The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-22

dinnaw?"
NO" said Mr.. Hennessy, 9TH pap-pah
an mam-mah dolls costs too much.'
Well" continued Mr.. Dooley, I'VE can't
nave 1Virything we want in this wurrud IL
had me way I'd buy goold watches an
chains FIR ivrybody in tn r-road. an a few
Nv tn good Germans. l feel that ginrous
But It's no use. Ye can't give what We want.
IViry little boy ixpictS pony at Christmas
an ivry little girl a chain an locket an
ivry man thinks he's sure goin' to get tn
goold-headed cane he's longed FIR since he
come over. But they all fnlly land on
rockin' horses an dolls an suspinders that
r-run pink flowers into their shirts an tat
too thin in summer. An they conceal their
pleasant with murdher in their hearts.
Some wan always has given me Chris
mas prisint, though no wan has amy
Fright to. But no wan liver give ME amy
thing / could wear or ate or dhrink or
smoke or curl me hair with. I've had TASKS
Nv whisky give meme that have lashins iv
whisky at me elbows day an night-an'
whin j opened thin blue and yellow flames
come out, an some iv the stun r-run over
on tn f1ure an set fire to tn bui2din'.
smoke tn best five-cint see-gar that money
can buy, yit whin good friend Nv mine
wants 10 make me a prisint FIR Christmas
he goes to harness shop and buys a box
Nv see-gars with excelsior film and burlap
wrappers an If / smoked wan an lived
I'd be arristed fr arson. ] got pair Nv
sUspinders wanst from a lady--niver mind
her name-an' / wurruked hard that day,
an the decorations moved back into me,
stone. L didn't loose tn taste Nv the paint
FIR weeks an weeks
IVAN year / wanted q watch more thin
anything in the wurruld. | talked watches
to livery one that l thought had daysigns
ME. / made it a pint to ask me friends
what time Nv night 1t was an thin say:
Dear me. l ought to git a watch IL could
afford it. / used to tout people down TO
tn jewelers. shop an stand by tn window
with a hungry look in tn eyes Nv me, as
perish ] talked watches and thought
watches and dhreamed watches. Father
Kelly raybuked me f'r bein' late FIR mass.
How can | git there befure tn gospel whin
/ don't know what time IL tsp says /. Why
don't we LUX at ye'er watch? he says. i
haven't none says l. Did he give me a
watch? Faith, he did not. He stint me
box iv soap that made me smell like a coon
goin' to ball in a State-sthreet ca-ar. /
got a necktie from wan man. an If I'd wore
it TO meetin' iv tn Young Hebrews Char
liable Society they'd'Ve thrun me out. That
man wanted me to be kilt. Another la-ad
stint me silk handkerchief that broke on
me poor nose TIL nearest | got TO a watch
was hair chain that unraveled an made
me look as If I'd been curryin Shetland
pony L niver got what ! wanted, an
niVer expect TO. No wan does.
IN git We what We want" said Mr.. Hem
ressy, IF yen tell me what IL is an II
don't cost too much
''Wiil YEP" said Mr.. Dooley, eagerly.
II will" said Mr.. Hennessy, IF tbs within
me means"
II am not; name it,"
do We, honest?
Il do So"
Thin said Mr. Dooiey, "git me IN.
AudjiotOroOm. I've wanted that 20 play
with FIR nanny years"
And Mr.. Hennessy went away with the
rocking chair under his arm. the doll In his
pocket and dumb anger in his heart.