The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-20
TAMMANY AND KILLARNEY.
McChuclx Tells Hitherto Unpub-
Iished Legend.

From the New York Tribune.
Daniel McChuck, The well-known sewer
inspector of the Twelfth ward, Brooklyn,
sprung something of surprise on his as
sociates al the Klondike saloon the other
night by telling them that Tammany Of
ficials were trying to raise a subscription
of more than 100000 to buy the Lakes
of Killarney i'm order to recover from the
bed of the lake a huge emerald, the larg-
est in the world, which has been there
ever since the year 800.
Faherty, McCloskey, Rooney McLooley
and a score of others were all there, ana
Were talking about the defeat of Fitzsim-
mons when McChucks familiar face APP
peared in the doorway. Then followed a
respectful silence, as became minor men
in the presence Of growing greatness as
persOnitied by the sewer Inspector.
CAV coorse," said McChuck' as he Dor
rowed chew of tobacco from the barten-
der, thing he never did unless he had
something important on his mind, law
coorse, viz is an chinnn' about the fight
but that's only a fleabite compared with
what I've got in me moind al this min
ute"
Breathless expectancy was depicted on
every countenance as the sewer inspector
paused, and the stiffness was almost op-
pressive as he proceeded:
Il have the amer to announce TO viz,
felly citizens, that Tammany Hall has de-
cided 10 buy the Lakes of Killarney for a
pooblic park
nouncement was grasped by Flaherty and
others they began to cheer ana dance figs
''His me telly citizens" continued Me-
Chuck. Tammany Is goin' to buy dear
ovid Killarney, the original garden OF
Eden an the great brain microbe pro-
Jucin cinter av the prsint day. Me good
FIRM, Andy Freedman, tould me all abou;
it to-day. ! seen him at a lunch coun-
ter, and while I'm obliged to confiss that
he forgot 20 ask me 10 ate wild him ne
was stili extramely cordial to me. an
mo ntti1
college chum'-jist like that. molnd-'we're
goin' TO buy the Lakes Of Killarney, sos
picnic ground. Wen buy il on the install
ment Plan, SEE he, an The payments will
be dead aisy. An thin he showed me
the subscription list.
alleged list, II beSins wild Dick an inds
with Andy, like all the good things IN
Tammany Han. An gintlemin as Andy
read the names av these distinguished fl
lanlhropists, yez shud have seen the SUBJ
lunary expression av his countcnance,
from his waist up. His buzzum heaved
wild emotion, an the tears av Joy rolled
down his automobile eountenance an
across his cosmocrete necktie clear on {
tn tablecloth, an whin he found wurruds
TO express himself lie called a waiter. ana
Waiter, me tears hez drlpped into this
gravy an made il too salt for use. an
will yez PLACE git me another sasser full
an don't charge me nothing extry on me
bill, see?' SEE he"
AS the sewer inspector paused to note
the effect Of his narrative there was hard
ly dry eye IN the house, and IT even
sprnkied a little outside. Only McIoo-
ley, a plumbers asss tant, and under sus-
picion OF having sold his vote at the last
election, was skeptical.
II say, Danny" said McLooley, "wuz
Bourke Cochran an the others prsint
when their names wuz put down fur de
doughY
This was so clearly an insult to the
sewer inspector that the spectators began
to get ready to dodge something, but Me-
Chuck, though Intensely angry, showed
marked self-control.
'McLooley," said McChuck, with with
ering sarcasm, "McLooley bein' plumb
er's assistant We haven't that fine sinse
of dissimIocution which makes a man
worth countin. between elections. Bcgad,
McIooley, whin / glance at the shape av
your head, I'm reminded av the faci that
Dame Nature TUX a day off about The
time ye were born, an put In an after
noon palyin wild live trolley wires, spin
min, tin tops, ehewln gum an maxim
minute to git troo that dure, an viz
might spind the rist av the night lookln'
Mel ,ooiey acted on the hint, and as soon
as he was gone Mcchuck resumed his
remarks -,
cred himself, he SEE to me:
'Danny, / have a great regard fur We
an rye decided to let We an yer firms 81
the Klondike saloon have $3.50 av me 500
snbscription, an III take yer personal NOE
fnr the balance wild a Hen on yer monthly
salary merely as a matter of form an as
AM evidence av good faith on my part
Az coorse, couldn't refuse Andy, an thin
7 asked where i wuz goin' to make amy
money In the job Thin he explained TO me
a. how he wuz organizin the Killarney
Assocjation IN Tammany, wild himself as
easrrer and Richard Croker as PRESIDENT
and that every member viii be Obliged, in
order 10 hold his job In Tammany, 20
,,is,f the ovid sod wanst a year and stay
at Freedman
an . said McChuck stammering and hes
hating. IAN I'm to have the bar an boat
M privilege on the lakes. Andy has il all
601 a year, only half av which III have to
hand over TO him.
"Danny." said Rooney, softly, as a man
will sneak with something on his mind.
''air yez sim cock-shure Andy freedman is
an IrisnmanY
IAN i sure" echoed Mcchuck with
fine scorn. Am / shureI Ay coorse I'm