The labor world., 1900-01-20
MT. Dooley
On Skating as a Fine Art.
BY F p Dunno.

BY r T. Dunne.
"Skatin'," said Mr.. Dooley, was in
tended f'r tn young an gay. 'Tis not
FIR tn likes iv me, now that age has
crept into me bones an whitened tn
head iv me. Sorra take tn rheumatics.
An to think iv me tWinty years ago,
cuttin' capers like a ballay dancer.
when tn Des-plaines backed up an
tn pee-rairieS was covered with ice
firm tn mills to Riverside. Manny's
th' time l done th' thrick, Jawn, me
an tn others, but now 1 break me back
broachin' a kag iv beer, an tn hite of
me daily exercise is f'r to mind tn
stock before turnin' in, an count up
the cash. Sou'a take tn rheumatics''
::You haven't ben trying to skater"
Mr.. McKenna asked in tones Of alarm
mot me-" said Mr.. Dooley. mot
me- But Hinnissy have. Hinnissy, the
gay young man. Hinnissy, the light
hearted, divvle-may-care sphread-th'
light. IIinnissy's been skatin again.
May Gawd give that man sinse before
he dies! An he needs it right away.
He amt got long to live if me cousin,
Mr.. Justice Dooley, don't appoint a
gaarjeen f'r him.
II had no more thought whin I wint
over with him that tn silly goat'd thry
his pranks thin I have iv flynn over
this here bar mesilf. Hinnissy is-let
me see how OF Hinnissy is. He was
a good foot taller thin me tn Saint
Johns night whin tn comet was in th'
Of nt
Dorgan was marrid to tn Widow Casey
Cher that was Dora O'Broyn) in tn
spring iv 52, an Mike Callahan wint to
Austhrelia in tn winter iv so. Hin
nissys Oldest brother was too old f'r
to inlist in tn army. Six an thirty is
thirty-six. Twicet thirty-six is
sivinity-two. sivinty-two less eight is
sixty-four, sixty-four an nine, carry
wan, let me see Well, anyhow, Hin
Missy is OF enough to know better.
''The firemin iv injine twinty-siven
had flooded tn vacant lot acrost firm
their house an all tn la-ads and girls
iv Bridgeport knew about it. They
came sthreamin' up tn shtreet alto
gether an tn la-ads be thimsilves too.
Twas thin turn-ned Hnnissy's head,
I have no doubt. But FIR me I know
th' diffrince between wan an twinty an
five. and sixty. 1 larn it over again
livery mornin'.
1--WE wint to th' pond together an
passed tn time iv day with our frinds
an watched tn boys an girls playin'
Shiny an sky larkin' hand in hand.
They come apart, Jawn, but they go
home together, Jawn, thin young
vans. I see be his face Spoort Hin
Missy was grown excited. Sure says
he, 'they'se nothin' like it, he says.
Martini he says, I'll challenge We to
race he says. So We will says I.
So We WILL says I. Will ye do it?'
says he. 'Hinnissy,' says I, come
home says, .an don't disgrace ye'er
gray hairs before tn whole parish,
says I. I'LL have We to know says he,
that it's not long since I cud cut a
double-eight with anhy man in Bridge
port, he says.
sat that Tom Gallagher's young fly
benight Joined in an says he: Mister
Hinnissy' he says, if yell go on he
says, I'll bring ye a pair iv skates.
Bring thin along, says Hinnissy. An
he put thin on. Well, JaWn, he shtud
up an made wan step an wan iv his
feet Wint that way an wan this an he
thrun his hands in tn air an come
ry laugh. He wint clear daft an
thried to struggle to his feet an tn
more he thried tn more tn skates wint
firm undher him, till he looked FIR all
tn wur-ruld like wan iv theim little
squirrels that goes round on tn wheel
in Schneiders burrd store.
"Gallagher's .la-ad piscked him up.
an shtud him on his feet an says he,
politely: Come on he says, go
around with me- He took him out to
tn middle iv tn pond, Hinnissy movin'
like bridge hor-rse on a slippery
thrack, an thin tl' la-ad shook him off
an skated away. Come back says
Hinnissy. Come back, he says.
Tom, I'll fay we alive whin I catch ye
off on tn sthreet. Come here he says.
like a good boy an help: me off,
Dooey,' he roars to me, mind ye.
Amt We goin' to do annything?' he
home.' But how'm I goin' to CROSSE
ne says. Go down on ye'er knees an,
crawl says L.. Foolish man. I says.
An he done it, Jawn. 1t TUX him tin
minyts to get down in sections, but
he done it,. An I sthud there an
waited FIR him while he craWled wan
block over tn ice, muttherin' GLORY be
To- Gawd' at livery foot.
81 wnt home with him aftherwards
IN what dye think he said? Martini
says he, I've been sinful man in my
time, but 1 nivir had tn like iv that
" a pinance,' he says. Think iv dom
III stations iv. tn cross on tn ice,' he
says. 'Hinnissy,' says |, .'theyse no
crime in tn catalogue akel to bein'
Did an Il fool 1 says.'-New York
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