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

NHht IN neF asked Flnnegan. sure
Mt 1nJninnypoles he said he was fun
of Annymatcd Concerv'tism. Fwhat's
that yc sny3 T'is the turn.tnblc on
The wan tbrpck mind. II kapes spin.
MIN round and round an dlvll n man
can tell fwhat switch Il will pick up.
II dlnnau Itself. so yc dlnnau where
to lay for IL.
twas so wild the arrumed freight
ships They're not warshlps,' he says,
'onless l chnnge me mind he says,
which ] have he says, AN annywan
who says 50 IL llnr,' he says. but I
refuse to discuss IT, he says. ri
pass the buck to Congress- he
says, 'on'y won't he says, FOR It's
no business Of theirs he says, though
they must vote on the resolution he
says, to show where they stand hc
says, 1Ilncc yen lay It on the table
he says. an thin they can't vote
says Wudthrow to Stone.
"1-I-thought I seen fallacy,'-
says Stone, timId like, but the Great
ldnyllst bruDs down his Gsht Wild II
t'unp.
liable the rlsolution,' says he,-an'
AWAY goes Stone.
'Fwhat does this mcanr axes the
Slnit.
'Glntlemen,' says Stone, wecpln'
Yc can frisk me. But ihims
the orders says Stone. AN If amy
man iyir knew fwhat IL meant he's
KEEP quiet about It,
80 wild the Gghtin' wurd. We're
too proud To fight says this turribie
man to II bunch iv just-oycrs ut Phlia-
icphy. 'IIaw.IIaw-lIaw,' says the
wurld On laugh gets his goat, Jawn).
u was thlnkin' iv somethin' I didn't
say yells Wudthrow. IIaw.Iiaw.
liaw, says the wurld, laughn' To- split.
"Bc this an be that TOO Proud To-
Fight has made the rcppytashun ~
Wudthrow. T'ls like the Monroe Doe
trine To Monroe, or Emanshlpashun To
Lincoln, Twas thranSlatcd into ivry
tongue y Tls better known than the
twcnty-thlrd psalm. or the famous or
alton iv the Guy-nor iv North Carllny
Ii nm AShtantcc pokcd another In the
eye, he's give him the coon rr Are Yc
Too Proud to FightT AN they'd both
laugh bcfurc they wlnt To the nurc.
All the rccrultin' signs abroad had IL
m the shame wud bring three recruits,
where 'Tippcrary' or rum wud bring
wan. 'oh, won't ye place stop laugh
in'T says Wudthrow, but they laughed
the more. So he sinds jim Ham Lew
is To explain. He's called Ham by rca-
son he's so fond OF pork. &
"'rhrce thousand years agonc,' says
Jim Ham, or maybe less says he. AN
ould Dago said Non Dinny Carey win
Kerry Cor the like q that, Juwn. II
means not 10 have II chip on yer
shouldcr). Non plnny Carey win
Kerry says Jim Ham, AN julius Say.
GER says he, AN Tolmy philadelphia
says he, AN the Earl iv Chcatcm.
says Jim, AN Wiil,nn Hatch Seward.
says Ham, AN lot more | forget.
says Ham, who felt the same way
says Jim, although he says, they
nivir said So, says Jim Ham to the
Sinlt.
"'Now,' says he, how, | axe yc. cul
the PrisIdlnt know that the cultivated
Christian nuilcnce,' he says. iv immy.
grants says he, 'wud fuil Ia grasp the
nooancc, says Jim Ham An Jawn.
they shut the dures the way the pco-
pie wudden't see the SInit lose its
dignity
"Fwhat's nooanccY" asked Nal.
umphy.
"'r'iS sort iv intellectual gold
brick replied Finncgan, slightly puz.
zlcd, "he which ye say fwhat yc doant
name, an name wye doan, say. The
nooance comes out iv Il somehow.
tbs like dinnnu what. Just exactly
like IT," he added after short pause.
II cuddcn't tell tEm apart"
"Wcll," said Malumphy, "the single
thrack mind gets nowhere. I'm think.
In"
'Th' gauge is none too broad" re-
piled his friend. IAN the thrlftics
heavy" he added -
'NOn pnlcarc est vinccre.