Evening star., 1899-01-28

| ions in the newspaper. Maybe 'twouId 10
wan ting an mebbe twould be another.
an sometoimes the words nd be changed;
Dut me opinions an public policy was
thought out wild too much hard thipki,'
fur me not To reco'niZe 'em even If they
was sprung an the Gurc iv the Siuuit its,-lF
Some ~ those opinions iv what the coun-
Try ought ty do an ought not to. Oi could
pick as me own anywhere Oi don't arcus.
you iv diyulgin en-. Dolan bur there's
Wlde-awakc people about. So Oi Wondered
careful an Oi resolved ty quit. Rafferty, .
says oi ty me, FAM Is an Yer thrack Tho
Old Sloots iv publicity is an Yer trail an
the first ting We know the puhlicll he
aware that we're the man that's been put-
tin ali these reforms under way. an IL
they go wrong they'll hold yeZ Responsible.
Oh kin imagine now .seein the surgin' mob
! in front iv me shanty. drfyin the bow
legged policeman an this beat an ycIliu'
/ "a has, Rafferty,,
''Oi kin appreciate Yer fcelin's" answered
! MIR. bolan. "OiVc seen the lime light iv
publicity trun inty me own existence NJ.
by Denny handed me the piece out iv the
paper an he says. There. dad. that's the
way you talk Dinny,' Oi says YOU are
not Ginerl Moiles an payther am Oi Gin
erl Aygin. an fur thot reason words ty do
justice " the occasion is not handy. Tel
me, Rafferty,, in usin' the first person
similar do Oi say Oh?
'' Certainly not was the answer 'Ye
say Oh the same as me-
That's what Oi told Dinny. Ofll admit
thet affairs is CROWN very tickIsh an OF
don't blame yez fur not wantin' ty mix in:
but there's plinty iv things We could talk
over without driftin' into politics. There's
sussighty. There's always somethn goln'
on in sussighty.'
so Oi see. They hoy horse shows an
dog shows an cat shows an snake shows.
Why don't they do as they've been prom
isin so long an give the workin' man a
show? But don't draw me out Dolan
otm satisfied wild the part Orve played in
me counthry's affairs, an Orm contint "
wear no medals. 1t amt the party thot's
~ most Importance to an occasion thot
gifts up an does the hollerin'. Take a
wake, fur example Oi don't pine ty see ma
fame dragged ty the loight iv day"
Twould he great shock ty the public
moind if il were
Yes. Thot's the peculiar ting about this
world Everything takes We by surprise
fe never know anythin' till afther We foind
II out. An then two-thrds iV IL aint so
Take the things me by Dinny learns At
school Early ty bed an early ~ rise
makes man healthy an wealthy an wise
says he. Which bein' l-e case saws Oi
,ol can fur the loife iv me see why more
drivers iV milk wagons don't get ty be pres
ldlnt, which, he added after pause is n
very harrud job. There is tonnes whin Ord
scarcely know what ty do meself II OF was
prisident.' These Philippines is a puzzle
Though Oi wouldn't hesitate. Ord invite
the Sinnit around some tonne an Ord saw
Slnnit. here's how it Is. We've got ty git
move an US. We want more Islands any
how. New York staytistics show thot
Coney Islands gittin' so crowded tbot
there's scarcely anywheres daycint ty 20 10
FUR quot Sunday scrap. And we've got
ty look afther this Aguinaldo R,-inp i'm
over inty the counthry and take il suus
away from i'm an tache i'm ~ fight wild q
razor an be civilized. Right down I'm his
heart Everybody wants expansion fur the
fhiiippines. Some iv us I'd he glad ~ see
EN- swell up an burst. But there's busi-
ness " be done, an it's got tv be done
prompt What does Germany want wild
suilooats over there2 Fur iverybody's
sake. We got ty say Hands orr an, bs in
position ty make what we saw 20 T'inlr
~ Germany in the Philippines! T'fnk iy
them poor benigLued naygroes bein' COM
pelied ty play peenuckles drink beer an,
sing the Watch an the Rhine," No sir
Gather en- In where they kin drink gin and
shoot craps be Enlightened. useful citi-
zens. But, he added, its subject oi care
ty say nothin' about OWN ty the good an'
sufficient raysons at which OF hoy lust
limited "