New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-05
A LAMENT FOR "PADDY" DIVER.
THE GLORY OF HIS ASSOCIATION FADED
A RECEIVER SUGGESTED

RECEIVER SUGGESTED.
Ono of the charter members OF the P. Diver
Association sat solemny and alone last evening on
the steps Of the clubhouse, in Madson-st They are
fine steps footsteps that aroused the admiration
and envy OF the entire I'D Assembly District when
they were first exposed TO view years ago. Tho
charter member was thinking OF the glorious days
gone by when those same steps were never empty
Of gorgeously apparelled "bhoys." who spent their
time chiefly In laying plans for the good Of the pub
lie and in waiting for Paddy" Diver TO arrive.
And when Paddy" did arrive-ah. then! The Cal
Iahans on the north side Of Over-st were trying to
shoot Roman candles clean through the tenement OF
the Foleys on the south side OF Oliver-s and some
body was setting off nowerp pots in Laffertys saloon
iu.t cpposIte but the old charter member didn't
even hear them. He was thinking sadly OF the de-
cline and fall of the p. Diver Association
He remembered with sigh. the woful day when
Paddy" Diver was legisated out Of office. and 1t
was noised abroad throughout the district that
PADDY" would never again dispense with justice
for the benefit of the faithful Then it was that the
rose began to fade. Then 1t was that the bloom
began 10 be rubbed off the p Diver Association
Even them however. all the Democratic politicians
in New-York retained their membership. and all the
saloonkeepers far away as Cherry Hill and much
further "coughed up gracefully for the Favored
ones who climbed the wonderful steps.
Things were not so very bad thought tne Ola
charter member until man named Nicholas Brown
began to lift his envous eyes toward the patronage
OF the district. How the "bhoys' could ever nave
trusted a man with name Ike that he could never
understand. Why when there were so many sood
Kellys and F1ahertys and McCarthys and other ex-
cellent French names should the "bhoys have
picked out a with foreign name ike Brown
for Alderman? The immediate result OF this indis-
erection was that Paddy deposed from the presi-
dency OF the cub that bore MS name ana announcer
regned in his stead
Patl
mower behind the throne and the District General
COMMITTEES OF Tammany HaE was soon debarred
from corfspirng within the walls OF the clubhouse.
because he Of foreign name directed their coun-
chs This was a victory for Paddy. and II did the
charter member good to think Of 1t. But the enemies
OF the deposed monarch hted their time AND now
the charter member sitting alone there on the steps
Of the deserted palace feared that that time had
come for he had heard that day that Brown had
been urging that the cub should go into the Eands
OF a receiver the ground that there was mort
gage OF $1,000 on the building and other Obligations
to the amount OF $500 and that in two years the
clubs bank account had diminished $500
At this point the charter member arose and gazed
nounced the forthcoming chowder party OF the club
at College Point on september 3 He was still look
'"s win i, " come on asked ne reporter -,
0etea tie ne re-
Used to be great times. those chowder parties"
ve .!Yon kim rhs se TeRSr'Si eife"
..Someb body told me-" went the reporter. after
considerable pause. that PCddy used 10 give
the boys beer and furnished champagne for him.
self and his friends How about it?"
Somebody's been stringin YER den. said the
old man with some warmth. "Dere was niver any
ting but beer moogs fer ter drink out NV"
"Tney told me- there was champagne In Paddy's
beer mug, though"
AN II dcre was shouted the charter member
turning angrily on his heel. III dere was
To such an unanswerablc argument the reporter
could say nothing. So he said II.
Was dere anybody in dis districk dat deserved
champagne more dan him. continued the charter
member. de1antly.
The reporter couldn't think OF any especially de-
serving person just at that minute. but remarked:
Il suppose Brown will get the champagne after
this
The charter member sat down on the wonderful
steps again. He said nothing. but he looked as
many volumes there are In the Astor library.
us the clubhouse mortgaged?' asked the re-
porter when the Foeys had repulsed the latest as
ault OF the Galatians.
Il dunno"
viii the property so into the hands OF a re-
ceivcr?'
Il dunno Dere don't nobody know but der trush
is what's happened ter Paddy Diver All | know
Is dat dey trun I'm down an dey done I'm dirt
Oats all | know.
Then the Old charter member Of the +. Diver
A. ISOLATION rclapscd into q mourniuy reminiscent
silence that could not be disturbed even by the
M, riotic racket OF the whole East Side. for had
they not "trun down Paddy Diver an done I'm
Dirt"
The older order chanee,h yielding pace to the new;
LIZ, ore good custom should corrupt the world.