The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-20
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New York Tribune: Great expectancy
was stamped on the countenances OF a
group OF small-frv Democratic politl.
clans at the Klondlke saloon, In the
Twelfth ward, last night rs they await
I'd the coming o: Daniel McChuck. a
sewer inspector and the leader OF his
particular election district. The men
we're talking about the Croker-Jeffer-
son dinner.
II suppose Danny'll be chestv to US
now" said McCloskey, who, after, doing
nothing for year, now bosses Sec
lion gang OF street sweepers.
ut wuz the furst tonne no iver GALL
wanted around In q full-dress Shoot"
yentured Flaherty. ~.
I'VE wont see him to-nlght." said
Rooney; ''he do be sieepin' Off the ef-
fects av' It ALL"
But Just as the latter was speaking
IN walked Mr.. McChuck. He shook
hands graciously all around, but his
old friends felt little shy, and looked
him over furtively.
",
had yer big blowout an slept off your
drunk. an, row tell us what we saw"
Jaw, gwan." said McChuck, "shure
the papers Is full av It. Read 'em your
self" -
But McCIoskcy knew all the time
that McChuck was dying to tell about
the dinner. and sud. va
"All right, Se strawberry dude. We
we're ,alkIn' about Rynn's terrier llckln'
Dooey's bull when We stepped in the
du-e, an'SWe'liIg on wild that"
"shure I'm only out OF bed two
hours. interrupted McChuck, IAN me
mind Is half-twlsted yet"
las I was saying. Flaherty," con-
tlnued McCloSkcy, that dog of Ryan's
kin lick his weight In wildcats"
'Av coorse. II yez insist" said Nc
Chuck, ''I'ii have TO teli 6e about some
OF the things wat the papers didn't GIT"
And then they all wlnked.
say" said McChuck. ''av 1t doesn't
seem as IL twas all u passin' drame.
The lights and the music and the grub
the only. way I know 1t wasn't q
drame Is that blew In SO for the din
ner md SIS on the slde-all ! had"
'Wuz ye interjuced to Croker7" asked
McCloskey. kicking Flaherty In the
shins gently.
mo. but I shook the hand OF wan OF
the district leaders who did shake hands
with him. All, bycs. ye should seen
him! sed to myself: Plat the divll's
the use Of being the Shar OF Roosha
wen dere's better pickln' in Tammany
Hall? Oh, yis. An SO long as mlmory
holds and reason Is inthroned in the
TOD Of me head. so help me. I'll never
forglt. how Dick Croker looked wild
squads and champagne and roses and
soup all around him. He looked like an
angel, begad."
How about Belmont" asked Fla
hcrty The crowd had by this time be-
come largely augmented, and Nc
Chuck noted with pride that he was
talking to room half full. u
"Bilmont-oh, yes! Shure! Perry-we
called him Perry. last night. I tellreou.
Mick, that mans heart bates for US
wurrukngmen day and night He told
me 60 himself He nIver goes to sleep
without waking up beforehand to do
something for the cause Of humanity.
An didn't his old grandfather blow the
civil out OF King George on Lake Erie,
says he TO me-"
well. phat else wuz there?" asked
Fiaherty. "Wnz there nny siuggin'?"
AN" said afcChuck, Eye should have
seen Dick Croker wade into'it! Ah-h-
ah! A bloke by de name Of Nolan gifts
up in front OF Croker and makes shoots
at him. An Croker gifts hot under his
collar ard he says to Ed. Murphy. Ed.
II II wasn't for the ladies. in the boxes
I'd break that mans mug
But Nolan went on making mugs at
de boss until some one got him by de
coat tails and pulled him down. Then
We all tux drink and waited for some
thing else to break loose"
Didn't ye smash no man, Danny"
asked Flaherty. in. a tone OF contempt.
NO. me bye. not there-noe In the
presence OF the opponents Of Thomas
Jefferson: but when I got home this
!nornin's I ran across q Dago banana
7edler and Isbate the dlvil out OF him."
AN se had all We could drink" ask
ed McCloskey. with glistening eyes.
81 did so-champagne-all cham
payne, swim different brands; but as
thrue as l live, 1t isn't as good as the
mixed nle We git here wild a dash OF
mul!lgan In It."
DO ye be Inovin' out OF tn ward
now. Danny?" asked Flaherty.
"Divil bit. me son." said McChuck,
banging HE fist on the table. "Wanst is
enough for the likes O. me. stint the
dress shoote back to the Sheeney got
Il off av for So, an I've just stood Off
the Dutch grover, I've got sixty cents
LETT, Gintlemln. to last me till next pay,
On Wild your kind permission we'll re-
sumo the even timer OF our devious
ways before we INDUCED In honorlns
that D!mmycrat OF simple tastes, but
explosive lmitators. Say. bring four
plnts Of mixed ale, an don't forget the
mu!l!gan. This is the night I drink
the stuff that makes votes"
With that DAME! McChuck and his
friends clinked their glasses. and the
reporter. who was using the telephone,
heard no more of the ten-dollar dinner.