The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-09

"Is it 1ookin f'r fight We ARE,
little MANI" said Mr. Dooley, backing away.
Cor, how much dye want?"
What ARE ye talkin' about? " Mr.. Hennessy
demanded. " I niver felt so kindly disposed to
we in me life
Thank ye FIR that" said Mr.. Dooley. But
whin gifts sintimintal over his fri'n'ship fr
me always e1pict ayther touch or punch.
There's plain a in that condition. TIL
best thing to do is to sidestep him an wait till
he's hirnsilf again. Wtin he gets to tn pint iv
thin1in that his fr'nship is golden threasure
that he's poorin' we he's got to tn pint where
he thinks that yeer own kindly feelin's lords
him is short change in punched countherfeit
money. 1 wait till his fri'n ship has cooled down
below tn b'ilin' pint befure resoonin' frindly,
relations with him. I'd rather be licked be an
ininy thin paved by frind amy time. Takn
it by an large, l amt sure that l don't get
more injyennt out Nv me inimies thin out " me
frinds, anyhow They're constant and relibe,
an they amt dangerous, because they don't know
where to hit ye. If ye're wise warryor we
keep thin at distance But friend knows all
about ye He's been inside in yeer enthrench-
minis, dye mind. So I'm afraid iv an angry
frind more thin I am iv an angry inimy There's
Darsy, now. He's my ininy an I'm his If ye
look clost at his sign yell see undher Plumber
an Gasftter' tn wurruds, AN perpetchool
inimy Nv Martin Dooley' There's man l like
because he's faithful. 1 can count on him. 1
don't have to lay awake nights wondherin' if I've
blinded him. know I have, simply be Twin.
Win I've said my prayers l fall upon tn
ticNn' iv me bed an think iv tn things I'm
goin to do to Darsy wan iv these days an
thin sink into dhreamless sleep. Some day
we'll meet, an whin we're both in tn hospital
in admin cots I'll poke out me pale hand an
grab his an say: Darsy, me boy, we've been
me thried an faithful inimy FIR foorty years
There's been call iv innity that I cud make
to ye in all that time that ye wudden't respond
to. Ye've anticipated me ivry wish. Without
We life wud be blank If We shud die firm tn
injuries I have inflicted on We I wud be left
alone in tn wurruld among me frinds If yell
get we'll 1 promise to tache ye TIL thrick that
brought ye where ye ar-re.'
" How long have we been frnds, says ye?
Faith, I niver thought I'll add it up sometime
"a subtract tn number iv times we've been
ininies fr frim wan minyit to eight hours which
is me limit " imnity lords me frnds, an tell we
tn result"
:" What ais We tonight, anyhow" asked Mr..
<fennessy. &" What's gone wrong with ye?"
" was thinlzin', = said Mr.. Dooley, iv tn
Dustin iv wan iv til historic frindships iv tn
wurruld Thin fellows Hogan is always tall1in'
about whin his frindship FIR me is at tn pint iv
explodin' an wreckin' store, what's their
names damon an Pithius-were niver more
close thin Tiddy Rosenfelt, who shall be known
hereafther in this lease as Tiddy, an Willum
Hatch Taft, who shall be known as Willum.
They were that near togither ye cudden't sparate
Thin with Ivry mornin' Willum found on
his desk bunch iv violets with card marked
Tiddy.' Ivry mornin' Tiddy found on his desk
q sprig iv forget-nle-nots marked Willum.' On