Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-05-11
MR.. DOOLEY ON THE DINNER.

Dooley, somewhat sharply. And
what's more, | didn't lay eyes on ye at
tn dollar dinner"
1.-THE dollar dinner?" echoed Hen
nessey.
Sure" said Mr.. Docley, 81 see
ye'ye stopped readin' tn papers, OF
ye'd know what was heln' done to
cimint tn frindly relations, as Hogan
says, which don't exist, betune the
members iy TIL Dimmycratic party.
1t was this way: ] see be tn papers
that the United Dimmycratic Legion
in Brandywine hundred was goin. to
honor tn members iv the Gin'ral
| Assembly that stud be tn party and
rayfused TO be timpted be free silver to
| vote f'r that hyanus character Jead-
| dicks, AS some risin poet called him,
! though I'm told some iv thin are Free
Silver firm fut to head. So | says to
mesilf, Hooray FIR thin, l says,
'hooray FIR the men that put principle
| ahead Of filthy lucre. as Hogan says.
An thin whin a feller dropped in and |
left me car-r-d, inyitin' me TO tn
dinner, | matte up me mind I'd be |
there. AM there l wint.
"But Hennessey," and there were
traces of sorrow mingled with anger in
MIR. Dooley's voice, lit was terribul
revolution, as Father Kelly would say.
T'ink iv it, had invite, an l wint
up to tn dure, proudlike to honor the
loyal Dimmycrats, whin a tall feiler
at tn dure, that | never see, TUX tn
ticket firm me hand and says he
Did ye pay FIR this, he says.
! No, says I, "a frind sint it to ME.
1t costs ye dollar, says the man.
; 'Ye'er iokin',' says |. One dollar,
, says he. An Hennessey, list behind
, me was felers waitin' TO come in, and
watchin' me confusion, an l cuddent
see the feller that give Inc the ticket
anywhere about an | had TO cough
up the coin.
5 Thin wint in. An the first man
saw was the wan that give me the
$ ticket, stanin' up and shown the guests
/ where to sit. Right up TO him wint.
J Look here me hucko, says !, fe'er
: nice man, says |. a fine man,
@ SAYS, to have me come out here to
y tn park t'inkin' was to be wan "
It the guests an thin make me hand over
the coin. Ye might t'ink it was a
It goold-bug meetin' says !.
e g oh, but Mr.. Dooley, says he,
IS irwin TO be frindly, 'ye are a guest.
is We're all on the same futin' he
Ii says. I'D be ashamed iv mesilf if 1t
i: we're true,' saws [, fir says /, i
|, believe it's a money maxim scheme,
le says /.
st says. But sit down. he says, and
is enjoy yeersilf he says. will, says
1t /, at me own expinse.
ct "Well, Hennessey, it was disappoint-
IL in'-the dinner, | mean. An the
O. crowd, it made me t'ink iv what the
is funny papers say about the people oi
RS Boston. frosty like, ye know; am they
8, cuddent help it. Expectin' the dinner,
ds hadn't eat anything since mornin'
and whin / saw raw oysters fefure me
lie | thought here | was booked FIR ;
cy coorse dinner, but say it was to'
ny coorse. coarse salt wouldn't be in 1t
Nv FIR after the raws come fries, and afte
ng the frles come nawthin, exceptin' tn
mt eowld meats and potato salad an tina
in mover moved fr'm its place on tn
be table. will ye Iass me the salad
nd says me right hand neighbor, 1 dinnas
IA his name. Il cannot, says /. tWh
not, says he. It's Irish, says |, AN
WON'T budge, ] says. Now tink !
ii, forget to mention the coffee--i
-. was guide and the water, it w4s cowle
which was more than cud be said +
". the beer. But tho beer was on tn
= side, on the other side iv the Shellpc
TO- 70 Par. rk, and whn / wint over thei
W while the speechlnakin' was beiI
". w. done, the bucko that give me tt
o.. ticket, he met me at the dure. How
=; ~ YOU like to be the iceman?' says hI
~ THE ice aint come, he says. Take
~ over to the table, says |, that's Il
On -. cowldest place know iv,' say
-. 'I'll thank We FIR some beer, or whisk,
W., soa il We have it, says l, I'm needil
,nd something to war-rm me up II
'ne tho ginger ale, says he. I'm !
Il amachoor, | says.
iii BE the time I'D begun TO feel ra
last comf'rtable once more, feller luk'
his head into the dure and shou
The last car goes in tin minutes.
: - the meetn' over?' l asked. It's ;
Y ,o'9V y, oyer,' he says, 'Jawn Gray's do
n ~ M talsin', he says. So we had to RI
.70o fir car, and whin got aboord, | m
Il 90 me old frind Doherty firm the Six
5000 district. How was the speakin'?' sa
1885 /. Bully, says he. Them Brandywi
80 90 ~ fellers', he says, has fought the Ra
'o'oo publicans to a sta1dstill, he says, a
be the next election, he says, they
~ ~ goin' to send Dimmycrat to Dove
1S'3i 70 ?, he says. oh, it was fine talkin' sa
% i9'0 o1 Doherty. There was Mr. Davis cot
5000 poetry, and Mr.. Hearne said he COZ
30. 90 up to be inspired, he looked like
I4.bO Spanish Gln raj, Dooleyi- anu
4.so Handy says the Chicago platform a
- 40 Bryan FIR him iv'ry time. until
'osuo party makes another platform an ;
sent other nomination, an he's FIR tho
too. Fine man, Handy, an so g
amp quent. An then, Jawn Gray 81
day, what Handy says was the truth. a
the that the gr-r cat principles of the Di
cted mycratic party allow amy man to ms
Ieges livin' and buy f'r cash fir there's
talls trusts In the Dimmycratic par
An, he says what the party does,
RS OF right, an know it, he says. oh,
ana was fine speech, says Doherty.
BAY dinnaw, says /. ! may hay
'erry bit iv me own brain left, says |, Z
q. whin | need it, I'll use it, ] says.
were "Just thin, Hennessey, thought
lttee the dollar I'd paid at the dure, al
erin looked r-round f'r the donor, as Hoi
the says, but he wasn't aboord the {
grit I'll get that dollar firm him today, II
ERIN nessey, or glory be, I'll tell the
story iv the dinner to the papers,
as 70 they haven't printed it yit.
ana Sod |, said Hennessey, or
r.ans the party.
main 81 sWel,' added Mr. Dooley's al
nave tor, ye haven't told me annytk
about about the Legislators that was the
be IN "Glory be, replied Mr.. Dooey,
road forpot m mention thin. Well II
being nessey, they looked just like ord'I
people, like me or you, an as FIR t
tne taikin', didp't hear one iv them
were worrud, and that's the truth,
lne, strange it is. when ye think iv it,