Show THE WICKED POLLY Patrick Thought i Wn the Voice of Ills Rival vn l Got Riled at IAn I-An amusing scene occurred in a quiet I uptown street last night A young Irishman who is courting a rosy cheeked servant in one of the houses in the thoroughfare called about his usual time in the evening Just as he opened the iron gate leading into the basement yard he heard a voice say Hullo Pat Hullo yourself replied Pat Hullo Pat said the strange voice again Pat gazed all around him but could see nobody and once again he heard the voice say Hullo Pat Is that all you can say Hullo Pat Where the divil are you anyhow any-how answered Pat Pat youre a fool answered the voice Begorra youre a liar whoever ye be shouted Pat as he looked blindly around for hiS insulter Pat you fool again uttered the voice voiceIm no fool whoever ye are called out Pat wild with anger an if yez will show yerself Ill prove it to yez Foolish Pat came the reply accompanied ac-companied by a hoarse chuckle Pat was furious and thoughts of his I rival McCarty immediately came in his mind Show yerself McCarty Only show yerself McCarty an Ill punch the face of yez I will I will shouted Pat I a he danced up and down i I Pat you fol Pat you fool ho hoI ho-I ho ha ha shouted Pats tormentor I By this time Pats coat and waistcoat I lay on the ground and he had his I sleeves rolled up to his elbows and was tearing around like a hen on a hot griddle Theres no telling what would have happened as it was nearly the time for the policeman on the beat to come that way when the basement door opened and Pats sweetheart came out On seeing Pat she uttered a little scream and exclaimed Are you crazy Pat An what ha come into you the night Put your clothes on man You spalpeen Pat Foolish Pat Ho ho ha ha Go home Pat said the mysterious voice out of the darkness Do yez hear the blackguard Oh i I can lay my hands on him foamed Pat a he continued his war dance Ah you mustnt mind that Pat said his sweetheart Youre a donkey surely to be minding the talk o that cray bird upstairs Why its only one of the young mens parrots which they brought home with them from over the ea Its an illmannered bird and do swear dreadfully Mistress wont have it in the house so the boys hang up the cage out of th window of their room upstairs Youre a great gawk Pat to be minding the likes of a poor simpleminded bird like that Pat became slowly appeased and 25 he put on his coat he said I dont mind what a burid says Mollie but begorra I thought it was that sneak McCarty hiding furninst the stoop New York Tribune |