The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-21
PETER DUNE GOING ABROAD.

PETER DUNE GOING ABROAD.
- Take Dool~y Aloax-Te Visit
Their Friends IN ireland.
nETER dunno. the author % mfr.
Dooisy." u In New York He break
tasted this morning al - o'clock.
and sitting In q smoking jacket. with an
English pug by hts side. cigarette De-
tween his tssfkv ard q genial smile on his
face. he talked TO the reporter. Mr.. Dunfss
n ultra American IN hts nsannss--Very
modest In speech. very indifferent ana de.
fAehei la manner. tie Is sasT and SIM
pie, sseHttafes In speech somewhat as di
many hurnorisss but when the word
comes. i, goes 70 the mark He did nos
try To be witty in the Interview. although
be succeeded IN bssng so occasionally. bss
talked for the mos; part seriously.
Mex. "Wednesday MIR. Dunno sails s9r
Europe.
Are you going to take Mr. Dooley with
YOU
Mr.. Dunno smiled Eyes, II can per
suade the old man To 60" ne said. II
don't think he wif; object. for am going
10 Ireland. where Mr.. DooIey has many
friends knew a lot OF Irish politicians
myself and III have & good time. too.
I've never been abroad and shall enjoy IL.
II Dooley will only talk. / don't think
on Westminster Abbey and things Of that
sort, but will get his opinions about the
large subjects Of European politics and
finance | hope 20 take him 10 London.
Paris. and even 10 Rome. ! have never
been TO Europe. and ! think Mr.. Dooiey
and I will have some rather tall impress
sfons 10 record.
II am very tssn,d." continued the crea-
tor OF Mr. Dooiey, land am almost afraid
10 10 Into the next room by myself SO
rather dread the ocean trip. My friend.
Mr.. Dillingham;. however, doesn't know
I'm 20 timid.'
Perhaps Mr.. Dunno referred shyiy TO an
anecdote they tell about him. G. II. Dill
bingham IL to sail next Wednesday When
he learned that his friend Mr. Dunno was
going abroad he raid he'd like 10 have
him 30 with him. but thar the boat wasn't
. very good one. aid that perhaps Mr..
Dooiey had bstter walt for the next.
with you and me- aboard" said Mr..
Dunno. "the boat won't be any worse
than the passenger list
Another story TINT Mr.. Dunno tells
about himself was on the occasion Of his
meeting with the author Of When
knightbood Was in Flower
II didn't like him very mueh.' said Mr..
Dunno. for he talked about knIghthood
and I talked about Dooley.'
hut Mr.. Dunno likes ~ get the joke on
tn listen and il modest as anybody.
''fs MIR. Dooiey grea.er than Mr.. Dunno.
or Mr. Dunno greater than Mr. Dooiey?"
We'll" said Peter Dunno. 81 haven't a
word TO say against Mr.. Dooley, for Mr.
D"oley has certainly been great friend
OF mime
Then Mr. Dunno went on 10 say that ne
couldn't Tell "a good story.
II can't tell a humorous anecdete." he
said. but I'm gradually getting the repu-
tation Of n good story teller. Somebody
else. perhaps friend OF mine. tells a
good story. and then they attribute Ii 10
pooley. Eli be a great humorist IL my
friends keep on being SO witty"
There have been a great many ramL-
niscencss ahou, me recently" he resumed.
Most Of EN- are NOT true. Seine don't
like, and same | do. like 10 have a good
story about me. even II II isn't true but
not Hike that story In the Criterion, which
WAS false and unpleasant too. l take the
bad with the good. however. as a general
principle
''wiii You tell me about the real Dooley.
Mr.. panne7"
''As matter OF fact" said Mr. Dunno.
seriously. There Is no real Dooiey There
Nves Indeed In Chicago. an old Irlshman
with lovely brogue. Many years ago
heard aim talk about Jay Gould. how he
couldn't take his money wiki him when
"a
] have not seen him Tor four years Ny
Dooiey stories are. Of course. purely flc-
titlous. The old irishman In Chicago ~ "a
very sensitive old man. ard he has been
made almost crazy recently by the ava
ianche of clippings about Dcoies that
have descended on him He thinks It's
libel and everything else. ana doesn't ap-
preciate the fun ef H. at alt at all"
'''rhe reason" said SIR. Dunno modest
~. 'tha, Mr.. nooiey In Peace and in
War has been so successful IL that was
the frs. 10 look at the war from de-
taehesf point OF view War WAS new Il, ia
and ali took II In deadly earnest [
looked at Il tn high, way and came In
frst that's all get a beat" said Mr.
Dunn" with a smile.
How should 4 man go to work who
wants te write successful book asked
the reporter
1T Is i,:sg as weil 20 stick as near the
bottom AZ YOU can answered Mr. Dunno
laughing Then be added more seriously .
1T + a good Thing ~ write sar the news
papers FIRST aud then bind your polfrs,
stories into haek There Is a good deal
Of literature In the newspapers nowadas :.
far more. In my oplnlan than IN the
magazines, The success 81 Mr.. pooley
ought Ia encourage newspaper mem
At this paint Mr.. noole, left to take
the Elevated railroad downtown h,s. -
turned IN a few moments - his friend
Mr. Dillingham;. FOR n pass. which ina
pcrtaot document" he said u had for
gotten
Mr. Dunno goes frat - England. where
bis heck has been p3Tat"t IN TIVE editions
ana where hls nafNe~oe -he name at Ieass-
lex is heinz Familiarity handled t,y every
body FROM Lard Razei,ary Ia Mr. ,>hoafe
Then Mr.. Damn. goes So Parts and Rcyr,,,
ant aiti probably FvtwTa {a SrntaYuter
bringing With isiBt. IL s. IA - hoped. other
specimens ~ his original sincere strain
at hufnof New York Commercial At!vsr-
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