Mr. Dooley: In the Hearts of His Countrymen eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 221 pages of information about Mr. Dooley.

Mr. Dooley: In the Hearts of His Countrymen eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 221 pages of information about Mr. Dooley.

“Well, said Mr. Hennessy, “I’d like to’ve been there to see th’ fightin’.”

“In th’ play?” asked Mr. Dooley.

“No,” said Mr. Hennessy.  “On th’ sidewalk.”

THE UNION OF TWO GREAT FORTUNES.

“They’se wan thing that always makes me feel sure iv what Hogan calls th’ safety iv our dimmycratic institutions,” said Mr. Dooley, “an’ that’s th’ intherest th’ good people iv New York takes in a weddin’ iv th’ millyionaires.  Anny time a millyionaire condiscinds to enther th’ martial state, as Hogan says, an’, as Hogan says, make vows to Hyman, which is the Jew god iv marredge, he can fill th’ house an’ turn people away fr’m th’ dure.  An’ he does.  Th’ sthreets is crowded.  Th’ cars can har’ly get through.  Th’ polis foorce is out, an’ hammerin’ th’ heads iv th’ delighted throng.  Riprisintatives iv th’ free an’ inlightened press, th’ pollutyem iv our liberties, as Hogan says, bright, intilligent young journalists, iver ready to probe fraud an’ sham, disgeezed as waithers, is dashin’ madly about, makin’ notes on their cuffs.  Business is suspinded.  They’se no money in Wall Sthreet.  It’s all at th’ sacred scene.  Hour be hour, as th’ prisints ar-re delivered, th’ bank rates go up.  Th’ Threeasury Departmint has to go on a silver basis, there bein’ no goold to mannyfacther into plunks.

“Inside th’ house th’ prisints cast a goolden gleam on th’ beauchious scene.  Th’ happy father is seen seated at a table, dictattin’ millyion-dollar checks to a stinographer.  Th’ goold chandeliers is draped with r-ropes iv dimon’s an’ pearls.  Th’ hired girl is passin’ dhrinks in goolden goblets.  Twinty firemen fr’m th’ New York Cinthral Railroad is shovellin’ dimon’-studded pickle crutes into th’ back yard, among th’ yachts an’ horses.  Chansy Depoo enthers an’ thrips over a box iv bonds.  ‘Ar-re these th’ holy bonds iv mathrimony?’ he says; f’r he is a wild divvle, an’ ye can’t stop his jokin’, avin on solemn occasions.

“Th’ soggarth comes in afther a while, carryin’ a goold prayer-book, th’ gift iv th’ Rothscheelds, an’ stands behind a small but vallyable pree Doo.  To th’ soft, meelojous chune iv th’ Wagner Palace Weddin’ March fr’m ‘Long Green,’ th’ groom enthers, simply but ixpinsively attired in governmint fours, an’ fannin’ himsilf with a bunch iv first morgedge bonds.

“Th’ prayers f’r th’ occasion, printed on negotyable paper, is disthributed among th’ guests.  Th’ bride was delayed be th’ crowd outside.  Women screamed an’ waved their handkerchefs, sthrong men cheered an’ wept; an’ ‘twas not until th’ polis had clubbed tin hardy pathrites to death that th’ lady cud enther th’ house where her fate was to be sealed.  But fin’lly she med it; an’ th’ two happy, happy childher, whose sunshiny youth riprisinted five thousan’ miles iv thrack, eight goold mines, wan hundherd millyion dollars’ worth iv rollin’ stock, an’ a majority intherest in th’ Chicago stock yards, was r-ready f’r th’ nicissary thransfers that wud establish th’ combination.

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