The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-03
PRAYERS FOR VICTORY.
Mr.. DOOley Has Views Concerning
Opposing Petitions.
Chicago Post.

1T looks to me-" said Mr.. Dooley, "as
though me frind Mackd got tired iv tn
sthrateejy board an was goin' TO lave tn
war to tn men in black"
"Hows that" asked Mr.. Hennessy, who
has at best but clouded view of public af-
fairs 9.Wou s.,a ,,u noo,o,, ",.,,o ~.
sthrateejans have been wearin out their
jeans on cracker boxes in Wash nton they SO
been goin' on tn mos deadly conflict liver
heerd tell iv between tn pow rful preachin'
navies iv tn two countries. Manila is
nawthin' at all to tn scenes iv carnage an
slaughter, as HOGAN says, that's been
brought about be these desthroyers. TIL
Spanyards fired tn openin gun whin tn
Bishop iv Cades 2 pow'rful turreted mont
tor (ol' style), attacked us with both for ard
guns an stint a storm iv birthstone an hell
into US. But tn victhry was not FIR long
with tn hated Spanyard. He was answered
be our whole fleet iv preachers. Thin he
was jined be tn bishop iv Barsaloona an
tn bishop iv Mahdrid an tn bishop iv Ha-
vana, all battle ships iv tn first class, fol-
lowed by fleet tv cruisers r-runnin' all tn
way firm a full ar-rmored vicar ginral to
a protected parish priest To meet thin
we stint tn bishop iv New York, tn bishop
iv Philadelphia, tn bishop iv Baltimore, an
flynn squadron iv MethodistS, three Pres
byteryan monitors, a fleet iv Baptist SUBJ
marine desthroyers, an formidable array
iv Universalist an Unitaryan torpedo. boats
with Jew r-ram. Manetime, tn bishop iv
Manila had fired a solid prayer weighin' a
ton a San Francisco an a masked batthry
we're damage. Our Atlantic fleet is now
sarchin FIR tn inimy, an tn bishop iv New
York is blockadin' tn bishop iv Sandago de
Cuba, an they'se been an exchange iv
prayers between tn bishop iv Baltimore an
tn bishop of Havana without much dam
age.
9TH Lord knows how it'll come out. First
wan side prays that tn wrath iv hiven'll
dayScind on tn other, an thin tn other
side reyturns tn compliment with inthrest.
TIL Spanish bishop says were a lot iv
murdherin', irreligious thieves an ought to
be swept firm tn face iV tn earth. We say
his people ARE tn same an nanny iv thin.
He wishes hivin to sink our ships an de-
sthroy our men an we hope he'll injye tn
same great blessin'. We have a shade tn
best iv him, FIR his fleets ARE all iv' the
some class an oPstyle an we have some
iv tn most modhren prayin machines in
tn wurruld, but he pr'rays har'rd, an tits
no aisy wurruk to silence him."
What dye think about it?" asked Mr..
Hennessy.
Well said Mr. Dooley, at dinnaw JUS
what to think iv it. Me own idee is that
war is not matther iv prayers so much
as matther iv punchin, an tn on'y place
a prayer book stops bullet is in tn story
books. TITS like what Father Kelly said
Three weeks ago las Sundah he met Hogan
an Hogan, wantin' to be smart. asst him if
he'd offered up prayers FIR tn success iv TIL
cause. Faith, did not says tn good man
I was in too much iv hurry to get away
What was tn matther?' asst Hogan. L had
me uniform to brush up an me soord to
polish, says Father Kelly. 1 am goin' with
tn rig mint to-morrah,' he SAYS an he
says, If ye hear iv me waitin' to pray he
says, amy time they'se q call FIR me- he
says, to be in a fight he says. we may
conclude he says, that I've lost me mind
an won't be back to me parish, he says
Hogan, he says, I'll go into tn battle
with a prayer book in wan hand an a soord
in tn other he says, an if tn wurruk
calls FIR two hands tits not tn soord I'll
dhrop he says. Don't We believe in pray-
er? says Hogan. Il do says tn good man
but, he says. "a healthy person ought, )
he says, TO be ashamed he says, to ask
FIR help in a fight he says"
That's tn way / look at It," said Mr.
Hennessy. When tits an aven thing in tn
prayin may tn best man win
'Ye er fright, Hinnissy,' said Mr. Doolev
warmly. Ye'er Fright. An TIL best n. an
will win" 800