The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-11-03
.CHIMMIE FADDEN,
BY EDWARD w. TOWNSEND.

foISt; III make me speech, and de
lads chases off Wit HaIligan. and
III Wit him, and l repeats me song and
dance. kel," l say we is not party
sand dis time and we must play tag
50 dat We VIII be It"
Say. dtt's what we done. Duchess
was crO.sy for to be in on de game,
for she, being form. Of course she
wouldn't let me and KeI. US being
Americans. run de politics our own
way.
Well. we tells Duchess, n Maggie
de h~Ousemaid, to come down to de
hall. and Oblige wit stunts on de mus
ical end Of de programme. Maggie
sings barbe- shop chord songs to put
your eye out; but, my. my! de hit
dat Duchess makes wit her caffy
shanty! Say, dose lad would carried
her round de hall, only dat just den
de steering committee chases in Wit
HIIligan.
1t was a cinch. I'd staked out half
de lads to play me straight, and de
odder half to copper until near de end.
Dey was never to get togedder on any
proposition except Halligan. He was
TO be give de glad hand till he taught
dat wit a little more argument of
&c kind dat de finance committe likes,
he would be a winner in a walk. l
amt so wOise at politics. En-!
So begins me speech: "Felly gents,
and Roseleafers," 1 says, we has
Wit us tonight a distinguished citizen
who stands for de trute, de right. de
left, de BOwery. and all dose :ings
dat he stands for" l says.
Wit dat HaIligan bows, Duchess
trunS him a kiss, n some of de lads
yells HI VII" and some says. Boo"
Dose of o what cries boo" l says.
cries it to me as we'll as to Mr.. Halli-
rrl N -. 70 la rp-inair1nr v-a -,-a. - - a 70
de patriotic lOidies who is here in de
interest of de principle" l says. Dare
any man say dat under desc bOining
conditions de voters best fren is nos
de man what lays his hands on his
heart, and says Any fren my fr"n =
here's to you"
Dat got a cheer from a little more
dan half. and bOOs from de res rn@
Halligan. who was getting excited
leans to me and say Good WCik,
Chimmie. Let EN- have it like dat,
and you has put Billy Jerome out of
business as a speech-maker."
I winks at Kel. and goes on: "Nev-
err" I says. ain de history OF Manhat-
tan and de Bronx. has dere been a
time when de principles Mr.. Halligan
represents has come to de forefront
Of liberty with sue strides of diu
and parting of de ways between duty
and Integrity: nObler," / says. and
more fitting at dis crises dan when dc
palladium of progress marches to de
empires where de sun sits on
de fag-let who will haul it down
Need I say dat I refers to dat orna-
ment and steadfast fren Of lie woik-
ing man: dat upholder of de principles
we sWears at: dat liberal beanfactor
of de downtrod. preferred and com
mon. Michael HaIligant"
Wit dat Duchess and Maggie jumps
ond chairs and leads de yells. and
| nearly all de boys joins in: while Hal
ligan de stands dere hopping his face.
1t was de proudest momen of his
life. He shakes hands wit me. and
leaves n fifty In me palm, and wh1S-
pers, "Dere's n undred If you can
make it unanimous at de next meet
ing. Dis is de most intellectual cl1b
I has visited"
"Dey is boids." / says.
Il must nave EN- solid" he says.
Some of them Is hard 70 frUct.'
I says. but I'll keep hammoring."
Never quit" he says. Have you
| paid desc lovely song bOids?" he says,
giving Duchess and Maggie de vote
getter'S eye"
No" says Duchess. butting in quick
when she hears de lay of de long
green.
Would ten each be about Tight?"
| he say digging his jeans.
rOh. m'sieul" says Duchess. ana
Maggie looks like she would melt IN
cole storage.
He passes de COILS n saw-huck each.
| and de committee had just got him Out
of sight when de McGraft push skates
in wit him. smiling like de bull pup
when little Miss Fannie asks him does
he like a lamb chop.
Well, 1 TOMS de same trick over
again: and say. McGraft:-well, o
couldn't hold in his chest wit Il hay
baler! After he was steered out into
de wide. woild. we has n bit of a con-
verSatyOng. wit a key and sandwiches
on de side: and Kel says, Honest. /
don't tink dere is Il Willie on de walk
knows what politics really Is dis
year"
Not one" saws de lads. and Ke(
says. Tell us. Chimmie. h is it,
Search me" says l. I o
know"
1T is to laugh" saws Duchess