The evening times., 1898-08-22
ON THE-RAMp4GE. 2
cs.si. G>srse Desse, stsiif FisAti.s
the siSnisrds.s

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cs.si. George Dessey stsiif fFisAti.s Z
the siS.isrds.
On hearing the news from Manila, Mr..
Dooley. whose remarks are recorded in
the Chicago Journal. concluded that Ad-
mirai Dewey did not care to hear from
(, Washington. zsii
IF they don't catch up with him pretty
soon." said Mr.. Dooley. "he'lI fight his
| way ar-round the wurruld an come out
through Bar-saloona or cades' .
who's that?" asked MI. sHennessy.
me Cousin George, no less" said Mr.
Dooley. II suppose you, think th,i war is
over an peace has rayturned JUS because
Tiddy Rosenfelt is back home again an
tn sojers ar-re-. hungry In New York
| stead iv in sandago. That's where ye'er
wrong. Hinnissy. That's where ye.er
wrong. me bucko. TIL war is not over
till Cousin George stops fightin'. Th'
Spanyards have had enough, but among
thrue fightin' men II don't make amy
difference what tn feelin's iv tn la-ad
underneath may be. 'Tis wtin tn man
on top has had his fill iv fightin' that tn
throuble's over, an be tn look iv things
Cousin George has JUS begun to take
eay.
-whin me frnd Mack concluded twas
time fr US to stop fightin' an begin skin
ming each other In what Hogan calls tn
marts iv thrade. ye thought that ended it.
So did Mack. He says, says he: Let us
have peace he says. An Mark Hanna
came out iv tn cellar. where he's been
since Cousin George presinted his COM
pliments to tn Philippines an wud they
prefer to be kilt or dhrownedd. an pro-
posals was made TO bond tn Cuban
pathrites an all TIL. deuces in tn deck
begun to look like face cards again
whin suddenly there comes message
firm Cousin George. In pursooance iv
ordhers that nixer come he says. today
tn sQuadhron undher my command
knocked tn divvle out iv tn foriiicatons
iv tn Philippines bombarded the city,
an locked up tn insurgent. gin'ra the
gov'nor got away be swimmin' aboord
Dutch ship an tn Dutchman took him
to Ding Dong. LII attind to tn, Dutch
man some afthernoon whin have naw-
thin else TO do. I'm seftin in the palace
with me feet on tn PLAINLY. Write soon.
/ won't get 1t. So no more at prisnt
firm ye'er OIL frind an. weil-wisher.
George Dooley.'
.How ar-re they goin' to stop him?
How ARE they goin' to stop him? There's
Mack on tn shore bawlin' ordhers.
Come back he says. Come back,
com-mand ye,' hA1says. George. come
back he says. 'Th' war is over. he
says. We're at peace with tn wurruld.
he says George. he says, George. be
good fellow he says. Lave up on thim,'
he says. 'Hivins an earth, he's batin' i
that poor Spanyard with pawn block.
George, George, ye break me hear-rt, he
says. -
'But George Dooley. he gives tn wink
to his frinds, an says he, What's that
man yellin' on tn shore about?' he says.
"Sing it. he says. Write II 20 me on
postal ca-ard at Mahdrid. he says Don't
stop me now.' he says. This Is me busy
day. he says, am away he goes with
piece iv lead pipe in wan hand an
couplin' pin in tn other.
"whatn we do. with him? We can't
catch up with him. He: goin' too fast. |
Mack's a week behind him iv-ry time he
stops anywhere. lie has sthrung
throlley acrost tn islands an he's climb |
in mountains with his. fleet Tn on'y |
thing ] see, Hinnissy, that Mack can do
is to go east an meet him comm r-round. /
II he hurries he'll sthrike him somewhere
in Rooshia or Boohlgahria. an say to
him: George. tn wars over. Won't We /
come home with me?' i think he'll listen |
to reason"
II think a man ought to stop fightin |
whin tn war is ended" said Mr.. Hem
messy. ..-..s.,t y. ...r.--.
81 dinnaw about that" said Mr. Dooley. |
"He started without askin' our Fave an
don't see what we've got to do with tn
way he finishes. 'Tis a tur-rble thing to
be a man iv high. sperrits, an not TO
kuou, whin th' other fellows licked,