The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-03-29
CROKER'S DINNER.
The Ten Dollar Ahead Faithful arc
Puzzlins Over the Menu : Some in
SeIc-dcfensc Have Taken to Study

PuzzlinS Over the Menu : Some in
Sclc-dcfensc Have Taken to Study
ing French.
New York World: The publication in
the World OF the menu, In French, Of
the SO Jeffersonian banquet is causing
no end OF trouble and excitement In the
second assembly district.
The second is the banner district OF
Tammany hall, and eX-Judge Patrick
Diver, whom no one ever accused OF
being a FreEchman. is the leader
Big Sam Wolf occupies the position
Of first lieutenant to the Judge and "Dl-
amend Dan" o'Rourke Is known as the
senior captain. What he says on cleo
ton day always goes.
"of course" said Diamond Dan"
yesterday, 1--WE are the people in the
second and being the people, We must
have the largest representation at the
$40 banquet"
Just read this bill o. fare to u.s." put
In q number Of Diamond Dams" fol-
lowers.
".Hult.es, Buzznrd's Bay" read
Diamond Dan" Then he got stuck.
II don't quite catch on" said the
man with the big diamonds. "but Buzz
Yards Bay has something TO do with
Grover Cleveland. That know. Now.
you fellows wait until see the judge"
Diamond Dan" O'Rourke was hunt
Ing for Diver all day, but failed TO find
him. Toward evening he came across
Judge Herman Bolte. who Is another
OF DIVERS closest friends In the second.
Here. judge" said Diamond Dam"
Something's got to be done about this.
We are It. and the only thing to do Is
10 call meeting"
Diamond Dan" then took clipping
from The World from his pocket with
the real French menu printed on It and
pushed II under the nose % Judge Bolte.
Judge Bolte adjusted his eyeglasses
and looked very wise.
IT don't see any 'frIcasee Irelaadaise'
on this menu" said the Judge.
Neither do l." chimed In Louis Cor
don, another OF Judge DIVERS lieuten-
ants, but what did you say. judge?"
Fricasee Irelandaise. repeated
Judge Bolte. very solemnly.
whats that?" asked little Charlie
Abrahams.
Translated from The French" re-
sponded Judge Bolte. without rs much
as l smile. "it means Irish stew"
what" Numbered Diamond Dan."
mo Irish stew? Something's got 10 be
done. sure!"
"Gentlemen,' said Judge Bolte. keep
cool. We will talk this over. There
must be meeting"
Judge Bolte, Diamond Dam" Louis
Gordon and little Charlie ADrahams
started for the Diver clubhouse, in
Madison street. Somebody whispered in
TO Judge Bolte's ear something about
disturbing the game there" and the
quartet went to the Atlantic Garden.
where they called meeting IN Albert
Kramer's private Office.
All night long Dlvverites and Moe
Levy!tes Hooked In and out. oil looking
very serious.
I'VE have decided to open school OF
instruction." said Moe Levy. who
scorns diamonds and only wears pearls
nowadays. we are looking for French
Interpreters. and we have decided 10 let
Sam Levy. the Chesterfield OF the east
side. translate the menu. We Will all
wear evening dress. anl nobody can ap-
pear In yellow shoes.
''Sam Is an expert lingilist. and what
he doesn't know Mike Callahan can
translate for him. Wasn't he In Albany
one winter? There they eat French bills
o fare while the Legislature Is In cess
lon"
1--WE looked over this bill O. fare"
said Louis Gordon. and. TO tell the
truth, / am worried. It's true have n
lire-insurancc and lltc-insuraEce rol-
Icy. but as for eating 'poissOng.' don't
want 10 give up the ghost just y8t."
Louis Gordon wiped the dust off his
ninc-cara; diamond stud. adjusted his
heavy gold-rmmed eyeglasses and tried
to read "Po!sson-fict de sole Ia
JOlnvllla."
what kind of poison is that that's
rot soul?" eald Mr.. Gordon. well, II
Judge Diver can stomach It. | can't
back out, Toll The World I'll be ut tho
80 banquct-polE)n or no poison"
Little Charlie Ab:1hnms had retired
to the corner OF the Office. He studied
the menu until he rot red In the face.
Extra dry and Apoiffraris," moancd
little Charlie: "that's all | can make
out. guess I'll have 10 stick TO wine
! think they put AnollirarIs ON for n
blum"
II don't see any corneh beef md cab
.bagc there" said Diamond Dan"
BE patient. Dam said Judge Bol;e:
maybe IT'S there nnFhuw, only under
an assumed name"
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