The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-28

81 wondher," said Mr.. Dooley, what me
Dutch frind. Dom Paul. II think whin he
hears that Wilum Waldorf Astor has given
four thousan' pounds. or twinty thousan'
iv our money, as a contribution TO tn Brit
ish governmint?"
who's wiIlum Waldorf Astor?" Mr..
Hennessey asked 81 niver heerd iv him.
''Ye wuddent," said Mr.. Dooley HE
don't thravel in ye'er set. Willum Waldorf
Aston is gintleman that wanst committed
tn sin iv bein BORN in this country. Ye
know what original sin is. Hinnissy? We
was BORN with wan an 1 was BORN with
wan an ivirybody was BORN with wan.
Twas took out iv me be Father Tuoby with
holy wather first an be me father afther-
ward with a sthrap. But 1 niver cud find
out what it was. TIL sins I've committed
since, I'm sure Nv. they're painted red an
carry a bell, an whin I'm awake in bed
they stan out on tn wall like tn illicthric
signs they have down be State sthreet in
front Nv tn clothin sthores. But I'll go to
tn grave without KNOWN exactly what tn
black original sin was / committed. All
know is l done wrong. But with Willum
Waldorf Astor tits diff'rent. / say tbs diff
trent with Willum Waldorf Astor. His
original sin was bein' BORN I'm New York.
He cudden't do anything about 1t. Nav
thin in this country wud wipe it out. He
built hotel intinded FIR jocks who had
no sins BIT thin Nv their own maxim. BIT
even tn sight in their naughty eyes cud
not efface tn stain. He thried to live
down his crime, without success. an he
thried to live down to 1t be runnin FIR Con-
gress, BIT it was no go. No matther where
he whit among his counthrymen in Eng
land. some wan wud find out ne was BORN
in New York an tn man that owned tn
house where he was spindin' tn night wud
asst him if he was a cannibal an had he
amy InSyan blood in his veins. Twas like
SEEM fine lookin' man with an intellec-
jail forehead an handsome, dar-rk-brown
eyes an admirin' him, an thin larnin' his
name is Mudd ]. Higgins. His accent was
proper an his clothes didn't fit him right,
BIT he was not BORN in tn home iv his
dayscindants, an whin he walked tn
sthreets iv London he knew iviry polsman
was sayin': There goes a man that pre-
tinds to be happy. BIT a dark sorrow is
gnawin' at his bosom. He looks as If he
was at home. BIT he was BORN in New
York, Gawd help him.
$50 this poor, way-worn sowl, aftber
thryin ivry other rimidy. firm dr-rivin a
coach to failin' TO vote. at las sought out
tn rile high clark in tn coort. an says he:
Behold he says, AN unhappy man., he
says. with millyons in me pocket. two ho-
tells an Unlimited credit he says, me
hear-rt is gray he says. Poor sowl,' says
tn clark iv tn coort. What's atm YEP he
says Have We committed some great
crime?' he says. Partly says Willum
Waldorf Aston. 1T was partly me an part
ly me folks he says. L was he says, in
voice broken be tears, L was he says,
BORN in New York. he says TIL clark
made tn sign iv tn eros. an says he: 'Ye
shudden't have come here he says. Poor
afflicted wretch he says, we need a clargy-
man. he says. Why did We seek me out?
he says. Because says Willum Waldorf
Astor, Il WISH he says, FIR to renounce me
sinful life,' he says. wisht to be BORN
anew he says. An tn clark, bein' kind
man, helped him out. An Willum Waldorf
Astor renowned fealty to all foreign SOW
ereigns, princes an potentates, an espe-
cially Mack tn Wanst, or Twicet. iv tn
United States an Sulu an all his wur-ruks,
an he came out in tn coort with his hat
cooked over his eye. with a step jaunty and
high, afther years iv servile freedom
bondman at last, So he's a citizen Nv
Gr-reat Britain now an lille subject iv tn
Queen, like you was, Hinnissy, befure We
was r-run out"
II niver was" said Mr.. Hennessy. "Sure.
tn Queen iv England was renowned FIR me