The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-07-28
Unpublished
Letters Of Pat

My Dear Spotts:-As Of sit benayth Their shade
av me own vine and thistle tree, In me dear ould
home In Galway, Oiland listening to the friendly
beowings OF cupple av Oirish Bulls that are
always kept handy fer use by Their family In case
inny man wants ter say smart thing, llttlo 40 OIL
realize, this foine Chewesday morning, thot Their
pasht wake or tin days, hov been the most ok
citin av me pure and blameless loife But, It
has thot same as Of will procaed ter tell We.
In the first place, wan ayeventfu day last wake~
just as raychin fer me second supply av praties
at dinner time young Mick with q Mickcon-
igram (bad cess ter the Oirshman that invented
them fer Oirish he must be ter Judge bye his
name) stuck In his fist presented himself feminist
the table, almost running Their pigs tall Wild thcr
heel av him. and waking up me mithers favorit
nanny goat wild the shrill voice av him; and day
handed ter know wither or not the Hon. Patrick
Murphey, Esquire av Florida, YOU Ess. Ay, Was
In"
Il am thot same" SEES OIL "Spake out We little
ITS Mickconigram from His Nbski, the
Cyarsky ov Russivtch," SEES Their little Spalpeen
handin 1t ter me loike 1t was loaded
"Oi wonder phats ther matter wild Little
Pepper now" SEES oil, In a non-shay.larnt manner
as rayched out me lift I'm fer the arnveelope.
Wan glance at ther enclothosure was enough
ter satisfy me thot 1t was MY MOVE. These
were the worlds that me eyes risted on:
Deer Patsky: Come over at vance and show
me how ter kape Their Boomer from doing me up
We want ter organize ther Sd House, an don't
know how. Bring TRAY. Spots Payter Knight,
Jawn Luther, Frank Hough and Majur Heeley
wild yer. IL yer hEppen ter need some dOughsky
draw on me fer sventy.foive or ninety Rooshan
Ro0bes Yours In ther divils own hurry Nick
Well you can immagin how SIGH call as that
sterrid iviry sntimint In me scwl, speyshully the
part about the Roobles, an me slttin there wldoIt
a PAIGE nv money bigger than car fare,
OF lost no toime In gettin into me Rooshin
sables, an thin into me uncle jauntin Car that
fortunately was standin in front OF the door, an
concaylin cupple ov dozen dannymite bombs combs
Ettyket bound In Roosha leather in me grip sack
along wild a caddy av strong black tay-Oi was
OFF to mate the ROMANOFF.
Whin oil arroived at Their Pals gates, oil dis
missed Their slav sleigh driver. an making noise
like private daytictive OF piped the place where
the Boomer was soon to be doomed. Oh was dav
termined ter find out, fer meyself, just phawt was
phawt, before oil discovered meself ter Their main
guy, sittin In state an boiler iron up In the saycret
room av Their cyclone cellar.
Their first man oil met looked like he needed
the price av shave. 30 oil gave him ther sign NV
the upturned palm fernist the rear OF me coat
You know phat II is. Their wan we use on new
members OF the legislature to see II they are wise
guys
nghted haythin niver 30 much as winked? He
let 60 sumpthin baytween sneeze AID thunder
clap. that sounded like "blow my nose or" an
hurried into place across the strate that had
Vodka" written on beer sign over the door
ov II.
OF tried a new tack on the next Guysky met
I approached him from ther rear and selictin his
largest ear, whispered In rapid succession these
wurruds 30 dear to the hearts Of all the states
men, and known to every civilized ear and tongue
Graft, Long Green, Mazooma, Rhino Scads,
Free Passes. Free Drinks, Lobby, The Stun, Coin"
IAN Their beggar turned round an offered me a
Turkish cigareet. Now, wouldn't that fozxle you!
Oh gave up the humans after that, and went In
ter the Pals ter rayconoyter Just to see how Their
land lay. Oh saw Their Boomer in sission, but
divil a bit of lobby could OF see. tho looked
sharp az a magpie.