Mr. Dooley’s Opinions.
No Flying In This World, “ No, sir, ye c.iu til on it, there’ll be no flyin’ in this wurruld. An’ who wants to fly ? Not me. We can’t be any too close to what Hogan calls this old terra f’r me. No sir. I want to feel it undhei’ me feet ivry moment iv th’ day. Man was intended to sloch ar-round in th’ mud an’ that’s what he’ll he doin’ durin’ our lifetime. I’ll niver believe a rale flyin’ machine has been built till wan thing is rayported about it.”
“What’s that?” asked Mr. Hennessy. “ It must lay an egg,” said Mr. Dooley. “The beginniu’ iv flight is an egg. I’ll not believe anything till I r-read in th’ pa-per:—Yisterday momin’ at 10 o’clock, amid th’ lusty crowin’ iv all th’ flyin’ machines in th’ garage, th’ Santos-Dumont flyin’ machine laid an egg.’ Thin I’ll know that th’ day has arrived whin foolish man has got up as far in th’ what Hogan calls animile kingdom as th’ goose, th’ pigeon an’ th’ loon. But not till thin.” ' “ I’d like to bet ye ye’ll be flyin’a hundred years fr’m now” said Mr. Hennessy. “ I hope I will,” said Mr. Dooley. “ Annyhow, I’m glad
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Northland Age, Volume 3, Issue 39, 14 May 1907, Page 7
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