The evening times., 1896-08-24

New York Aug "a -.P addy" Murphy is
m Irish negro. He was born in the County
Cork Ireland. June l6, 1893, and now at
the age OF So he is as hale and hearty
as 4 man of twenty. He Is short. blacker
than any ace OF spades, has kinEy gray
h.iir and Il cast of features that wOald have
driven the late Pat Rooney out Of the
theatrical profession.
With the exception of his color he has
all the facial and racial characteristics or
hi Irishnan, and he speaks with u broSue
that couldn't be cut with knife.
Murphy is at present employed as
waiter III Charles 4. Tubby's cafe at No.
10 Union Square, but he recently received
b lettcl from lawyers in Dublin stating
that an aunt had died there and left him
a modest little hume, and IL is likely that
he will shortly return Ia the land of his
birth to spend his declining years.
Murphy has had a varied and interesting
career He was born in a barracks in a
little country place Just outside OF Cork.
His father was a negro and his mother an
lrishwoman. His father was a sailor. and
shortly after the birth Of the child, who
inherited his fathers color, hut his mothers
louks and nature. the father rwenttosea and
was never hLard OF aftcrward.
VISITED FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
AT an early age young Murphy entered
army life as an under servant in the Fourth
Dragons, Uf her maJesty's service, COM
maDded 10y Col. T. F. Townsend. He re-
naiDed with the Dragons thirty years,
and finally became the colonel's private
servant. During this time lie Travelled all
.alS t-ifn sah a
.ipal battles of the English army in the
5oudan.
He visited France Italy, Germany, Rus
ha, China, Japan, South America, and
three years ago drifted TO the United States
With an English gentleman, who intended
70 take up his residence here. Three months
igo, however, his employer determined 10
,cturD 10 London, and when lie went he
eft Paddy Murphy belsDd.
Murphy was not long in securing en-
)loyment and his native wit, together with
ais remarkable intelligence, soon made lin
general favoritc about Tubby's cafe. The
place is frequentcd by foreigners OF vari-
ous Dationalities, and il was soon found
that the Irish negro was capable of acting
as Interpreter for all of them.
In the course OF his travels he has mas
ered French, Spanish, German, Portu-
Huese, Chinese, Italian aud other languages
He speaks all of these tongues fluently
md he is also one of the few Irishmen In
1ew York who are able To speak perfect
5aelic.
PROUD OF HIS LINEAGE.
Murphy is proud of his lineage. In The
Sid days he used to be quite factor il
athletic sports around the camps of tn,
English army stationed in Ireland, and ht
.ells with great gusto of a fight he ono,
had, in which he whipped Peter Maheri
brother, and says that II Peter himsel
could only get down 10 weight now b,
thinks he could get away with him.
The other day an Irishman happened int
rubby's restaurant, and. seating himsel
at a table, gave his order to Murphy
Murphy in repeating the same TO the cook
Ihowed his brogue. The Irishman lookin,
II the negro, thought that Murphy wa
making fun of him, and for few moment
tappeared as though there was going to b,
Touble. The matter was Strengthened out
however, by the proprietor, after which tn,
ellow-countrymen got along faniously {,
,e:her.
Murphy, in speaking OF his sudden wind
all, SAID:
Sure, and it's only bit of land that IN
mothers sister has left. But, begorr;
here's a nate little house on it, and it
here I'm going TO be afther spending nj
asst day. Paddy Murphy's knocked abol
his worruld long enough, and sure it
iigh time he had u rest at last