The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-26
FINNEGIN THE PHILOSOPHER.
n Melodious Arrangement Of His Views on
Some Conventional Matters.

So"e conventional Matters.
Those who have never heard OF Michael Fin
negan might fall into the error Of supposinR
that he was not a philosopher: but he is one.
Finnegan's first exploit was as u diver. and
here it is:
Mike FinneEan he was out of work, and couldn't
borrow n fver.
At last h. got a Job to do. it was rs an ocean diver.
In a rubber suit they lowered him down, with a rope
A divers cap with a tube Tor air upon his head they
But FinneEan was not long below when he slsnailed
For tue workingmcn on the dock above to pull him
TAX Of this rig" FinneGan yelled. IN quit the
And never more will 1 hire out as diver In tho
Don't unit | k that says the boss of the Job;
Says finneGan, iBegGb, m take no job where a
man csn't spit on his hands"
So he threw up the place forthwith and thus
justified the lines OF the following chorus:
Wow! Wow! Wow! Wow. Mr.. Ffunegan you've gone
and lost your joh again.
When yuu were out why you got in, and when You
got in YOU got out again.
A lob again, get again. soon again. Finnegan.
The second verse in the narrative OF the
employment in n hotel where he went to work
rs a belih.oy and porter. answering the bells as
the guests for his diligence aud alacrity"of ali
the guests EXCEPT one. a lady who addressed
to him the remark following:
when / ring my bell, Mr.. Finncgan. you come
put one pau naDlt you nave got, you must stop II,
Without a knock you enter my room when I ring for
you each day
Remember I'm a lady when I ring for you" said
"You must knock before you open my door for
might ADDRESSING be-
There's no fear Of that says Finnegan. I'm
careful upon my SOIL.
through the keyhale.'
The stay OF Michael Finnegan in the hotel
service Is not protracted. and having tried with
out avai! business rs a diver under water. he
made his third experiment as a railroad en-
plovee without. however. any large measure of
success.
He went to work as section boss upon a Jersey rail
Where ned nothing else to do but work and draw
wra his . EaI IN nSb p%y q Ia {tbio ro,, - o,v-.on.ou
went OF tie tracks.
To the superintendent Finnesan wired and stated
He t1Ii Just how the wreck occurred. Next day he
From the superintendent OF the road, and this is
what he wrote:
Your message was too long, Finnegan. you use
In your report be short and brief next time a wreck
Cut out all lengthy details when a smash-up's on the
When the note he read Finneean said: IN be short
enough next time
The very next night at the hour Of ten a wreck took
place. twas a terrible thing,
But they soon had the cars on the track again, and
Flnnegan sent this report in:
"On again, on again, gone again. FinneCan.'
This te~rseland comprehensive communication
did not seem TO have had the effect desired and
expected by the philosopher, for soon there
after finnegan abandoned his subordinate
other post. his troubles, meanwhile continuing
without cessation. In, how far the success OF
narrative of the troubles of the philosopher
and how much to the merit Of the music.
T. Bryant-is a question which audiences do
not seem TO have stopped TO consider. and
acknowledgement ts made by the author Of the
by some verses by s. W. Gillian.