The age-herald., 1898-12-18
MEDITATIoNS OF DOoLEY.
The Philosopher Sees "Cyrano de Der
 gerac."

aTv,rv winter Hogan's la-ad gives snow
 with what he calls tn Sixth Ward Shak- spere an Willum J. Bryan club an was sayiooced into goin' to wan las night at Finucanes hall" said MT. Dooley.
 ..Th' girls was goin'." said MT. Hennessy' "but tn shtoveplpe come down on tn plan nv an we had minstrel show iv our own What was it about dinnaw?'
 "Well. sir" said MT. Dooley, "I ain't much on tn theayter. I niver wint to wan that I didn't have to stand where l cud see a man in blue overalls scratchin his leg just beyant where tn heeroyne was prayin' on tn palace stairs, an 1 don't know much about 1t, but it seemed to me- an it seemed to Hartigan, tn plumber, that was with me, that twas good play if they'd been a fire in the first act. They was lot iv people there, an if it cud've been arranged fir to have injine company fifteen with Cap'n Duffy at tn head iv thim come in through window an carry off tn cr-rowd, 'twud've med hit with me.
 ..'Tis not like amy play I iver see be- fure or since. In 'Tur-rble Tom or Tn Boys iv Ninety-eight,' that see wanst tn man that's tn main guy iy tn thing he waits till ivery one has said what he wants
 
 jumps in as tn man that plays tn big dhrum gives it an upper cut. But with this here play of Cyrus OBergerac' 'tis far diff'rent Tn curtain goes up an shows Bill Delaney an little Tim Scanlan an Mark Toolan an Packy Dugan, that wurruks in tn shoe store, an Molly Don ohue an tn Casey sisters, thim that scan dalized tn parish by doin a skirt dance at tn fair, all walkin' up an down talkin'. erin to wan on Sharkey,' says Toolan. I go ve an make it hundred, says Tim Scan- Ian. Was ye at tn cake walk? Who stole me hatg 'Cudden't ye die waltzin'?' They say Murphy has gone on tn force sIIivins there goes tn last car! Pass tn butther. please, I'm far firm home All iv thim talkin' away at wanst, niver carin' fir no wan, whin all at onct up steps me bold Hogan with nose on him-glory bel Such a nose! I niver see tn like on a man or an illyphant.
 seWell. sir, Hogan is Cy in tn play, an tn beak Is part iv him. What does he do? He goes up to Toolan, an says he: 'Ye don't like me nose It's a ilicthric light globe. Blow it out. It's a Swiss cheese. Cut it off If ye want to. It's brick in hat. Kick it. It's balloon. Hang bas- ket on 1t an we'll have an ascnscion. It's a dure-bell knob. Ring it. It's a punchin' bag. Hit it if ye dahr. F'r two pins I'd push in tn face iv ye.' An, mind ye, Hin nlSSY, I about tn beak--not wan wurrud. An livery wan in tn house was talkin about 1t an wondhrin' whin It'd come off an smash somewan's fut. I looked fir fight there an thin. But Tooan's poor-spirited thing an he wint away. At that up comes Scan- Ian, an says he: Look here young fellow he says. don't git gay he says. Don't git gay he says. Whats that? says Hogan whin man says What's that% in a bar, room, it names a fight. If he says it wanst. If he says 1t twict it names a fut race. T say says Scanlan. that if ye make amy more funny cracks I'll hitch a- horse to that basket fender he says. 'an. dhrag it firm ye,' he says he says At that Hogan dhrew his sword, an, says he. Come on. he says. come on an take a liclxin', he says. An Scanlan dhrew his soord. too. Wait says Hogan. Wait [ minyit,' he says T must think he says. I must think pome.' he says. 'Whiniver I fight he says, T always have a pome.' | he says Glory be- says I, there's Scan- l lan's chanst to give it to him. says But l Scanlan was as slow as a dhray, an be- | lure he cud git action Hogan was at him. | 'adin with tn pome an counthrin' with 1 th' soord I'll call this pome' he says. "a | pome about a gazabo I wanst had a dool | with in Finucane's hall he says I'll | threat ye r-right,' he says. 'an' at tn last |