The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-23
MALoNEY AND THE QUEEN.
A limo for Her TO Show Gratitude to Ireland.
sarsapaFiila Reilly Thinks.

saFsnpaFilla Reilly Thinks.
der Queen from England is going to get an
other birthday putty soon" said the Sinker Man
in the Park row restaurant, addressing Sarsapa-
rilla Reilly, who had just sat down at Policy
Bob's table.
"she had Others" said Reilly. and IL she
kapes on Twin as long as she has lived she'll
live TO outlive you and I, sinkers."
"Howi Is dot T. inquired tho Sinker Man. "If
she ~outlives you und me und We lived twice as
long as she lived und she keeps yet living. she
will DO alive when velvet 1 don't understood
what l understand. How old she IL, anyhowi"
well. I'd have tor go back too far ter got Mt
It." said Reilly. but yer ought to know that it's
impolite ter argue about q lady's age. There's
one thing, though: II It hadn't been for tn Irish
she'd have been dead seventy years ago."
"How's dot = asked Sinkers.
"Well. I'll tell yer how it is" answered Reilly.
I'm Irish. and me mother before me was Irish,
and her mother was Irish. and her mothers
mothers great grandmother's mother was Irish. ;"
"ysit! y interrupted Sinkers. You 60 too
quick for me to catch up. und I'm yet two
mothers behind from your first grandmother"
I'm put 1t palmer" said Reilly, "by skipping
all my grandmother's mothers and cross to me
Observation-Disclosures mothers father, Pat
Maloney. who was a soldier in England whin
tn Queen was a baby only Is months old. One
day. 1t was on a Monday morning I think, or on
a Tuesday or Wednesday, about 0 or 10 o'clock
or IL
'Or mebbe between half past g." interrupted
Sinkers.
Probably. Well. as I was saying, my great
Observation-Disclosures mothers father. Pat Ma
louey, was smokin' q cigarette and list walkin'
through Kensin'ton Gardens a-thinkin' av his
girl. who was afterwnrd me grest-great-grand-
fathers mothers mother-where was r.
"You yust come der Templeton beer garden
out" explained Sinkers.
oh yes" said Reilly; me great;great|s
"All right said Reilly. but molnd yer he's
lit n fresh cigarette. and SEE he. to himself. L
wonder. what she's doin' now meanin' his
siIlM 49,,
thinks about" said Sinkers.
No." said Reilly. but me grSatgreat.erand.
a kind O. thinkin' av .whin they'd git married.
and all az a sudden he saw a VERY small pony
II Enow.: said sintcTs. %dot we're What ho
II dsS clouds z starSin' babies; aaa h. Santsd
child in life, and tt6i' pony was led by. a page.
woman beside Tase chai se G q big st dog cam came sHMns
got between tn, pony's legs and frightened Il,
horse II Maloncy had not caught it,"
Who, der horse y asked Sinkers.
dress, and wild an old.time Reilly twist turned
the baby upside down and landed 1t in tn arms
av tn lady. He was told to follow the carriage
10 tn palace. where he learned tn baby was the
Princess who lived ter be Queen Victoria"
"Achi mXI" exclaimed sinkcrs; How nice:
be. But what did doy did for Maloneyi'
Give him a guinea said Reilly.
What, a pennut-stand man |"
No. not an Eyetalian guinea-an English one
How little" sighed. sinkers. 81, should be-
licye Malonsy couldn't told What is so small.
Yes; > said Reilly, Irish to the back bone; I
an Irishman saved her life. and do somethin' for
freein' Ireland"
."Mcbbe abe don't remember Maloney cause
have believed, her, mamma should something
more give as what she did don't youf" -.
We'll what kud amy ono expect from tn
mother" said Reilly. "for she was a Dutch
woman and she kem from Socks Coburger. whore
tn book beer KEN FROM
Now you're commencin' again. remarked
sinkers; why don't yer say Ireland was horned
In Germany; Why don't yer boiler my. wife
mother vas your grandfather's servant In Ire
m laG' ha %GT1 n sss,ass; Pot notions of my own in
We'll don't think yor a dry goods store cause
ye have notions" said Reilly: for II ye do Ill
should We quarrel bout Queen. victory's mother
when der woman's dead "A coupler hundred years.
Let ms talk about Dec'ration Day. II you come
down town don III take you over to see my
"Al right said Reilly, land we'll drink
funeral beer at one OF tn cemetery hotels"