The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-31

Town Tales
p - 4YVSS43$S

A correspondent recalls an old story
of rebellion in Ireland that is new in
it's application to the Irish invasion of
Canada. The American police are as
obdurate as the British.
An English gentleman, visiting Dub
lin for the first time during the Fenian
agitation, soon found himself clinging
to the side of jaunting car, at the
mercy of the usual garrulous and good
humored jarvey. AS conversation went
on, the Englishman said: Il hear
there is some talk of general rising
throughout the country"
"Faix, an it's true for your honor"
replied the jarvey There are no less
than $4,000 min, armed to the teeth
and drilling every night, and ready to
RISE"
by Jove! Is that possible?"
Sure and it is, your honor. Why,
here in Leinster alone there are no less
than $4,000, and in Connaught there are
5000, and down below in Munster there
are over 6000-drilling every night, and
ready to rise. And, sure, they tell me
even up in Ulster chad cess to herb
there are 5000 more.''
by Jove!' said the Englishman.
This is very serious. And may l ask
if it has been so for a long time?"
Indeed and it has, your honor, for
many year"
and then why don't they rise?'
"Oh, sure, your honor the poieece
won't let them!"
The "orateurs du pave that daily
congregate to kill time on the city
hall rialto. while their wives are earn
ing the wherewitha, with the wash
hnn Td IN bn
did not hold a very long session yes
terday, because of the severity of the
weather. For short time in the fore
noon, while the sun was out, however,
they huddled together to discuss the
topics of the day. When / came along
on the way to The Spy office, there
were but four in the crowd Leather
face" Fatty" 1.-The Modoc" and Dan
the cod"
1t is sometimes worth while listening
to the gang, for occasionally they
spring some original ideas or relate
stories that are not half bad AS
paused within hearing distance,
Fatty was telling of a dream hehad
the night before.
II dreamed" said he, that 1 had
been living in Shrewsbury all my life,
and that l died and went to heaven
When 1 raped ON the gate, St. Peter
ries. l told him that 1 was from
Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury" said he. II never
heard of the place" Then he went in
side and brought out map. After a
long search, he found a speck that de-
noted where Shrewsbury was situated.
YOU are the first man." he said,
that I ever met from Shrewsbury
You may come in, but I think you'll
be lonesome here"
Just at this point a man and woman,
accompanied by number of children,
passed by 1t was evidently a whole
family.
Those people," said DAN the cod,
pointing to them, reminds me of the
rainbow"
"Hows that?" said Leather-face
WELL you see" said Dan, there are
so many hues in it,
The name of the family, it so hap.
pened, was Hughes.
"Leather-face,'' continued Dan, "do
you recall the day you fell in the lake
and pulled you out? And do you re-
| member that the first thing you did
was to ask for whisky?"
Dan laughed uproariously at the rec
objection.
II don't see any joke in that" said
Leather-face. do you, boys?"
All hands voted that they would
have diagram before they would join
Dan in his laugh.
well, boys" said Dan as he edged
away, and l started for the office to get
my usual big grist of assignments, 81
didn't think that Leather-face would
get dry so soon.'
A young man residing in this city
,, has had occasion to pride himself many
times during his life, upon possession
| of much data secured from scientific
| research. Upon the Darwin theory of
the evolution of monkey into man. the
local scientist is especially proficient
Wise as this young is, he appears to
| have no aptness in selecting the scien-
tific subjects best understood by his
auditors. A few nights ago he drop
ped in lunch room at late hour, and
several of the patrons had been partic-
ipating in celebrations in honor of the
| New Years swear off
Why said he, "if this earth was
| flattened out, there would be two feet
of water over it's entire surface, so
much in excess is water over land in
the makeup of this world" A fellow
| who had been in drowsy sort Of a
| slumber, lifted his head from the folds
| of his. ulster collar and bawled out
| Hey, there, Bill, if you catch any one
| trying to fatten out the earth, Just
give him good humping for me-
There's some Of US who cannot swim
yet"
Among the recent visitors to the new
court house was Charles Poy, an al
mond-eyed celestial, who does business
| at III Main street. He thought the
building must be some kind of a joss
| house, designed for the worship of
| strange gods. When he first entered
| he viewed the halls and offices in ST.
lence, but gathering courage as he pro-
| crossed further into the mysterious
building, he became laxative and con-
! fided to an official that there were far
prettier joss houses in China. He
could not understand the meaning of
the word Justice and said that he
had been at the police station once, but
that was the extent of his knowledge
Of the law. He politely thanked the
official for showing him around the
building, and offered him a dime for
| his trouble. Charlie looked surprised
when the tip was refused, and no doubt
ascribed it to the strange perversity of
| the Mclean man"
| Last night l talked with a drummer
who is well acquainted with Jim Cor
| bett and Jim Jeffries the heavyweight
pugilistS, and he told an amusing in
cident Of which he said Jeffries was
the author, in Philadelphia theatre,
one night. According to him, Jeffries
advanced to the centre of the stage af-
| ter his bout and said: IT must admit
that Jim Corbett is my best friend and
benefactor, and 1 will fight him as a
return for the favors he has done me.