The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-15

portant session at Tim Sullivan's round
table at The Sign of the Silver Mug,
last night.
1t had been busy week with Ter
renee, and he had disclosures of a vital
nature to make. In short, it was
nothing more nor less than a pro-
nouncement of what the next demo-
cratic platform will contain.
Terrence got it at first hand, too for
it came from the lips of William Jen-
nings Bryan himself. There was not
another man in Worcester that knew
that Bryan took a day off during the
week, and made a flying visit to the
| heart of the commonwealth. 1t had
all been arranged with Terrence be-
forehand, and no other man in Massa-
chusetts, not even George Fred Will
/ liams, knew that the spectacular young
man from the Platte was around these
parts. When George Fred and James
H. Mellen learn through the columns
of The Spy, this morning, that their
| ideal was loose in Worcester county,
and didn't deign to drop in upon them,
they will be wroth, but the fact re-
mains that no one but Terrence was
! invited to see him.
I Fearful that perhaps his presence
here might become known, Bryan wired
| Terrence in cipher familiar to them
selves alone, that he would come on a
stated day and meet Terrence at the
Paxton Inn. He was sure, he said
that in the seclusion of this inn, no one
would be the wiser in regard to his
being in Massachusetts, and that the
next democratic platform could be fore
casted without trouble.
| Terrence, however, at the congress of
nations last night, let the cat out of
the bag, and thereby hangs this story;
well, Dyes" said Terrence, when all
had become seated and the gavel-that
is the silver dollar-dropped on the ia
BILE, "tas bin most momenchus wake
wild me. OF an me frind Bill Brine
av Nebrasky have had a confrince al
the Paxton Inn. The proogrom is all
mopped out fer mkt year. Bill and OIL
or to be more spaciflc-the dimmycratiC
platform, is goin' to swape the coun-
thry. Bills the crate exotic plant OF
have his wor-rd fer it thot whin he is
ilicted pressydint as the Unoited
Sthates, he will paint the whoite house
Crane, and foot the Oirish flag from
the top av the cappytol'
Hi say, Terry" said AIRY the Eng
lishman, "blawst me blooming heyes
why didn't you let hus hin hon the
gime. Why did you shut hus bout hoi
the deal? Hi don't see why you shouit
ave presumed to speak for the ole
gang"
Things were looking a bit squally
when AIRY administered this rebukt
to Terrence, and from the way that
Terry slipped his musty out of the big
silver stein, it was evident that there
might be a mix-up at any time. Hans
the Dutchman, Sven the Swede, anC
/ Donald the Scotchman, noticed the dan
ger signal in the Irishman's eye, anC
all started in to head off the threat
ened riot.
"Hoot, mon" said Donald, "bral
ava. Ha' We nae common sense aboot
YEP"
"Fallar be voolish to vite, yust bar
danking," said Sven the Swede in his
drawing way.
This seemed to stir the flame more
than anything else, and there is no tell
ing what might have happened when
Hans the Dutchman turned the tide.
Wy will you, ven making artigula-
| lions init your voice, AIRY" said he
give der Hngvidge some mutilations
occasionally? Wy dit you ven making
some speechmakings, always drob your
bitches ven at der beginning of words
/ dey are der commencement ledders
sometimes, alretty?'
Hans, it would appear from his own
speech, should have been the last man
/ in the world to call AIRY on his cock
/
none more heartily than AIRY and Ter
renee. The entente cordiale having
been once more established and good
humor reigning supreme as an abso-
lutte monarch, the deliberations of the
congress were resumed like continued
story.
well, sor," said Terrence, bill
! looked foine as a silk smokin' jacket.
| Oh bein' a Kirryman, and he, being a
| narrow back av a country born, av
| coorse OF was bit hostile against him,
but whin he tould me he was a day.
cindint av ould King Brian, OF ray
sumed frindly relations wild him imma :
| jitly. Thot he should have dropped
| the o. from his name, howsomeiver,
stuck in me crop, and OF taxed him wild
thryin' to pass himsilf off for a pown-
| kaun.
why is it, Bill says OF to him, says
OF. Why is it thot yer name is loike a
/ dipper widout a handle? Why did We
drop the o. from yer name?
corn till We, Terry says he to me.
! .Opn till we the sthory av me loife,
says he. Don't says OIL 'Oi hate a
/ long raycital av disciplined ambitions,
says OF. 'Howsomeiver,' says OF, we can
! explain about the name says OF.
/ q sTVas this Way' saws he. 'Oi failed