The Portland daily press., 1899-11-29
DoOLEY SEES A PLAY
And Tells His Friend McKennn
All About It.

did ye liver see tn play iv tn Doom
ed MarkeyT" asked Mr.. Dooley.
mo-" said Mr. McISepna. Where Is
IL atT'
II see II at tn school hall undher little
Father KeIly's church las widnisdnh.
Twas give be tn st. Pnthrick's stock
comp'ny f'r tn biniHt Nv tn church, an
twas a great show. lawn. Twas n rec.
fined show, too. an had a fr-ront seat.
TWAS this here way. Ye see. Mike
Kenny was Frinchman. n markcy. dye
mind, an a more dishonest an outhra jous
divvIe was ne'cr BORN iv women-in tn
play. on tn stage he's quiet as a mouse
an head Nv tn Sons Nv 81. Joseph. Well
sir. Dinny Hogan's father died
"What's that?" exclaimed Mr.. McKen.
ma. SIS old Terrence Hogan dead?'
"Ah, mush, lawn, ye have a head, an
so has pinr' said Mr.. Dooley. Ter.
renee Is as live as a goat this minyit.
Twas Dinny's father in tn play that
died. He was rich man. an in tn play
he was Mike Kenny's uncle. Mike an
Dinny bein tirst Cousins. Well. sir. Mike
an Dinny was both in love with Molly
Donehue, dye mind. She was an or
phan-in tn play, lawn. She was stuck
on Dinny, an she thrun tn boots into
Mike an turned him down. SO what does
Mike up an do but steal tn will"
Whose WHIP asked Mr.. McKenna.
''Dinny Hegan's fathers will in tn
play" exclaimed Mr.. Dooley.
GLORY be- said MIR. McKenna. "what
did he do that forT'
"So's Dinny wouldn't have no money.
Ole man Hogan in tn play, he had a lot
Nv dough. Well. sir. Dinny WIS all broke
up. What he says, shall I dor he
says. What shall dor he says. What
shall dor he says. What shall l do?'
Go to wurrukv says wan iv tn Dorgan
twins in tn back iv tn hall. Want ye
to understand he has n good job prom
| ised to him on tn ca-ars. said Mrs. Ho-
gan, turnin round on tn Dorgan twin.
''Tis yer own fam'ly'n be schrntchin a
besgar's back whin I'm ridin up an down
to Mrs. Potther Planners without sayin
NO more thin how dye do to me own son.
she says. So they thrun out tn Dorgan
twins. an tn play wint on.
"'what shall doy says Hogan again.
What shall I doY Thin he put his hand
to his forehead. Lave me think he
says. We cud hear Father Kelly coaehin
firm behint tn scenes. Din he says,
Din. ye big basthoou.' he says. this is
not where We think he says. 'Ye don't
think till tn second act 'Tubby sure,
says Dinny All, heavens he says, fr
to think 'iv me las night with tn wealth
iv creosote in me pockets, coorted. pam
perpd child iv fortune, he says, with
Molly Don--l mean tn Countess iv To
| lurum-me BRIDE he says, an now dsin-
herited. u wait. an outcast, so poor tina.
tn dogs ba-ark at mel he says. ''Tis
crool' he says, IT'S crool' Thin he
walked over to sit down an weep, an tn
chair give way undher him, an he wint
off with limp.
well, rh' mex seen was a wood. an
twas made iv thin pretty Chris msIs
threes in tubs that Schwartzmeister has
out in front on tn toorth iv July. Molly
Donahue was walkin in the woods. an III
come Kenny. Fly with mer he says
to Molly Donahue. I'm rich an prosper
GUS an doin WE'LL he says. why wud We
| sacrifice yer young life to that worthless
scapegracpT he says Worthless scape-
grace though he be- says Molly Dona-
hue. I'D not give his little finger f'r yer
Wanted wealth" says she in tn play.
| Thin says Kenny. we shall be mine.
he says. If not be fair means. thin be
foulr he says, an he made n runnin Jump
at her. Out come Malachi Cassidy. He
had job with Hogan in III play. Hold. =
says Cassidy. 'Lowhsr-rn caitifv says
Kenny, dhrawin his soord. At that out
comes Cassidy with a cannon. Wretch.
he says, touch wan head Nv you fair
naiden's hair-I name wan fair head iy
yon fair hair-I mane-well. anyhow. We
lave her alone, Kenny, or I'll throw away
tn revolver an buckle into ye" he says.
Il heerd Father Kelly groanin behind
tn seems. but ole Cassidy was tickled to
death. Goo boy. Malachi" he says.
Goo boy he says. Yer all right" he
says. Dan Kenny was mad clear through
They're givin Mike tn worst iv it,, he
says. 1t amt right FIR Father Kelly tc
do that Sure. who caresT says Mrs
Kenny. We'll. he ought to have tn girl,
says he. He's tn best actor, two out iv
three All, says she. Small loss. She
amt much she says. "A forward thing.
We'll. anyhow says Kenny, twas mt
business iv Cassidy FIR to stick in his
| Jaw he says, an he was sore all avenin.
"WelI, how did ID come outT' asked
Mr.. Mckenna-
well. We see, whin Kenny copied tn
will he lost il. an Jawn O'Shea was walk
in through tn woods ON his way to tn
coorthouse-he's n lawyer in tn play
dye mind-an he picked up tn will
Well. We see. Kenny was in with Danny
O'Connell in hookin tn will an, whin il
was brought back be OShea. Danny tip
ped it off. So just as Kenny come tt
claim th' estate, dye mind, in walks a
regiment iv sojers an pinches him f'r bur
glary. He w;A so mortified that be pull
ed knife fr'ni his pocket an poksd ii in
to his stomach. Il die be says. My
curses rest on yer But he didn't die
He fell down on tack, an when tn cur
tain whit down be was runnin up az
down tn stage holdin on to his leg an
rursin tn other wan iv tn Dorgan twins
that was sojer an put tn tack there
| FIR him.
Il hecrd Mrs. Kenny an Mrs. O'Con
nell talkin about TIL play. Twas good
play,' says Mrs. O'Connen. Twas so,
says Mrs. Kenny. But l think ye'd be
ashamed to have yer son an informer.
| New York Journal.
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