Putnam patriot., 1909-09-17
MR. DOOLEY ON GOING BACK
 TO THE LAND.

Faith. lawn Hennisey, where are ye after kapin' yerself fer tn last few days was beginnin' to think il must be the wake afther yer funeral. an ,hryin to aceostem meseli to the sad situation
 Ky way of hand.s shake MT, Dooley reached under the bar for broad shouldcred bottle which did not ire qucutly come to light.
 "Thank'e. Martin" said Mir. Henni- sey, returning the greeting by stretching out a sun=browned hand for the hig bot tie and small glass Sure I've been back in the counthry wid the auld folks fer sphell They're getiin on now, and likes to clap their eyes on one wanst iu a whle Ye see. they've had the auld place there quite while an they sthil honcs I'll come back some foin day. and live on 1t.
 An will ye sop asked Mir Deeley-
 Mir Hennisey regarded his friend over the hrim of his drink.
 "Su4e, what would for7g said he
 Dye think I'm that sore agin tn un- dertaker's thrust that I'd ehate thim out ive a third-rate job be buryin' me self-in tn counthry Not me. Martin Doolcy I'll sthay where there's some thin dom. until tn last kick. an then lave ample preparations. thrustin' 10 yer good friendship. for loively wake
 So ye tnink tin counthey's grave yard, do ye, lawn Henniseys" asked Mir. Deoley. Well. yer wrong, man, wrong. Ye're always wrong, me friend, except on ,him very rare an shinin' oc- casians MhiH we're right And this is Hof wan iV thim. The counihry Is no Metropolis That's word. I'll explain in goin by. that means Chicago com posed ie dead vans. l got that from Father Hegan's last Sundays sermon Tn counlhry is ne Metropolis. The throuhle all lies here The people in the eounthry k alive all right--hut they pie in tn cities IS doad-but they don't know II That's th' difference lis terrible th.nr whin r1H's dead an don't suspect il But there's lots " thim that way here. Fer instance. some iv thim poar devils that works to th' stock yaF-rds. and some iv thim cough in. pale faced lads down to the print works They come in here ivery ave min and gil outside iv enough dhrinks ta kape thcir eorpSes mosin' fer twenty four hours more. sos their friends won't git wise 10 tn fact they're r-readN for tn ride e-aisey wagon with th' tai plunes on to il Ne raymlmber that tad irog tn University Professor had daWn as tn hail laSs winthrr. with Slvenieas vam' lecture on. fhssy- biology Nrn. sir. they're like that frog le ,uras on tn current. aRd they jump fer another hit. Wan dhrink. an they ShHiiie two an they laugh, three an thes Fe teliin' what big lahS they used q hold down, CT else what they do [ th boss N they isef got st hsua four, they're wapins on each stsief uick>. sn' i've. they're bslshin' n heads oN wan An.ther Thin those that's iett 70 come sp for tn sixth round, ! turns shsm out an they see each other home he th pale and soushre glow " th swasia' arc lights Some " shHn sfs ricif electhriciry from sobSeeo. an some Arcsa sh uaoviu' picture shows, But iss all ,h' same Mkt mornin uacsf on lh' ieh again. t~o-lcsged an tfn-na- sered naehine Eff theysre lucky ssaous tog se k ysinus thumb CT top fosh. ih some sausage grinder q twe7sh'ss looml. An ness night they store ap