The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-11-22
Mr.. DOOLEY ON
WEATHER PROPHET

I'm going to make me apologies to
Clancy's leg" said Mr.. Dooley.
why's that?' asked Mr.. Hennessy.
We'll" said Mr.. Dooley, i've done it
an injustice. I've spoke i'll iv it as a
weather prophet FIR years that rhoo-
matte prop has been indicatin tn wealth
er. If Clancy was seen walkin' br.skly
down tn sthreet ivrybody up an down
tn road made plans FIR a buggy ride.
If Clancy came along leanin' on a sthick,
| they begun to keep their eye on their
umbrellies. Iver since 1 was a young
man, Clancy's leg has tipped off rain
storms befure they got as far as tn
Rocky Mountains, an nanny bark has
it previnted firm goin' out on tn canal
whin tn sky was clear overhead but
twisht in tn knee told Clancy hurri-
cane was brewin' down below Lemont.
That leg dealt in amy kind iv weather,
hot cold, wet or dhry. Clancy used to
make a verse about it. What, says he,
is tn use iv raypinin,' he says, dhriVe
care and sorrow away. Tomorrah, he
says, TIL leg may be aisy, although, he
says, achin' today. People bought their
coal an ice be Clancy's Leg arranged
their parties an mended their roofs. 1t
predicted tn hard frost iv sivinty-nine,
an tn hot spell iv lightweight. TIL
night before tn big wind come that blew
down tn steeple iv tn church, ye cud
hear Clancy howlin' like wolf, an be
fure tn heavy floods two years ago he
had to be wheeled around in a chair FIR
a week l used to laugh at tn people
that watched that OF peg; but mind We,
if L was Mack, I'd have the weath her bu-
reau take observations on Clancy's leg
an issue bulletins: Clancy in great
ag'ny. Look out fr storms on tn lakes
Or: Clancy whit to a dance last night. !
Continyued fair an clear, with Light |
southwesterly breeze / wud So
Las Foorth iv March, Mack stint FIR |
tn lad that r-runs tn weather bureau an
says he, 'Pro-fissor, says he, what kind /
of weather ARE We goin' to give us to-
he says. Can 1 wear me plug
hat? says he. 'Ye cud go in tissue-pa-
aper,' says tn professor. Since tn Lord
sint you an me to bless this gran coun-
try he says. there niver was seen such
a fine day as to-morrah will be- he says.
TIL sun will shine in tn boochus sky, |
he says, an tn bur-rds viii carroll firm
tn three he says. Twill be a glory
ous day. an yen be glad he says, that
ye give me tn job he says. Well, sir,
Clancy come in to see me that night,
5roan.n' with pain. What ails ye? says !
[. Me leg says he. TIL weather's got
nto II, he says. IT'S goin' to rain
ilUge,' he says. But says l, TIL arya
V low barometer is station'ry over Texas
IN tn arya iv high barometer is tearin'
lround in tn neighborhood " Goshen, |
njianny, l says. How can it rain?'
'ays 1. 1 don't care says he. ITS
,oin to rain. he says. Well, sir. dye
aymimber Mack had to put on life
resarver befure he got half way through
elm what he'd done fr US. Twas a ,
great vIcthry fr Clancy's leg. 1 don't I
now what tn pr -issor said about it. | !
Iaybe he blamed il onto tn popylists. |
SUIT anyhow, he wint back to his wur- ,
uk an 1 begun 10 believe in him again, I
r tn weather got good Ye always !
hrust a weather prophet il coed wealth
T. an that's because we don't raymimber
THAT he prophysied. TIL pro-fissor'd be |
IAN iv tn mos popular men IN tn coun-
nry if nawthin liver happened But
long in April, after tn grass had begun
D come out. Clancy dhropped in on me-
arryin' a shtick. 'Ye'd betther put in
ONE COAL says he. I'd betther be put
IN ice says I, fr twas as warrum as
1mmer. Me leg is snowin. he says. :
let's look at what tn professor says