Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-04-04
Nj. peoIsr Ii Marietta.

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"Hinnesey, let us tarry in this place
a few days before proceedin' on our
journey. 1t is fine old town, Hin
nesey, notwithstanding the fact that it
has not yet arrived at the distinction
of bein city by dam site. And
| it is apparent to me, Hinnesey that
some event of Importance is about to
occur. You see, Hinnesey, that this is
historic locality, and while ye was
regalin yoursilf at some of the numer
Gus places of refrishment l was walk
in around the town, and / obsarved
that the people has ben engaged in
erectin' monuments to some of the dis
tinguished gintlenen that has been
risidents of the place. And as | stroll
ed up by Baum's to make myself more
presintible to the public | obtained a
| good deal of information respectin' the
sintiments of the people in short
space of time. So come along with me,
Hinnesey, and | will show you the
largest monument that was iver ericted
to livin' man."
DO you mean to say, Mr.. Dooley,
that the people ericts monuments to
the livin?"
We'll, not as a rule, Hinnesey, but
you see that it's sometimes. necessary,
OWN to the fact that if the like is not
done, some distinguished gintlemen
may never have the honors that they is
justly desarvin' of. There, now, do
you see them names chiseled upon that
great stone at the street corner where
their erectin' huge buildin'?"
Yes, do, Mr.. Dooley, but is them
gintlemen whose names is cut on the
stone livin' or dead?"
"Oh! they're all livin', Hinnesey."
And what distinguished sarvices
have these gintlemen rindered, Mr..
Dooley?"
We'll, Hinnesey, they comprise the
board of commissioners of the county
and others who are spindin the peo-
pies money in the ERECTION of the
| buildin'. "
But, Mr.. Dooley, obsarve thar is
Billy Patterson's name. thought
Billy was dead"
oh! no, Hinnesey, Billy is not dead,
he's only ex-officio."
And is Billy one of them Commits
sions, Mr.. Dooley?"
"Oh. no, Mr.. Hinnesey, he's only the
man what has been drawin' of the
checks on the trisury and a payin' out
of the peoples money for the buildin'
of the structure.
And who are the other gintlemen
whose names are cut on the stone be
low Bully's?"
why, Hinnesey, them is the men
who is a receivin' the checks on the
public trisury for erictin the struc-
ture."
And do you think, Mr.. Dooley, that
it is a proper and tasty thing to erict
monument of this kind with the peo-
pies to livin' men?"
well, Hinnesey, there is said
to be pricidents for it, but if l was to
express my opinion on the subject to ye
| would make the observation that it is
little risky. Besides, Hinnesey,
I've heard several of the prom
inent business men of the
place, sich as saloonkeepers and
the like, expriss themselves in a man
ner more forcible than illigent, Hin
Messy, that they'd like to have the
names and addresses of their siveral
establishments chiseled on the walls of
the buildin'; even goin' so far as to say
that they'd be --- if they wouldn't
pay for the chisilin out of their own
pockets.
"Nivertheless, Hinnesey, I'm thinkin'
that when the big stone is swung to it's
ristin' place, with all them illustrious
names chisiled on it, there'll a shout
go up from the assimbled multitude
that will ring all the bells in the town.
But I'm afraid, Hinnesey, that some
unmannerly fellow with less cultiva-
tion than yoursilf Hinnesey, will hol-
Ter for the man that struck Billy Pat
terson." If
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