to get any thing but amusement out of 1t
 "Young man," said he, "I do be sorry to see ye made fool of."
 Thanks" said Russell. "I should be sorry myself if could see it.''
 "An' don't ye know thin that RooneY's sold yo out2 Why, it's plain as the nose on yer face. That's all he ever wanted av yez. I know Rooney down to the sole of his feet, and that's his game take me wurrd for it."
 Russell was surprised but he was not shocked He had never doubted thai } Rooney would play him or any other man false if there was enough in it, but he had not seen the motive in this case
 "He wants to be deputy coinmissionel of mud-scows under Tammany," saio Casey. He's been after the job evel since he dropped out through the bot tom of tho Eighty-ninth street railway