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Title: Observations by Mr. Dooley

Author: Finley Peter Dunne

Posting Date: September 11, 2009 [EBook #4729]
Release Date: December, 2003
First Posted: March 7, 2002

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Observations by Mr. Dooley

by

Finley Peter Dunne

A Little Essay on Books
The Law's Delays
Sherlock Holmes
International Amenities
Art Patronage
Immigration
White House Discipline
Money and Matrimony
Prince Henry's Visit
Prince Henry's Reception
Cuba vs. Beet Sugar
Bad Men From The West
European Intervention
The Philippine Peace
Soldier and Policeman
King Edward's Coronation
One Advantage of Poverty
The Fighting Word
Home Life of Geniuses
Reform Administration
Work and Sport
The Names of a Week
The End of the War
Newport
Arctic Exploration
Machinery
Swearing
The War Game
Newspaper Publicity
Adventure
Rights and Privileges of Women
Avarice and Generosity
The End of Things
Hypocrisy
History
Enjoyment
Gratitude

A Little Essay on Books

"Hogan tells me that wan iv th' first things man done afther he'd
larned to kill his neighborin' animals, an' make a meal iv wan
part iv thim an' a vest iv another, was to begin to mannyfacther
lithrachoor, an' it's been goin' on up to th' prisint day. Thim
was times that th' Lord niver heerd about, but is as well known
to manny a la-ad in th' univarsity iv southren Injyanny as if th'
histhry iv thim was printed on a poster. Hogan says a pro-fissor
with a shovel an' a bad bringin'-up can go out annywhere along th'
dhrainage-canal an' prove to ye that th' Bible is no more thin an
exthry avenin' edition iv th' histhry iv th' wurruld, an' th' Noah
fam'ly was considhered new arrivals in th' neighborhood where they
lived. He says he'll show ye th' earth as though 't was a section
iv a layer-cake or an archyt