The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-07-29
1.-THE LIGHT FANTAST1C.''

THE LIGHT FANTAsT1C.'
P. G.. Gilligan Takes First Prize in the Irish
Village Jig Contest
1t was Misther Gilligan that won the
jig dancing prize down in the Irish Viii
age yesterday afternoon, says the Chi
cago Post of last Sunday. A fine big
prize it was, too; a silver hagon, no less,
with silver goblet all lined with gold
on the inside of it. And Mr.. Gilligan
Won it-Mr. Gilligan, of Butte, Mont,
and the county Mayo, ireland. Mr.. Gill
ligan is lecturer in the imitation Of st.
Peters OF Rome chat stands in the Mid
way, and almost any day he can be heard
saying: 'sThis way, people, an see tn
choorch iv tn Pope iv Rome Yester-
day afternoon he went over to Lady
Aber<leen's Village. Patsy Brannigan,
who halls from Longford, looked at him
askance. Mr.. Duffy, OF the County Gal
way, brushed up against him. Mr.. Car
diff, of the Point Of kinsale, said: "An'
what tn dlvil'a tn da-ago dom over
here?"
But Misther Gilligan said nothing.
When he left St. Peters Of Rome be had
remarked to Alexander Waterman, the
Swiss guard; Terence, here goes to win
or to die
To which the Swiss guard replied:
"Gawin 60 win, Gilligan."
And thereafter Mr. Gilligan said moth
ing but 5ided his time. He wore long
broad cloth coat aud black trousers and
a straw has and gold bowed eyeglasses.
He sat silently down beside the dancing
platform aud watched the dancers go
through their steps.
First out came Dohe 'ty, OF Donegal,
and in faith he was fine lad. He wore
tall plug hat and he had way of put
ting his fingers in his whiskers as ne
danced that made him very popular.
Then came Mr.. Nicholas, Of Limerick,
and all the buttermilk men and naidens
shouted when he grabbed the tails of his
long coat and shuff1ed across the plat
form to the tune of "lhe Irishman's
Heart to the Ladies'" DR.. Mcdonald, of
Wexford; Eugene Kelly, of the Queens
County; Jamesy Sullivan, of the County
Monaghan; John Cardiff, of the Point OF
Kinsale; Mr.. Duffy, Of Galway, Alexan-
der Gordon, Of Armagh, and Frank
O'Neill, of Kildare (near by the Curagh);
went in their tn on the platform and
danced and were applauded. Then MIR.
(auerin, the mayor of the village, said:
ais there any one else who wantsto try"
~ do" said Mr.. Gilligan, OF Butte,
Mont, and the Church Of St. Peters,
Rome. ~,
What tuns'll you have:" asked the
piper.
'Thi Oonnaught Mans Rambles,'' re-
Piled Mr.. Gilligan, and he leaped into
the air az he spoke: "Dhrive her out, y
he said, "an' We ca-ant make it too fast. -
Then the piper clapped his elbow
against the bag and drove out 1.-THE
Connaught Mans Rambles." Various
gentlemen in the audience began to
Jump. A man from the part of the TWEEN
! ty third ward that is known as little
Mayo stood on his head in the Rock of
Cashel bar-room. A gentleman on the
battlements of the Castle Blarney poked
out his head and shouted: "Dago or no
dago, govt, Mayor
'It's too slow" said Mr.. Gilligan, kick:
ing up one OF his legs to show that he
had time to spare.
Sim miltin'," said the piper.
ssThen give us the Rocky Roads" said
Mr.. Gilligan, tanning himself with his
hat. For I'm dying iv onyoo" he said,
San need exercise
So the piper played "The Rocky Road
to Dublin" and Mr.. Gilligan not only
| danced it but, in very sooth, he acted it.
He bounced like the driver of the car
and he pointed out the places of interest
| along the road. Then he said: s'Who-aa
| there" and turned aronnd to kiss the
supposititous girl on the back seat.
"Ye're fine man, Gilligan," shouted a
man from the crowd.
II am, / am" replied Mr.. Gilligan,
sthere do be none betther."
"Are ye varsitile?' shouted Mr.. Duffy's
friends.
| "Devil tn man more 60" responded
Mr.. Gilligan, throwing bis leg out as
contemptuously as if he had made face
"Thin give us something besides ye'e1
schoolboy jigs."
Gall right" said Mr.. Gilligan obiging
". .Turn loose tn Mcleod reel. There
ye Cow. Now 'Rakish Paddy Now tn
sShtar iv Munster"
"Oh ho! where's ye'er Monaghan bost-
hoon now" cried Mayo man. "Gawin
Gilligan, an tn saints be Wild ye. A
hornpipe if ye PLACE, Mr.. Gilligan.
The second prize went to Mr.. Duffy
and the third prize to an old gentleman
who came from the famous city of Clon-
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