The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26


says he.
For why?' says L
"'Sign yeer name said Father
Kelly. It's all right
so 1 signed me name an he give me
this here little book an wan iv them
check books, an sent me acrost to
where there was a bit av boy behind
Well, says tn kid, where's tn
money-th' money ye're going to de-
posit?' he says.
AN what's it to ye,' says 1.
Il want it, says he.
We can get 1t come out an thry.' says.
If me eyes don't deceive me it's want
in peoples money that's put ye in that
there cage 1 says.
Do ye want 10 make a deposit?'
says he.
=" I do says I.
Thin give me tn money he says.
"Divvle a cint,' says I. I don't like
ye're looks. / can't thrust ye. 1
wurrked hard f'r this money playin'
forty-ilVes, an I'll put 1t in nowhere
but an iron safe says I.
BE this time Father Kelly come up,
an says he: Foolish man; give him
ye're money. An 1 give it to tn kid.
Dye believe it, Hinnissy, he thrun it
on one side as though twas an OIL
shirt
BE careful says I; "ye'll break it,
Man alive, don't We know no more
thin to be handlin' good stuff like pig
lrOn?' But Father Kelly dragged me
away.
II was half a mind TO jump Off tn
ca-ar an go back and dhraw it out.
Thin I thought I'd write to me frind
Jawn Are. I've bought his paper f'r
years off an on, Whin it was Dimmy-
cratic 1 wisht 1 had now.
This mornin' Dorsey tn plumber
come in f'r little bill 1 was owin'
him.
How much is it?' says I.
Five dollars says he.
''I set down an wrote out a check
tn way Father Kelly showed me, an
tossed il to him.
What's this?' says he
"A check, says l. 'f'r five bucks on
tn Tinth Naytional Bank, where 1
keep me capital.
Look here says he I didn't fix
no catchbasin an no beer pump FIR the
Tinth Naytional Bank, he says. I
done it f'r you, an 1 want ye'er
money
My good sir says I, that check is
as good as money. an even betther,'
says. Behind it, I says, is not only
me own capital, but tn intire capital,
includin' money lint on Alley L stock,
iv tn Tinth Naytional Bank says.
1 had the facts firm tn good ma-an.
More than that says I, tn whole
Governmint iv tn United States is be-
hind it, 1 says. 'Th' army an navy
an tn park polls will fight FIR that
check 1 says. Mckinley was elected
to make that check good I says
don't care "a cloth f'r wipin'
t'ints,' he says. I voted FIR Bryan an
1 want money an, bedad, I had to
give 1t TO him.
We'll, sir, I thried that there check
on five diffrent men an ne'er a wan iv
thin wud take II. Tn last wan was
O'Connor tn butcher.
What is it2' says he
A check says l.
SO it is says he. so It is. An
very purity wan, too. Where'd We git
it?'
I made IT. says /.
Did ye SOP says he. Well, We
dhraw well. What ar-re ye goin' to do
with it,?
"I want ye to take it agin that bill
ye sint me-.
'What?' says he. I told him again.
Faith says he. we must think I'm
crazy. l can buy a pitcher tin times
as big as that f'r three dollars he
says. Well, sir, Wud ye believe it.
they've had the story around that
Martin Dooley's gone daft an is up
an down the road thryin' to pass off
piece of green paper as money. Th'
loot was in to see If 1 was vilent lust
before ye came. 1 haven't had a clint
iV money all day except what little I
took in, an yesterday 1 was fair rowl-
in in wealth What will 1 do about
it?"
Get 1t out ~ the bank" said Mr..
Hennessy eagerly. I'll go down an
give that kid talk an do you sneak
tn roll"
We'll. said Mr.. Dooley, I'm goin'
to see Father Kelly. 1 hope he amt
in on tn play"
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