The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-12-29
ST. 90 per year. in advance
Six Months 30 cents.
Written for The Prison Mirror.
ALDERMAN O'RURICK,

"Good morning Mister Dunahue;
Faix an its glad am to see ye Since
me election us alderman in Kerry
Patch DIVE hardly had tonne to ate me
meals"
"Sure an OHM glad ye were elected,
Mister O'Rurick, as we'er in sore need
ov man ov yer understandin to fill
the heavy responsibilities OF the posi-
ton; suppose ye are takin to yer dut-
les aisily, Mister O'Rurick 7"
"Begorra aisy ir no wurd to name
them with, Mister Dunahue. But so
far most of me troubles are at home.
AS to the small delegations that has
called on me, olive promised them ev-
erything the've axed for, and faith that
wus aisy. But with Nora and the chill
der, sure they'll drive me to drink if
they kape it up any longer"
"Sure an sails Mrs. O'Rurick to me
the day after election, Mr.. Jan O'Ru-
rick sais she, an when will ye be getin
us box at the thatre? And don't ye
think ye might dress yer family a little
more respectable, to move IN the high
society ye be kapein?' sais she. Tar an
Gums, woman sais OF de ye think oi'm
Mark Hanna or Sheriff av St. Paul,
that oi can be buying theatres boxes an
silk dresses for YEP Faith an yell do
we'll if ye have plenty praties an coal in
the cellar this could winter Then me
daughter Nora Ann followed her moth
ers schame an sais she, Father OF sup
pose ye'll have me quit stemin in tho
tobacco factory, now that ye are alder
man. And say pa sais she, Il want to
be stenographer so that can work in
your office. And papa dear sais she soi
must have bike, as all the young Ia
dies have them nowadays"
"Well Mister Dunahue, ye could have
flurrd me with Whit av a Thanksgiv-
ing cigar, but as soon as OF got
me brehth, OF sais sais OF, Nora Ann
O'Rurick yes a fine young lady indeed
its a bike ye want is it? An what's
that outlandish thing ye would do in
me office? Sterrea-o-no grafey-faith if
ye do oi'll know it, an if OF knows me-
self yell stay at home an help yer poor
mother do the house wurk in place of
galavantin round on bike Well
got rid of the wemin, Mr.. Dunahue,
but be hevens the last straw was me
son Mickey. Olive been watchin that
typ lately, an be the powers there's no
understandin him at all. Say
dad sais me son Mickey, yer peach,'
yer the only pebble Didn't OF tell ye
ye'd get there?' Well muster Dunahue
it was grauke to me, an sais OF, 'phat in
the dhvil do ye name by calm me a
pache-an pebblep Are ye daft, or is
it alln ye are,' sais OF. %, ,oi don't kno,
sais he you are not so cute but as OF
rached for him he sails 'hould on dad,
OF only wanted to congratulate ye on
bein elected alderman in Kerry Patch,
sure an ye will have great pull And
say, dad sais he we can give us a rake
off on the tips once in while can't ye?
and say dad sais he 'oi suppose OF can
jine the Sucyowlogicklo society now
an'-But he never ended Mr. Dunahu
me Kerry blud could stand no mure an
oil gave him a clOut that sent him
sucyin out av the room. Faith if it
peren't fer the honor Ov me wurd, ord
resign and go back to wurk for Jerry
Fruin. Will yes come an have drop
Mr.. Dunahue street car presi-
dent called on me today an-well there
is sakesits in all high positions ye
know, but if there's troubles, sure there
is some good things too in bein Alder
man."
IAN O'RURICK