The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-10
To Martin Dooley, Hayro, This medal is presented by ANDHREY CARNAYGIE

Dulcy ct decorum est pro carnaygie
 to spoil ye'er Sunday clothes
 'I'll be so mad I'll throw ye in again but that won't help mathers. I'm a hayro f'r good an all. I'm liver doomed to be a sandwich man an parade tn sthreets advertisin' tn gin'rosity an noble char ackter iv Andrew Carnaygie. If ye want philanthropy go to Carnaygie's. Largest assortment ivscanned charity in tn wur- ruld. Save a life an get a medal
 ''Iv coorse l won't be good fir amy thing else. I'll have to sell out tn liquor store. Whats a hayro doin' pushin' bot ties across a bar an mendin' a refracthry beer pump? I'll quit wurrul< fir good an hang ar-round a livery stable pitchin horseshoes. They'se nawthin' a hayor with a medal can do fir a Twin that ain't beneath him. Wanst a hnv' ,. always a hayro. Afthes awhile I'll be lutkin' in tn corner iv tn bridge an pushln' me frinds into tn river an haulin thim out f'r medal. I'll become an habichool Car naygie hayro an good fir nawthin' else No. me frind, don't iver faii into tn ca nal whin I'm ar-round. might be look in tn other way.
 An think iv tn position ye ar-re in all this time, tn man who's life I've saved Nawthin' cud be lower We're raymim- bered friver as foolish person that cudden't swim an was dragged firm a wathry grave be tn owner iv tn Car naygie medal. Ye'er wife desposes ye be- cause ye had to have ye'er life saved. She was always sure that if she iver fell into tn wather, yeer sthrong arm an risolute heart wud riscue her an To an behold whin ye tumble in ye'ersilf, ye have to be rescued be a stout gintleman in the liquor business. Ye'er little boys an girls have 10 bring prisnts around to me on me birthday. Ye have 10 lined me money whin I want 1t an if ye complain. people call ye an ingrate. Befure ye die, yell wisht ye'd pulled me into tn canal with ye.
 T wanst knowed a la ad that was more or less riscued firm a wathry grave be tailor be tn name iv Muggins. He took tn la-ad be tn arms an walked ashore with him. Well, tn ag'nized parents, not wantin' to appear stingy befure tn neighbors. prsinted Muggins with a goold watch an Muggins become a hayro. Tn la-ad didn't think much iv it. He'd have done tn same fr Muggins. But afther awhile he found that Maggins was chain ed to him fir life. As a boy, he was spoken iv as tn fellow that had his life saved be Muggins tn tailor. As he grew older he was still Muggins boy. Mug gins WdS0 IHuc0 tO lOOk dI, De10 1ttle, bow-legged man, but afther he become a hayro, he acted tn part. Me young frind cudden't get away firm him. If he was playin' baseball in tn corner lot Mug gins was lanin' over tn fence with an indulgent smile Whin he grajated with honors at tn Brothers school, Muggins set in tn front seat with a look iv fond attintion on his face. Whin tn Brother Supeeryor handed out tn first prize he remarked that it gave him great pleasure to reward tn ability an lafnin' iv this young man in tn prisince iv tn hayro to whom he owed his life It was tn same in after years. He become a law yer an Muggins niver missed day in coort. Tn lawyer fir tn opposition all ways managed to appeal to his finer feel in's in tn prisince iv tn man to whom he owed his life. If 1t was suit over pail iv pants, me frind always lost It. He niyer wud take case again a tailor fir tn jury wud always vote against him. In pollyticks he thried to succeed but Muggins hung on to him. Whin tn chairman iv tn meetin arose, he invary-