The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-10-21
FlNNEGAN'S PHILOSOPHY
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Single Track Minds.

What is hef- asked Finnecan. sure
ct Indianapolis he said be was fun
Of Annymated Couccrv'tisIn. Fwhats
that ye say? It's the turn.table on
the wan thrack mind Il kapeS spin
min round and round an dlyil a maa
can tell fwhat switch IL will pick up.
Ii dinnau Itself. So ye dianau where
10 lay for Il.
Twas so wild the arrumed freight
ships. They're not war>hipS.' he says.
'onless | change me mind. he says.
which | have he says. an aunywun
who says so is liar he says, but |
refuse 10 discuss it, he says. I'll
pass the buck 10 Congress- he
says, 'on'y | won't lie says. 'for It's
no business OF theirs he says. though
they must vote on the resolution he
says, TO show where they stand he
says. 'Hlnce yen lay it on the table.
he says. AN thin they can't vote
says Wudih.ow 10 Stone.
"I-I-thousht | seen n fallacy.'-
says Stone, timid like. but the Great
ldaylist brung down his fSht wild q
t'ump.
liable the resolution, says he,-an'
away goes Stone.
"'Fwhat does this meanT aSes the
Sinit.
'Gintlemen.' says Stone. weepin'
bitterly, 'Ye can frisSme. But thim's
the ORDERS says Stone, an II amy
man ivir knew fwhat II meant he's
KEEP quiet about IT,
$50 wild the fghtin' wurd. We're
too proud to fight says this turrlIle
man to bunch iv just-overs at Phila-
dephy. Haw-IIaw-Ilaw.' says the
wurld "a laugh gets his goat, Jawn).
i was thinkin' iv somethln' ] didn't
say yells Wudthrow. 'Haw-Haw-
IIaw,' says the wurld, laughln' TO split.
BE this an he that Too Proud to
Fight has made the reppytashun iv
Wudthrow. Tis like the Monroe Doc.
trine 10 Monroe. or EmunsIipasllun 10
Lincoln Twas thransIated into ivry
tongue > T'is better known than ,he
tweniy-third psalm, or the famous or
alton iy the Guy-nor iv North Carllny.
II an Ashtgntee pohcd another In the
eye, he's give him the coon f'r Are Ye
Too Proud 20 FlEhtT an they'd both
laugh hclgre they wint To the flurc.
All tho rgcrUltin' signs abroad had il
On the shame wud bring three recruits.
whore Tipperdry' or rum wUl lrin:
wan. oh. won't ye plaze stop lgugh.
in'T says Wul'hrow, but they laughed
the more. s. he sinIs Jim Ham Lew
Is 10 explain. Hes called Ham by rcu-
son he's so fond of pork.
"'Three thousand years agone, says
Jim Ham, 'or maybe less says he. AN
ould pago said Non Dlnny Carey win
Kerr (or the Ike o. that. Jawn. II
means not 70 have n chip on yer
shou!ler). Non Dinny Carey win
Kerry says Jim Ham, an Jrllus Say.
GER says he, AN Tolmy Phlladplphy,'
says he AN the Earl ~ Cheatem.'
says lin, an William HaltCh Sewurd.'
says Ham. nm n lot more forget
says Ham, who felt the same way
says Jim. although he SAYS. they
nlvir said so,' says Jim Ham 70 the
Sinit.
Now says he, how. axe We. cul
the Prlsliint know thar he cultivated
Christian uujiehce, he says. fy immy.
grants, says he. wud t,.Il 10 grasp the
nooanCe,' says Jim Ham An Jawn,
they shut the dures The way Tie poo-
pie wudden't see the $.nlt lose its
dignity
"Fwhat's n nooanceT" asked NAL.
umphy.
IT'S sort iy Intellectual gold
brick" replied Fiunogan slightly puz-
zled, 'be which yc say twhat We doant
name, an mane wye doaut say. The
nooauCe comes out iy IL somehow.
It's Ike dinEUu what. Just exactly
Ike H." he added after a short pause.
II cudden't tell thim apart"
"Well," said Ma,umphy, the single
thrack mind gets nowhere, I'm think.
in'."
9TH gauge Is none too broad" re-
piled his friend, "an' the thrufic's
heavy" he added q
'Non D!nicare est vlncere.