Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-04

denly lost enquality. Over goes tn boord.
out come tn horses an it's Get out iv tn
way, there, blast va an All right, Mis-
Their Casey. I nivs see tn day whin l
felt just right in thssprisihce Nv man in a
helmet. Did We iver.knoR a fireman to be
slugged? Or robbed? N1ver TIL tough
est thief that liver noanRd tn sthreets II
lave alone lad with q brown sthraw hat
an silver buttons. If I was Tanner an'
wanted to be poplar I'd hire fireman to
go around with me-
How can 1t be amy other way? There
used to be man up here be tn name iv
Duggan, an, havin' a large family. he
lived on tn fifth aure iv tn Flaherty
buildin' near the roof. He was a Jealous
man whin he was dhrunk. ana that was
sometimes. an he used to roar about TIL
aisy life iv tn firemen.r Here he says,
am l, man wfthsa good hot intilleck,
condimmed to wurruk in tn broilin' sun
shovelin' coal FIR wan siHinty-ase a day.
he says, while tn likes iv We set in ye'er
aisy cheers he-says 'snokin' ye'er pipes,
with nawthin' to do he says, but decide
wnos IN ehampeen dominoes rlayer,' he
says. Firm morn to night We don't do a
tap ~ Wurruk, an an tn likes Nv me pay
tn lnjine house day an night an tn lads
laughed at him an whit on playin'. Ony
wan man didn't like tn talk He was a
horseshoe mustache, an he used to eat half
" 1t on iviry time Duggan made his epeech.
l seen he was achin' FIR Duggan's throat,
put it's rule Nv tn department that MINI
bers r not allowed FIR to lick civilians.
They can lick polismen. if shey're able to.
but not citizens.
Th Flaherty flats took fire wan night.
an 6ein constructed FIR poor people out
Nv nice vanished pine IN cotton waste
they burned up without amy loss Nv time.
Duggan counted his childher an founl wan
missing. He had a good manny--tweive or
tnir.een' think-but he needed thin all in
ms business He counted again an again,
n nj hep
awh1le he figured it Was tn baby be TIL
name Nv Honoria. She's Il great big girl
now-with red hair. Whin Duggan found
ne was shy chip he proceeded TO throw
fits on tn sthreet an wanted 10 20 into h.
D o.. which wud've been tn end iv him,
ir ne was full Nv rum and wud'yc burned
IKE th.s,; a celiuloid collar. Cap. Kenny iv
wanted to know what a.fled him. He's
snort a kid said TIL polisman that was
hlldin him be tn hair Kenny hey1In
Su il. IKE tug captain, an in less thin a
mlnylt ne was shinnin' up a ladder with
three or four others, among thin heir orr
fri nd Shay. wv
TIL cap whit in first an STAYED In five
n minSlts an had to be carrid out. Thin two
dragged out be tn legs. But SHAY stuck
we waited an waited, with all tn pipes
piaylng on tn wan window, an fin'lly TIL
Cohhemara man come out carryin' some
.hing IN ms ar-rums. Glory be, but he was
coal an he had no more hair on him thin
a iookin glass. He slid out to tn ladder
an chmped down, scornin assistance TIL
women gathered around him, weepin' an
e eallah on all tn saints in tn catalogue to
press MN, an, tn men swore an ran to
! get drinks. But Shay paid no attintion to
MIN. He pegged TIL baby at a sthrange
woman an walked over to Duggan. What
We said to me las Choosdah night he
roared, was lie, an I'm goin' 10 club
yeer head off. An he fell on TIL weepin'
father an wudve kilt him. Cap Kenny
pulled him away an Shay, lookin' asham-
ca to death undher tn SCOT, saluted. Pipe
man shay,, says tn cap, will recomind
ye fr tn Three Medal he says, but / fine
We five days pay FIR Hckin' civilyan,' he
says. Lord help us. 1 hope Swenie won t
hear Nv this he says.
THAT man Shay used to come into my
place an play forty-five with me. But
dye suppose 1 cud challenge his count as
do other people's,, or ask to cut his
ca-ards?"
"Ye,d be afraid he'd lick ye," suggested
Mr.. Hennessy.
THAT was wan reason" said Mr.. Dooley.