The Wichita daily eagle., 1903-07-19
O'GRADY AT THE TELEPHONE.

Hello, cntral, give Moikes place
who's Moike? Why, Moike Hannah iv coorse, Moike
Caseys in jail"
Hello Moike hello cintral, hello. you go
toheo hello, what's that? What in bIazes is III throu
bic wit th'-hello, Moke is that you? Ys OF
voice Oive bbeen thryin' git hold v fr
ty mnits As Sinator Long says hello, hello how
yez ARE yez?'
'Oim glad yez ARE well. Moike-yis twas a ghreat
food wather very Oi think
tn hand iv providence punishin T0peky fr goin'
dhry last ELECTION
What's that? Hello. Moke yez t hear about
tn spshul sishun. Well cintra will quit buttin
OfH tell yez all about it.
Well Moike 81 Goovnur Bailey day an he
SAYS goovnur he SAYS Oi was Just thnkin about III
he an condern tn ghreat noomber v raycint
dure-keepers superintndints iv vntilaton who've
lost tn shtake thin last winter he Oi
think it would be we'll fr call me tgether in exthra
ordinary sshun he says. Il dayvise ways an means
says. help amy iv tn sufferers who supported
at the Wichita convention he says
'Oive thinkin iv tn thing meslf.' tn
goovnur but, he says Oi foind be readn' tn consti
is tn dooty iv tn goovnur he be
calm spishul sishun foind oot if tn ligsay-
chure what tn goovnur wants. he
Thin goovnur called Bailey Wagnur. Bailey
he says 'oi want yez assemble in extraordinary sis
hun,' says Z help tn food sufferers, if will
aghree nuthn' but dhray salary he says.
We'll. goovnur. Bailey 'consdern' tn ghreat in
threst til shtae commtty took in campaign last fall
he SAYS Oi suppose OF hardly rayfuse. he
We'll Hannah. tn ligislaychure met an tn gooynur
took his pen in hand dhropped thin few lines.
Tt tn ligslachure iv Kansas. 81 Leland, Mart Al
baw dure-keepers supentindints v vintaton, janors
all other loafers whom it may concern oi give yez
ghreetin he TIL ginerous people w t1nsiivany
an Massachusetts literally raylieve tn
suerins iv overdamp populoytion he says. an ex
prssions iv sympathy have bin numerous an hearty
that Oh feel conghratuatiOn should be
extinded t those tn misfortune Z escape from
fhriwnn', he says. If he says th good people iv
nIissoury' he says sind in enough money Fl thin t
build a bridge two Oi think it would be well fr
Z give him
givn assistance be way iv an approprla-
tion yez he in yer own good Judg-
mint t daycde' he says but he don't do it, he
says This communication leaves me in good health
an sphrts says OF hope it will foind yez all in
tn same bissed condition. P. s.. he says
whats P s.? OF don't know unless it means that
Si will pull tn sthrings-but amy he says P. s. II
anything docymin displeases ST. he says he has
me permission change it befure readin,' he says
Thin sinator Dooittle moved that tn people v sis
ter sthates given iv thanks fr their ginerosty
Thin Sinator Doonuthn rose spheak Mister president
an gintlemn. he th awful condition iv tn suffer
ers be fire an food that we should
waste no tonne thankin tn rich min iv tn east he
says till, says. have given some substantial as
sta those unhappy citizens iv tn Kaw valley ne
saws who have their ALL. he 'Oi move yez'
Msther president that oct ~ tn ghreat heart iv tn
kansas gislaychure be appropriated sympathy In
sufficient quantities comfort sufferer in tn val
ley he says, that tn same be made Immediately
available he says. An Oi know yez VIII be prouder "
tn ghrea Moike when O tell yez Very
snator supported resolution Havn' done nothln
TIL injury iv tn sufferers tn snate raided tn trea-
sury f'r thousand fr thimsilves an wint nome
In tn house proceedins sthill more afectin
is ST in tn house. Spheaker Pringle He is says
ST. The will call tn roll says tn spheaKer Al
tber tn roll was called 81 wnked his left eye three
tonnes an tn spheaker recognized Bun Ad dams Glnte-
min' says Bum 'niver but vance befure in me whoie
Ioife he saws was OF filled with admiration fr a
coonthryman he says whim OF saw that our ghreat-
hearted goovnur had called tgether give raylief
our suffern coonthrymin he an that other tonne
was whn OF saw the wonderful zeal Industry an pa
thriotc dayvoon displayed be our noble spheaker last
inther in his support Injun tn snate he says:
rUbn oil think iv tn ghreat suferin citizens an
tn harrdshps which they yet t undergo ne says
Oi am oercome torrints iv their woes he says
eNhn Oi think glorious wimen an brave min' ne
saws with their children gathered aboot thin, day
nndin' on til charity tn eastern sthates keep tnm
from want says 'Oi 1eel that no tonne shouo De
talk he Let US act ana not tdiN' ne
saws let us act at vance, let act in such
vav he SAYS that tn people future ginerayons iv
1en9 had but little snse many ghrafts, he says but
If did have big heart. Misther Spheaker Ol
move vezz that tn -Ju iv tn Kansas hSlsay-
cbure give three rousin cheers an tiger fr IN iood
sufferers-both livin' an dead he says
An Moike whin tn cheers We're given an III spi-
shul sishun with Bailey Wagnur Bailey Ol says, ARE
vez glad vez came I tn ligisaychure? 'OGrsdy says
pa1ev .v-hisper he SAYS this tn first tonne in me
loife vhin Oi was ashamed iv Kansas. ne says But
O,Gradv fill oop yer glass an here a toast
+, 81 an his ghreat maysheen. he says an Moike WIZ
tear sthandin' in his eye Bailey him this toast
three cheers fr dead already, hurrah IN next
that die -
We'll goodbye. Moike. an say. Moike II yez iver
hear iv me sayn' worrud about poor ould Missoury
ogain nj hone I be banished t Arkansaw fr lofe- -
Harry Woods in the Wellington News