The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-17
An up ye come, Hinnissy, with tn big banner.

Packy kicked in it whin ye put it on tn fure ivi tn pew on Chris mas day. Ye thry it on an ivry wan says it's most becomin' an as good as new. Thin ye hoist on tn regalia, an out ye go lookin like whole pro-cissyon all be ye'ersf an with tn family noses hattened again tn window to see ye start.
 Will l march? I can't IIinnissy. I've got to time iv life whin me feet ar-re almost sta tionary. They stopped walkin' long ago. l have to tow thin now. But if yell cast yeer eye over at tn northeast corner iv tn sthreet below an see dignifed lookin' gintleman standin' in group iv ladies an childher, with two Hinnissies on his shouldhers an another on his head that'll be me. I've promised to take ye'er family to see tn ol' fellow battlin' with tn iinnts.
 Tn sthreets arre lined with people, but there is no disturbance They have no throuble keepin' tn polls in ordher. Did ye iver see polisman get rough with a Pathricks day crowd? There was wan wanst l know because l helped bury him. This is wan day whin tn constablry has got to have manners. It's no longer Get back, there,' but Won't he blaze stand back out v th' way? Come an put me back Won't ye kindly step back?' will not But tn lady behind ye can't sec Why didn't yc say so at first? Excuse me, madam. Step right up. Bring up tn childler. Terence, get out iy th' way Officer, take off yeer hat an keep rnovin' Dye think ye're made iv glass because cud say a wurrud an break ye?
 It's long wait but nobody minds. It's nachral It takes time fir to start Pathricks day parade, because ivrybody looks as though they ought to be in front. There ar-re nanny false alarums an cries v Here they come firm tn childher Emily fellow that's been up on lamp post since o'clock gives shout an befure ye can think it's begun Out in front on horse back is tn chief marshall Niver did horse cut up tn way that horse does It watzes first, thin it does fig, thin it polkes over tor'ds tn crowd till tn ladies scream Yed think it'd been loaned be an inimy an is thryin' to throw tn marshal off. But is that hero scared? Ye bet he ain't. He sets as aisy on tn deck iv that animal as if he was in a rockin' chair at home. There's a supeeryor smile on his face. He waves his baton at tn cheerin' popylace. Be hivens, tn man cud ride ibex
 "Afther him comes his aides. A fine body iv horsemen, all but Clancy. Whin he stops in front iv me he says: How do l look?' Ne look fne,' says l. But pride goeth befure fall,' says l. Go on with ye, says he. This charger cudden't throw me in a hrndherd years he says 'Wen' says I, I've r-read in tn good book that tn proud will be humbled an thm that ride on Pathricks day will walk tn r-rest iv tn week. says
 Thin comes tn dhrun ma with a bearskin cap ca his head an he throws tn stick to tn top iv Finucancs hall an catches it on tn end iv his little finger. Is that pah-pah? says yeer young est. It is not says l, That man is paid, an there ain't money enough in tn wurruld to pay yeer father fir what he's goin' to do,' says I. Hooray! There goes tn band. It's a German band, v coorse. Tn pa-apers laugh at us fir that, but, faith, don't see tn joke. Iv coorse, we've got to hire Germans, What Irishman cud