The Mena weekly star., 1897-04-07
THE BIRD FLEW OUT LIKE A SHOT

seized the checks, leaving his "litho- graph pass" on the ledge in front of the window. He was evidently greatly fustered and in hurry to get back to his girl, who was impatiently awaiting him. Mir. Sheehan called him back and i directed his attention to the pass. Tou cannot get by the door without iiioutt that, my friend" he said, and the young man blushed profusely and took the cardboard with a muttered apology.
 This proceeding had evidently great l. amused faxen-haired little man, TO doubt native of Sweden, who had been patiently waiting to buy two seats. He laughed all over at the others con- fusion, and then planlked down two sil- yer dollars with the air of a veteran theater-goer.
 "Ay gass Ay haf bout two saanty- fave sant seats," he said, showing his silver toward Mir. Sheehan, and as the young treasurer deftly selected the pasteboards and handed them out to him, together with 50 cents in change, be said:
 "Ay bate you haf many of dose fool. ish fallers come hare.''
 And as Sheehan smiled and nodded assent the jovial little gentleman from Sweden picked up his 50 cents and passed cn, leaving his two ''saanty-fave sant seats on the exact spot where the foolish faller" had left his ''litho- graph pass" not moment before. Since. han called him back and merely point ed at the tickets, and the little Swede simply picked them up and said: "Ay gaas ct ees two horses on me-" Jolly Tim Campbell, of New York, one of the best congressman ever sent here by Tammany, albeit Tim is a little short on education, always likes to tell stories illustrating the superiority of the lrishman, in every particular. His ncddle is full of stories concerning Fla met, Shamus O'Brien, Parnell and the ether heroes of the race of peculiar peo- pie who dwell on the Emerald Isle, when they are not lighting the battles of Eng land, or filling the ranks of the Ameri- can police force. He told one to-day concerning O'Connell, and it is good enc, too.
 1t seems that the London Times once declared that it would never allow the great Irish agitator's name to appear in it's columns. When O'Connell next arose to speak in parliament the Times re- porters threw down their pencils and. leaning back in their chairs, assumed the role of spectators. A friend of OConnell, feeling the slight, called the speakers attention to the rule that
 strangers must be expelled from the gallery, and as the Times men were not at work they were instantly conducted out. The next day the Times had no TO- port of parliament and received hun dreds of letters asking an explana. ton. Soon after Bull Run- R,,sseI, called on Mir. O'Connell on behalf of tba Times, and, deprecating past ill-feelinp. said The Thunderer would like to re, port his speech next day. MT. O'Connel, received Mir. Russell with much courtas,, and invited him to ride in his carriage to the scene where the enthusiastic Ir;sn were 10 gather. A good chair and tabla were prepared for MT. Russell. who uas dumfounced, however, when Mr oConnell. with satirical smile bagar his remarks in Celtic and continued +o use that eloquent but to Russell un- Known tongue all through a masterlv oration, which the spectators. who did understand 1t, said the great Celt had never surpassed.
 SMITH D. FRY.
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