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Show A. Flanagan's oration was tho chief feature of tho Fourth of July pro-prammo pro-prammo of section 10 of tho Mississippi Missis-sippi & Western railroad, then building build-ing through one of tho western states, starting at nowhere, and so far ending end-ing nt nowhere. This honor hau beon accorded Flan-ngan, Flan-ngan, ns It was to his efforts tho camp wero Indebted for tho privilege of celebrating. Flanagan had been In tho country but four months, but that was long onough to Imbibe the American Amer-ican spirit, together with a generous' amount of red liquids, nnd when tho foreman of gang two Intimated thnt July 4 would not be n holiday Flanagan Flan-agan organized an opposition, nnd was appointed n commlttco of ono to wait on tho boss. "Glntleniln and fellow pathrlots," began Flanagan as ho fa?cd his audience audi-ence of railroad laborors gathered from tho four corners of tho world. J " 'Tie not much of a spakor Is Flanagan. Flan-agan. Yez slnt me to seo th' boss, an' sez I to th' boss, sc. I: 'It's. a fine pathrlot yez aro to keep th' mln n-workln' n-workln' when It's attcndln' th' country's coun-try's wako they'd be after doln'. Sure,' says I, 'If 'tis slch us ye they be makln' bosses ot 'tis a poor place to be a-comln' to. Sure now,' sez I, 'there's Branngan as Is a-helpln' make th' laws, an' Brnnagnn sez to me when I come over: "Sure, Flanagan, an it's no work you'll be doln on Fourth o' July. TIs a day yo'll have oft fer takln' a bit of a dhrop with th' bys." An sure,' sez I to th boss, It's nary a pick will Flanngan lift on thnt day.' An', glntlemln nn' fellow pnthrlots, th' wake will bo hlld In th' cook tint." Tho celebration of section 10 lasted for three days, and was followed by seven funernls on tho following Sunday. Sun-day. It Is still referred to ns a mo-mornblo mo-mornblo dny In tho history of the Mississippi Mis-sissippi & Western railroad. |