The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-02-16
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Mr.. Dooicy ON the Advantages of a Chicago
Alderman lIo Advised Dir. Hogan to
Bring Ills Promising boy Up to Enter
the Council.
Chicago Post.
by dad said Mr.. Doo!cy. the other
night, "pm goin' to r.run fr nldhcr-
man, AIN SO. Hogan was just in
hero an he was ta-alkin' about his
little kid. He an til gossoon's
mother can't make up their minds
about what the kid'll be. Hogan
he says, Tho ould woman he says,
wants to make 4 pricstiv him. he says.
But l. he says, 4 think he ought to be
lawyer Don't We do it, Hogan says
|. Don't ye do it, says /. There's
priests an lawycrs,' says, enough |
says, TO sind two worlds to hell says,
AN got thin out again. says. Make
him an aldhermaa,' l says. An thin
what dye think tho big fool asks me?
where can | find school, ne says, to
ind him to- School, mind yc, Jawn.
School? says l. Faith, Hogan, ii ye
don't sind him to school at all, ct all,
he's sure says, to be wan.'
But It's thrue pvc told yc there's no
Job like it. No work or worry. Nav
thin but sit down with ye'er hat cooked
over ye'cr eye an ve'cr feet on 4
mahogany table, an let tn roly-boly
dhrop into ye'er nit. III most worruk
an alderman has TO do is 10 presint
himself with gold shtar wanst year
so lie won't forget he's an alderman.
Whin he has III ahtar upon him he
can go anywhere an devvle TIL clint TO
pay. IT'S gooi fr anything firm n ball
TO christenin an, by gar, Billy
OBroyn wurrked it on tn church. He
wint to mass over DO FEATHER kelly's
wan Sundah mornin' to square himsilf.
an whiu Dennis Nugcnt passed tn
plato to him he showed the shtar.
AFRO We m alderman says Nugent.
I am that says O'Broyn. Thin says
Nugcnt, stickin' tn plate under his
nose. Thin, he says. Lave half IF tn
parish ho says. Well, sir. O'Broyn
was that mad he waited till afther mass
an he made Nugent alto tn Key iv
Hiven' and four chapters in Tho Lives
iy tho Saints in the vesthry.
"Whin you an me. Jawn, wants to 20
to tn thcayter what do We do? Dig
down in tn jeans " US an hand out tn
dough. What does an aldherman do?
lie goes up rs gr-grand as lord and
flashes the shtar. Good avenin', aid
herman, says tn man on the dure.
Good avenin',' says the aldherman.
Kindly give me box with yellow satin
linin' in it, he says, an have thin
girls, he says, in tn las act come down
10 tn ir-front " tn stage he says.
FIN me sight is poor tonight, no says.
Firm lukin' f'r tn wors. iv it, he says.
Win there's procession who rides in,
tn hacks with tn green flags an
boughs on thin? TIL aldherman. Win
thero's bankit at tn Auditorium who
has tn front seat an the first grab at
tn pic? The alderman. Did 20 liver
hear iv an alderman bein' arristed :?
BY gar, l believe the polisman that I'D
artist an aldhcrmnn wouldn't got oil
shortly tin years. Ho can got just rs
drunk as he plcasos an fight as much
as he wants an go home.
ycllin' at livery step, an what
tn ell does a man want
more thin that? Win that there Bool.
gahrian princess that they called the in
iant-hcr that had two childhcr-was
here, who do you think dhrove around
with her but that little shkate iv Wa
terford man iv Jawnny Powers.
R-rodc around with her with a shtovo-
pipe hat on his head an di'mon' as
biz rs n coalscuttlc in his shirt. Mike
Gallagher was in here an told mo about
it, an lie said III infant was goin' up 10
tn house to have supper, bu. Jawnny
told her twas ironin' day. an tn women
folks d DO tired out. We'll, says to
Gallagher, whin l heard it, I wondher
where TIL infant borrid money says.
TO get back to Boolgahria on says.
"'Tis an illicant job, Jawn. ie have
nawthin' to worry We. Whin ye'er hun.
cry yc 20 to q bankis. Win ys'el
broke all yc have TO do is to give some.
thing away that don't belong to ye.
IT'S tn only thradc left f'r young
man, an I'm coin' to have Hogan be-
gin ,achin' his boy rough.an'-tumble
tshtin' tomorrow an give him tn
proper shtsr.."