Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-06

The Cyclone Sets Train of Thought
Whiriing in His Brain.

WhiriinE in His Brain.
From the Chicago Post.
Amy more cyclone news?' Mr.. Dooley
asked eagerly as Mr.. McKenna came In
with a copy of an extra paper in his hand.
Nothing much" Mr.. McKenna respond
ed. This paper says the angel of death
has given up riding on the whirlwind."
Its better so,' said Mr.. Dooley; "a
bicycle is more satisfactory FIR a steady
thing. But faith tits no jokin' matther;
may tn Lord frgive me FIR maxim light
~ IL. Jawn. whin l r-read about thin poor
people down in Saint Looey, sthruck be tn
wrath iv hivin without more warnin' than
a man gets in Polack church fight an
swept to their graves be tn hundreds me
heart ached in
But they'se always some computations
in III likes " this To see tn wurruld as
livery man seemin to be lookin' FIR tn best
" II an carryin a little hammer f'r his
fellow suffers ye'd think what Hinnissy
calls tn springs " human sympathy was
as dhry in tn breast as a brickIayer's boot
in box " mortar. But let anything hap
pen like this an min ye'd suspect Nv goin'
with cold chisel liftin' name plates OFF
CofhnS comes to tn front with their lips
full " comfort an kindliness, an what's
more to tn point, their hands full " dough.
~ ears ago they used to be a man be tn
anne iv OBrOyn-no relation iv tn sinitor
lived down be tn dumps. He was well off
an had quit wurkin' f'r a Twin. Well,
whether he'd been disappointed in love or
just naturally had a kick up to him again
tn wurruld l niver knew, but this here OF
lad put in his time firm morn till night
handin' out continpt an hatred to all man
kind No wan was harder to Tint fr' m. He
had some houses near Halsted sthreet an
I've see him servin' five days notices on
his tenants whin tn weather was so cold
ye cudden't see tn inside " tn furnace
rooms at tn mill f'r tn frost on tn win
dow. OF all tn landlords on earth tn
Lord deliver me fir m an Irish wan. Wheth-
er it's that FRI niver holdin' amy land
IN tn oil country they put too high
fondness on their place whin they get
lot or two over here 1 don't know, but
they're quicker with tn constable thin an
ny others. I've seen min that d divide
their las clint with ye pay night as hard
vhin Il come to gatherin' in tn rint firm
two rooms in tn rear as If they was Lord
Leitrim's own agents; an OBroyn had no
such start Nv binivolence to go on. He
niVer seemed TO pass tn poorbox in church
charged clint per clint whn Casey tn
plumber burrid his wife an borrid money
f'r tn fun'ral Expenses 1 see him wanst
chasin' tn agent Nv the st. Vincent de
Pauls down tn r-road f'r DARN to ask him
f'r contribution. To look at his harsh.
red face as he sat at his window marl1in'
Up his accounts, ye'd know he was hard in
tn bit an heavy in tn hand. An so he
was-as hard an heavy as amy man !
liver SEE In all me BORN days.
Well. Peter O'Broyn had lived on long
entire parish whin tn fire broke out-th'
second fire iv sivinty-four. whin tn dam
age was tin or twinty millions iv dollars
an l lost q bull tarrier be tn name iv
Robert Immitt r-runnin' after tn ingines
OBroyn disappeared firm tn road durin
III fre-he had some property on tn South
Side-an' wasn't seen heard tell ~ FIR a
day. TIL mex mor-nin' tn report come in
that he was seen comm over tn red bridge
with a baby in his arms. Glory be-
says /; is tn man goin' to add cannibal-
LING y Nfl -,-t,,
/ sthud in tn dureway along come O'Broyn
with his hands scalded his eyebrows gone
an mos " his clothes tore fri his back
but silent an grim as liver, with mite "
girl held tight to his breast, an her fast
asleep.
He had a house back Nv my place-he
owned tn fifty feet frontin on Grove
street, bought it firm a man named Gro
san-an' twas rinted be a widow woman
be tn name iv Sullivan. wife iv bricklay-
er " tn same name. He come sthridin
into tn Widow sullivan's house. an says
he: 'Misthress Sullivan he says. 'Yis'
says she, in a thremble, knottn' her apron
IN her hands an standn' in front iv her
Cwn little vans: what can 1 do FIR ye?
she says 'Th' rint's not due till tomorrah
I very we'll know that he says. an twas
not about tn rint l come says he. But
he says, I've heerd We spoke iv as kind
woman an wan thatd had to do with tn
brtngtn up iv children he says, an
want ye TO take care iv this wan he says
An III pay We FIR ye'er throuble, he says
We niver knew where he got tn child
He niver told any wan. DR.. Casey said he
was badly BURNED about tn head an
hands. He testified to 1t in a suit he
brought again O'Broyn fr curin' him. FIR
IN man OBroyn. instead iv rayformin'
ike they do In tn play. was a dam sight
meaner afther he done this wan thing than
iyer befure. If he was tightfisted wanst
he was as close now as calcimine on a
rough-hnished wall He put his tinints out
IN tn cold without mercy; he kicked blind
beggars firm his dure an on his dyin' bed
he comes as near bein' left be raison Nv his
thryin' to bargain with tn good man rr tn
rayqueems as amy wan ye liver see But
he raised tn little girl, an 1 sometimes
think that whin they count up tn cash
they'll let O'Broyn OF with a charackter