The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-19

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fers to newcomers.
Firemen and Policemen.
Chicago Post.
How is It," asked Mr.. Dooley, that
whin fireman dies tn whole city mourns
an whin q polishman dies all annywan
says is: Who's the first Eligible on tn
listT How is it?'
Il dinnaw." said MIR. Hennessey. but
tits So"
mo doubt in It," continued MIR. Dooley.
II th.nk me reason is we're bumpln teo
mucn INTO the poiis ioorce. II we MAS 10
see thin ony goin by IN tn getap wagon,
with IN horses chargln' along an Inc
gong ilngin, we'd play thin LEI poplar
nero,s A polishman always looks soou
Whin hes goln' in hurry. But wnin he
gits our ay IN chariot an goes 10 Dat ne
no mans frlnd, all any ciLizen Is emitted
TO move things from tn roof ON his heau
lie mixes III with tn popuiace an iamii-
yarty breeds contempt. as shakespeare
says. Now, tbs altogether die rent Win
IN fireman NO wan is on reauy Intimate
terms with him. We call MIN by MS liisl
name an play dominoss with nim or pltcA
norseshoes behind tn barn, but we nave
a secret feelin that he superior per
son that It's not sale to take liberties "lth'
le may be settin in tn mime mouse VITA
a iii eman as calm an friendly as ye piaze,
an it's 'Yeor move, Tom, an There goes
ye'er king row, Felix but lave IN
ticker buzz wanst an the gong ring an
we've suddenly lost enquality. over goss
tn board, out come IN horses an lts 1et
out iv tn way, there, blast ye, an All
right, Mister Casey | niyer see tn day
whin fit just right in the presence ~
l,.lt, Md i've "A
fireman to be slugged? Or robbed? Niver
Tn toughest thief that liver roimed tn
sthreets II lave alone lad with brown
sthraw hat an silver buttons. III l wu2
Tanner an wanted TO be pop lar I'd hire
a fireman to go around with we.
How can it be any other way? There
used to be man up here be the name ~
Duggan, an havin large family, he
lived ON the fifth flure OF tn Flaherty
buildin' near the roof He was a jealous
man whn he was dhrunk. and that was
sometimes. an he used to roar about tn
asy life av the tiremen. Here he says,
am |. man with a good hot intel|ck,
condnmed to wurruk in the broiln. sun,
srovelin coal for one sivinty-five Il day,
ne says, while the likes iv we set in ye'er
aisy cheers, he says, smokn' ye'er pipes,
with nawthin to do Re says, but decide
who's the champeen dominoes player he
says. Firm morn TO night ye don't do II
tap Nv wurruk, an / an tn likes iv me
pay f'r it, he says He talked this way in
the milne house day an night an tn
lads laughed at him an wint On playin'.
Ony wan man didn't like the talk. He
was Il dark man be tn name of Shay with
a big horseshoe moustache, an he used TO
eat half iv it off iv'ry time Duggan made
his speech. l seen he was achin FIR Dug
CAMS throat, but It's rule Nv tn depart
ment that Numbers r not allowed FIR to
lick civilyans. They can lick polismen ii
they're able to. but not citizens.
"Th' Flaherty flats took fire wan night,
an bein' constructed f'r poor people out
Nv nice vanished pine an cotton waste,
they burned up without amy less iv time
Duggan counted his chlder an found
wan missing. He had a good nanny u
twelve or thirteen, | think--but he needed
thin all in his business. He counted again
an again, but there was still wan short,
and afther awhile he figured it was tn
baby be tn name Nv HonorIa- She's a
great big girl now--with red hair. Whn
Duggan found he was shy chip he pro-
coed to throw fits on the street an wanted
to so into tn buildn', which wud've been
III end iv him, fr he was full OF rum and
wud've burned like a celluloid collar Cap
Kenny iv thruck twinty mine heerd his
ravin' an wanted to know what allied him.
He's short kid said tn polsman that
cursln like tug captain, an in less thin
a minyit he was shinnin' up ladder with
three or four others, among them being our
frind Shay.
The cap wint in first and stayed in five |
minyits an had to be carrld out Thin two |
others staggered to tn window, an was
dhragged out be tn legs. Bet Shay stuck |
we waited and waited, with all til pines |
playing on tn wan window, an fn'lly tn |
oohhemara man come out carryn' some |
thlng In his ar-rums. Glory be, but he was |
a sight. He was as black as a lump iy |
coal an he had no more hair on him thin |
iookin glass. He slid out to tn ladder |
an climbed down. scornin, assistance. TIL |
women gathered around him, weepin' an |
Calm on all tn saints in tn catalogue to |
uless MN, an tn men swore an ran to |
get drinks. But Shay paid no attention
to thin. He pegged tn baby at a sthranro
woman an walked over to Duggan
what We said to me last Choosday night
ne roared. was lie, an I'm. goin' to cluh
ye,er head off. and he fell on the weepin'
iatner an wudve kilt him. Can Kenny
puiied him away, an Shaw. loolin.
ashamed TO death undher tn SCOT saluted
fipeman Shay says the cap. L will reco-
MIND We f'r tn Three Medal he saws hn.
l me we five days pay FIR lickin' a civil.
gah, he says. Lord help us, I hone
9wenie won't hear Nv this, he saws.
mat may Shay used to come into M,
p,aee ana play forty-ive with me. Bu,
u ~ suppose eud challenge his count as
ards?'' s" W cut the ca
fe'd be afraid he'd lick We " s,cr,s,o,,
Mr.. Hennessy. 80 SUGGESTED
Aa' was wan reason" said Mr.. Doelev
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